The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-14
CAR0LINA'S CAMPAIGN.
TILLMANITES DOING AS THEY
PLEASE AT COLUMBIA.

James Eogg Nominated for Governor
by the Democrats of Texas-A Full
Ticket Put in the Field in Connecti-
cut-The Nominees and Platform OF
the Republicans of California.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Aug. 13-The Till
NANTES rushed rough-shod over the little
band of straightouts that confronted them
in the convention at Columbia to-day.
When the convention was called to order
by State Chairman Hoyt, he appointed
State Senator Buist. of Charleston, tenn
porary chairman. the object being to let the
permanent organization go on In the usual
way. 1t is the rule of the democratic party
for the state chairman to appoint a tenn
porary chairman. The Tillmanites, however,
kicked over the traces and DR.. Sampson
Pope nominal ed Alliance Lecturer W. T.
Toblert of Edgeield for tenn porary chair
man, put the vote and declared HIM elected.
Then they elected John T. Duncan of
Newberry and L. T. Bean of Edge field Sec
retaries and appointed committee on Gre
dentials, after which they adjourned to
o'clock
morning, Senator Smythe of Charleston
| presiding. After full discussion the follow
| ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the convention to assemble
| this day has no power to decide any question
except that for which it was called, and that if
! IL attempts to elect an executive committee
| amend the constitution or otherwise usurp
powers not delegated to it, such action shall be
| deemed violation of the democratic constitu-
tion
1t was also resolved that if the conven-
tion should enter into an election for state
officers, the straightout democrats would
withdraw.
WAITING FOR A REPORT.
At $50 o'clock the convention reassembled
| and appointed committee to ascertain
when the committee on credentials would
be ready to report. The committee reported
that the committee would not bs able to
| prepare their report until late in The after
| noon, and another recess was taken until z
| o'clock.
The convention reassembled at Oils
o'clock. The committee on credentials
reported, in the case of the contesting dele
cations from Fairfield in favor of seating
the Tillman delegates, composed of mem
bers from the clubs which seeded at the
| organization Of the county convention
because their request for the appoint
ment of committee on credentials
| preparatory to the temporary organization
was refused. The minority report was in
favor of seating the delegates from the
body which maintained the original or
ganization.
THE LIE GIVEN.
Statements were made in behalf of the
majority report by DR.. Sampson Pope, the
Tillmanite chairman of the convention,
i with reference to matters In regard to the
Fairfield case, and Maj. Thomas Wood
ward of the Fairfield delegation. In
the course of his remarks Mai
Woodward said DR.. Pope was telling lie
and that he knew it. Great confusion
ensued and 1t looked as though a general
melee might be the outcome, but quiet at
| last prevailed and one man was selected
from each contesting delegation to place
the matter properly before the convention.
At the conclusion yea and nay vote was
taken and the convention seated the Till
NANTES by vote of 2l0 to 70.
A PROTEST FROM BERKLEY.
protest was read from the Berkeley
| Tillmanites, claiming that they withdrew
| on account of riotous and undemocratic
proceedings on the part of members and
the action of the county chairman in ap-
| pointing as members of the committee on
| credentials persons whose names were on
the contesting list thereby making them
judges of their own election, and because of
| the arbitrary rulings Of the chair, who
persistently rendered decisions regardless
| of the fact that no vote had been taken.
| The delegation seated from Berkeley is COM
D. sed of Tillmanites.
| w, j. Talbert was chosen permanent
chairman. The secretaries of the tempo
rary organization we!e made permanent
officers
The appointment of the committees was
then begun.
Sampson Pope offered new constitution,
which was referred to the committee on
constitution.
G. A Shell presented a resolution with
reference to the public debt, asserting the
intention of the party to maintain the
credit OF the state at all times and under all
| circumstances.
Motions 20 take a recess till morning we're
voted down, and the convention is now
| awaiting reports from committees.