The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-10-02
NO FIGHT THIS YEAR.
The Carwile- Carson Confer
ence Fails to Nominate.
THE WHOLE SCHEME ABANDONED.
No Platform, No Nominations
and No Reorganization.
The Convention DissoIves I'm Disgust
and Confusion.

The Convention Dissolves i'm Disgust
and Confusion.
The convention of Democrats reas
sembled on the 25th ult. in Columbia
under the call Of j. l.. Carson, chair
man executive committee, and went
into caucus on tho political situation
The following summary of proceedings
is made from the reports of the daily
newspapers:
Columbia Register.
The caucus was practically secret
society. Walter Capers, Douglass Sym
mcrs and Mr.. Koon were stationed at
the main door leading to the hail OF
the House OF Representatives as door
Keepers. They had the names of the
delegates from each county, and before
u man was admitted the doorkecpers
had to be satisfied that he was the
right person. Two policemen wero
stationed at the outside Of the door.
Even the newspaper reporters in sym
pathy with the objects of the move
mont were excluded.
When Chairman Carwile called the
caucus to order about $3.50 o'clock there
were numerous vacant chairs. Ches-
had no representatives, and the cards
marking the seats for these counties
stood as the only representatives.
Many Of Hampton's chairs were vacant
and the same was the case as to other
counties. 1t did not look like there
were more than 225 men in the hall.
The caucus remained in session for
an hour and half and adjourned until
$50 o'clock when it resumed its secret
work, some of the members stating
that it would be hours before the eau
Gus would be ready to go into convcn-
tion.
About o'clock it was given out that
the caucus would discuss the question
of nominations for three hours and
then go into convention.
The early hours of the caucus were
spcnt in listening to reports on the out
look III the various counties. AS gen
oral rule the reports were rosy. These
reports came from members of the eX-
ocutive committee in favor of nomina-
tions and who were Butler men.
Shortly aftor 10 o'clock Register
reporter was informed on what he
knows to be excellent authority that
the outlook at that hour was against
nominations by Il majority of eight to
ten. The gentleman who informed
liminary motions which had been Of
fered and which had anything of tho
clement of a division OF the two fac
tiOns had been won by the menagainst
nominations.
One of the motions defeated by the
denominations men was that limit
ing debate SO as to allow only the
chairmcn Of the delegations to speak.
This was scheme in favor of nomina-
tions, as the nomination men had found
that the majority Of the chairmen
wcro in favor Of putting out a ticket.
The denomination men spoke strongly
against it and alleged that there was
something like gag law in the proceed
ing. The motion was defeated and
then one was passed limiting debate to
four hours and the speeches to ten
minutes each. The prospects werc
that a vote would be taken about l2
o'clock, midnight.
Early in the evening a. b. Williams,
of The Grcenvillc News. offered q reso-
luton in favor of nominating n candi-
date for Governor and against putting
out full State ticket. 1t is understood
that his motion was defeated by ris-
ing vote. This was one of the first test
votes. Exactly how Mr.. Williams
stood on the question Of nominating Il
The vote on the question of limiting
debate stood II to 90.
At l.l3 O'Clock tho convention finish
ed taking yea and nay vote on the
question of nominations. Tho vote re-
suited l23 TO 80 In favor of nominations
and the convention decided to go into
nominations in short time.
Just Il few minutes after tho vote
was announced Nj. u. Howell OF Collie
ton, followed by every delegate from
his county, announced that they would
withdraw from the caucus and would
not remain in the convention to take
part in its deliberations. NJ. O. Dantz-
icr made the same announcement for
the orangeburg delegation, and they
marched ont of the caucus,
\ number OF individual members OF
the various delegations withdrew, as
follows: j. r. Richardson and l.. w.
Parker, Of Greenville: Mr.. Folk, of
Barnwell one of the secretaries OF tho
caucus Henry Fuller, OF Beaufort :;
i2cGriy all of the Newbcrry delegation
and over hall Of that from Spartan
burg.
The resolution on which the debate
on nominations took place was intro
duccd by G. y. Sanders Of Spartan
burg, and was that the convention
doomed it inexpedient that atnomiAations
bc made at this time.
Some OF the delegations showed
good, hard sense in the estimates of
the political situation. In the reports
from the counties eighteen reported
that they couldn't be carried: thirteen
reported th they could be carried,
and five wen doubtful. Notwithstand-
ing that the delegates from cighteon
counties reported that thoy would be
beaten and were sensible in this re-
port 4 majority OF the delegates favor.
ed nominations
The State.
AT 3:lO o'clock a. m. a good many oil
the delegates, besides those who with
drew, having gone out for while, q
motion to rcscind the previous vote on
gho matter Of tho nominations, was
made and put TO vote. This was
killed, however, afbcr lively fight by
a vote OF rs TO 53. The matter Of the
appointment Of the platform committee
is now under consideration again al
3:25 IL. m.
At $3.50 o'clock this morning 4 resolu
tion was offered that the convention
adjourn sine die, Gnl condemning those
delegations which withdrcw. This was
Rele&ted The caucus then appointed
the committee on Platform and nomina.
tions, consisting OF ono from each coun
BY, and II has now retira2 to do It's
work.
Just about $3.50 q, M, Edmund Deas
taking advantage OF his light complex
lon, passed. in just behind two dele
n