The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-23
EVANS AN EASY WINNER.
ONLY GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT :
GOVERNOR NOMINATED.

The Alliance Demands and Ti'lman Both
Endors, d-Everybodv in Loye tor the
Nom,nee and Rsgu,sr Love Feast All
Around.
COLUMBIA, 5 c., Aug. 16-The State
Reform nominating convention was the
great event Of interest in South Caro-.
lima yesterday. 1t was all Evans from
jump to finish. John Gary Evans was
nominated for Governor by an over.
whelming vote, and DR.. Zimmerman
was declared the nominee for Lleuten.
ant-GovernOr by acclamatioD, but no
State ticket was put up,though 1t came
dangerously near winning.
Altogether, the convention was one
of the largest bodies that ever gathered
in Columbia, and more business was
done in the same length OF time than
at any of the conventions Of recent
years. While most Of the takers were
new men, they managed to make things
exceedingly lively and interesting, 1t
was 1918 O'clock when Chairman Sigh
called the convention to order, and
without any preliminary talk called
for nominations for tempoI ary chair
man of the convention.
Mr.. 0. 9. Jordon nominated Mr.. w.
Glbbes Whaley, Of Charleston. The
nomination was received with cheers
and applause. 1t was heartily seconded,
and Mr.. Whaley was unanimously
elected, amid vOciferous applause. Mr..
II. L. Gunter Of Aiken was then nomi-
mated by Mr.. Jordan for temporary
secretary, and was unanimously elect
ed. The credentials Of the delegations
were then called for, and the several
chairmen handed them up. On motion
of Mr.. Sligh, Col. +. M. Mixson Of Co.
lumbta, was made assistant secretary.
The roll was then made up and the
convention was ready for business. A
motion was made to make the tempo
rary organization permanent, which
caused considerable confusion. There
was evidently much dissatisfaction
with Mr. Whelev on account Of his
voice. Mr.. Whaley stated that he
on account Of his physical condition.
Mr. M. II. Cooper, Of Colleton, was then
nominated. He was forthwith elected.
On taking the chair he thanked the
convention for the honor conferred on
him on behalf Of the people Of Cole
ter, the originators Of the Colleton
Idea, which they were here to carry out.
The temporary secretaries were then
elected permanent secretaries.
Mr.. w. A. James, of Sumter, offered
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the chairman Of the
State Reform faction committee be in
structed to request the Democratic
State central committee to place an
extra box at each polling place in the
Democratic primary election to be held
oG August 28th inst, for the purpose
Of getting before the public fair and
positive expression of opinion from the
white voters OF the State on the dis
pensary law. In said box voters who
favor the dispensary plan as solution
of the whiskey problem to vote "yes," "
and those who oppose the same to vote
mo-" After considerable debate the
resolution was tabled.
Mr.. w. d. Evans, the president of
the State Farmers Alliance, then offer
ed the Ocala platform with few al
terations, as the platform and princi-
Piles governing this convention and the
Reform party. The platform was adopt
ed unanimously.
Mr.. Colcock, of Charleston, moved
that the convention proceed to the
work which 1T was called to do-to the
nomination of a candidate for Cover.
nor and Lieutenant Governor.
Prof. Marchant started first rate
rumpus when he offered as substi-
tute for Mr.. Colcock's motion, a resolu-
tion "that the convention nominate
q full State ticker, in block, by ballot
including three candidates tor rail
road commissioners" Some one
promptly moved to table this.
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
Mr.. Il. j. Donaldson said his delega-
tion came here instructed to make
nominations for Governor and Lieu
dom of the body decide as to anything
else.
Mr.. Cunningham moved to lay the
substitute on the table.
At this jnncture things began to get
very lively. Capt. Steadman, of the
Aiken delegation. rose and exclaimed
rather dramatically: "Before you 40
further, I would like to inform you
That this man, who offered this resolu,
tion tProf. MarchanD has done SO
against the instructions given him by
the convention which .sent him here
cloud cheering.) Then there was
much excitemenLG
Prof. Marchant bounced up out @;
his chair. He looked little wild and
In the most dramatic manner, %aylnp
his arms, he exclaimed: "I deny 1t.
deny 1t. He has made an assault upon
me. / have acted for the people OF
Aiken according to the instructions
given me by my conscience" There
was quite an uproar and In the midst
of 1t the chairman put the motion to
lay Prof. Marchant's substitute on the
table, Capt. Steadman all the while ap
pealing to the convention to be allow
ed to reply to Prof. Marchant. The
substitute was tabled.
Senator w. ID. Evans then asked the
secretary to read just at this juncture
some resolutions, which were adopted
by the Marlboro county convention by
by @ vote Of 81 to II. The resolutions
deemed 1t 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. Marion and Florence counties
endorsed the Marlboro resolution.
Mr. Brice entered for the Fairfield
delegation q protest against making