The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-09-19
NO NOMINATIONS MADE.
Tho Democrats demand that Ocala be
RenounceI.
Special 10 News and Courier.

Special TO NcWS and Courier.
COLUMBIA, S. c., September 1.-THE
call of tho committee representing tht
true" Democracy received most hear
ty response from all parts of the State
Thirty-one of the counties in the State
sent representatives to the Convention K
consult with their fellow Democrats as tt
the best policy to be pursued in making
fight for what they regarded as the true
principles of Democracy.
The Convention vas representative
one. There we're men of all classes in it.
Men who have at all times worked and
fought for the liberties of their State
Men who are in earnest, but who are will
ing to counsel with each other as to the
best policy to be pursued III the present
crisis.
A day or two ago it was thought best
that those who were inclined to seek q
restoration Of the Democratic party il
this State, as conceived by the Carwyle
Com mittee, should hold a preliminary
conference at which all differences should
be settled. It was thought best to borrow
at least that much of their plans from
their enemies and settle such differences
disagreements and contentious as there
were behind closed doors. The differen'
ces should be settled without publicity
by conference, at which the delegates
would be at liberty to speak as they fell
regarding the chances Of the ticket in
their respective counties.
At half-past O'Clock the conference
was called to order by Chairman Carwile
The delegates all attended and were bent
upon business. AL the time of meeting
the delegates favoring nominations were
in majority, but they had no disposition
to force their opinion upon the Conven.
tion, and were inclined to have free and
liberal discussion as to the advisability
of making straight ticket.
Such of the newspaper men as cared tc
attend the conference as citizens and
pledged themselves not to diyulge any
of the conference proceedings were ad.
mitted, and on that account what was
said cannot be divulged.
There was no attempt at gag law, and
no five minute or any limit of debate
prevailed, and everyone who had any
thing to say expressed his opinion upon
the situation.
After considerable debate at 2 o'clock d
resolution was introduced which solved
the problem satisfactorily, and after sew.
eral fine speeches, by a vote of 12O to l04
nominations for State offices were post
poned but not abandoned, the sense ol
the meeting being to await certain devel'
opments.
1t would be very interesting to give the
world what made the turn in the tide
but that will be developed later and be
satisfactory to all AS 1t is the result o.
the caucus Is entirely satisfactory to ev.
eryone.
At 8 o'clock the caucus adjourned and
the regular true blue Convention met
Upon motion Gen. johnson Hsgood was
selected as chairman Of the regular Con-
vention. He thanked the Convention
for the honor and remarked that as
it was very late there was no use for
speaking.
Just as soon as tho Convention was or.
ganized Chairman Carwyle, of the confer.
ence, took the floor and proposed to the
Convention the resolutions that had sol.
we'd the problem for the Convention
They were not read in the Convention
but were given the press. They are as
follows:
Whereas, men prominent in the affair;
Of the State, claiming to be Democrats,
some of whom are now seeking nomina
declared themselves bound by the prin.
ciples announced at Convention held al
Ocala in the State of Florida on the 3ro
day of December, 1890, as paramount tt
all other political principles whatsoever
which principles are centrallzlng in theil
tendency and opposed to those of tht
Democratic party;
And whereas, others 30 now claiming
to be Democrats have allied themselves
with members Of new party styled tht
-Populist party, and have declared them
selves ready to abandon the Democratic
party whenever an opportunity favora
BILE to the success Of the so-called Popu
list party shall present itself;
And whereas, under such circumstan'
ces it becomes the duty of the Democrat.
ic party in this State, through its officia
representatives in Convention assem-.
bled, explicitly to declare it's position
in regard to these disturbing influences
ReSolved, That this Convention, com
posed of loyal Democrats from all parts
of the State, demands of the Convention
to assemble on the 10th instant, under the
call of the executive committee of The
Democratic party of the State as hereto
fore organized, explicitly to declare the
true and loyal allegiance of the whole
Democratic party of the State of South
Carolina to the principles and organiza
tion Of the National Democratic party,
and to repudiate and rescind the action
of the State Convention of 1892 adopting
the Ocala platform as that Of the Demo
cratic party of this State.
2. That this Convention also demands
of the said State Convention to be hello
on the 10th inst. to nominate no one tc
Office who is not in full accord with the
principles IF the National Democracy
nor one who acknowledges allegiance tc
the said Ocals platform or the principles
of the Populist party.
8. That the nomination by the Conven.
tion on the 10th instant Of any candidate
for any Office at the hands of the Demo
cratic party holding allegiance to any
other than the Democratic principles and
policy shall absolve all mbers of the
Democratic party in the State from OBJ
legation to support such nominees at the
general election, whether or not they
participated in the recent primary cleo
ton.
4. That an executive committee, con.
sisting of one member from each coun.
ty be appointed by the respective dele.
cations, which committee shall be
charged with the duty of the better or.
ganization of the Democratic party, and
the presentation of the foregoing resolu-
tions to the Convention which meets in
Columbia on the 18th inst, and with re.
calling this Convention at such time as
they see fit prior to the 1st of October.
Upon the adoption of the resolution the
executive committee provided for was Sc.
lected. The various delegations named
the following com mmitteemen:
Aiken, A. P. Butler ;-Anderson, M. P.
Tribble; Barnwell, Mike Brown; Beau
fort, Fl. w. Richardson Berkeley, 8. P.
Smith; Charleston, F. G. Fishburne
Chester, T. B. Woods; Chesterfield, w.
F. Stevenson Clarendon, E. B. Hodge
Darlington, w. D. Coker; Edgeield, w.
s. Allen; Fairdeal, Gen. John Bratton ;
Florence, J. B. c. Wright; Georgetown,
J. B. Steele; Greenville, S. A. Townes ;
Hampton, w. E. Martin; Horny, c. P.
Quattlebaum Kershaw, -; Lancas-
ter, John G. McDow; Laurens, w. l..
Gray; Lexington, G.. s. Bradford; Ma
rion, J. w. Johnson; Marlboro, D. G.
Roper; Newberry, Geo. s. Mower ;
Oconee, Geo. Pratt; Orangeburg, NJ. O.
Dantzler; Pickens, r. g. Gaines Rich
land, John G. Capers Spartanburg, j.
l.. Carson Sumter, J. c. Singleton ;
Union, L.. j. Browning; Williamsburg,
N. T. Hurst; York, G.. w. S. Hart. The
vacancies will be filled in few days.
AS there was nothing more to be done,
at 3.l5 a. m. the Convention adjourned,
subject to the call of the chairman. The
actual Convention did not not sit for over
a quarter of an hour and was model for
harmonious convention. Indeed, the
whole thing was done in the most decent
and sober manner.
The division as to the advisability of