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ordered all Hon-delegates TO vacate,
which was done accordingly.
Tie r0ll-call was then resumed.
AN INSULT TO FAIRFIELD.
The majority report was adopted by
q vote Of 1876 to SO. The Charleston dele
cation voted no without exception.
On motion Of Col Irby the unseated
delegates were invited 10 seats on the
floor.
The Fairfield delegation refused the
courtesy, and headed by Major Thos
W. Woodward, they marched out of
the hall with red shirt as flag raised
on Fairfield standard. This incident
was applauded vociferously.
THE SUMTER CONTEST.
The Sumter case was next taken up.
The majority report, signed by seven-
teen N mbers, recommended that nel-
ther of the delegations be seated. 0. {.
Jordan presented a minority report
recommending that the Z. D. Lee
(anti-Tillman) delegation be seated.
r. NJ. Smith, of Spartanburg, moved
the adoption of the minority report.
On motion of Col. Irby fifteen minutes
was allowed each side for debate.
Before the debate commenced Col
Irby asked the Sumter delegation if it
would agree to the adoption Of the
majority report and go home and re-
organize the county.
This was not agreed to, and H. r. Tho
mas, of Sumter, who argued the lega-
lity of the Tillman delegation on the
ground that they had been elected
under the new constitution, and ac-
cording to the resolution Of the August
Convention, providing that the election
je held by the convention plan.
.. c. Jordan, Of Aiken, q Tillmanite,
made the argument in favor of the
minority report. He said that prior to
the election OF the delegates it was be-
yondquestion there was but one coun-
tv chairman, and that was Gaillard.
When the delegates came to Sumter
the Tillman delegates refused to enter
the Gaillard Convention, which was
the place to vindicate themselves and
show that they were in the majority.
The TilIman delegates had made mis-
take, and that it was not the business
Of this Convention to correct. He
appealed to the Convention to do what
was. right although the heavens fall.
LAppiause.]
The minority report was lost by a
vote Of 100 to 133. The Sumter delega-
tion left the hall. Among the Tiliman
leaders who voted aye were 1rby, Ira
3. Jones, o. G. Jordan and A. G Lati-
mer.
Neither delegation from Sumter was
seated.
THE NOMINATIONS.
r. G. Watts offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That this Convention pro-
ceed to the nomination of State officers
in the following order: Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Attorney Gene
raj, Secretary C State, State Treasurer,
Comptroller General, Superintendent of
Education and Adjutant and Inspector
General, and that nominations shall be
made from the floor without speeches.
Adopted.
Col J. l.. NJ. Irby nominated for
Governor Benjamin Ryan Tillman, OF
Edgefield.
Tillman's nomination was seconded
by DR.. Pope.
4 motion was then made that nomi-
nations be closed, which was carried.
Judge Haskell protested against pro-
ceeGings il this respect, as the Fairfield
and Sumter delegations had been
ousted and left the hall.
1t was moved that the nomination
be by acclamation. Objection was made
and the roll was called, the vote being
by counties, which resulted yeas 2G9,
nays 10. Charleston, Beaufort, George
town and Richland voted no.
The nomination of TiIlman was then
put to the house: He was nominated
by vote of 269 to 40-the same coun-
ties voting against him.
Z. 3. Gary was nominated by accla-
nation forlLieutenant Governor.
y. J. Pope was nominated by H. A
MeetZe for Attorney General, and he
was elected by acclamation.
Gen. Stackhouse nominated J. E.
Tindal as Secretary of State; J. +.
Walker nominated J. Q. Marshall, who
was defeated by vote Of 269 to 20.
DR.. W. G. T. Bates of Orangeburg,
was nominated for State Treasurer, and
was elected by reclamation.
DR.. Williams, of Colleton, nominated
BENZ. Stokes, of Colleton, for Comp
troller. The following were also nom.
mated: ". B. Rice, Of Barnwell, w.
q. Ellerbe, of Marion, and Edmund
Bacon, of Spartanburg.
Messrs. Buist, Bolger, Hinson, Mem
minger, Sullivan. Hart, Tupper and
Powers voted for EIlerbe, Simons
voted for Stokes and Won Kolnitz
voted for Rice. Beaufort passed the
vote and several Of the Georgetown
delegation voted for McGinty.
The result Of the vote for Comp
troller-General was : Stokes l13, Eller-
be l0S, Rice 36, Bacon l9, Werner l.
The total vote cast was 279 necessary
to a choice 40. There was no election.
On the changing of some votes Mr..
Bratlon, Of Georgetown, changed his
vote from McGinty to Ellerbe.
On the second ballot for Comptrollel
General the names Of Bacon, Rice and
Werner We're withdrawn, leaving
Stokes and Ellerbe in the field: The
voting was by counties. The result
was A.: Stokes 10, Ellerbe IA. EIlerbe
was nominated.
Charleston voted for Ellerbe, 6 fol
Stokes.
The following were the nomination:
for Superintendent of Education: w
D. Maytield, of Greenville, J. H. Rice
Of Abbeville, d. a. Townsend, Of
Union. The report of the ballot was
Rice 40, Layfeld 152, Townsend S.
Maytield was nominated.
The last nomination was for Adiu
tant and Inspector General, the nom
inees being Hugh l.. Farley and Mil
ledge L. Bonham. Farley. was nom
mated by rising vote.
The following committee was ap
pointed to escort the nominated can
didates into the hall: J. L. N. Irby, G.
L. BUST, i. W. Stanland, w. \. Mar
chant, ". {. McCreight, W. d. Evans
H. A NeetZe, N. T. Nixon, J. c.
Evans, y. Z. Padgett, H. H. Townrs
". II. Workman, J. w. Buchanan.
Major Buist informed the chairman
that be would not serve on the commit
tee.
After the nominations DR.. Pope in
troduced the following resolution