The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-03

supremacy in the party and State on
the accompanying platform. Section
l recognizes the necessity of Anglo
Saxon unity and pledges fealty to the
decision of the Democratic party as
fairly expressed through the regular
channels.
Section demands that nominations
of all officers except State officers be
made by primary elections conducted
under the law of 1888.
Section demands that representa-
ton in the State Democratic Conven-
the census of 1880, to go into effect
this year, and that delegates to the
State Convention be elected by
primary election to be held in each
county on the last Tuesday in August
of each election year.
| Section calls for the abolition of
the Board Of Agriculture and that all
matters pertaining to agricultural in
terests except the control Of the States
phosphate interests be placed in the
hands of the trustees of the Clemson
| College.
Section demands that the South
Carolina College shall beGberally sup
ported as q classical and literary insti-
tuition
Section demands that school dis
tricts i'll the various counties be as
nearly square as possible of an area
to allow only one white and one col
ored school in each district, and that
school trustees be elected instead of
appointed.
Section calls for rigid economy in
public expenditures, the abolition of
useless officers, reduction of salaries
and fees of all officers, State and
| county
Section demands therailroad com
mission be given all needed power to
protect the rights and interests of the
people and that the commissioners be
elected by the people after nomina
ton by the Democratic convention.
| 1t is declared as the sense of the
convention that salaried ATTORNEYS of
railroad and phosphate companies be
melglble to seats i'll the Legislature
Section demands survey of the
States phosphate beds and their clas-
sltication into three grades, and that n
commission composed of the Cover
nor, Comptroller General and Attor-
ney General shall control the mining,
and that the beds shall be let at public
auction for term of years after q
minimum royalty has been fixed by
the commission.
Section ten demands the call of q
constitutional convention.
Section eleven demands that can
dldates for Governor ana Lieutenant
Governor shall and all other aspi-
rants for State offices are invited to
canvass the State
The document closes with u warn
ing to the people not to be forestalled
as they were two years ago in some
counties and the injunction to let no
delegates to the State Convention be
appointed before the joint discussion
is heard.
The platform was read and adopted
by sections and then adopted as q
whole. There were several feeble
efforts to amend but they all signally
failed. A motion by Whitmire, of
Greenville, to strike out the con-
stltutional convention provision was
showed under.
A. e. Padgett, of Edgefeld, offered
q resolution that for the purpose of
educating and arousing the masses of
the people the convention proceed to
suggest candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor who favor the
measures advocated in the platform,
and that those who differ with those
\ views be invited to do likewise, SO
| that there may be free and full dis
cussion inside the party lines. This
was the signal for the opening of the
great fight for nomination and the
convention quickly worked itself into
II stir
The first gun of the nomination
wing was met by John r. Harrison,
of Greenville, who moved to amend
Padgett's resolution so as to state
that it was the sense of the meet
ing that no nominations be made by
this convention. This fairly opened
the battle, and the next moment half
a dozen men were striving for the
chairman $ eye. Harrison supported
his amendments in u short, ringing
speech
! lrby, of Laurens, moved to lay the
amendment on the table, but the
motion was lost by viva voice vote.
This discussion opened was lengthy
tiNt 'SN'iOuo, thlt "SIC OltU III ~ IOtI,
Tillman making the closing speech. A.
McGiven, of Chesterfield, H. G. Burns,
of Darlington, Theo, Holhouser, of
Lexington, +. w. Beatty, of Darling
ton, j. j. Dargan, of Sumter, f.. r.
. Waters, of Orangeburg, and H. d.
Padgett, of Clarendon, spoke against
nominations. On the other side, the
speakers were l.. e. Porter, OF
Colleton, A. e. Padgett, of Edgcfield
w. N. Merchant, of Aiken, j. A.
Sigh, Of Newhe1ry, and Ben Till
man.
Tillman took the floor in response
to loud calls for him from different
parts of the house. Tillman said that
in the history of South Carolina poll
, tics no public man had ever occupied
q more embarrassing position than he
! did. Whatever he might say he
! would be charged with talking fol
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