The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-25

for the Latimer resolutions and wish
to know if they were passed."
Mr.. Latimer explained that the res
olutions had passed.
Jones, Of Spartanburg: "Fave we no
rights here?"
The Chair: "The Administration
resolution has been passed, and I so
ruled"
Mr.. Jones motion was tabled amid
confusion.
Jones: us the Administration afraid
Of its record, and will it cut off debate?
I have the floor. have never taken
my seat"
Caughman: "You have been downed
again. You have no rights here"
Delegates: "Be quiet"
Mr.. Benet, of Abbeville, stated that
the report Of the majority had not
been adopted in full. So far the Nor
ris and Latimer resolutions have been
adopted; the Administration endorse.
ment had not been acted upon.
Haskell: "The resolution was never
before the committee; the secretary
carried the resolutions off in his pock-
ct; four or five resolutions were never
read"
The Chair: "The resolutions as a
matter Of fact were read to the Con-
vention."
At the hour of 2 8. m. the conven-
ton is in badly demoralized state.
t. The minority is making a vigorous
fight against resolutions endorsing the
Tillman Administration, which had
been submitted this afternoon and had
really been adopted in a job lot with
the Ocala platform and the denunci-
atory Cleveland resolutions, out which
it was ruled had not been acted upon.
1t seems that the secretary of the con-
vention had got sick and the resolu-
tlons could not be found. Things are
squally; the Alliance majority seems
inextricably tangled up, the minority
is fighting against the Tillman en-
dorsement resolution, and there is no
immediate prospect of an adjournment
for several hours.
After useless fight OF an hour the
Administration resolution finally came
up. Col. Haskell took the floor against
the resolution. He asked what there
was to be endorsed. Do we thank him
for irreparably injuring the credit Of
our State? The report of the Comp
troller shows a loss of S135, 200 in g.
year on phosphate royalties. He re-
viewed the Coosaw cases. He wanted
to know why the Acknowledgement
always asked for new assistance.
Where is the economy, when taxes
this year are $50, 900 more than since
1876 with cotton at cents? State
bonds are to-day worth a million less
than they were last year. He made
an admirable presentation of the case
against Governor Tillman's admins
tration.
Evans said: "Honest Ben Tillman
needs no defence. You know his ira
ducers." He called Col. Haskell po-
itical ass in lions clothes.
Evans went on into terrible TRADE
against Col. Haskell. He said Haskell
prostituted the position to which he
was elected by the people. The in
crease Of taxes, he said, was false.
Banks and railroads he characterized
as swindling people out of labor. He
tried to deceive you.
Haskell: "That's false, Evans"
Evans: ~ will prove it or I will slap
your jaw"
Haskell: "What's that, you little
fool?"
Evans then went on to say some
thing about Gary getting Pat Calhoun
before committee. This Haskell said
was false.
About this time there was but a ten
foot square before the Speakers stand.
Col. Haskell was quietly sitting on a
desk awaiting his turn for answer.
Gary Evans used up several grants
of further time in attacking Haskell.
Haskell, being allowed the privileges
of the floor, said: don't know wheth-
er to call him an ass in puppy skin
or puppy. He has falsely said that this
one arm of mine has saved me often.
will say that yon know that this one
armed man has been in more places
than all of his name.
Col. Haskell: "In distributing passes
did not consider it a bribe. He who
says that have attacked South Caro- =
ina's credit in Wall street foully lies.
He did not say had done so. There
are old soldiers who know too we'll
that I've never shielded myself with
my one arm. It is never pleasant to
speak egotistically, but I was at Fort
Sumter and fred the last gun at Ap-
oomattoX. L was yet boy when
ost my arm"
Col. Haskell made a very favorable
impression by his mild and gentleman
y answer to the attack.
After the incident between John
Gary Evans and Col. Haskell Cal
Jaughman made defence Of Tillman.
During the confusion the question
vas put and the chairman announced
hat the Administration resolution had
,een passed.
The Gonzales resolution p!edging
he Democracy Of South Carolina to
be support o. the nominee of the Ma
iopal Convention was brought up.
Norris moved to amend it that sup
'ort be pledged to the September nom
nees. Carried.
At 8 O'Clock the convention ad-