Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-05-26
SOUTH CAROLINA SOLID.
FIJLL ENDoRsEMENT OF
THE ADMlNIsTsTIoN.
,Tillman, Irbys Stokes and Talbert
Elected Delegates at Large
Talbert Presides Over the
Conyentionin Good Style.
Haskell Makes Bitter.
Speeches and is.
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Speeches and is.
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colunpIA, S. @, May 1s.-co-
lumbia was full of farmers last
night. This morning they
promenaded the streets OF South
Carolina's gay capital before the
assemblage Of the Alliance caucus,
called for ten O'clock. Sunshine
and we'll tempered winds made
many of them sigh for their fields,
and a fewof them openly expressed
themselves so, but then they
declared that the Alliance meant
business this time sure and they
would stand to the rack The
convention was a grand event for
for the farmers. 1t was in their
entire control,
One thing is certain as evidenced
by the developments of this
convention; the Alliance in South
Carolina is we'll organized and acts
together almost Like man.
TRUE TO DEMOCRACY.
This further fact is evident
that though, there is some
disposition among Allisncemen to
to follow the fetch of the Third
Party, the large majority of the
members of the Alliance in South
Carolina, are emphatic in their
determination to adhere to the
Democratice party and Ito fight
every disposition to be led
astray.
MI. John Ellison Keitt, a
prominent Allianceman, last night
strongly advocated the policy OF
going before the Chicago conven-
ton with the expressed declaration
s5i.s. zSs@T77.S1. kkhat convention not ac-
,sssslt 10 the demands ef-the South
Carolina delegates IL regaFt- ;;s-s l.
anceaae:.s..res. The ,:upiaerf . tl'2
State shuail d oewitndrawn froin tie
Democratlc nominee, This policy
was SO: sigotol y opposed, how
ever, chi2ag by Z vsrna' Ii;'i1.ai5,
Who, delivered one Of Tie most
earnest and eloquent speeches in
protest ever heard before the
South Carolina Alliance, that the
movement was completely
demolished.
TRULY A LEADER.
He said that to desert the Dem
ocracy whaph helped to lift tht
yoke from he State and the South
during Republican oppression
would not only be ingratitude bu
rank suicide, with the force bill
mencing the South at the presen
+;ne Rasides the Democrat,
party was good euough for tn
white people of South Carolina
and they mean to adhere to it. l
was the only salvation, the part.
of their fathers. He counsellet
that whatever might be done tn
South Caroline Alliance. composed
Of the white farmers of soutl
Carolina should stick to the Dem
ocratic party.
The cheering at this speech wa
overwhelming, and shows the sens
of the South Carolina Alliance a
represented by its large delegation
from all parts Of the State.
THE ALLIANCE CAUCUS.
The secret caucus of the Allanc
convened!in the hall of the Hous
of Representatives at 10 O'CLOCK
The whole program of the conver
ton was here decided upon. III
various committees to act in tt
convention were named. Almo'
every detail to come up before tt
convention was arranged, II
natioual delegates were ali
decided upon in the caucus,
BITTER AGAINST CLEVELAND.
The protest against clevelan
reintroduced before the cauc1
Tuesday night, produced &
greatest enthusiasm that W
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