The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-09-25
NOMINATIONS WERE NOT MADE.
TERMS THAT WE'RE NOT COM.
Piled WITH

TERMS THAT WE'RE NOT COM
Piled WITH.
The Conference of fIndcpcndcnt Dem-
ocrats Asked for the Remuneration
OIthc Ocala Dcmands-Thc REQUEST
was Denied, and the Call is Issued
Tor Another Conference.
Ihe convention of Democrats which
assembled under the call of Thomas
w. Carwlle, chairman, met in tho city
OF Columbia on the l7th inst. Thirty
one counties were represented, and a
preliminary conference was held, at
which che fullest and freest discussion
TOOK place. Naturally the-mest i'm
portant question before the conference
was as TO the advisability of nominat-
ing State ticket. The majority
favored ticket at tho start, and the
debate only changed that purpose for
the time being.
Alter long, earnest and exhaustive
discussion, resolution solving the
problem to some extent was adopted
by q vote OF l2O to l04, which postpones,
without abandoning, nominations. Tho
vote by counties to table the resolution
was as follows:
1eas-Anderson, 8; Barnwcll, 6 ::
Beaufort, 8: Chester, 8: Chesterfield.
z; Darlington, 81 Edgelield, 2; Fair
r"i ioi CuCc, 1fcenVlllC, .
hampton {; Horny, ,; Lancaster, &
Laurens, ,; Lexington, & Marlboro, |
Oconee, =; Orangcburg, 2 Pickens. =:
highland, 8; sumter, l: Union, ,;
Williamsburg, 4 York, 0-lO4.
Nays-Aikcn, s: Anderson, | Barn
well, u: Bcrklcy, s. Charleston, !:
Clarendon. u: Darlington, =: Edgciicld,
q; tIorence, ) Georgetown, I: Green.
vile. 4: Hampton. Il: Horny, 3; Laur-
ems, .: Marion, /; Newbcrrry, 8: Or
angeburg, TO; Pickcns, 3: Richlund,
Snartanbur9, Il; Union, &; York,
AT 2:45 o'clock the convention as
scmbled with General johnson Iia-
good, OF Barnwell, in tho chair, and
w. j. Crawford, OF Chester, as sccrc-
tary.
The following executive committee
was elected:
Aiken, a. p. Butler; Anderson. NJ.
u. Tribe; Barnwoll, Mike Brown;
Beaufort II. w, Richardson: Bcrkc-
ley. >. i. Smith: Charleston. f. G..
Fishburnc Chester. Il. Butler Woods !:
Chesterfield, w. b. Stephenson: Clar-
endon, f.. B. Hodges Collcton, blank:
Darlington, w. Z. Croker Edgclcld,
w w. f. Allen Fairfield, John Bratton
Florence, J. R. G. Wright: George
town, j. b. Steele: Grccnvillc. $. \.
Iowncs; Hampton, w. f. Martin
Horny, 9. II. QuatlcDaum kcrshaw,
blank Lancaster, John G.. Mellow
Laurcns, w. l.. Gary: Lexington, G..
). Bradford; Marion, j. w. johnson:
Marlboro, ID. G.. Roper: Ncwbcrry.
George S. Mower; Oconcc. C. w.
Pratt; Orangeburg, NJ. O. Dantzlcr; !;
Pickcna, H. q. Gaines; Richland, }. G..
Capers Spartanburg, j. l.. Carson
Sumter, j. G. Singleton Union. l.. J.
browning; Williamsburg, Nj. j. Hurst:
York, q. w. S. Hart.
The following resolutions, offered
BY Thomas w. Carwilc, of Edge
field, were unanimously adopted
Whereas, Men prominent in the
affairs of the State claiming to be
Democrats, some Of whom are now
seeking nominations for high Offices us
Democrats, have declared themselves
bound by the principles announced at Il
convention held ut Ocala, on the Sd
day of December, 1880, as paramount
to all their political principles, what
socvcr, which principles are ccntraliz-
ing IN their tendency and opposed TO
those OF the Democratic party.
And. whereas others SO now claim
ing To be Democrats have allied them
selves with members OF Il new p"".
styled the populist party and !,sIor
declared themselves ready to abandon
the Democratic party whenever
an opportunity favorable to the
success of the so-calcd party should
present itself.
And, whereas, under such circum-
stances 1T becomes the duty OF the
Democratic party OF this State, through
It's official representatives in convcn-
tion assembled, explicitly to declare It's
position IN regard to these disturbing
Influences,
" Resolved, That this convention,
composed OF loyal Democrats from all
parts OF the State, demands of the con
Vcntlon to assemble on the 10Th instant
under the call OF the executive com
mlttce OF the Democratic party of the
state as heretofore organized, cx-
pllcltly to declare the true and lOyal
allegiance OF the whole Democratic
party OF the State of South Caro-
INA to the principles and organi-
Zation Of the National Democratic
party and to rcpudiatc and rcscicnd
The action OF the State Convention OF
lS92, adopting the Ocala platform as
that Of the Democratic party of this
State.
Resolved, That the convention also
demands OF the said State Democratic
S'h''hpiph W DS uciu on inc lDtn oil
September to nominate no one to Office
who is not in full accord with tho
principles OF the National Democracy,
nor one who acknowledges allegiance
to the said Ocala platform or to the
principles of the Populist party.
Resolved, That the nomination by
inc convention on the nineteenth IN
slant OF any candidate for any office ut
the hands Of the democratic party
holding allegiance TO any other than
the Democratic principles and policy,
shall absolve all members of the Demo.
cratic party in the State from obliga-
tlon TO support such nominees At the
general election whether or not thew
participated in tho recent primary
election.
!" Resolved. That an executive com
mittec consisting of one member from
each county be appointed by the re-
spcctive delegations, which committee