The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-08-23

baptism he received the name o
John Gary Evans. He was reared
among those hills and received
MS early training in the cokesbur,
conference School. When he grey
little Older he was sent to schoo
at Schenectady, N. Y. In his frs
year at the college he was elected
president of his class, an honor
which had never before been con.
forred upon any Southern bow
After leaving college he studied
law in the office of his uncle, Major
w. II. Gary, in Augusta. In 1886,
he finished his law course and cast
his lot with his own people, South
carolinian, in Aiken, just across
the Savannah from Augusta. In
1888, after residence in Aiken of
less thar eighteen months, he was
overwhelmingly elected to scat
on the floor of the House. When
tho Reform movement was inaugu-
rated he cast his lot with it and
has stood by it as firmly and as
honestly as any man in South car
olina. In 1892, the people of
Aiken sent him to the other end
of this building because they re-
cognized in him young man who
was among the noblest in the land
He had served them we'll there.
The people of South Carolina have
recognized his manhood and abili-
ty, and have called on you to raise
him to the high and exalted station
of chief Executive of South caro-
lima. 1t is useless to speak of his
glorious ancestry; the favorite
nephew of Gen. Martin w. Gary,
no inherits all his grand qualities.
Many delegates on behalf of
their tics seconded Mr..
EWans's nomination.
GEN. ELIERBE NOMINATED.
Senator w. D. Evans said {:
There are here as true and tried
Reformers as any in South Caro-
lima and l am not one of those
who have in me anything but a
feeling of pride at what the Re-
formers do when they act. In
obedience to the small minority
vote cast III the clubs. 1 place in
nomination the name of a man
who is as true and tried as the dis
tinguished gentlemen who will be
South Carolina's next Governor.
| (Applause.) 1 nominate w. H.
Ellorbe. l will not go into past
records. The gontleman (Mr
Jordan) has located Aiken ae
being just this side of Augusta
l will locate Marion as being lust
this side of tho hamlet Of Mullins
(Laughter.)
TINDAL NOMINATED.
e. n. Rcdfoarn of chesterfield
in II brief speech nominated Sc.
crotary of State Tindal. One OF
tho clarendon delegation seconded
tho nomination and plodged clar,
ondon county to the successful,
candidate. (Applause.)
Every county for Evans and
every county for Ellerbe seconded
tho nominations Of their favorite
Tho usual motion that nomlna,
lons close was passed and the con.
vontion proceeded to vote. AS
the name of each county was
called the chairman of tho deloga.
ton announced the vote of his
county. The vote for the candi.
dates stood as follows:
EVANS WINS EASILY.
For Evans--Abbeville, 13; Al.
ken, 8; Anderson, 12; Barnwell
12; Beaufort, 10; Barkeley, ID D.;
charleston, 19; colloton, 10; Dar.
lington, 8; Edgeield, 12; Fair.
field, 8; Georgetown, 6; Green.
vile, IL; Hampton, 6; Kershaw
) E; Lancaster, 6; Laurens, 8; Lex.
ington, 6; Nowberry, 8; Oconee
6; Orangeburg, 12; Richland, 10;
Spartanburg, ID; Sumter, 12;
Union, 8; williamsburg, 8; York
, 10; total, 262.
: For Ellerbe-chester, 8; Flor
once, 8; Horny, 6; Marion, 8;
Marlboro, 8; Pickens, 6; total
id.
For Tindal-chesterfeld, 6;
clarendon, 8; total, ii.
MADE UNANIMOUS.
SO soon asthe vote was an
nounced j. e. Ellerbe of Mari
on, q brother of General Ellarbo