The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-22
EVANS AN EASY WINNER.
ONLY GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR NOMINATED.

ONLY GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR NOMINATED.
The Alliance Demands snd Tnlmsn Both
Endorse d Everybody IN Love tor the
Nominees and Regular Lave Feast AL
Around.
COLUMBIA, S c., Aug. l6-The State
Reform nominating convention was the
great event of interest in South Caro-
lima yesterday. 1t was all Evans from
jump to finish. John Gary Evans was
nominated for Governor by an over.
whelming vote, and DR.. Zimmerman
was declared the nominee for Lleuten
ant-Governor by acclamatioD, but no
State ticket was put up,thougn 1t came
dangerously near Winning.
Altogether, the convention was one
of the largest bodies that ever gathered
in Columbia, and more business was
done in the same length Of time than
at any of the conventions OF recent
years. While most of the takers were
new men, they managed to make things
exceedingly lively and interesting, 1t
was 1913 o'clock when Chairman Silgn
called the convention to order, and
without any preliminary talk called
for nominations for temporary chair
man of the convention.
Mr.. o. G. Jordon nominated Mr.. w.
Glbbes Whaley, of Charleston. The
nomination was received with cheers
and applause. 1t was heartily seconded,
and Mr.. Whsley was unanimously
elected, amid vociferous applause. AIR.
r. L. Gunter of Aiken was then noml-
mated by Mr.. Jordan for temporary
secretary, and was unanimously elect
ed. The credentials cf the delegations
were then called for. and the several
chairmen handed them up. On motion
of Mr. Sigh, Col. +. M. Mixson of Co.
lumbia, was made assistant secretary.
The roll was then made up and the
convention was ready for business. A
motion was made to make the tempo
rary organization permanent, which
caused considerable confusion. There
was evidently much dissatisfaction
with Mr.. Whaley on account OF his
voice. Mr.. Whaley stated that he
could not preside over the convention
on account of luis physical condition.
Mr.. N. r. Cooper, of Colleton, was then
nominated. He was forthwith elected.
On taking the chair he thanked the
convention for the honor conferred on
him on behalf of the people Of Cole
ton, the orlginators Of the Colleton
idea, which they were here to carry out.
The temporary secretaries were then
elected permanent secretaries.
Mr.. ". A. James, of Sumter, offered
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the chairman of the
State Reform faction committee be in
structed to request the Democratic
State central committee to place an
extra box at each polling place in the
Democratic primary election to be held
on August 28th inst, for the purpose
OF getting before the public fair and
positive expression of opinion from the
white voters of the State on the dis
pensary law. In said box voters who
favor the dispensary plan as solution
of the whiskey problem to vote Eyes"
and those who oppose the same to vote
"ne." After considerable debate the
resolution was tabled.
Mr.. w. D. Evans, the president OF
the State Farmers Alliance, then offer
ed the Ocala platform with few al
teratioHs, as the platform and prlncl-
pies governing this convention and the
Reform party. The platform was adopt
ed unanimously.
MIR. Coleock, of Charleston, moved
that the convention proceed to the
work which 1t was called to do-to the
nomination of candidate Tor Cover
nor onH Sppflno Of -(NoVprGnr
Prof. Marchant started hsst rate
rumpus when he offered as a substi-
tute for Mr.. Colcock's motion, a resolu-
ton "that the convention nominate
a full State ticker, in block, by ballot,
including three candidates tor rail-
road commissioners" Some one
promptly moved to table this.
Mr.. Colccck refused to accept the
substitute.
Mr. McCravY, of Laurens stated that
his delegation had come here unin-
structed and be would like te hear this
matter of nominations fully discussed.
MIR. E. J. Donaldson said his delega-
tion came here Instructed to make
nominations for Governor and Lieu
nant-Governor, that done, let the Wis.
dom of the body decide as to anything
else.
Mr.. Cunningham moved to lay the
substitute on the table.
at this juncture things began to get
very lively. Capt. SteadmsD, OF the
Aiken delegation, rose and exclaimed
rather dramatically: Before you go
further, I would like to inform you
that this man, who offered this resolu-
tion prof. Marchsnt has done so
against the instructions given him BY
the aonyeDtion which sent him here. y
Cloud cheering) Then there was
much excitement.
Prof. Marchant bounced up out of
his chair. He looked little wild and
in the most dramatic manner, waving
his arms, he exclaimed: II deny it. l
deny it. He has made an assault upon
me. ! have acted for the people of
Aiken according to the Instructions
aSiven me by my conscience. There
~.Ss quite an uproar and in the midst
of iSs>he chairman put the motion to
lay Pfaf. Marchant'S substitute on the
table, Capt. Steadman al! the while ap-
pealing to the convention TO be allow
Cd to reply to Prof. Marchant. The
substitute was tabled.
Senator w. D. Evans then asked the
secretary to read just at this juncture
some resolutions, which were adopted
by the Marlboro county convention by
by vote of 81 to II. The resolutions
deemed it iIexpedient to make any
nominations at all at the convention,
and instructed the delegation to carry
out the conventions ideas. This was
received by the convention as informa-
tion. Marion and Florence counties
endorsed the Marlboro resolution.
MIR. Brice entered for the Fairfield
delegation protest against making
any nominations whatever. He said
two-tnirds Of the Reformers IN his
county were opposed to 1t.
A point of order was raised. Mr..
Colcock's motion was adopted in the