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

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Sumter--Frank Mellctts.
Union-A. G. Lyles.
Wllliamsburg-William Cooper.
Yerk-D. T.. Finley.
The Tillmanites nominated the fol.
lowing gentlemen for Presidential cleo
tors:
State at.large--E Ernest Gary, ofEdge-
Gcld; J. w. Stokes, OF Orangeburg.
First district--C. &. Tracy, CollcLon,
Second. district--T. $. Williams, Col
Teton.
Third district |. II. McCalla, Of Abb
beville.
Fourth tistric!--Lewis +. Walker,
Spartanburg.
Fifth district--J. II. Brice, York.
Sixth distrlct--L. w. Net ties, Clarcn
don.
Seventh district ct--Joscph :. Hart,
Berkeley.
The Conservatives nominated tho fol.
lowing:
State al large Samuel Dibhlc, Or.
angeburg; l.. B. Murray, Anderson.
First dlstrlct-George ID. Bryan,
Charleston
Second distr,ct--D. $. Henderson,
Aiken.
Third disLrict--W. G. McGowan, ABB
bevlilc.
Fourth district Il. w. Woodward,
Fairfield.
Fifth d!strict--W. B. Wilson, )r.,
York.
Seventh district--W. +. Colcock,
SIKH dlstlct-'Jeremiah, Smith, lIorry.
Beaufort.
t,,l.D IL
strict tactional vote.
Al this joncturc Governor Tnlman
and the State officers walked INTO the
House. escorted by committee. The
'Iovcrnor was dressed in suit of black
aud was leaning on the arm of Mr..
John Gary Evans. Amid great Till
mantle enthusiasm Chairman Po3e in
troduced him, and he addressed the con.
vention as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Convention: The
Gsod Book says that there is time for
all things, and Judging by the quantity
OF IL we nave had in South Carolina
during the past summer there must
nave been "a time" for speaking, and
think l have done my share of it.
small, therefore. not treSpasS on your
patience, but for Il few moments to-
Dight.
We have passed through very bitter.
exciting, and, l might say, malignant
campaign-Of white men against white
men, Democrat against Democrat.
ou nave met here as the representa-
tiVes of majority of the Democrats of
south Carolina. This convention is diff
terent from any previous convention
held In South Carolina, inasmuch as YOU
nave come direct from your masters
the people. You have not been consti.
tuted by any thimble. rigging county
convention process of CLUB" business
delegating its powers to send you here
But you have come right straight from
the ground.
The issues of the campaign through
which we have just passed are we'll un
derstood, and it is needless for me to
rehearSe them now. One of these is
sues-and perhaps the one that was
fought with the most bitterness, and
excited the most was
whether should be returned TO my
home in Edgeiield with the stigma Of
the disgrace upon me that was an un-
worthy and incompetent public SER
want, or whether ] should receive the
plaudlts of my people as having tried
to do my duty.
The efforts put forth by those who
believed that ] was unit to govern this
State were perhaps more worthy of
success, because they certainly fought
me with all the ardor, enthusiasm an
ylgor of men engaged in patriotic und
dertaking. :
But | am not here to StigmatiZe their
motives. | am here ready to acknywl-
edge that there are good men on both
sides, patriots on both sides, and that
those who fought the farmers move
ment and reform in State affairs made
their fight on what they believed to be
their duty. All now ask them IS that
they shall believe and admit that we
were actuated by Il sense of duty.
! stand here, gentlemen, to thank the
people Of South Carolina, who have
sent you here, that they have not sent
me home in disgrace, but have again
placed in my hand the banner which
they gave lnc two years ago-that ban
ner Of unStained Democracy under
which we shall again move forward,
working with common Will, common
zeal and common energy for the wei
fare Of South Carolina. (Applause)
Let me ask you gentlemen, when you
60 back home, to return my thanks to
the people again. Individually, too, |
thank you, because you have been in
the ranks alongside of the masses try
ing TO better their condition.
And to those who have fought us |
would say, we extend you the right
hand of fellowship, friendship and
brotherly love. of Carolinian to Caro-.
liuian, with the hope that we shall
move forward together and bridge the
chasm If it may be. lApplause.
Brief speeches were made by the
other nominees. Lieutenant Governor
Gary said that the right hand of friend
ship should be extended to the minOr-
ty. Secretary Tlndal said that it be-
h0oved the majority to study nodera-
ton and not eXult over their victory.
A resolution was offered thanking
Chairman Pope for his impartial and
able services and to the secretaries
The resolution which had been un-
favOrably reported on by the commit
tee on platform and resolutions,
endorsing the Columbia Register and
its editor, was brought up again and
adopted by the convention. Col. .Jno
9. Haskell opposed the passage Of the
resolution, very truly saying that the
convention had already passed upon
the matter, that the committee on
resolutions had been discharged and
that many members Of the convention