The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
FRlCE Sl.5O A YEAR.

however on a rising vote, by an owe,
whelming majority.
Nominations for Governor being !,
ORDER Mr.. J. L. NJ. Irby, of :Laurens
III an eloquent and impassioned addres
placeo IN nomination Mr.. B. R. Till
man. OF Edgeheld. The speakers ad
oress was constantly INTERRUPTED h,
'ne most deafening applause.
Nr: Padsett, of Edgefeld, seconded
Mr. Mr. Humans nomination, and paid 8
glowing tribute to the gentleman fron,
Edgefeld. 'ion
Mr.. Hugh Farley also seconded fix
nomination IN brief but appropriate
speech. lax
T1LLMAN NOMINATED.
Mr.. TilIman was then nominate L.,
acclamation.
Col. J. c. Colt, Of Chesterfield. was
shen nominated by Mr.. Green. of Marl.
ooro' and selected by acclamation ss
nominee for Lieutenant Governor,
Cpon motion, Jones, of Laurens
Merchant, of Aiken, and Padeett n,
Edgeheld, were appointed a committee
TO wait upon Mr.. Tillluan and inform
him Of the nomination.
Mr.. Tillman was escorted to tho
platform and said:
Fellow citizens The French have q
Prcvero that it is the unexpected that
happens, and can assure you that While
ily name mas been mentioned dnrino
tne past few years, l never expected n y
occupy this position, because in NV
zeal nave said so many hard thine %
OF SO many prominent men that an
surprised. | am the nominee of .
caucus, as this is a convention onlv hv
courtesy. Mr.. Tillman then wan, ~ ~
TO explain that while the convention
nag pald hlm a great compliment. it
tlau aiSo put q crown Of thorns upon
hls forehead, He asked that those wfo
hao opposed him leave off their hitter.
ness ana he promised that if the leon.
ara could change his spots ne world
ehueavor hereafter to be- more conser.
vatlveln his utteranees. He called st.
tention to the fact that his acts world
II ne were elected, be more closely
scrutinlzed than that of anv ord;nery
Governor. Mr.. Tillman closed hy
promising 10 try to to act, if nominated
anu elected Governor, that the con-
tehtloh would never have occasion to
oe ashamed Of what it had done.
\
Alter some routine work and a vote
OF thanks to the Chairman and Secre-
tary, the Convention adjourned with
out nominating any officer below Lien
tenant Governor. '
A CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
News and Courier.7
After the adjournment of the Con-
'entlon the central campaign com.
mlttee' appointed by Capt. Tolbert.
met IN the judiciary reom of the House
OF Representatives. Capt. Shell wa.
elected chairman of the committee.
with j. A. Sigh, of Newberry, as Sec
retary.
Inc committee is composed of the
ehalrmen of the county delegations,
and is as follows: q. w. Shell, Lau.
rens; DR.. W. H. Zimmerman, Edge
held; ). B. Turner, Fairfield J. "A.
Johns, Abbeville; ]. D, Murnhv
Gharleston; J. R, Harrison, GreenyiIie:
Z, 2: Green, Marlboro IS. A. Graham
"ll!lamsourg; I. w. Stanland. Berke.
ley; A. G. Sanders, Colleton' G. d
6eake, Union ; Dr. w. IT. c. Bates.
orangeburg; A. G.. Latimer,. Ander,
son ; DIR. W.T.. Field, pickens: George
Newberry. " n'
Matters pertaining to the camuaien
were discussed, but nothing of import-
ance determined Oh.
A subcommittee, consisting of one
member from each Congressional dis
trlct, was appointed to confer with the
eentral committee Is composed of D.
Murphy, of Charleston, Ist district:
w. II. Zimmerman, of Edpefield. I'd
district; J: A. Sigh, of Newberry' Sd
district; 6. W. Shell, of Laurens, 4th
district; Z T. Stackhouse. of Marion
otn uiStrlct II. W, Staniand, of Sum-
mervllie' 7th district. No appoint
ment has yet been made for tie 5th
district.
Inc Committee adjourned about mid
niisnt' subject TO- the cali of Chairman
Shell.