The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-15

Trinity-T&indal is, Evans 0. Del
egates--C. L, Emanuel, J. 3. Iindal.
Summerton-Tindal rs, Evans 0.
Delegates-L. T. Fischer, j. IL.
Hodge, L. N. Ragin. .
Cross Roads-Tindal 35, Evans S,
Ellerbe 4, Delegates-P. ". Web
Der, D. R. Chewing, G. I. Lesesne,
Frank Mcknight, NJ. D. Wells.
Total vote was, Tindal $50, Evans
900, Ellerbe n.
James E. Tindal having received a
majority vote he was declared the
choice of the county, and the follow
ing eight delegates were elected by
ballot to vote for Tindal in the State
Convention: J. NJ. Sprott, D. J.
Bradha,n, c. n. Davis, Louis Applet,
J.. S. Cantey, u. NJ. Bradham, Jas. +.
Davis, ". C. Davis.
While the tellers were counting
the ballots some one suggested that
the candidates for Legislative honors
be called upon to address the conven-
ton.
Senator Ragin was the first to
speak, ard he delivered a humorous
as well as practical talk.
He was followed by DR.. Woods
who seemed to see spooks and ell
sorts of things to threaten the Reform
movement because they would not
have a ''free for ale fight for the gu
bernatorial nomination. He thought
the step was unwise and calculated
to iniure the Reformers by keeping
the white people divided. His speech
seemed to take quite we'll with some
OF the spectators in the audience who
are not members Of the Reform
movement, and, in fact, are among
those who are engaged in trying to
induce members OF the Reform clubs
to Join the Conservative clubs.
Hon J. ". Kennedy was next to
respond to repeated calls for him,
and in his usual happy and eloquent
style advocated the Reform admins
tration aud thought the fears Of dis
integration in our ranks was unwant-
ed, and speaking for his section he
was satisfied that on the 2Sth a full
vote would be polled.
Captain Davis also responded hap
PLY to the calls made for him, and
be reviewed the Reform cause telling
his hearers that it was duty they
owed to themselves to arouse the
people to activity and keep the oppo-
sition from making any inroads upon
the Reform faction. Captain Davis
shows signs of becoming first rate
public speaker, as every speech be
makes is an improvement upon the
last.
r. II. Griffin announced his candi-
dacy and stated the reason OF his
failure to attend the campaign meet
iags, but if elected he would support
the dispensary law, the constitutional
convention, and Ben Tillman for the
United States Senate.
The tellers not having finished the
count, Captain D. J. Bradham was
called for, and he made a rousing
speech, chock full of Reform enthu-
siasm. He said that it had been so
decreed by the Reformers that the
"Colleton plan" should be the plan
for suggesting our standard bearers.
He hoped that It would be our last
convention, and that hereafter di
rect primary be given the people as
promised in the Farmers Movement
platform. That as far as the cancl-
dates for governor were concerned
all of them were true Reformers, and
if it should so happen that Claren-
don's candidate cannot secure the
prize, there was one great consolation,
that It will fall into worthy hands.
His speech, willie kind in tone tc-
wards our opponents, yet it was full
of Reform fire and calculated to put
the Reformers to work as soon as the
"'possum" shows his teeth. 10 other
words, there appeared throughout the
speech fixed determination on the
part of every Reformer to put for
ward renewed energy should the op-
position put out ticket.
At the conclusion of Captain Brad
hams speech the tellers came for
ward with their report of the vote,
and the delegates above mentioned
were the ones that received the ma
jority vote.
The convention having finished the
work for which it was called, the
State committeeman, in accordance
with his instructions, asked those not
members of the convention to retire
as he desired to confer with the dele
gates privately. The spectators re-
tired and the doors were closed. The
proceedings of the convention were
harmonious throughout, and although
the vote in the county was not as
heavy as it should have been there is
nothing about it to indicate anything
to discourage the Reformers OF the
county.
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