The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-09-27
down in the committee and did not
come before tho convention.

come before tho convention.
The protest and resolutions of
the State convention held Monday
night were presented by the COM
mittee. The convention received
the resolutions as information and
not q word was said on them.
| The only important change in
| the constitution was that provid-
ing for IL direct primary for every
officer from senator to coroner
According to the now change clubs
shall be reorganizod in May and
the primary shall be held the last
Tuesday in August. The vote is
to bo direct and the State oxecu.
tive committee will meet after
each primary to receive and tabu-
late the vote and declare tho re-
suit. No State conventions will
be held accept for tho purpose of
electing delegates to a national
convention and for clecting a ma
tional committeeman. These con-
ventions will be hold in May of
each election year. Tho conven-
ton adopted the change without a
Kick.
A State executive committee was
elected consisting of one from each
county. Senator Irby is the rep
resentativo from Laurens, J. ".
Gary from Grccnville, N. l.. Ben
mott from Spartanburg, j. p.
Glenn from Anderson and Il. G.
Robinson from Pickcns.
The convention decided that as
there was no opposition to tho
candidate for governor, lieutenant
governor, attorney gonoral and
troasuror that those officers bo
nominated at once and that tho
nomination of tho remainder of
the ticket bo put of until night.
Senator John Gary Evans was
nominated for governor, w. H.
Zimmerman for lieutenant gover-
nor, 0. w. Buchanan for attorney
general and DR.. w. II. G. Bates for
State treasurer.
Tho Charleston membors ro
Trained from voting for the nomi
ness for governor and lieptenan
) governor, and announced tina
they did not consider the nomi
, mods democrats if they stood OF
: the platform which had beor
adopted. This announcement wa
hooted and ono man suggested
that if the Charleston mon did no
consider the convention democrat.
ic they had better leave 1T.
| The convention adjourned at
6: 80 o'clock until $3.50 o'clock to
nominate tho remainder of the
ticket and to hear speeches from
the nominees.
| A plan for tho nomination of
the othor officers was suggested by
Larry CAN'T and adopted and ia
for the convention to have printed
tickets of every candidate for eve
ry officer. When the convention
meets tonight each dologate will be
furnished with q ticket, all ho has
to do is to scratch tho names of
tho man he does not want to voto
for and loavo tho others on. 1t is
just tho samo as n regular primary
and CAN'T says was adopted to
prevent slates. Tho real object,
it is said, is to got in more than
one man from tho samo county.
If the convention had adopted the
old plan it would likely have left
out some candidates who may
WIN under this new system. As it
is as many rs two or throo men
can be nominated on tho State
ticket from tho same county.
| When the convention re-assem
bled tonight thore was q hot figh
on Larry Gantt's plan and it wa
reconsidered. Can't was charged
with trickery. The conventiol
decided to adopt tho old plan ant
went into nominations.
D. II. Tompkips was nominated
for Secretary Of State, receiving
179 votes. Harrison got SO votes
md Hill 80.
Norton was nominated fol
> comptroller general ovor A. N
| I>,,oo 4ho ,,Dto ofop1inO. Marion