The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13


The Washington Post says thst Gov.
Campbeli. Of Ohio, Is an avowsd can
didate for the Democratic presidential
nomination.. -
Elections occurred eTyesd.yfn various
s|t5ss sHas I lshsoaSspEf Y lad lana The results
s;spS6l d = town. 'lls'. .as' :
Senator Hill declares that the record
made by the recently adjourned New
York Legislature has left the Democratic
party in splendid fighting trim.
J.. Rev. Sam Small joined sub. Alliance
IN Fulton county, Georgia, Thursday,
preparatory to RUNNING for Congress In
the Atlanta district.
1t is said that IL Grover Cleveland be
nominated for the presidency Don. NJ.
Dickinson, of Michigan will be chosen
chairman of the Democratic national com.
mittee
PRoHIBiTioNIsrs MEET.
BANGOR, Me The Prohibition Statee
Convention met here this morning, and
chose delegates to the National Convent.
ion, including Neal Dow.
PEOPLES PARTY GROWTH INrLoR,pA.
OoALA, FLA.-The Peoples party of
Florida has issued call for State con-
yentinn in nshie-oityvuJuiy 4. The Dem
ocra:ic State Convention win meet in
Tampa on the same day. The Peoples
party has of late grown rapidly in Florida,
and il is predicted that it will cast about
5000 votes next fall. The counties are
rapidly organizing for the campaign.
THEY WILL VOTE FOR HARRfsoN.
NASHVILLE, ,TENN.-More than 600 del.
ega cs were in attendance upon the Re-
publican State Convention. The Hon.
John +. Mccall, and the Hon. George w.
Winstcd were the candidates for the NOM
ination for Governor.
The latter was nominated Oh the first
ballot. He lives in Lexington, and is
only "a years old. He has been prac
ticing attorney for several year4, aud has
been prominent in party affairs. Tho
election of delegates to the National Con,
vention resulted in favor of ext Congress
man Henry @. Evans of Chattanooga, the
-Aea. John 6, .HQpEss Of ~ sTssexeilie, the
and James c. Napier OF NassadPfiie. No
instructions were given, but the, four
delegates are for Harrison.
8. G.. Pyott of Chattanooga was the
temporary chairman and II. b. Lindsay
of Knox county the permanent chairman
KENTUCKY FuRNIsHEs A CANDIDATE.
FRAnKFoRr, KY.-Sepator John G.
Carlsle's presidential candidacy was
formally presented to the Democracy of
this State by a caucus OF his friends held
here. TIE meeting wa} representative
gathering of Kentnckt politicians and
were presided over by State Senator Nc
Carn, one of Mr.. Carlisle's friends. Res.
olutions setting forth that in the present
condition of national politics it was the
deliberate sense of the meeting that the
party stood in need of aleader, and COM
mending John Griffin Carlisle to the De.
mocracy of Kentucky and of the United
test for the PresdenSvs5si9esss viz liz ths Sss con
al Democratic convention and lead the
the party to victory in November, was
adopted. It is regarded as practically
settled that the State delegation will go
to Chicago Instructed for Carlisle.
CLEVELAND DEMOCRATS.
SHELBY, N. C.-The Democratic con
"cntion was the stormiest ever helc
n Cleveland county.
The convention was called to order by
!amcs l. Webb, chairman of the execu-
i've committee. A fight arose over the
cport of the credentials committee.
Alter IA session of two hours and a half
he committee reported in favor of seat
.ng two regular delegations against con.
testing Third party delegations that in
,wo other precincts there was no repre-
.cntation, the delegations have been sent
Ivy meetings that refused to suppot the
nominees. and that on the canvass of
votes Holt and Sanderlin received an
equal a...bA.- Of col IS, and -ra4o,,an ON dod
that the delegation 10 Raleigh be divided
equally among the friends of each.
BoIEs WANTS To BE PRESIDENT.
WATERLOO, Iowa, The name of Iowa's
Democratic Governor will be presented to
the Democratic national convention for
the first place on the presidential ticket.
That decision was reached at the Black
Hawk county convention here, when res
outions euogizing Gov. Boies and urging
the State convention to select Boies dele
gates to the national convention were
adopted. The chairman of the conven-
ton culogized ex President Cleveland.
but said he was out of the race.
Villas IS THEIR SECOND CHOICE.
MILWAUKEE, WIsC.-It is understood
that the State Democratic Convention,
which will meet next week, will instruct
he delegates to the National Convention
vote solidly for Cleyeland at first, but
if it should be found that his nomination
is not p.<..S,le the %lseansin delegation
is sx pected to throw It's votes to William
f. Villas, ex-Secretary of the Interior. 1t
is said, however, that the latter is in no
sense candidate ssoT Presidential honors.
TILLMAN's VICTORY.
COLUMBIA, s. c. The county convcn.
tions were held throughout the State and
as far as heard from Gov. Tiilman made
clean sweep with the exception of Rich
lands and Spartanburg and the possible
ebceptiou Of Darlington. AtthcSpartan-
burg meetinga chair was thrown at the
chairman and there was almost riot.