The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-09-28
Wednesday, Sept. %, 1892
THE STATE CONVENTION.
QUICK WORK IN nAKING NOMINA.
TIONS.
Notes of the Meeting Speeches o'
Governor Tillman and other STATE
NOmineeS.

Introductory Remarks by the State Reporter
The State Democratic Convention has come
and gone. b,d moth.
ing which could warrant q display OF Dltter-
ness, Ii was, so fiif as outward SlenS Wiz, i
most conservative and dlgnlnea con l't1.i ~
of the party which has been held mere 'or DIN
The Conservatives made their noinlnatioGis i
and cast their votes for the men OF Lueii
choice with calmness, earneStheSsanuu
They presented platform 20 tne con veuIi"t, u !,
the platform upon which the 1einocialS VI
the State have stood from lsI6to is9O anu upon
which the national Democracy Is now @ St"liu
ing. They earnestly plead with thclr leIioW
Denocrats for its adoption. But II was too
much 10 expect that the convention Wouiu
adopt a resolution by the CONSERVATIVES, ;s DS
the efforts of the Conservatives ooIh inStot,a o
were put upon record In this matter. But lne
resolutions adopted have vastly u'nereni
tone from those rushed through Win WI"
wells last May. That is something sh,neu;
The Ocala platform was not meht'oheu an"
Mr. Latimer, though present, was not con-
spicuouS as at the Sprin. convention. a
During the afternoon the galleries were
filed. There were many ladies' present, tei
atives and friends OF candidates. oenaooa hooa
Irby spent the evening In the gallery, Wnere
he appeared TO be pleasantly ehterlhine",
About fifty negroes, maSSeu upon que S'uS ~, W
the galleries, were interested speI,nid ,,idm.ss oT
Il may be that repeated success is damper
to enthusiasm, but 1t IS certain tIidt .u1 Ca
a difference between the receptlonsol GOV
ernor Tillman when he was escorted INTO Tue
convention last evening, ana tnat given nun
at every other convention he mas SHOWN nun
self in for four years. h,s ,n., Leeep samnne en,
thusiasm to which he has been accustomed;
When he was being escorted into Inc na.i
about seventy-five or eighty,nve men rose s, 10 6,
their feet and cheered and possibly MY
black, broad .brimed hats were waved over
the heads OF their owners. The remainder n ol
the body kept their seats and TOOK no part ~
the Demonstration me eheerhg gsxe ue aIend
ed recent conventions can realize the dllier-
ence.
Evans Resolutions A Very Good
Platform.
News and Courier.
Mr.. John Gary Evans, as the exponent OF
the mornings cacuss, Introduced This set Oh
resolutions: ,.
We, the representatives Of the Democratic
party of South Carolina, In Convention as.
sembled do reaffirm our allegiance 10 tne
PRINCIPLES of the party as formulated by Jei-
iersou and exemplified and illustrated by MS
successors In leadership and endorsed oy our
people in the recent primary eiectlon, anu we {,
pledge our loyal support TO the nominees oi
the National Democracy, Cleveland ana
Stevenson.
We denounce as unpatriot and infamous
the attempts which have been made TO inJure
the credit and honor of the State, botn at
home and abroad. The people of South Caro-
lima, conscious Of their ability and integrity.
are determined that every just obligation oi
the State shall be honoraby and promptly
discharged. We hereby proclaim TINT upon
this one subject there is no difference or dl-
vision Of sentiment among the sons OF the
State. The bonded debt of the State Is Sinall !;
her resources are large aud ample. In neT
phosphate deposits alone the State Is rich, and
since litigation In regard thereto has been au-
iusted the mon this receipts for phosphate row
atty for the past two months is nearly sum,
Client 10 meet the interest on the debt ana
eventually to pay the debt Itself
We earnestly recommend TO the Legislature
TO set apart by law any excess OF phosphate
royalty, after paying the annual interest on
the State debt, as sinking fund to he placed
at terest and sacredly kept and used Tor the
purpose Of paying the principal OF the STATE
debt.
Caucus Vote for Attorney General.
from which Conservatives were
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