The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-17

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ed and left the hall.
! 1t was moved that the nomination
| be by acclamation. Objection Wa
made and the roll was called, the vote
being by counties, which resulted yea:
269, nays 40. Charleston, Beaufort
Georgetown and Richland voted no.
The nomination Of Tillman wa:
then put to the house. He was nomi
mated by a vote of 269 to 40-the same
counties voting against him.
E. B. Gary was nominated by &C
clamation for Lieutenant Governor.
y. j. Pope was nominated by II
\. Meetze for Attorney General, and he
was elected by acclamation.
Gen. StackhouSe nominated j. +
Tindal as Secretary Of State; J. II
Walker nominated J. Q. Marshall. who
was defeated by vote of 269 to 10.
DR.. W. c. 7. Bates, of Orangeburg
was nominated for State Treasurer,
and was elected by acclamation.
Dr.. Williams. of ColletoD, nominated
Benz. Stokes, of Colleton, for Comptrcl-
ler. The following were also nomi-
mated: w. B. Rice of Barnwell, w. II.
Ellerbe of Marion and Edmund Bacon
Of Spartanburg.
The result of the vote for Comptrol-
Ter General was: Stokes 113, Ellerbe
10S, Rice 36, Bacon 10, Werner l. The
total vote cast was 279, necessary to d
choice 140. There was no election.
On the changing of some votes Mr..
Bratton, of Georgetown, changed his
vote from McGintey to Ellerbe.
During the vote for Comptroller
General Col. Irby named the following
as a committee to escort the nominated
candidates into the hall: J.L. NJ. Irby,
Laurens; t. w. Stanland, Berkeley; W.
\. Marchant, Aiken; W. G. McCreight,
Chesterfield; ". D. Evans, Marlboro;
II. \. MeetZe, Lexington; John G.
Evans, Aiken; y. Z. Padgett, Edge
field; G. L. Bulst, Charleston.
On the second ballot for Comptroller
Generol the names of Bacon, Rice and
Werner were withdrawn, leaving Stokes
and Ellerbe in the field. The voting
was by counties. The result was:
Stokes 10, Ellerbe IA. Ellerbe was
nominated.
The following were the nominations
for Superintendent Of Education: w.
d. Mayheld, of Greenville, J. II. Rice,
of Abbeville, d. a. Townsend, of
Union. The result of the ballot was:
Rice 10. Mayfeld 152. Townsend SS.
Mayfield was nominaled.
The last nomination was for Adju-
tant and Inspector General, the nomi-
nees being Hugh L. Farley and Mil
ledge l.. Bonham. Farley was nomi-
mated by a rising vote.
The Platform.
The following platform was then
adopted:
First. The Democratic party Of South
Carolina in Convention assembled,
hereby realiirms the platform and prin-
ciples of the National and State DEM
ocratic party. particularly favoring the
free and unlimited coinage of silver,
the increase of the currency and the
repeal of the internal revenue system.
We denounce the Mckinley tariff
bill as unjust to the producers of raw
and the consumers of the
country; and especially do we condemn
the unnecessary and burdensome in
crease in the tax on cotton ties and tin
commodities so largely used by the
poorer portion of our people. The
passage of this bill by Congress will
encourage trusts, combines and mon
opolies, evils which have so long op-
pressed the people.
We Genounce the Lodge force bill as
emanating from minds
whose nefarious purpose is to establish
the supremacy of ignorance over in
telligence in the Southern State. there
by engendering race antagonism and
sectional animosity.
We condemn the action of Speaker
Reed and his followers as tyrannical
and a tlagrant degradation of a position
intended only for the true patriot and
statesman.
Second. We demand the enactment
of laws that will remove the burdens
of the people, relieve the existing ag-
ricultural depression and do full and
ample justice to the farmers and labor
erS Of our country.
Third. We demand the abolition of
national banks, and that legal tender
treasury notes be issued in sufficient
volume to Go the bushes Of the coun-
try on a cash system, and that all
money issued by the Government shall
be legal tender in payment Of all debts.
both public and private.
Fourth. We demand that Congress
pass such laws as shall etfectually pre-
vent the dealing in futures Of all agri-
cultural productions, prescribing such
stringent methods or procedure in
trials as shall secure prompt convic-
ton.
Fifth. We demand that Congress
shall provide for the taxation OF in
comes of individuals and the surplus
Of corporations, thereby equalizlng the
burdens upon the poorer classes.
Sixth. We demand that our State
shall abolish the board of
agriculture; that the privilege tax on
fertilizers and everything appertaining
to agriculture, or mechanics, or indus
trial education, including the agricul-
tural stations, be placed in charge OF
the trustees of the Clemson Agricul-
tural College, and upon said trustees
shall devolve all duties now performed
by the present board of agriculture, en-
cept the control Of the State phosphate
interests.
Seventh. We demand that the South
Carolina College at Columbia shall be
literally supported as the classical and
literary department of the South Caro-
lima University.
Eighth. We demand that the school
in the various counties of the
State shall be as nearly as practicable
square, and Of an area sufficient to allow
one white and one colored free school
separate and distinct in each district,
and that the school trustees be elected
by the people.
Ninth. We demand rigid economy in
public expenditures, the abolition of
useless officers, reduction of salaries
and fees of all officers. State and coun-
ty to conform to the increased par
chasing power of money and the de-
creased ability of the people to pay
taxes. That public officers be paid in
to their labor and response
billty.