Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-29

Ill Cu0 dkl6ruOOu, d1to1 OA0iSA WV
intermissions. that the caucus dis
solved, and Major Townsend hav-
| ing been selected to fill the place
of Attorney General. 1t was some
time after the public announce
ment before the convention got to
work again. "A great many OF
Major Townsends frienda called
upon him in his Office, and con-
graduated him very cordially on
his good fortuna5' among the call
ers being a nuaaber Of ladies'
The. next business transacted
by the oaadns.Was the agreement
upon thesehetoral tieket,with the
foHoW.iiinagaresult
Si Atslargs Ernest Gary and DR..
u, Wn1. Stokes,
First DiStric ict-C. C.Eracy.
,.Seebrth Diiistrict Williams.
hirdDistrictt Is H. Coll.
Fourth District LIB. Walker.
Fifth District t-J. S. Brice.
Sixth District-L. w. Nettles.
Seventh D D'strict-Jams +. Hart.
1The-majority report of the com
mittee on platforms is. as follows:
We, the representatives of the
Democratic party of South Caro-
lima, in convention assembled, do
reafirm our allegiance to the
principles of the party as for
mulated by Jefferson, exempiified
and illustrated by his successors
ina leadership, and endorsed by.
our people in the recent primary
election; and we pledge our loyal
support to the nominees Of the
national Democracy-Cleveland
and Stevenson
We denounce as unpatriotic
and infamous the attempts which
have been made to lnjure the
credit and honor of the State,
both at home and abroad.
The people of South Carolina,
conscious of their ability and
integrity, are determined that
every just obligation of the State
shal lbe honorablyr and promptly
discharged.
We boldly proclaim that. upon
this one subject therc e r. AZ
rfa1Fyaee or digis;on .: .sntisaea.
..,ss.o1g the SOILS
Yssa boadeS <;ss'asvi ,tse S;fs5e ~
s,ya. - . are large
&c ,.nlnle.
-'eg ai,o spbate t;cposits alone
..io :o state is rich, and since the
litigation in regard thereto has
been adjusted, the monthly re-
ceipts from phosphate royalty for
thepast two months is nearly
usHicient to meet the interest on
the debt and eventully to pay the
debt itself.
We earnestly recommend to the
Legislature to set: apart by law
any excess of phosphate royalty,
after paying annual interest on
the State debt, as sinking fund
to the be placed at interest and
aaoredly kept and used for the
purpose, of paying the principal OF
the State debt.
The minority report presented
by General McCrady, was as fol-
lows:
Resolved by the convention Of
the Democratic party of the State
of South Carolina, on this 21st
day ofseptember, 1892 assembled (:
1. That we adopted the plat
form of principles announced by
the Natilynal Democracy pledge
ourselves to a full and hearty CO.
operationin securing the election
| Of its distinguished nominees,
Grover Cleveland of New York
and Adlai e. Stevenson of Illinois!
2. That any and every person
nominated by this convention as
a Presidential eleetor' shall with.
lin-days,afterithe adjournment Of
this convention file with the execu.
tive committee of the State Demo.
cratic party at their Office in Co.
lumbia a pledge in writing that
he will if elected as such electo1
cast his vote for Grover Cleveland
las Presideat of the United States
And in case any such person 80
nominated shall within the sale
time refuse or fail so to do, tht
said executive committee is hereby
authorized and required to nomi
nate in each such instance some
(other suitable person who shall by
/ them be required to give sucl
pledge; and such person so nomi
mated shall'be the nominee of tn
Democratic party in this State a