The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-20
NoMINArED For CoNGRsss.
". q. Browly to succeed Mr.. Dibble OF
South Carolina.

South Carolina.
CHARLESTON, S. C., Aug 19-The First
congressional district convention met here
to-day, forty-five delegates being present
and two absent from Orangeburg. After
the permanent organization a motion was
made to go into nominating.
Mr.. Sharp of Lexington moved as q sub
stltute that the nomination be referred 70
the people of the district TO be decided by a
primary election. the motion was tabled.
I. NJ T. Ford OF Lexington rose 70
point or privilege, and asked to correct
sensational report published in the Colum-
Dla record and copied in the Nel0s and
Courier, to the effect that the Lexington
delegation would bolt If their candidate was
not nominated. The Lexington delegation
was here to stay as democrats.
NOMINATIONS IN ORDER.
Nominations were then in order. II. D.
Padgett of COlletOn nominated W. H.
Brawley of Charleston. This was seconded
by Gen. B. H. Rutledge
q. w. Donnelly of Orangeburg nomi-
mated Maj. II. A Meetze of Lexington. He
claimed that il was Lexingtoa's turn to
name the congressman, as Charleston and
Orangeburg bad both bad their turn.
A ballot was then held with the following
result:
Brawley 80
meetZe. .-........-- ---.. ....... IL
Brawley's vote stood as follows: Charles
ton 26 b srkeley l, COlleton 5; total 81.
Meetzss vote stood: Orangeburg 3, Lex
ington 6, Collector l; total Is.
DIR. bowman of Orangeburg moved to
make Mr.. Brawley's nomination unanimous,
but after protest from one Of the Lexing-
ton men the motion was Withdrawn. A
committee of one from each delegation was
then appointed to wait on Mr.. Brawley and
escort him to the hall.
BRAwLEY's SPEECH.
He made a lengthy and eloquent speech,
IN which he went through the alliance cate
cnlsm. In his Judgment of party obliga-
tlons IL would be unbecOnling in any one
calling himself democrat to bind himself
In advance not to stand by his party on any
question which may be considered deter
mined to be party question He would
not, certainly, pledge himself in advance
to separate himself from the
democratic caucus upon any fiscal question
He also said apart from this that he
could not support the sub-treasury
bill 1t was contrary to what he believed
to be the underlying and fundamental prin-
ciples OF the Democratic party, (which are
equal rights to all, special privileges to
none'"
THE DECLINE IN COMMERCE.
Speaking of the decline in commerce and
agriculture he said: 1T is heartrending to
think OF the hundreds of young men, the
hover OF our city, the light of our once
happy homes, who are forced away from us
by sheer lack of employment, and who are
scattered from the Potomac to the Rio
Grande. lnasmucl as legislation has not
caused the greater part of the economic
disturbances and depressions complained of
we cannot look to legislation simply
Tor their cure" Mr.. Brawley pitched
into the tariff iniduity, as he called it, with
gloves Off. He said he firmly believed that
the hour has been sounded, and that the
great power of this new organization will
break down the barriers wlich prevent free
trade with the rest of mankind Mr..
Brawl9y touched upon many other subjects
OF national importance and annou ICED his
intention OF canvasSing the district.
A SKETCH OF THE NOMINEE.
The nominee was torn in Chester county
II lS4l, and graduated from South Carolina
college in 1860. He serveI in the Sixth
South Carroll Ia volun GERS as a private and
lost an arm at the battle of Seven Pines
lie then went to Europe, where he remained
TIL 1860, when he returned to Chester He
was solicitor Of the Sixth circuis
from 1868 to 1874, when he moved to
| Charleston. He has represented this county
In the legislature since 1882, and as chair
man of the judiciary committee of the last
House. He is a director in tho Charleston
aud Savannah, and South Carolina rail-
roads, and also in the Atlantic and French
Broad railroad. He Is also the solicitor
OF several roads. Samuel Dibble is the
present representative of this district.
G. D. WISE RENoMINATEp
RICHMOND, VA, Aug. l9-Gsorge D.
Wlse was renominated for congress to-day
by the democrats of the Third district on
the first ballot.
CONGRESSMAN BLANCHARD RENoMINATED
New ORLEANS, Aug. 19.-The democratic
convention IN the Fourth congressional dis
t let If Louisiana to-day renominated n. C.
Blanchard.