The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-04-30
Salem Endorses TiIlman.


pie of Salem with considerable eagarness
as the committee Of arrangements hat
invited 3. r. Tillman, COL Z. r. Stack
| house, Mr.. J. Z. Tindal, and others, to bt
present and make speeches, hence every
body that could attend did SO. The nun
Der present vas estimated at from abou
l25 to 49, incInling about twenty live Ia
dies whose presence added much to tht
pleasure and dignity Of the occasion.
1t - O'Clock DR.. I. NJ. Woods, chairman
Of the committee of arrangements, ar
nounced that the time had arrived for the
meeting to be opened and after expressing
his disappointment at the absence Of some
of the distinguished gentlemen who had
been invited he nominated Mr.. W. d. Nc.
Faddin as president of the meeting. Nh.
AcFaddin was unanimously elected, where
upon he took the chair and in few choice
and appropriate remarks stated the objects
for which this meeting was called, and then
announced that in order to further complete
the organization secretary should be cleo
ted. Mr.. Louis Applet, who WAS an invited
guest was unanimously elected to ill the
position.
The chairman after stating that the Or
gnization was complete introduced DR.. I.
NJ. Woods rs the first speaker Dr. Wooass
speech was delivered in fine style and ex-
hibited, considerable thought He referred
to the past condition of the farmers, and
called athption to their present deplorable
condition, $pd told them to have hope, as a
better day W $ bound to come He predict
ed thst h4forSthe year 1892 was passed a
moral governk,nt would be inaugurated.
He said his and stors We're all Democrats,
and he never xs,cted to be anything else
himself and he p posed to make 4 fight for
reform within the emocratic party. He was
one of the youngS men in politics fifteen
years ago, and Mt thS time he often predict
ed that he would seeS Snen who We're then
land owners tenants on their.own farms.
He has lived 10 see hS predictions come
true all around him.
He advised the peopleto stand together
and firm, not to ;;oe mislA by the sweet
words of the WHY politician whose words
are made to appel 4r honey comb but when
taken hold Of turt out to be aden with dyn-
amite instead of honey. he also advised
his hearers to uphold the suggestion made
by the farmers ttat assembled in conyen-
ton on the 9th Pf March last.
The next spe ker introduced was Capt.
D. j. Bradham.%h was present on invita-
ton. He told Is hearers that he was del
egate at the A1;12h convention. He went
there to oppose Aominations and did all in
his power to prtent nominations or sug-
gestions being 4ale but his efforts We're
fruitless: the con antion decided to make
suggestions and he had taken part in the
proceedings the 4ly thing left for him to
do was to accept Dc result and strive to the
uttermost to assis4n carrying that sugges-
ton on to L victo1bns nomination. He al
so told his hearerEhat if they desired TIL
man delegates to r$resent them it was with
them to see 10 it, TIT they select such men
from their ranks a are openly pronounced
in favor Of TilimaDs He spurned the idea
of a split in tie D4ocratic party. He de-
fed any man to apI}ach him, should the
nominating conyenth defeat his choice, to
join III encouraging Aplit Ii the Demo
cratic convention Vet some one other
than Tillman, he halhimsclf in readiness
to work night and daysor tie nomination
Of that person.
The next speaker wasa J. ". Kennedy,
whose speech had the ,. Serance Of having
been well studied. II full of good,
wholesome ';1. advice and i :'|~ss beautifully
eloquent. Il
Then the chairman bJ shuest read the
platform adopted by the Jch convention,
and on motion of Mr.. a, tAHichs, W. D.
McFaddin, DR.. l. N. Woore eAd W. r. Ken
nedy We're elected to drat'ssakSe. of resolu-
tons to endorse the platfSA|nd Capt 3.
r. Tillman for governor. N>S
The chairman announceto kt recess
would be taken for one Aourb0 Sder to give
the committee time to prepae be resolu-
tons, and hungry folks u ice to get
dinner. "A
Tables were erected under = hees and
ladenea with everything t54'hnngry
folks could wish for. Anyb >a8rho has
ever tasted 4 bit" Of Salem lilSue will
always have q longing desire to So sk. The
ladies, as is always the case, Ir!s every
body feel at home, and instead ecA Allging
in nonsensical formalities it w;3AH He like
q family table. After dinner th% .Eman
called the meeting together and ,&cted
the secretary to read the follow Solu-
tons, which we're cnthusiastcall, -,kted
without n dissenting voice: IN
We, the citizens of Salem, in III. Met
ing assembled this the 26th day Vii.
1880, desiring to place ourselves OF I'D
as TO our position on the questions y he
now agtati2g the minds Of the pes Nf
South Carolina, and after hearing
measures, and the platform Of the fsS~ E .
March convention thoroughly discusst, IN
being in full sympathy with the sans 1aeA .
hereby resolve: IN:
That We cbeertully endorse and ratio u
platform adopted by the farmers in COZ 4
ton assembled in the city Of Columbi,v
the 9th day of March, 1890. b21
Res0lceR further, That We heartily end .t;N
the suggestion of the name Of that NJ :
and fearless leader, Capt. 3. r. Tillman ,r
the standard bearer for the Democratic e.N..
ty of South Carolina. -
Reso!cal further, That We do pledge orn'
selves to Use all fair and honorable methot
to secure only such delegates to represe1
us in the county convention rs will civ,
their undivided support to such delegatee
rs h.. Ctota will cDOnort thf