The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-08-22


tions be had introduced embodied the
platform upon which the Democratic
party has gone to victory in 1892.
and upon which the candidates had
gone through the campaign, and he
thought it but just that they should
go into the election upon the platform
on which they had canvassed the
State.
A resolution to consider che plat.
form by sections was tabled.
Mr.. Appelt raised the point that
the resolutions were out of order as
the. convention had met to make
nominations.
What ruling the chair made was
lost in the hubbub which ensued.
A motion to strike out the sub
treasury section Of the resolution
was promptly and almost unanimously
tabled. The. resolutions were then
adopted as a whole with but TWO or
three esdissenting votes.
sColcock, ,sof Charleston, moved to
go into nomination of Governor and
sLieutenants Governor
@ Marehant, Of Aiken, meyed as sub
estitute to2elect entire ticket, each
delegate to vote block ballot with
the name of man for each flee.
McCrayy. Of Laurens, wanted the
question discussed
A Beaufort Brother-.I nominate
John Gary Evans for Governor. -
Donaldson Of. Georgetown, moved
to proceed to the election of Cover
nor and Lieutenant Governor.
A young Aiken delegate arose and
remarked that Delegate Marchant had
disobeyed instructions. Marchant
rose amid confusion and cries ofques.
ton. He rose as matter of person.
al privilege, he said. and denied that
he had disobeyed instructions. He
denied it in rather lively manner.
The young Aiken delegate called on
the other members of his delegation
to support his assertion. Then the
chairman put Donaldson's motion and
declared it carried.
W. D Evans submitted the protest
of the Marlborough convention
against nominations. Some citizen
made the point that it was out of
order.
Byrd, of Florence, made a little
speech: asserting that he should not
be gagged in the discharge Of his
duty.
Then the protests were received as
information:
Brice, of Fairfield, proceeded to
make protesting speech against
nominations. The Beaufort man
nominated Evans ;again. Carris
nominated John Gary Evans. Cheers.
"a gentleman moved that MIR. Brice
be allowed to proceed and colloquy
ensued between him and Donaldson.
Then Brice blazed away.
There were motions and yells of
emotion" and the chairman seized a
table leg and pounded the desk until
DR.. Byrd, Of Florence. demanded
the yea aud nay vote on the question
of nominations or no nominations.
The vote was by counties which
voted solid delegations. The only
counties voting no were Fairfield.
Horny, Maricn, Marlborough and Flor.
ence, all others voted yes solidly.
The total vote was 282 yes, and %
no.
Nominations were then called for.
Mr.. Jordan of Aiken, in an enthusias-
tic speech placed in nomination Mr..
John Gary Evans. Mr.. W. Gibbes
Whaley seconded the nomination of
Mr.. Evans as one "who doeth all
things we'll" 1t was also seconded
by a number of other gentlemen.
Mr.. W. D. Evans said in view of
the small vote cast in the State he
wished to place in nomination man
as true and as tried as the man who
would be the next Governor of South
Carolina, and he placed in nomination
Mr.. w. Fl. Ellerbe This nomina.
tion received several seconds.
Mr.. Redfern of Chesterfield, placed
in nomination Mr. J. g Tindal,
which was seconded by delegate
from Clarendon.
The vote was taken by counties,
Chester, Florence, Horny, Marion,
Marlboro and Pickens voting for El-
lerbe; Chesterfield and Clarendon
voted for Tindal. All others voted
for John Gary Evans The vote re,
suited. Evans 262, Ellerbe Al, Tin.
dal IA. The nomination of John Gary
Evans was then made unanimous by a
standing vote. Mr.. W. D. Evans
moved that the rules be suspended
and that the Hon. w. FL. Thinner
man, of EdgefeId, be unanimously
nominated for Lieutenant Governor.