The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-09-29


throw of that party. You are not COM
mitted in that platform TO any financial
questions. We have not framed any
cunningly devised platform to entrap
you. II is in the very same words as
the platform you toyfully adopted here
sixteen years ago. DO not repudiate
the Democratic platform by refusing to
adopt it.
Gen. McCrady was followed by DIR.
Wyche, of Newberry, who advocated
the adoption of the majority report.
DR.. Wyche was followed by Col. JnO.
G.. Haskell, who spoke in favor Of the
minority report as submitted by Gen.
McCrady.
Col. Haskell was followed by Mr..
favor of the adoption Of the majority
the speeches of the opposition tonight,
l could not help recaIlln> the quotation:
How long will the heather rage, and
this minority imagine VAN thing 2"
Gentlemen, the committee on platform
aud resolutions has presented to you a
platform which should be unobiectlon-
able to any Democrat or any South
Carolinian. 1t is a platform which
would be receive as sound doctrine by
any Democrat, b. Stevenson, or by
Grover Cleveland himself. (Applause.)
What is that platform / shall read 1t
to you clause by clause, and ask you
for your objections"
The speaker continued, reading the
various clauses, and maintaining at
the end of each that they covered all
the points made in the minority report,
which, he conteuded, was only pre-
sented in the spirit Of dictation.
eff our PLATFORM" he said, "does not
endorse and reai1irm our allegiance to
the Democratic party from the time of
Thomas Jefferson to the present dav, in
the name Of goodness, what Is the mean
ing of the English language? If Grover
Cleveland is not successor of Jetfer-
son, then he should not expect the en-
dorsement our platform proposes. That
should be plain to every reasonable
man. Why, then, should old sores be
rubbed here tonight? Why should the
history Of past conventions be brought
up, if these gentlemen desire peace and
union. inseparable and indissoluble
Why have they introduced this subject
as iire-brand, and especially when we
have reaffirmed the Democratic doctrine
from Jeiferson's time to our own?
MIR. Evans, in referring to the clause
in the resolutions touching Congress.
men, said he thought this was al at
tempt TO throw a slur at some Of the
congressman and to create the 1pres-
sion abroad that the South Carolina
congressman are not true to the De-
| mOcracy. If q COngressmau's con.
stituency petition HIM to introduce bill,
| it is his duty to do so. despite South
Carolina platforms. They represent
their district an should not be stabbed
in the back. This is simply intended
to hit the men who have advocated cor
tain measures. Because some of their
pets have not been elected. they want
TO read these Congaessmen out OF the
party.
A motion was then made to lay tie
substitute of Gen. McCrady on the table
which was done by avote of 25G to 46.
The MAJ jority platform was then adopted
The nominations for State officers
were then declared to be in order. 1t
was carried that they he made without
speeches.
Mr.. j. G. Evans nominated Is. II.
Tlllman for Governor.
Mr.. G. A. Douglass nominated John
&. Sheppard.
The vote resulted: Tilln,an, 264;
Sheppard so.
$. G.. Mayfeld nominated Eugene
Gary for Lieutenant Governor, and l..
}. Bremen put forward James j.. Orr.
The vote resulted as before.
Col. Haskell and Mr.. II. G.. Cooper,
OF Colleton, asked unanimous consent
to suspend The rules of the convention
and allow the remainder Of the tickets
on each side ID be put in nomination 80
that each delegation could vote upon all
the candidates at once, and save time.
The rules were suspended and Mr..
Cooper nominated the remainder OF the
Administration ticket as follows.
j. T.. Tindal, Secretary of State.
W. IL. Elleroc, Comptroller General.
w. ~. G.. Bates, Treasurer.
ID. a. Townsend, Attorney General.
w. ID. Maylleld, Superintendent of
Education.
q. l.. Farley, Adjutant and Inpector
Geneneral.
Col. Tlllman Watson nominaed the
officers on the Conservative ticket from
Secretary OF State TO Ad]utant General
as follows:
l.. w. Youmans, Secretary of State.
j. B. Humbert, Comptroller General.
+. II. McIver, Treasurer.
w. Perry Murphy, Attorney General.
Rev. ID. w. IIiott, superintendent of
Education.
w. w. Dixon, Adjutant and Inspcc.
tor General.
These candidates received the same
votes from their respective factions, as
were recorded tor Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor.
The following gentlemen were elected
members of the State Executive Com
mttee.
Abbeviile--J. Y. Jones.
Aiken-John Gary Evans.
Anderson-W. A. Neal.
Barnwcll-A. II. Patterson.
Beaufort-IIenry Elliott.
Berkcly-T. w. Stanland.
Charloston-John M. kinlOch.
Chester--T. j. Cunningham.
Chestertcld-D. w. Redfearn.
Clarendon-S. a. NetLlcs.
Colleton-Dr. A. Il. Williams.
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