The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-22
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nerve and ability to stand by them, and
that man shall be the man to represent
US. (Cheers.) That is tbs voice of
South Carolina which will prevail next
November in spite of, you might say.
the assiduous attempt to array one class
against another class or one people
against another people. But we are
united. We have canvassed the entire
State of South Carolina; there is no dis
sension in our ranks, but our opponents
are alert; they are anxious 10 make It
eppear that there are dissensions.
When | look before me and see my
fathers old soldiers-when | look and
see before me lawyers, doctors, mer-
chants, farmers and laboring men
when | see before me the bone and ST.
new Of popular government, l think it
is rebuke to our opponents when they
say that the Reform movement of
South Carolina is composed of any par
ticular class.
Now one word as to my competitors.
We nave fought this fight; we have
fought as brothers; we have not fought
as enemies, as our opponents tried to
impress upon you, and have this to
say about the noble Reforners who
went into this fight, who opposed me.
they never hit below the belt. CHEERS
| know we are brothers; we are arm
in arm, fighting for your cause, and
when the people express their opinion,
their choice, there IS no dissension, and
when the attempt is made to make dis
sension these opponents Of mine are
ready to rise and say, thus far shalt
| thou 90 and go further" This is
the voice of the people. (Cheers.)
We have fought for our principles
upon one platform, and the people of
South Carolina are unanimously, l
might say, in favor of those principles.
When l say the people, | don't mean
those who are actuated by prejudice
and animosity, because they are beyond
the pale of citizenship. They cannot
reason, and have no right tc be called
true citizens. (Cheers.)
l will not detatn you longer. At
future occasion l will announce the
policy Of my administration. l have
been connected possibly more Intimate
| ly with your movement than any other
man in your midst, and have been
answering in my principles. | shall
hew to the line mapped out by you. and
as advocated Dy me on this floor, and |
shall stand on those principles until
they are writer in letters which can
not be mistake; in letters which will
be written over the world, and when
the history of this movement is writ
ten they will say in unmistakable char.
acters bshoId the administration which
has but one object, the happiness anG
prosperity of the entire people Of South
Carolina. prolonged cheers.)
Mir. Evans concluded his speech amid
perfect storm of applause.
OUR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
The chairman of the convention then
introduced DR.. W. II. Zimmerman, the
nominee for Lieutenant-GoVernor. AS
the doctor, who had fixed himself up
for the occasion, mounted the speakers
stand, and began to glance around.Yery
much as would an elephant upon
crowd in the menagerie Of circus, a
slight litter was heard about the hall,
which in few moments developed in
to a general laugh. The doctors face
and shape, which he has been running
on through the campaign, were too
much for the crowd. But ne stood it
and proceeded to make bright speech.
DR.. Zimmerman said:
Gentlemen of the Convention: l have
read somewhere, in some book, at some
time, where dog OF Venice went to
visit the court of Louis XIV, in
France. He stood about and seemed
to be thoroughly surprised and bewll-
dered. When asked what surprised
him mcst, he answered "To find myself
here" CHEERS and prolonged laughter. J
Gentlemen that is the way it is with
me today. Here, in the presence of
this assemblage, can we'll say am
surprised at the unanimity with which
I have been endorsed for the office of
Lieutenant Governor. For this conf
dence, / sincerely thank you, and ask
you to bear to your constituents my
most grateful acknowledgements. AS
my distinguished young friend has
claimed to be the representative of the
young m1n,I claim to stand here as the
representative of the older men.
Naughter.) And shall uphold him
in all his efforts for the honor of South
Carolina. (Cheers.) I am but an humble
citizen. have lived on a farm always,
but my heart always beats in unison
with all the people. l don't profess to
be an orator, but a pure and loyal Re
former. (Cheers) My destiny is with
the Reformers OF South Carolina. 1t
will be my pride and glory, in the dis
charge Of the duties of my office, to
represent the whole people OF South
Carolina. Dr. Zimmerman at the con-
clusion Of his address was loudly ap
plauded.
There were repeated calls for Ellerbe.
He had just come in and taken his seat
near the front, and he responded by
going upon the stand. Mr.. Ellerbe
said:
Gentlemen of the convention: don't
know that l can thank you for what
you have done today. Naughter) but
do say that am not mad with you, nor
am l sulklng. We have had a fight
inside the ranks. My distinguished
opponent, whom you have nominated,
knocked down the persimmon, and
not only congratulate him, (applause)
OoO SIS0SO b4ul IAO ASSkOJ oopROkoS Va
my friends, as we'll as that of myself.
l will prove to you that am Reform
er from principle, and that can work
as we'll for Reform at home as ID office. !
My distinguished friend will have my
cooperation to make his administra-
ton success. Voice: "BraVor'
Calls were then made for Mr.. Tindal. |
Mr.. Klugh of the committee announced
that Mr.. Tindal was absent from the |
city. Mr. Applet then stated that he
took the responsibility of endorsing for |
Mr.. Tindal what Mr.. Ellerbe had said. |
This announcement was greeted with |
much cheering.
A motion to adjourn was made but |
Withdrawn. A vote of thanks to the |
chairman and secretaries was passed.
FINISHING UP THE WORK.
Before another motion could be put
to adjourn Professor Marehant got up
and made red hot speech IN favor of
full State ticket. When |
bo fiDichof motion t0 adjourn waS