The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-03
EACH COUNTY HEARD FROM.

EACH COUNTY HEARD FROM.
At the night session, which was still
behind very close shut doors, the first
business was the bearing Of the reports
from the various counties as TO the
probabilities of carrying State ticket
should it be decided to make nomina-
tons. Of course it was realized that
this was an important element with
regard to the practicability of putting
a.State ticket in the field, and 1t is
somewhat interesting to know that
from number of counties there were a
variety Of opinions.
EIGHTEEN COUNTIES PoWERLEss.
The following is the official reports
as to the chances of the proposed State
ticket.
Counties reporting that they could
not be carried for State ticket: Aiken,
Abbeville, Anderson Barnwell, Charles
ton, Clarendon, Colleton, Edgefeld,
Hampton, Lancaster, Laurens. Lex
ington, Marion. Newberry, Orange
burg, Pickeus, Union, Williamsburg,
is.
Counties reporting that they could
be carried for State ticket: Beaufort,
Chester, Darlington, Fairfield, Florence,
Georgetown, Greenville, Oconee,
Richland, York-]0.
Counties reported as divided: Ber-
kelley, Horny, Spartanburg-S.
Counties not represented: -Four.
THE QUESTION AT ISSUE.
At 9.25 the reports from the variou
counties were all ip, and then came
the question as to whether nominations
should or should not be made. That
was really the issue involved IN the
Convention. Mr.. Sanders, OF the
Spartanburg delegation brought the
issue to focus by introducing resolu-
ton which read that it was mex
pedient to make nominations at this
time. There was good deal of discus
sion as to how much debate should be
permitted upon this question, and oy
rising vote it was decided not to
restrict the debate to three hours as
proposed. Subsequently to this me-
ton was made to limit the debate to
four hours and each of the speeches to
ten minutes.
THE PRINCIPAL DEBATERs.
Of course it cannot be said who spoke
for or against the nominations, as there
were really so many who had some.
thing to say upon this issue, but the
principal debaters were:
For nominations-T. B. Butler, OF
Union; Mayor Dargan, of Darlington;
G. S. Nettles, of Darlington; Mills
Mooney, of Greenville; n. G. Gonzales,
of Colum bia; A. B. Williams, of Green
vile; Paul Hemphill, of Chester.
Against nominatiens-Gen. Edward
McCardy, Of Charleston; L. W. You
mans, Of Barnwell; ]. F. Richardson,
of Greenville; w. G.. MCGOWAN, OF
Abbeville; Mr.. Cro1ner, of Newberry,
and Martin Woodward, of Aiken.
M'cRADY, YoUMANs AND cRoMER.
1t is said by those who talked about
the matter that the addresses Of Gen
McCrady, Col. L. W. Youmans and
Mr.. Clomer, of Newberry, were as fine
as have ever been heard in that hall.
Indeed it is claimed that the whole
line of debate was of an exceptionally
high order and entirely free from
animosity and bitterness, but that the
delegates discussed the matter among
themselves with the honest intention
of Informing each other. 1t was some
time after 2 O'Clock when the delegates
thought that they had enough Of talk.
ing and were ready to get to wor upon
the question of making nominations OF
no nominations.
A MAJORITY FAvORS NOMINATIONS.
The roll of counties was called and
the vote recorded by counties. There
was only one record of it kept and that
is obtainable. but the result was: For
nominations, 123; against nominations,
80; majority for nominations, 80.
THE BOTTOM FALLS OUT.
It is said that = great many OF the
delegatations were pretty evenly
e.>~ided, by way of illustration, stood
Xix. For few minutes after the
- seut that those in favor OF
no. nd carried the day every
thing in the hall, but then
all of sns 9me the crisis. The
break was mn, 3rapgeburg, New
berry. aud ColIere, arose and left the
hall. Representatives of the Spartan
burg, Greenville, Pickens, Horny,
Baruwell and other delegations got up
and had their say and with that retired
from the Convention hall. 1t was
enough to put the damper upon the
spirits of even a more enthusiastic
caucus, especially when it was COZ
sidered that several of the counties
were unrepresented and majority OF
the counties reported that they could
not be carried for another State ticket.
This general migration must have had
a very demoralizing effect.
CoLLEToN, oRANGEBUG AND NEW
BERRY LEAVE.
It is announced that as instructed
the first of the delegates to leave the
hall were those from Colleton and
Newberry. Capt. Dantzler, of Orange
burg, said that his del. CATION con.
sidered itself virtually instructed, and
with the exception of Col. GOODWIN
and II. VI. Rush the entire Orangeburg
delegation retired from the hall. New.
berry, as announced in the debate
retired from the hall with its entire
delegation, and Colleton did likewise
A portion of the Spartanburg delega'
ton (said to be fise) retired from the
hall. Mr.. Folk, of Barnwell, also
retired and begged to state: II repre-
sent portion of Barnwell County
where the majority of our people are
neither fools nor Tillmanites. We car
carry our place two to one for any
ticket this Convention might nominate
but, as representative Of those people
in this Convention J enter my solemn
protest against making nominations al
this tune"
Messrs. Louis Parker, of Greenville
and Jeff Richardson, of Greenville
quietly withdrew from the Conven
ton. Two of the delegates from
Pickens announced their withdrawal!
| Delegate Spivey, Of Horny, left the
hall in disgust and this was about
enough to demoralize anybody.
When the majority saw how thing:
were going Mr.. Boutwell, Butler moveC
! that the vote be reconsidered.
APARLIAMENTARY PARADOX.
Some one suggested that the vote
| whereby the caucus had decided tc