Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-22
POLITICAL HAPPENINGS.
The Tillman Ticket Carries the
Day in South Carolina.
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM IGNORED.

But the Principles Of jefferson Are In
dorsed and the Electors Must Pledge
Themselves to Vote for Cleveland and
stevenson-Judge werts win Accept.
COLUMBIA, Sept. Ex-Governor Tllman
and his ticket have been nominated and the
state Democratic convention has adjourned
with but little of the excitement that was
anticipated. The proceedings were cut and
dried in the Tillmanite caucus The con-
servatives stood no show whatever in the
convention. and the $50 followers of Gov
ernor Tillman simply took the bit beneath
their teeth and galloped through.
There was squabble among the Till
NANTES in caucus as to whether they should /
nominate ID. A. Townsend or w. c. Benet |
for attorney general The caucus took |
recess to allow the convention to assemble, |
put after being in the convention less than |
two hours they took recess and went |
back 10 the caucus. This was repeated and |
/ finally the TillmanHes decided they would |
nominate Townsend. The convention then !
reassembled and Governor Tillman and the
/ present state officers were renOminated.
A hot fight occurred over the adoption of
a platform. The minority of the committee
ON resolutions on behalf of the conservative
element submitted a report strongly in
dorsing the national Democratic platform
adopted at Chicago. This was rejected 10y
the Tillmanite majority by an overwhelm-
ing vote. The following was then adopted
as the platform Of the South Carolina De
mocracy.
The Platform.
| 49,
party Of South Carolina in convention assem-
bled, do reafirm our allegiance to the princi-
pies Of the party as formulated by Jefferson,
exemphhed and illustrated by his Successors in
leadership, and indorsed by our people IN tho
recent primary election; and we pledge our
local support to the nominees OF the national
Democracy, Cleveland and Stevenson.
We denounce unpatriOtic and Infamous
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, conscious Of
thoif ability and integrity, are determined that
every Just obligation of the state should be
honorahly and promptly discharged We bold
~ 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 Is rich, and since the litigation in regard
thereto has been adjusted the receipts from
phosphate royalty Tor the past Two months II
nearly sufficient 10 meet the interest on the
debt and eventually to pay the debt itself We
earnestly recommend TO tho legislature 10 set
2 apart by law any excess Of phosphate royalty
after paying annual interest on the state debt
as a sin king fund, 10 be placed at interest and
sacredly kept and used for the purpose Of pay
ing the principal on the state debt
A country delegate spoke for the Till
mantle platform, and asked the delegates
whether they proposed to say Me, too TO
whatever the national Democratic plat
, form said. He said the city chaps had been
debating long enough, but the farmers
! and laborers were beginning TO think and
. act for themselves.
Colonel John c. Haskell urged the con.
3 vention not TO defy the national Demo
! cratic platform that was opening the way
to justifying independentism. 1--WE mus
bow to the national platform or we are in
dependents" said he. Colonel Haskell
T. was loudly cheered when he said, GOD
{ grant that we may never more hear Of in
G dependentism in this state"
r To Bridge the Chasm.
G The following presidential electors were
> nominated
At Large-Earnest Gary, Of Edge6eld
and j. w Stokes, of Orangeburg. Firsi
district, j. c. Tracey, of Colleton Second
# district, T. S. Williams, of Colleton; ThirC
e district, j. II. McCalla, Of Abbeville
n Fourth district, Lewis b. Walker, of Spar
& tanburg; Fifth district, J. I. Brice, o
is York; Sixth district, l.. w. Nettles, o
Clarendon; Seventh district, Joseph 5
Hart, of Berkeley.
A resolution was adopted to the effec
y that the electors be required to file writer
T pledges that they will support the nomine
q of the Democratic party.
1, In accepting the nomination Governo
r. Tillman made a very conservative speech
over which the Tillmanites went wild. IL
characterized the feeling in the recent cam
paign as having been malignant in its in
C. tensity. One of the most bitter and excit
N ing issues of the campaign had beei
IA whether he should return home with ia
Is stigma of being unworthy or whether h
1t should receive the plaudits of the people
He had nothing harsh 20 say against tn
opposition. He said that for those VIII
u fought him he would say eve extend yo
~ ~ the right hand of brotherly love and friend
y, ship, in the hope that we may bridge tn
III chasm if it may be done.