The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-28
Sixth district-L. w. Nettles, Claren-

Sixth district-L. w. Nettles, Claren-
don.
Seventh district-Joseph S. Hart,
Berkeley. .sz..
The Conservatives nominaled the
following: s.s...... ,..1,sz.:...:
state-at-large Samuel Dibble, Orange
burg; E. B. Murray, Anderson.
First district-George D. Bryan,
Charleston. ,,....5.:2 l..,.=
Second district-D. S. Henderson, (
Aiken. = ..,,ls:.zyss.. ~. e
Third district-W. c. lleGowan, AD- s.
beville... l. 5,.,s..s,;.5s7,s..
Fourth district-T. w. Woodward,
Fairfield. 49,; t,,..ls.if,s -. =
Fifth district-W. B. Wilson, lJr.,
York.
Sixth district-Jeremiah Smith, Hor-
~.
Seventh district-W. F. colcolough,
Beaufort. -
The Tillman ticket was elected by
Strlct lacti0nal vote. <f..ssss > i=;,.1sl-ys.; $
THE ELECTORS PLEDGED.
The whole matter Of the pledging of
the electors was settled by the passage
of the following resolution, offered BY
Mr.. NJ. B. Cooper ~ - )
Resolued, That the electors be called
upon within ten days after their cleo
ton to pledge themselves to support the
nominees Of the National Democratic
party.
HAIL, TIE coNoUERoR CONES!
At this juncture the triamphaI pro-
cession, with Governor Tillman, en-
tered the hall. Everybody quit busi-
ness and the Reformers for a number
of minutes devoted themselves to hur-
rahing and cheering for "Brave Ben. ~
Governor Tillman looked rather ex- !,
cited and flushed with victory. he
was escorted by JOHN Gary Evans; Al
lamont Moses followed with Lieuten-
ant Governor Gary. Neal did the
honors with Secretary Tndal; Lee Of
Sumter, came in with Treasurer Bates;
Leech and the Adjutant and Inspec-
tor General made pair, and Attorney
General Townsend with Superintend
ent Mayfeld brought up the rear.
Governor Tillman ascended the
speakers stand amidst the raptnrous
applause Of those who for months have
worked patiently for him and his cause.
Chairman Pope grew somewhat elo-
quent himself when he introduced
benjamin Ryan Tillman, the Reform
Governor Of South Carolina
GOVERNOR TLLMAN's SPEECH
was an utter surprise to almost every
one in the hall, so devoid was it Of his
usual sarcasm. The Governor spoke
and moreover had the undivided atten-
ton Of his auditors, who were in the
humor to relieve themselye of along
pent-up enthusiasm. ~.
Governor Tillman said:
Gentlemen of the convention: The
Good Book says that there is q time fer
all things. Judging by the quantity of
it we have had in South Carolina DUR
ing the past summer there must have
been ea timen for speaking, and Think
I have done my share Of it. { Laughter.
| and applause shall, therefore, not
trespass on your patience but for a few
moments tonight. We have passed
through very bitter, exciting and, I
must say, malignant campaign of
white men, of Democrats against Dem
Gratis. You have met here as the rep
resentatives of majority of the Demo-
cratic people of South Carolina.
| This Convention is. different from
any other heretofore held in South
Carolina, inasmuch as you have come
direct from your masters-the people.
You have not been constituted by any
thimble-rigging county convention pro-
cess or 'sclub" business, delegating its
powers to send you here, but you have
come right straight from the ground.
! Theissues of the campaign through
which we have just passed are well
understood, and it is quite Unnecessary
for me to rehearse them. now. One of
these issues, and perhaps the one that
was fought with the most bitterness
and excited the most enthusiasm. was
1 whether I should be returned to my
home in Edgefeld with the stigma of
/ the disgrace upon me that I was an
unworthy and unfit public servant. or
whether I should receive: the plandits
,ofthis people as having tried to do my
duty. tssss: -
The efforts put forth by those who
believed that I was unfit to govern
this were perhaps worthy of more suc-
cess, because they certainly fought me-.
with all the ardor, enthusiasm. and
vigor of men engaged in a patriotic
undertaking. But I am not here to
stigmatize their motives. 4 am here
ready to acknowledge that there are
good men on both sides, patriots on
both sides, and that those who fought
the Farmers Movement and reforms
in State affairs made their fight on
what they believed to be their duty.
AL I now ask them is that they shall
believe and admit that we were aetuated,
by sense of duty.
I stand here, gentlemen, to thank
the people ofSouth Carolina, who have
sent you here, that they have not sent
me home in disgrace, bnt have again
placed in my hand the banner which
they gave me two years ago, that ban
ner of unstained Democracy under
which we shall again move forward,
working with common will, common
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