The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-08-30
No. .35

paying the cxpenseSof the delegates
80 and from Che convention. d s e.
o. 9: Jordan said thai he did
not think the col,yentiors l,a,,aa 4 ai,as
ilh'ng TO do with talh 1gni;lEfsf SaSSd
that the Reform ,ERe i've coni.5
mIIlcc would provide for,it. ts .5Is
NN11llER TRlAh AT9NoMINATIoNs. 3
! bG'"rc ano til hor motion
'ouin Oe put to adjobrn, 81
Sor Marchant got up; and iiliRSf8 q,
red not speech IN favor of ilomi-
nntlng full State tidkeC. ~. SI
! Nhcn he finished "a motion to "
|"djourn was made. Those in fa-
Vor OF nominations called for the
ayes and nays on this motion.
Professor Marchant demanded
'hat every name be put doMn. 1t
was decided to call the counties
and let the chairman ofeach coun-
ty announce tho voto Of his coun-
ly. Tho motion to adjourn, was
carried by Il vote of 1910 to 1875.
The counties voting for. adjourn
m"nt were .Aike,Ay e,y 90 1sBbeviIle,T
D"rNofoy, charleston, chester,
chesterfield, clarendon, oolleton,
| Fairfield, Florence, Georgetown,
Hampton, II orry, Kershaw,
lnurcns, Marlboro, Marion, New +
berry, Oconcr, Orangcburg, Sum
ter, Union, Williamsburg, York.
Those against adjournmcnt wore
Anderson, Burnwcll, Beaufort,
Darlington, Edgrlicld, Greonville,
Lancaster, Lexington, Pickens,
Hichland, Sp'irtauburg. ,,3
c"ll"l"n and Laurens ut first
voted against adiournnent, but
changed their votes. Aiken had
"n" N"t" against, clarendon several
votes and NrWhcrry several. 4
WANTED 10 HEAR TILIMAN.
( During the timo tho vote was
being counted O. G. Jordan on'or-
rd tn" following resolutions:
"E"s"lvcd, That this convention
unanimously endorsed tho candi--.
dary Of B. II. Tilman for Jtho
United States Senate and Dledgo
hlm our earnest and honest sup
port"
'iNiS was passed unanimously
and Mr.. Jordan was appointed a.
COMMITTEES OF one TO go for Cover
H"r Tillmnn and request him to,
visit tho convention.
MIR. Jordan rNturnod in q feW
minutes With tho Governor and
y th"rn was tho usual sccne when
y, this IaVorito Of tho pcoplo appears.
=. Chcors and waving Of hats greeted
i him.
Th" Governor mounted tho plat
= form and said that this ovation
:. Was All unexpected ono. He hard
) ~ knew how to thank tho convolie
: tI0n for In" honor conferred. He
congratulated tho convention on
lh" harmony and good feeling
manifested. If Rciormors would
lock shields, as ho thought thoy
would, they would march on to
victory and to further achieve
mcnts.
"Iou arc aware of tho fact" no
= said, "that | am gong to tho Som
I, at".' (Chcors.)
Noico: "And you aro going to be
-, Prosidcnt.'
. Th" Governor said that ho would
: renew t" the convention tho plodgo
h" had mado on tho stump to tho
p"oplo--that was to use his pitch
: fork on everybody in Washington
who got iii tic way of tho people.
llo said it appears to him that
Democracy was doomed to defeat.
= It didn't deserve anything ye}se
h after the corruption and debaech-
= ory which had characterized it's
= Icadcrs. Tho pooplo aro CASTING
II about for now lcadOrs because the
" old ones aro rottcn.
'S Tho Governors speech was brief
= and at It's conclusion tho voto OF
= Adjournment WAS announced and
the convention adjourned. 1t had
IS boon in session exactly three
g hours, and in that timo had ac4
y complishcd moro business than
J." amy convention which ovcr asscna-
y blcd in tho state. This was largo
y ~ due to tho fact that chairman
IN cooper was a hustlcr and did not
:. let time grow on any motion.
81 GoING TO THEIR JONES.
u IIaIf Of The delegates loft yester-
~ day afternoon on outgoing trains
= for thcir homes. Tho othors will
" got out tonight and tomorrow
morning, and tho city will be free
from politics Cor q few moro days.
: WHY TT WASN'T DONE. #
l. On Wednesday night a majority
). Of the delegates to tho convention
Il had decided on nominating q full
/, state ticket. This would have
, bccn tho programme yesterday
! had not Senator Evans publicly
= Expressed himself against it and
- giVon strong reasons why it should
- not DO donc. Governor Tillman