Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-09-29
wA1HA1,LA. SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 20. 1892.

advocated by the Third Par which
are in opposition to any 81 OF the
platform OF the Democratic party as
adopted at the recent Chicago con-
yention will be an act of disloyalty
which should be ccs4aenned 10y all
true Democrats.
Mr.. John Gary Evans moved the
adoption of the majority report.
Gen. McCrady moved as substi-
tute the minority report.
Speeches were made in favor of
the substitute by McCrady and j. c.
Haskell; in favor Of the majority
report by DR.. Wyche and John Gary
Evans. The minority report was
tabled by a large majority on a call
of the yeas and nays.
The whole matter of the pi,eiging
of the electors was settled by the
passage of the following resolution,
offered by Mr.. NJ. R. Cooper
Resolved, That the electors be
called upon within ten days after
their election to pledge themselves
to support the nominees of the
national Democratic party.
On motion of John Gary' Evans
the convention then went into nomi-
nations for State officers. 1t was
agreed that nominations should be
made without speeches.
John Gary Evans nominated for
Governor the present incumbent,
Benjamin Ryan Tillman. Seconded
ali over the house amid great cheer
ing.
c. A. Douglass, of Richland, nomi-
mated Hon. John C. Sheppard. Sec
onded by Altamont Moses, of Sum-
ter.
The vote gave Tillman 2G4 and
Sheppard 50. Beaufort, Charleston
Richland and Sumter counties were
the only ones casting their votes fos
Sheppard. Georgetown, which had
six delegates, was not rtsoresented:
Hon. S. G. Maytield, of Barnwell
county, nominated Eugene B. Gary
for lieutenant Governor. Mr.. E. J
Bremen, of Columbia, nominated
Mr.. J. L. Orr for the same office
The vote was the same as the Guber-
material contest, viz: 264 for Gary
50 for Orr.
It was then moved and seconded
that the remainder of the ticket be
nominated as whole. Adopted
Wihereupon NJ. r. Cooper placed in
nomination the following gentlemen
J. f. Tindal, Secretary of State.
w. H. EEerbe, Comptroller Gene
raj.
I W. T. C. Bates, Treasurer.
, D. A. Townsend, Attorney Gene
raj.
w. d. Mayfeld, Superintendent
| OF Education.
II. L. Farley, Adjutant and In
spector General.
This ticket was greeted with
vocifcrous applause, and was literally
seconded.
j Mr.. Tilman Watson, of Columbia
nominated the following ticket:
/ L. w. Youmans. Secretary Of
State.
J. B. Iumbert, Comptroller Gene
raj.
Z. X. McIver, Treasurer.
w. Perry Murphy, Attorney Gene
raj.
Rev. D. w. Hiott, Superintendent
of Education.
W. w. Dixon, Adjutanu al:.'@'..
spcctor General.
The vote resulted as follows:
Ticket headed by J. z. Tindal,
264; that headed by L. w. YOU
mans, so.
When the vote was declared it
was received with cheering all over
the hall, delegates and spectators,
alike, taking part in the manifesto
tions of approval.
The following committee was
appointed to inform the nominees of
their nomination and to conduct them
into the hall: John Gary Evans, w.
A. Neal, Joseph Weeks, Altamont
Moses and r. D. Lee.
The appearance in the hall of the
nominees and their escorts was
marked by grand demonstration,
the whole ticket being cheered from
the doo7 to the rostrum.
Gov. Tillman was introduced by
the president OF th. convention in a
few happy phrases, and, after the
cheering, responded to his nomina-
tion as follows:
THE GOVERNORS SPEECH.