Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-29
THLM4N REN0hINATED.
THE STATE DEMOCRATIC coNvEN-
TON AND ITS D0INGS.
Townsend Nominated for Attor-
ney General-Reformers Have
Everything Their Own WAY
The Columbia Register En-
dorsed Despite Haskell's Oppo-
sition.

The Columbia Register En-
dorsed Despite Haskell's Oppo-
sition.
Senator John L. NJ. Irby, Chair
man ofstke Democratic State Ex-
ecutws Gommftt tsecalled the Dem
ocratic State Convention to order
in thu hall Of the Housaeof Rep
resentatiyes at 1876 o'clocksyss:
terday, afternoon.
There were $50 delegatess to- the
convention, 264 of. whom were
Tiilmanites, and thss remainder
we're antis, or selfsstyled 9eonsef:
vatiyes.n
Hon. John Gary Evans, of
Aiken, nominated for temporary
chairman of the convention DR..
Sampson Pope, of Newberry. Sec
onded ,bY Rev. J. A.. Sigh, of New
berry.
DR.. Pope was elected by accla-
nation without a dissenting voice.
Messrs. Evans and Sligh were
appointed a committee to escort
the newly elected officer to the
chair,
Chairman Pope, upon assuming
the Office spoke asfollows:
aI thank you for the distin-
guishsd honor which you have
cunfsrredsupon me. I congratu-
late you thatin South Carolina to-
day there is union among the
hiteapeople. I congratulate you
that in South Carolina we have
Democracy in its purity. I con-
gratulate you that while. the Third
party siss being, pushed forward in
several States, in South Carolina it
has no foothold atall. (Applause.)
I congratulate you,, gentlemen,
that you are united for Cleveland
and Reform. (applause) and l be.
lievethat' in The approaching, cleo
ton we will give the largest ma
iority for Cleveland for President
and Tillman for Governor that has
ever been given in sAs.H--7T7S,
I. Ina Applause.
By aeclamation MessSs. o5sai
i. Weeks and L. S. Meilichsm>
were elected secretary an ass:SJ-
ant secretary, respectlvely
! The roll of counties #'sia called,
and the chairman of each delega-
ton handed in the list of dele
gates representing his county.
In the convention Edgefield was
represented by Ernest Gerry, &c.
Morgan, II. II. Townes, G. M,
Kinard, Zed Crouch, w. 81. Stall
worth, B. w. Rushton, L. w Reese,
w. T. Walton. S. T. Williams,
Thos. Whittle, S. NJ. Smith.
1t was moved thatas there were
no contests or protests among OF
against anv of the delegations,
the usual committee on credentials
be dispensed with, and that the
roll, as called by the secretary, be
adopted as the official roll of the
convention, Adopted.
On motion of John Gary Evans
the temporary organization was
declared permanent.
On motion of Mr.. McCalla, Of
b; sville, committee on plat
n and resolutions were ordered
j without debate.
h.. r.E. Townes represented
Edgefeld on,this committee, anc
also on the executive committee.
The rules of the House of Rep
resentatives were adopted as the
ones to govern the deliberations o.
the convention.
Hons. John, Gary Evans ant
Edward McCrady, Jr., offered
resolutions which were referred
without reading, to the committee
on platform and resolutions. MI
Evans also offered an amendmen
to the constitution, which wa
likewise referred to the same com
mittee.
Considerable discussion was oc
casioned by a motion to take re
cess until $3.50 p. m. 1t wa
: amended to,read 4 p. M, and thi
was met by',s motion to layait upo'
the table. The motion to table
was carried. ,
Next came motion to take !
recess until 5 pm, in order to al
low the COMMITTEES on platform an
resolutions ample time for trans
acting the business referred to i
Opposition to this motion de
veloped vigorously, and it wa