The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-23
Carolina. DR.. Zimmerman at tho con-
clusion Of his address was loudly ap-

Carolina. DR.. Zimmerman at tho con-
clusion Of his address was loudly ap-
plauded.
There were repeated calls for Ellerbe.
! He had just come in and taken his seat
near the front, and he responded by
going upon tho stand. Mr.. Ellerbe
said:
| Gentlemen of the conventions: don't
know that l can thank you for what
you have done today, Uaughter) but l
90 say that am not mad with you, nor
am l sulktng. We have had a light
inside the ranks. My distinguished
opponent, whom you have nominated,
knocked down the persimmon, and
not only congratulate him, (applause)
but pledge him the hearty support of
will prove to you that l am Reform
or from principle, and that can work
as we'll for Reform at home as IN Office.
My distinguished friend will have my
cooperation to make HIS admlnistra-
tion success. Voice: "Bravor
! Calls were then made for Mr.. Tindal.
Mr.. Klugh Of tha committee announced
that Mr.. Tindal was absent from the
city. Mr.. Applet then stated that he
took the responsibility Of endorsing for
Mr.. Tindal what Mr.. Ellerbe had said.
much cheering.
A motion to adjourn was made but
withdrawn. A vote of thanks to the
chairman and secretaries was passed.
| FINISHING UP TIE WORK.
Before another motion could be put
to adjourn Professor Marchant got up
and made a red hot speech In favor of
nominating q full State ticket. When
he finished motion to adjourn was
made. Those in favor Of nominations
called for the ayes and nays on this
motion. Professor Marchant demand
ed that every name be Eut down. 1t
was decided to call the counties and
let the chairman of each county an
nonnce the vote of his county. The
motion to adjourn was carried by a
vote Of 100 to 1876.
The counties voting for ADJOURN
ment were Aiken, Abbeville, Berkeley,
Charleston, Chester, Chest erlleld Clar.
endon, Colleton, Fairfield, Florence,
Georgetown, Hampton, IIorry, Ker.
shaw, Laurens, Marlboro, Marion,
Newberry, Oconee. Orangeburg, Sum
tev, Union. williamsburg, York.
Those against adjournment we're An
,, derson, Barnwell, Beaufort, Darlington
, lGdgelield, Greenville, Lancaster, Lex.
, ington, Pickens, Richland, Spartan
burg.
, Colleton and Laurens at first voted
: against adjournment, but changed
their votes. Aiken had one vot
. against, Clarendon several votes an(
! Newberry several.
just at this juncture, before the Vot
could be announced, Mr.. Jordan of
i fered the following resolution. whicl
+ was unanimously adopted:
y Resolved, That this convention
y Innon{nonY1olxy bo
Is. IL. Tillman for the United State
Senate, and pledge him our earnest ant
hearty support.
This was the signal for cries for Till
man from Prof. Marchant and others
and Mr.. Jordan bursted out to get the
Governor, crying "I'll bring him." In
a few minutes Mr.. Jordan returned
bringing Governor Tillman. The Gov.
ernOr appeared to be in an excellent
humor. On taking the stand the Gov
ernOr glanced around him with smile
on his face. lie said:
Gentlemen Of the COnvention-I am
sure this Is quite unexpected to me. but
have heard so many whOops and yelIs
in the campaign that l have become
accustomed to them. L suppose some
Of you fellows were in the crowd. OHur-
rahs.) l congratulate you on the har-
, mony which has characterized your
proceedings to-day. If the Reformers
all over the State will act as you have
done today expect we will continue
to march on to victory. You are all
aware of the fact-that is suppose
you are-I don't know that you are
that am going to the United States
Senate. daughter and applause) You
know we are passing through tran
; sition stage In national politics now,
and tell you intend to 90 there
with my pitch fork, too. "Voice-You
had better carry 1t sharpened too.) AS
| said In my interview for the New
York Herald the other day. the nation
al Democracy Is doomed to defeat in
the next election, fol under the present
anything but defeat. (Applause) In
that interview for the Herald, said
we must cast about for our new lead
ers. Your salvation rests in the union
of the South and West againet the
money power of the North and East. !
;; thank you for my endorsement, and
,, when elected to the Senate, promise
you | will do my whole duty, as have
, always attempted to do towards you in
the past.
Mr.. Slattery. as the Governor was
leaving tho stand, called to him
|, through the applause and told him that
, views on the tariff. Governor Tillman
,, replied that he had expressed himself
, In tho interview, and that he thought
1t fraud and sham.
Governor Tillman then retired from
the hall; the vote given above was an.
nounced, and the convention was de-
clared adjourned.
The Fate of Fionds,
JACKsONvILLE, Aug. ia special
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