The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-15
THECONVENTION.
Il Is Thougt Tsas A Full State Ticket
VIII r Named.


COLUMBIA, S, C. Aug. 1O.-S5ate
politics are getting lively just now.
The dull, heavy and uneYentful cam
paign speaking is over now, and the
next ten days will witness more real
political campaign work than all the
three months just past. The fact u.s.,
the real fight is just beginning. 1t is
pretty safe to predict that there Is 60
ing to be no end of fun between now
and the general election in November,
and no one can tell how it is going to
end.
There Is every indication now that
Evans, as stated yesterdays going to
get the Reform convention nomination,
without the slightest trouble, on
Thursday next. There is every lndica.
ton, too, that the conventions going
ahead and nominate a full State ticket
the ticket quoted yesterday. The
convention is called to make nomina-
tions for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor only. And thereby will pro.
baby hang very interesting talk-to
be developed in the next month or two:
There is music ia the air. Some Reform
leaders were talking yesterday, as Re-
form leaders have not been heard to
talk for many day In South Carolina.
The dissatisfaction over the attempt to
make ring nomination has grown to
much larger dimensions than any one
has thought.
The fact is, there is now every indi-
cation of a dark horse from the ALI
ance against Evans, after be is nomi-
mated, if the convention exceeds its du
ties, under the call. The dark horse
whose name Is freely mentioned, is a
stronger man than Pope, and Pope will
probably step aside if he is put up.
And then again, the fight from what
can be heard, will go beyond the State,
Democratic primary and september
convention and will be fought in the
November general election. The State
is not at liberty to give what informa-
ton it has on this matter just yet, but
1t will not be many days perhaps before
it will be known-that is, if anything
at all is done. All the talk that can be
heard indicates that such is going to be
the result, but no one hereabouts of
course IS able to tell with positiveness
what will come OF 1t.
There seems to be a good deal of con-
fusion among the people about what
the various political gatherings and
events scheduled for the next month
mean.
Tomorrow the Reform faction of
the Democratic party holds its club pri-
maries, to elect delegates either Eller-
be, Evans o. Tlndal mea-to the sever.
al county conventions of the Reform
faction, which meet on Monday, to
elect delegates to the State Reform
convention, which meets on Thursday
next to make nominations for Cover
nor and A!eutenant Governor. for the
Reform faction. In the primaries to-
morrow, only members OF Reform fac
tion clubs can vote.
Then, on the 28th inst, the State De-
mocratic primary election, to choose
electors tc the State Democratic con-
vention in September, will be held. In
this election, all members of Democrat
ic party, Conservatives and all, can
vote. September convention electors
for the nominee of the Reform conYen-
ton, or for any other candidates run.
ming against his nominee, can be voted
for. When the September convention
meets, composed Of these electors, 't
will make the final nomination or a
State ticket for the Democratic party Of
South Carolina. Then any independent
or Republican State ticket can come
ont and oppose the Democratic ticket
In the general election to be held in
November. In this November election
any qualified voter having a registra-
ton certificate can Yote.-S5ate.