The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-17
GARY FOR GOVERNOR.
South Carolina "Reformers" Nomi-
nate a State Ticket.

nate State Ticket.
Columbia, S. c., Aug. 16.-The Tillman
reform convention today nominated
Judge Gary Evans for governor, and DR..
Zimmerman for lieutenant governor
This is equivalent to election, as the
conservative democrats are having moth
ing to do with the selection. The rest of
the ticket will be nominated at primary
to be held Sept. 2S. DR. Pope, another re-
former, charges that Evans was nomi-
mated by ring. and will not abide the re-
suit of the convention, but go before the
people in the primary. The convention
adopted the Ocala platform as its princi-
pies.
MIR. Evans is only 81 years of age, is the
author of the diSpenSary law and poll
tician of the Iillman school.
TILLMAN's MASTER MIND.
Columbia, S. c., Aug 16.-Up until a
very late hour last night the sentiment
in favor of nominating full state ticket
to-day was overwhelming. All of the
candidates, with one or two exceptions,
signed petition, which was to have been
submitted to the convention asking that
full ticket be put in the field, and among
the delegates in the lObbes of the hotels
the expression of opinion in favor of so
doing was practically unanimous. Gov.
Iillman and John Gary Evans, candidate
for governor, appeared on the scene
and said that such must not
be done, and such was not done
to-day. The master mind of Tillman was
the main feature of the convention
which he used to prevent the sidetracked
candidates for the lower state Offices
from becoming disgruntled and to insure
their cooperation ana active interest in
the primaries on September Is and the
succeeding state convention.
Whpu tho Upptinn fbic iv,r
every county in the state was fully re-
presented, and there We're 320 delegates
on the floor of the house. The first busi-
ness transacted was the adoption of a
platform similar to the Ocala platform and
thea Endorsement of silver coinage at a
ratio of Ii to l. This went through by an
overwhelming vote. The question then
of nominating full state ticket came up.
and while few of the more independent
members urged that such be dOnO under
the above mentioned influence, the conyen-
ton decided to nominate only a candidate
Tor governor and one for lieutenant
governor.
John Gary Evans, w. II. Ellerbe and
d. T.. Ilndal were placed in nomination.
John Gary Evans received 262 votes from
twenty seven counties, and Elerbe Al
votes from six counties, and Tindal IA
votes from two counties. DR. W. II.
Zimmerman of Edgefeld was unani-
HOuSly nominated as the reform candi-
date for lieutenant governor.
After hearing speeches from Evans,
Zimmerman, Tillman and EIerbe, the
convention adjourned sine die The re-
fusal to nominate a full ticket prOba bly
prevents considerable dissafection in
the reform ranks, which woulds have
been caused by the defeated candidates
and their friends becoming apathetic and
probably dangerous TO Evans, and possi-
ply 10 Tillman himself in his race for the
United States Senate. This has alLbeen
prevented, and all the candidates for the
lower state Offices will be active
In the primaries for the election of dele
gates to the state convention which is to
nominate the democratic candidate for
governor. Dr. Sampson Pope. another
candidate for governor who took part in
me campaign, announces that he will not
ABIDE by the action of the convention
claiming that at least 10000 reformers
were not represented in the convention
he will appeal to the general primaries
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