The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-03

or fifteen votes. ABOUT tnlS time lne
Marlboro delegation left the hall to 60
home, as did many of those from the
Pee-Dee section.
Yet in all of this confusion and
evident disintegration Of the forces Of
the Convention committee on noml-
nations was appointed and had retired
to get up its work
THE END IN SIGHT.
It was during the absence Of this
committee as we'll as that on platform
that there seemed to be spontaneous
desire on the part Of the delegates
present to throw up the sponge and
quit the whole business as they saw
that at about 4 o'clock when the mo-
tion suggesting that nominations be
made, which had been passed, was
withdrawn, and the Convention stood
exactly where it began. Nothing had
been done. Mr.. Williams then intro-
duced the resolutions which were
subsequently, passsd in the Conven-
ton.
No nominations were made. Those
who favored nominations went home
in disgust, while they who were op-
posed to such a plan insisted that the
Convention bad adopted the only wise
course, and done exactly what it should
have done at the very outset.
HOW WILL 1T EFFECT SENATOR BUT
LER?
A reasonable question at this juncture
is what if any effect the abandonment
Of nominations will have upon the
chances of Gen. Butler. AS a matter
of fact, as he has said, there will not be
as strong an incentive for vigorous
campaign in his behalf. Two Of his
friends were seen this morning and
they said that 80 far as they could see
that the action of the Convention did
not effect his chances one way or the
other and intimated that there was
great deal more strength and prospect
for Gen. Buffers reelection than they
care to make public at this time. :.
This leaves John Gary Evans and
Sampson Pope in the field to finish
the fight to the finish in the Guberna-
torial race. DR.. Pope was here until
TO- day noon and said to me that he now
feels more. confident of his election than
ever. He insists that be will get from
$4,000 to 10000 Reform votes. 1t might
be suggested that some of the delegates
who were at the Convention last night
intimated that they would vote for
Mr., Pope merely as a protest against
John Gary Evans and the somewhat
mythical platform he represents.
The executive committee, which was
in session to await the action of the
Convention last night, did not have any
grist to grind, or any provocatlon to
issue the address which it is said to
have prepared. Chairman 1r6y ex-
pressed himself as very much delighted
with the result of the Convention, and
is especially pleased in claiming that
the Convention practically recognized
bis comnlittee as that of the regular
Democratic party. Governor Tillman
was very much interested in the pro-
ceedings, and seemed to be especially
delighted to. know that nominations
had been abandoned.
REPUBLICANS LAY IN WAIT.
The Republican forces were around
the Convention for a good while. 1t
is mere matter of speculation as to
what they were doing there. Some say
that they were merely watching the
Covention; others that they were wait
ing for the opportunity for putting out
a State ticket themselves, while others
again contended that they were here to
negotiate with either faction from
which they could get the best terms.
Chairman Webster, of the Republi-
can party, called upon Governor Till
man this morning and requested to be
allowed to name Federal commissioners
of election is such of the districts where
the Republicans were interested in the
election of the Congressman. Cover
nor Tillman told him that be supposed
that it was 1nerelya hook on which to
hang a protest when the prospective
contest was taken to Washington, but
that if be would submit to him the
names of good Republicans he would
consider the matter. This is about
where it will end.
About the only funny indident to the
Convention was the accommodation
of E. H. Deas, who worked his way
into the hall.