The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-21
CARDINALS CONVENTION
TIE STATE DEMOCRACY TO MRRT
TO-DAY.

State Ofhcers and Presidential Elec-
tors to be Nominated-Rumors of an
Attempt to Force Reafflrmation of
the Platform and Resolutions Of the
Mey Convention.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Sept. 20.-The demo
cratic state convention, which meets in CO.
lumbia tomorrow, will nominate state off,
GERS and presidential electors. Il will be
composed of 500 delegates, chosen at the re-
cent democratic primary. OF this number
% delegates were elected by the conserva-
tive faction and 264 by the TiHmanite fac
ton Of the party. The conservative dele
gates were elected as standing squarely on
the platform Of the national Democratic
party as adopted at Chicago, and in the
nominating convention will represent at
lsass 81 900 South Carolina democrats, with
out the faint Of third party or the smell of
Ocalsism or Omahaism on their garments.
HINTS OF A CONSERVATIVES BOLT.
While the conservative democrats will
probably make no serious fight against the
nomination Of the Tillman state ticket,
there r. promise Of considerable fight over
the nomination of presidential electors and
the adoption of q platform. The democratic
convention, which met in May last. adopted
the Ocala platform and passed resolutions
denorncing Cleveland as the corrupt love OF
Wall street. It is rumored that the oon-
veution tomorrow will reaf1rm the plat
form and the resolutions adopted in May.
In this event there will be hard fight and,
perhaps, a secession Of the conservative
democrats from the convention.
THE COURIER ON THE SITUATION.
The NetUS and Courier, the leading con-
sentative newspaper in the state, will say
editorially tomorrow morning: The con-
vention cannot give their approval to any
course which would reflect upon the ma
tioual democracy Of the standard bearers
of the party. without decentralization and
without proving recreant to the trust re.
posed in them. If the convention to-day
shall reaffiTm the action of the MAY con
vention, the conservative delegates cannot,
consistently with their allegiance to the
national democracy and their duty to the
"a, 900 South Carolina democrats who are
behind them, take further part In the de-
alterations Of the body. This much at least
is clear as TO their duty
OFFICIALLY DECLARED THE NOMINEES.
The state executive committee has Of
fciallY declared the democratic nominees
for congress elected at the recent primary
rs lOLAoNSs HhsS uAoSEACbb w n. brhWI0y,
conservative; Second, w. /. Talbot, alii-
ance; Third, A. G. Latimer, alliance;
Fourth, f. w. Shell, alliance; Fifth, w. A.
Strait, alliance; Sixth, l. L. MoLaurin, al
lance; Seventh, E. W. Noise, conservative.
THE TOWN FULL OF POLITICIANS.
COLUMBIA, 8. c., Sept. 20-Despite the
fact that it will be thoroughly Tillmanite
gathering there Is universal interest mani
tested in the state convention which will
meet here tomorrow. The handful of ants
that will be present will probably manage
to assist in enlivening matters. There 0p-
pears 20 be no disposition 60 offer any I'M
due opposition or to play the part of OBJ
strucuon1sts, but there are several points
upon which they will make themselves
heard.
Among the Tillmanites the absorbing
point of interest is: ''Who will be ATTORNEY
general, Benet or Townsendp' The conserv-
attves are not taking much stock in the
tight. They are saving wood, saying moth
ing and enjoying the contest.
There now appears to be no doubt that
the administration is championine.
silently at least, the cause of Mr.. Benet.
They contend that he Is the ADLER man, and
that he will give much tone and strength to
the government. A prominent Tillmanite
official, while dining at the Grand Central
to-day, made the remark: 80, Benes must
be elected by all means. Gracious knows
the administration is weak enough now,
and we must get in all the brains we can"
Mag. Townsend ia the assistant attorney
general and is gentleman of a good deal
or soiidltY. His friends declare that the
office should be his on account Of the faith
full services he has already rendered.
swARMING WITH POLITICIANS.
The city is swsrmiug with politicians to-
night. The Benet men are doing all In their
power to force caucus upon the Townsend
men, as the farmers are IN the majority
among the TiIlmanttes, and they wish to
have a solid caucus nomination for
Benet In order that il tho
conservative vote goes to Townsend
1T will be Of no avail. The conservatives
seem to favor Townsend, but will not show
TIER hand, that whoever they advocate will
be defeated. The Benet men are jubilant
and say that they will force the others into
the caucus tomorrow morning. The CON
serveelves will also caucus in the morning.
BIG FIGHT EXPECTED ON THE PLATFORM.
The big fight Is expected to take place
over the adoption of platform and fears
are expressed that many Tillmanites will
hight the adoption of the democratic ma
Uonal platform to the last.
Col. John @. Haskell, the stalwart leader
OF the conservatives, will offer the national
platform, and he can be relied upon to mako
Lhlugs hum. 1t is said that some or the
1lImanltes intend 20 have portion of the
Ocals heresy Incorporated into the platform.
Ex-Mayor w. A. Courtenay of Charles
TON Is here, and it is stated that he is in
the raoe for presidential elector from his
congressional district,