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the personal appeal of Captain Irby, and be

the personal appeal OF Captain Irby, and he
himself announced the change
There IL reason for u, l-yinR that some at
least of these Chan. es were made under mis-
apprehension. The UGiiy NeWs coprrespon.
dent Is informed that nr. Addison stated that
he changed his vote under the impression
that the nnnlinaI ion Side had already won
and that his csnn.e would not affect the re-
suit. Nevertheless 81 did affect the result TO
The extent OF reversing the decision of the
c. INVENTION.
The closeness Of the vote was surprise to
everybody. The night before the meeting OF
The convention, the workers for the nomina.
tIon scheme confidently claimed q minority or
sixty In the convention. They worked like
beavers and were apparently certain OF sue
cess. The opponents OF nominations were
dazzled by the energy Of the reorganization
night, when the majority Of the delegates
were on the ground, II was almost impossible
TO find man who did not declare his belief
that the convention was going 10 nominate,
however much he might be opposed 10 that
idea. AS result of all this working ana
booming, the minority OF sixty dwindled 10 a
majority OF one when the convention came to
q vote and was only doctor ed up TO a majority
of six by strenuous p0si-ballot work
Thursday morning before the convention
m ct, Il conference In The Interest OF the oppO-
siion to nominations was held in Agricui.
tural Hall, at which there were present some
fifty or sixty delegates, not all OF whom, now
eve , were committed against nominations.
The ttev. d. w. Hiott. OF Anderson, presided
over the conference. Among the most ardent
speakers IN opposition 10 nopInatlonS were
delegates ]. P. Glenn, OF Anderson. and B. j.
Johnston, Of Plckens. In the convention
both these gentlemen voted for nominations
The vote of The Piedmont Counties was
much divided. Oconee and Abbevllle voted
solldly against nominations. LnurenS alone
voted sOlidly for nominations. GreenVille
first cast eight votes aginst and two for, An
derson nine for and one against, Spartanburg
seven for uncluding the vote OF one Laurens
MANI and three against and Union one for
and six against.
The adoption of q resolution of thanks to
the Chdrieston World "fOr its uniform kind
| treat ment Of the farmers Of the Stale and in
the fair and just treatment OF issues now
under discussion by Them" was one OF the
unusual things which this convention deliv-
cred itself OF. The resolution of thanks was
endorsed by Captain Shell himself and was
supported by him In an eloquent speech IN
which he stated that the editor OF the World
had come to Laurens '.under cover OF the
night" and placed the columns OF bis paper
ut ihe disposal of the Farmers Movement
and expressed his willingness to support that
movement. Captain Shell did not explain
gone to Laurens in broad. open daylight, In,
stead of entering the town "under cover OF
the night" II was possibly In return for the
umns to Ca plain Shell that that paper was
given an advance synopsis of the conventions
platform TO the exclusion OF all other papers.
Captain Shell. in his speech. roundly CEN
| Sureu the NPtCS ana COu77eT UUu lncluueu Iue
press OF the State, the World excepted, In O
general and comprehensive denunciation.
| 1t is proper to state that this resolution OF
Captain Shells did not have the approval OF
Captain Tilman and some OF Captain Shells
closest colleagues.
A prominent member Of the Lnurens del.
egation said to me to-day that he regretted
that the convention had not adjourned when
II was found that the vote on nom nations
was so close. He did not think II best that
measure of so great importance should have
been crowded through with so narrow pre-
pom derence in its favor. It is safe 10 say ttat
| this view is shared by other cool headed del
sgates who were not carried Off their feet by
the crush and roar" Of the convention work
ers.
Among the lockers on at the convention
was Geo. A. Denis0n, staff correspondent oil
Springfield (Mass.) Republican. i. +. ID.