The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-24
FAVOR A NEW PARTY.
ANTI TILLMANITES RECOMMEND
ANOTHER TICKET PUT OUT.
They Sit All Night Debating 1t The ocais
Platform q Taint in Their Eyes-For
an Independents Movement, Etc.

Columbia S. c., September 17.-(Speciai)-
About 800 democrats assembled here this
evening in response to the call for a state
convention of ant-Tillmanites. The con-
vention was called to meet at oclocK, out
the delegates met in secret conference at
$50 o'clock and continued therein almost
without intermission till long after mid
night.
This preliminary conference was pre-
sumably to adjust all differences among
the delegates the very grave question
of whether to nominate a state ticket.
There are delegates from all but four coun-
ties, and i'm the long debate that could pc
family heard from outside. there were
many differences of opinion. Among the
delegates are Senator Butler. Ex-Governor
Johnson Haygood and w. F. Dargan, Dari-
ington's war mayor.
At o'clock the conference took an hour 5
recess and at s o'clock reassembled with
closed doors. Outside were hundreds OF
impatient persons of all descriptions, VINO
expected the convention to meet at the APP
pointed hour. After several hours had
passed with no prospect of their being ad-
mitted there were shouts and cries ana
herculean movements to press through the
doorway. One young Tillmanite succeeded
In forcing his way through crack and
ran into the hall, but was promptly thrown
out.
At 2:30 o'clock this morning after long,
earnest and exhaustive discussion, reso-
luton solving the problem to some extent
was adopted by vote of 100 to 1Oi, which
postpones, without abandoning, nominations.
The following resolutions, offered by
Thomas w. Carwile. of Edgefield, were
unanimously adopted:
Repudiating the OcaIa Platform.
Resolved, That this convention, compos-
ed of loyal democrats from all parts of the
state, demands of the convention to assem-
BILE on the 18th instant under the call of the
executive committee of the democratic par
ty of the state as heretofore organized.
explicitly to declare the true and loyal
allegiance of the whole democratic party
of the state of South Carolina TO the prin-
ciples and organization of the national
democratic party and to repudiate and re-
scind the action of the state convention OF
1892 adopting the Ocala platform as that
of the democratic party of this state.
Resolved, That the convention also de-
mands of the said state democratic
state convention to be held on
the 18th of September TO nominate
no one TO office VINO is not in full accord
with the principles of the national democrd-
cy, nor one who acknowledges allegiance
to the said Ocala platform or to the prlncl'
pies of the populist party.
Resolved, That the nomination by the
cINentlon OF the nlncteehtH ui9IAiOt " 90"
candidate for any office at the HANDS oi
the democratic party holding allegiance l,
any other than the democratic principles
and policy, shall absolve all members oil
the democratic party in the state from oDll-
cation to support such nominees at the
general election whether or not they par
ticipated in the recent primary election.
Resolved, That an executive committee
consisting of one member from each county
be appointed by the respective delegations
which committee shall be charged with the
duty of the better organization of the dem
ocratic party and the presentation of the
foregoing resolution to the convention
which meets in Columbia on the 18th IN
slant and with recalling this convention al
such time as they see TT prior TO the LIST OF
October, 1884,
At 5 a. M, the convnetlCn adjourned, sub
iect TO the call of the chairman.