The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-14
rILLMANITE CONVENTIONS. 10
Evans Sure Winner as the Returns
Now stand


Columbia, S. c., Aug. 13.-ConventiouS
Of Tillmanites were held in all the coun-
ties to-day. The delegates elected TO these
include the primaries of Saturday and
the conventions elected delegates to the
Tillmanite state convention called TO meet
here Aug Is, for the purpose of nominal
ing a T1llmaniJe candidate for governor.
Reports INDICATE that from 80 TO 80 per
cent. of the Tillmanite vote of 1892, which
amounted to 5000, was cast in Saturdays
club meeting. Conventions in the follow
ing counties elected solid Evans
delegates: Anderson. Laurens, Richland
Newberry, Williamsburg, Aiken, Fairfield
and Lancaster Clarendon, Tindals
home, instructed for Tindal by small
majority over Evans
The counties of Marion, Horny. Marl-
borough and Florence went for Ellerbee ;
Fairfield, Florence and Marlborough in
structed their delegates TO vote against
convention nominations, leaving the con-
test to the general democratic primaries
on Aug. Is, but if this proposition is de-
feated to participate in the nomination.
The following additional counties went
for Evans Orangeburg, Sumter, Able
vile, Charleston. Berkeley, York, Oar
( lington, Edgeheld, Georgetown, Lancaster
anu Hampton.
The following went for ElIerbee: Pick
ems and Chester.
OF eight counties not heard from, seven
are certain for Evans, aud probably eight
Evans will 20 into the convention with
2j4 TO 2T0 votes. Ellerbee will have "A,
and Iindal g. Evans is, therefore, sure
OF nomination on the first ballot.
THE OUTLOOK AT CHARLESTON.
Charleston, s. c., Aug. l3.-The John
Gary Evansite" wing of the Tillman re-
form faction met here today, a bout thirty
delegates being present. and elected the
following delegates to the reform couven-
ton to be held in Columbia for the pur-
pose of suggesting a candidase for gov
ernor
The convention was than organized by
the election of MIR Whaley as temporary
chairman and w. +. Klein as temporary
secretary. There were no county dele
gates present The roll of delegates was
then called and those present answered to
their names. Chairman Whaley then read
letter from r. I. Morrison, Jr., of
4 McClellanville asking that the convention
elect two delegates for McClellanville to
the state convention. The temporary or
ganiZation was then made permanent.
| Mr.. F. Horton Colcock then moved that
| the convention nominate two delegates
for .McCleQanyille.. The motion was car
ried. The following delegates were then
put in nomination and unanimously
elected by reclamation:
/ Delegates-H G. Cannady. DR. w. Q.
Gibson, w. j. Mott, w. w Sale, w. F.
Suran, w. E. Klein. J. J. Moody, Robert
Graham, F. Horton Colcock, Patrick
Slattery, w. Gibbes Whaley George w
Rouse, DR.. B. NJ. Lobby, G. Douglas
Rouse, John T. Forbes R. T Morrison,
Jr-, Of McClellanville, Hy Morrison
! Alternates-W. H. Halsall, DIR. w. P
Bowling, J. H. Stevens, Elmore Dukes,
/ II. B. Jennings, Joseph G. Martin.
/ Mr., COlcOck moved that it be left to
the discretion of the delegation whether
itw0ufd vote for the n0miua tion of an
entire state ticket including the railroad
commissioners, or only for the nomina-
ton for governor. The motion was
adopted. A discussion was then entered
! into as to whether the delegation should
| be instructed. Mr. Colcock said it was
well understood that this club indorsed
| John Gary Evans cheers and the in
| dorsement was allowed to go without say
! ing. The convention then adjourned
| The Iillmanites of the city who are op-
| posed to John Gary Evans, and who were
| shut out of the meeting on Saturday
night to elect delegates to the convention,
! are very much incensed, and will prob
| ably hold another convention, and elect a
| different set of delegates to Colum bia.
Both Ellerber and Tindal have consider
able following here among the reformers,
| and these are not satisfied with the way
in which the Saturday night convention
was managed. IL IS probable, therefore,
that Charleston will send two delega lions
of Belgian block farmers to the reform
convention. Evans could not poll 100
votes in this CITY on the primary