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LARRY GANTr'S SuGGESTIO]

LARRY GANTr'S SUGGESTION.
The road was then clear for nomina-
tons as the constitution had beer
adopted, the platform agreed upon and
the executive committee named But
it was found that the convention did
not exactly know how it wanted to gel
at this work, as everybody's friend
seemed to think the other man had
some scheme for his favorite candidate
It was at this juncture that Larry
CAN'T sprung his plan of voting a secret
and omnibus ticket: He wanted all o1
the officers, excepting those without
opposition, to be voted for on one ticket
Mr.. CAN'T insisted that there wa:
nothing unfair about his proposition.
After some debate it was finally deci
ded to make the nominations Of those
officers who were without opposition
Mr. Patterson moved that no speeches
be made.
Mr.. Gunter, of Aiken, nominated
John Gary Evans for Governor. The
nomination was seconded by Tatum
of Orangeb1rg. and Watson, of Ander
son. There being no other nominees
upon motion Mr.. Evans was nomi.
mated by reclamation and Chairman
Efrd announced that John Gary
Evans was declared the Democratic
nominee for Governor.
CHARLESTON DID NOT VOTE.
After the announcement Mr.. Jervey
said that be did not like to interrupt
the chairman, but would take occasion
to announce that the Charleston dele
CATION had refrained from voting as il
did not regard the platform of the Con-
ventiou as Democratic. "Oh Lordn
said one delegate. There came hur'
rahs from the galleries by way Of en-
couragement for this little speech from
Charleston. :.
Then the Convention went right
along in its work and without any tc
do nominated W. II. Zimmerman fol
Lieutenant Governor. -Ar. Jefve5
made the same announcement that the
Charleston delegation could not vote
for nominees unless they stood on
Democratic platform.
This seemed to arouse the ire in Mr.
Patterson. He got up, with Mr.. May
field and others tugging at his coat
and said that the Convention hac
stood this long enough and if the Char
lesion delegation did not like it, it hac
better leave the hall. When he had
gotten this far he was induced to take
his seat.
Many of the Charleston delegates haG
gotten up ready to leave the hall, but
nothing more was said and number
of delegates walked up to the Charles
ton delegation and were very solicitor:
for its members to remain in the hall
The Charleston delegates told then
they would remain in the Convention.
but would take no part in the ballot.
ing, but defend the Democracy should
the occasion arise. Things went along
but the Charleston delegates were moi
asked to leave the hall, though many
might have liked it.
Mr.. Tatum, of Orangeburg, nomi
mated DR.. w. T. G.. Bates for State
Treasurer, and he was nominated by
acclamation.
Mr.. Scruggs nominated Mr.. Osmune
w. Buchanan for Attorney Genera
and he, too, was elected without ques'
ton and by reclamation. After these
four candidates who were fortunate
enough to be without opposition, were
nominated Mr.. CAN'T got back at the
Convention with his plan. He wanted
his tickets printed and an adjournment
to s O'Clock. 1t was decided by vote
of l36 to 102 to accept the proposition
of Mr.. CAN'T and have the omnibus
ticket.
Then the Convention got into q
speech-hearing humor, decieed to send
committee for Nominees Evans and
Zimmerman and to hear them. Messrs
Appel, Cooper and Mayfeld were ap
pointed a committee to wait upon TIE
nominees, but the Convention decided
that it would rather vote itself to sup
per before taking the oratory-so 8 mo-
ton was made and carried to take
recess until o'clock.
At the night session some of the del
egates seemed to see spooks in the
CAN'T resolutions and that there was
some Jack in the box in these secret
ballots. Mr.. Geo. Evans started the
opposition and insisted that free and
open ballot was wanted and that the
Convention should not vote a combina-
tor ticket. Mr.. Watson of Anderson,
also made vigorous speech against the
adoption of the ticket scheme. Ander-
son bad no candidates. This is the
last Nominating Convention, so why
was it with secret ballot, he asked.
He wanted the election held open and
above board.
Col. CAN'T replied and said he GER
taiply had no ticket or scheme and
that the plan had been suggested to
him. He was very sorry such an I'M
preston should have arisen. Mr.. John
Duncan explained that be would take
all the responsibility for the tickets
that had been presented in the Con-
vention. He simply thought it wodld
facilitate the work to have a number oi
blank tickets printed. He had nc idea
of working any planand had no candi.