New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-12
selection but allow each member choose for himself fer
whom he ought ~ vote"
TILLMAN NAMED FOR GOVERNOR.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA STRAIGHToUTS REFCS
ING TO MAKE THE NOMINATION rNANI:
Mor-c-AN AIrlHrCUT SESSION
MOCs-AN ALL-NlGHT SESSION.

MOCS-AN ALLNIGHT SESSION.
Columbia s. c.. Sept. II (Special).-Thc State Demo
cratic Convention adjourned At q 80 shis morning.
having remained In session all night 1t was O'Clock
before tine anti Tilman cOntc,lng delegations were
unsested. when the sumter delegation was deprived
OF Its seat General Earl. OF Sumter County. who has
led the hght against Tillmsn. in the gallery,
declared the action OF the convention utterly illegal
and hgh-handcd. and announced that he would not
Lc bound BY Its action.
Tie ticket named in last nights dispatches as
probable was nominated In full. 1t Is follows
Governor n. II. Tiliman; Lieutenant Governor f. B.
Gary: secretary Of state. J. E. Tirdall Attorney
General. II. D. Pope: Treasurer, W. T. {. Bates
superintendent Of Education. W. d. MayGeM: Con
troer General, W. II. Ellcrbee Adjutant and In.
spcctor General. II. L. Farley.
When Captain TiIlman was put In nomination the
cheers on the ioor drowned Ly storms of misses
in the galleries The straIght6Ats voted sOlidy against
Ihiman, and refused TO niakc his nomination unani-
nous Tilllnan the only nominee for Governor
and the vote III his favor Overwhelming.
Captain Tlman appeared before the convention
ut > O'Clock His speech a disappointment 10
many OF his followers. lie bitter toward Colum.
lila. He swOre that If he lived lie would be elected.
II lct alone he might become mild but II worried he
would Use his claws. His policy would be to refund
the state debt, II possible. and II not to sell the
bonds for what they would bring and pay the holders
In cash lie felt kecnly the refusal OF one faction to
make his nomination unanimous II is understood
that Captain Tillman urged bv Of his fol
lowers To make conservative and conca'ory speech,
but he failed do so. and numbers Of his adhcrcnts
expressed their disappointment. The entire course Of
the majority to conrcdc nothing, and 10 carry
everything before them. Today. men who have here
tolrc been strongly opposed to split In the party.
openly advocated putting up "A ticket and rnninS IT.
General Earl will make the H.t If he l. called upon
To do -. Those favurire this course declare TINT
>clf re- pcctins cannot submit to the treatment
they haze received AZ the hand, Of tl" majority
Within the neat week i; VIII br decided whether or not
another ticket >hal b. put in the field.
The platform adopted. by the convention denounced
the Mckinley Tariff bill and the Lodge bill; demands
the abolition Of National banks and larger Issue OF
legal tender notes, calls for the passage OF laws 10
prevent dealings In future Of all agricultural p"iuct'
present. ing such stringent mrtlw> Of pr" ~llrc ~
will prompt conNi't"l~ urges All income TAX
Individual, aud Oh the surplus 81 corporations ASH,
for additional power or the Railroad 'onini~"ioi ana
demands the calling Of constitutional 'uhvrii'i"l
To frame an organic law m" present. law b"iiS "a
stardn: menace n our civilization and Ia orr cdu'a
tunaI institutions" Tine platform clo-"> u, follows
VI. condemn any attempt. either hy word. Ic,'i. ar
Ilrhulv alliance with the enemy. 10 dl;rlp' the Dem"
cratic party II the state. Whit" supremacy j. me
hnlwark Of cv,izatlOn and can only be secured
10y Democratic UNITY