The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-21

now owned by aliens and foreign syn
dicates; and that all lands now held by
railroads and other corporations in ex
cess of such as is actually needed by
them be reclaimed by the government
and held for actual settlers only.
5. Believing in the doctrine of equa
rights to all and special privileges tt
mono, we demand
q. That our national legislation shall
be SO framed in the future as not Il
build up one industry at the expense
of another.
b. We further demand removal o.
the existing heavy tariff tax from the
necessities of life that the poorcof oul
land must have.
C. We further demand q just and
equitable system OF graduated tax or
| incomes.
d. We believe that the money Of the
country should be kept as much as pos
sible in the hands of the people, and
hence we demand that all national and
State revenue shall be limited to the
necessary expenses Of the government
economically and honestly admins.
tered.
6. We demand the most rigid, honest
and just State and national government
control and supervision of the means OF
public communication and transporta-
tion, and il this control and supervision
does not remove the abuse now exist
ing, we demand the government owner
ship OF such means of communication
and transportation.
l. We demand that the Congress of
the United States submit an amend
ment to the Constitution providing for
the election of United States Senators
by direct vot" OF the people of each
State
Mr.. James moved to amend Mr..
Evans's resolutions by specifying that
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
YER demand should be at the ratio of
l6 to /. Carried.
Mr.. Evans stated that the resolutions
he had introduced embodied the plat
form upon which the Democratic party
had gono to victory in 1892, and upon
which the candidates had gone through
just that they should go into the cleo
tion upon the platform on which they
had canvassed the State.
A motion to strike out the sub-trca-
sury section of the resolution was
promptly and almost unanimously
tabled The resolutions were then
adopted as a whole with but two or
three dissenting votes.
Mr.. Colcock, of Charleston, moved
that the convention proceed to the
work which it was called to do-to the
nomination of a candidate for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor.
Prof. Marchant started first rate
rumpus when he offered as substi-
tute for Mr.. Colcock's motion, reso-
luton " that the convection nominate
full State ticket, in block, by ballot,
including three candidates for railroad
commissioners"
Mr.. Colcock refused to accept the
substitute.
Mr.. McCravy, of Laurens, stated that
his delegation had come here unin-
structed and he would like to hear this
matter of nominations fully discussed.
A delegate from Beaufort, who was
just shade too full for utterance
almost, here interrupted and cried out,
We'll, if Pm in order will you please
for Governor" Uaughter.)
Mr.. n. j. Donaldson said his delega-
tion came here instructed to make
nominations for Governor and Lieuten-
ant Governor that done let the wis
dom of the body decide as to anything
else.
Mr.. Cunningham moved to lay the
substitute on the table.
At this juncture things began to get
very lively. Capt. Steadman, of the
Aiken delegation, rose and exclaimed
rather dramatically: "Before you go
further, ] would like to inform you
tion (Prof. Marchant) has done SO
against the instructions given him by
the convention which sent him here"
Loud cheering.) Then there was
much excitement.
Prof. Marchant looked little wild
and in the most dramatic manner,
waving his arms, he exclaimed 81
deny it. l deny it. He has made an
assault upon me. I have acted for the
people of Aiken according to the in
structions given me by my conscience"
There was quite an uproar and in the
midst OF it the chairman put the motion
to lay Prof. Marchant's substitute on
the table.
Senator w. d. Evans then asked the
secretary to read just at this juncture
some resolutions, which were adopted
by the Marlboro county convention by
a vote of SO to II. The resolutions
deemed it inexpedient to make any
nominations at all at the convention,
and instructed the delegation to carry
out the conventions ideas. This was
received,by the convention as informa-
tion.
Mr. Jarnegan announced that the
Marion county convention had endors-
ed the Marlboro resolutions. This
was also received as information.
Mr.. Byrd, of Florence, made SINH
lar announcement.
Mr.. Cocock wanted to know what
all this had to do with the business of
the convention.
Mr.. Byrd evidently thought that
| there was to be some gag business for
he walked out into the aisle, and said {:
am here as representative of the
people Of Florence, and don't propose
to be gagged. We are entitled to as
! much of a hearing upon this floor as
, anybody here. IF they want to go
rough shod over us, we will surely
protest. II there is any dissatisfaction
in the ranks with tho nomination
scheme, 1T seeems to me now is the
time to hear it,"
Mr.. Brice, of Fairfield, followed.
| They should have free and fair ex-
preston of opinion. He entered for
tho Fairfield delegation q protest
against making any nominations what
ever. He said two-thirds of the Re-
| formers in his county were opposed to
it.
The motion was then adopted by a
vote of 282 to %, the counties of Fair
field, Horny, Marlboro and Florence
voting in the negative.
Nominations for Governor were then
in order and O. @. JORDAN, of Aiken,
placed in nomination the name of John
Gary Evans. He said: ~ gives me
great pleasure to present to the body
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