The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-30
Tho Nominating co,,yentisn.

The Nominating Convention.
Tue Democratic nominating convention
met Wednesday of East week in Colum bis,
and performed oil the duties for which they
me, in dig"i6ed and harmonious manner.
Al the trcscn, State officers, with Assistant
Attorney Geuerai, Maj. d. A. Townsend, to
succeed ]. L. McLaurip, tas Attorney Gem
er.l, were nominated, as follows:
Is. Il. Tilman, Governor; L. B, Gary,
Lieuienaut Governor; J. l.. Tindal, Secretafy
-es- -stAIs,- w. Il. O. Bates. Treasurer; D.fA.
Comptroller General Superintendent OF
Education. w. ID. May6eld, Adjutant and
Inspector Geuersl, H. l.. Farley.
The platform of the previous convention,
with some unimportant changcs, was
adopted,
The following, which pledges the Presi-
denial Electors Of the State to the supp ort
cf Cleveland and Stevenson and the national
Platform Of the derecratic party, was
adopted with great unanimity by the conven-
ii n:
Delegate Cooper, Of CUlleton, in accord
ance with the caucus instructions, moved
that all electors who are to be elected
should file pledges with the executive COM
mi;tce TO vote for Cleveland a, d Stevenson,
aud unless such pledge be fil,d the execu-
tive committee is authorized to ill vacancies.
The following we're chosen Presidential
L cctors:
Delegates at large, Ernest Gary, Edge
1st dis rict, G. c. Tracy, ColetoD; "a. 4. S.
Williams, Coll,ton; Be, Isaac II. McCalla,
Abbeviile; 4h, Lewis p. Walker, Spartan
burg; 9Th. } Steele Brice, York; 9th. l.. w.
Nettes, Clarendon; fsb. Joseph s. Hart,
Berkeley.
new Executive Committee was elected
with A. C. Lylcs County Chairman, to repre-
sent Uui,n County.
Governor Tillman under escort. of long
process ion Of delegates, was presented to the
convention and delivered an unusurlly
conservative speech, from which we take the
following, regrettiug that unlocked for cir
cumstances prevent our publishing the
whcle this week:
"The issues Of the campaign through which
we have just passed are we'll undersi ood,
and it is quite unnecessary for me to re-
hearse them now. One Of these issues, and
perhaps the one that was fought with the
most bitterness and excited the most en,husi-.
asm, was whether should be returned TO
my homo in Edgefed with the stigma of
the disgrace upon me that 1 was an unwor-
thy and unfit public servant, or whether /
should receive the plaudits of this people as
having tried to do my duty.
The efforts put forth BY those who believed
that was unfit to govern this State were
perhaps worthy Of more success, because
they certainly fought me with all the ardor.
enthusiasm and vigor of men engaged in
patriotic undertaking. But 1 am not here
to stigmatze their motives. l am here
ready to acknowledge that there are good
men on be h sides, patriots on both sides,
and that these who fought the Farmers
Movement and reforms ~ State affairs made
their fight on what they believed to be their
duty. All now ask them is that they shall
believe AMI admit that We were actuated by
sense Of duty.
stand here, gentlemen, TO thank the peo-
pie of South Carolina, who have sent you
s"~". that they have not sent me home in
d;sr,.oo -, 49,. again placed In my hand
the banner which they gave nlv '.
ago, that lanner of unstained Democracy
under which We shall again move forward
Let me ask you, gentlemen, when you 20
pack home TO return my thanks to the peo-
pie again. Individually thank you because
you have been in the ranks alop gside of the
masses, trying 10 better their condition.
And to those who have fought us would
say, we extend you the right hand of fell
lowship, friendship and brotherly love of
Carolinian to Carolinian, with the hope
mat we shall move forward together and
Driise the chasm, if it may be done.