The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-09-28
TIE sEpTEMBHR CONVENTION.

chem being Tiilmanites, and the remain
ing 80 were Conservatives. In the nomi-
nation of candidates and the performance
of other business the vote was strictly
party one and stood 264 to so, as indicated
above.
The following platform was adopted,
and it will be noticed that the Ocala plat
form is not even remotely mentioned in
it:
We the representatives. of the Demo-
cratic party Of South Carolina, in conven-
ton assem- bled, do reafhrm our allegiance
to the principles Of the party, as formu-
lated by Jefferson, exemplif1ed and
illustrated by his successors in leader
ship, and endorsed by our people in the
recent primary election; and we pledge
our loyal support to the nominees OF the
National Democracy, Cleveland and
Stevenson.
We denounce as unpatriotic and infa-
NOUS the attempts which have been made
to iniure the credit and honor Of the
State both at home and abroad.
The people of South Carolina, consci-
ous Of their ability and integrity, are
determined that every just obligation Of
the State shall be honorably and promptly
discharged.
We boldly proclaim that upon this one
subject there Is no difference or division
Of sentiment among the sons Of the State.
The bonded debt Of the State is small.
Her resources are large and ample. In
her phosphate deposits alone the State
IL rich, and since the litigation in regard
thereto has been adjusted, the months
receipts from phosphate royalty for the
oootf fxryo ho ia yeoor1v 1ff1ninnf tn
meet the interest on the debt, and event
ually TO pay the debt itself.
+ We earnestly recommend to the Legig-
lature to set apart by law any excess Of
phosphate royalty, after paying annual
interest on the State debt, as sinking
fund to be placed at interest apd sscredly
kept and used for the purpose of paying
the principal on the State debt.
The Conservative minority offered
platform adopting the platform Of princi-
pies recently adopted by the National
Democratic Convention, and declaring it
the sense of the Convention that all CON-
gressional nominees in the State were
bound in good faith and honor to act In
every respect with the National Demo-
cratic party, eto. This platform was
rejected for the one above given,
The nominations were made without
speeches, the nominees receiving the 264
Tllman votes and the Sheppard and Orr
ticket receiving the SO Conservative votes.
The only nomination about which there
was any doubt was that for Attorney
General. D. A. Townsend and W. G,
Benet, both Tillmanites, were candidates
for this Office, but in Tillmanite caucus
Mr.. Townsend was declared the nominee
OF hia faction by vote Of 151 against liz
for Mr.. Benet. The ticket Of two years
ago, with D. A. Townsend in place Of Y.
]. Pope for Attorney General, was then
nominated.
The several nominees were escorted
before the Convention and called on for
speeches. Gov. Tillman made short
speech, but Of a very different tone from
susual style. The "record" was broken
again when he closed his speech in these
words:
ssAnd to those who have fought us I
would say, we extend you the right hand
of fellowship, friendship and brotherly
love, Of C2rOGnian to OaroGn1an, with
the hope that we shall move forward
together and bridge the chasm II 1t may
bs.''
By the same vote that the Slate officers
were nominated the following candidates
for presidential electors were nominated: F:
Delegates at large, Ernest Gary, Edge
field. and J. William Stokes, Orange
burg; 1st district, O. G. Tracy, Colleton
I'd, rs. Williams, Colleton; Bird, Isaac 81.
McCalla, Abbeville; 4th, Lewis P. Wal
ker, Spartanburg; 5th, J. Steele Brice,
York 9Th, T.. w. Nettles, Claran don
7tb, Joseph s. Hart, Berkeley,
The electors " ere required by resolu-
ton of the Convention to pledge them
selves within ton days to cast their votes
for Cleveland and Stevenson, part Of
the platform suggested by the minority
DR.. Sampson Pope, who was candi-
date for Congress from this District for q
few days, was made chairman Of the
Convention.
Mr.. W. A. Neal was made the member,
of the State Executive Committee from
this County. J. L. M. Irby was re-elect-
ed chairman OF this committee.
Col. D. z. Norris, Of this County, was
made chairman Of the committee en-
platform and resolutions.
While the Convention could and should
have been more pronounced in its adop-
tion and support Of the National platform
and in requiring all Democratic nominees
to stand on the principles therein set
forth, yet its work in the main was an
agreeable surprise to those who recolleot-
ed the work Of The Convention Of May
last, and it is now the duty Of Democrats
to work for the election Of every Demo-
crate nominee from President to Coro-
ner.