The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-09-28

The exception OIL the minority report on
platforms. The Committee on platforms
reported the following, which was adopted,
to.wit:
PLATFORM.
l. The representatives of the Democratic
party Of South CAROLINE in convention as
sembled, do reafirm their allegiance to the
principles of the party as formulated by
jefferson and exempli6ed by Madison. Jack
son and Calhoun, and their successors in
Democratic leadership
2. We reaffirm our allegiance to the plat
form adopte by the Democratic national
convention at Chicago in June, 1892.
3. We demand the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at n ratio Of IL to / and
insist upon its immediate enactment without
waiting for international agreement. We
insist upon it for the protection of our farm
ers aud laboring classes, the first and most
Gefense'css victims of unstable money and
fuctua'ing currency.
4. We reaffirm our allegiance and ad-
herence 10 and advocacy of the principles
set forth in our State Democratic platforms
adopted in 1890 and 1892.
5. Recognizing the great evils of intem-
perauce aud the curse Of barrooms and their
corrupiing influences, we heartily endorse
the dispeDsary law ss the happiest and best
solution Of the vexci whiskey problem and
we call upon the Christian men and women
| of the State to see that the law i, fairly
tested and to assist in its enforcement.
6. We urge upon all good Democrats
TO vote for the calling Of Constitutional
convention ut the general election in
November.
7. We endorse the present Democratic
,l, 8 Stato ,lny,
and just and fully cxcmplifying our motto
of equal rights to all and special privileges
to none"
The plat form reported by Mr.. Fi,zSim-
mons, rs minority report, and read by
Col. Duncan read as follows:
l. Resolved, That, we as representatives
Of the Democ' attic party Of the Safe of South
Carolina do hereby renew and declare our
unswerving allegiance TO the principles OF
Demo mooracy as set forth in the platform
adopted at Chicago by the Rational Demo
cratic convention of 1892.
2. Resolved, That it is the sense Of thid
convention that no ,nc is n Democratic apis
entitled to represent us aS Democrats who i
II t in full accord with the principles anc
platform of the National Democracy, nor ont
who advocates the rinciples of the Populiss
party or seeks TO force the demands of the
Ocala platform upon Democrats rs the test
of political principles or action.
3. Resolved, That, We condemn as un-
democratic aud subvcrsiyc of the principles
Of the party the pla'f adopted and pro-
mugatei by the Reform Democratic con-
vention ut Columbia, 10th August, 1894.
W. lluger Fi,zSimmons.
The Constitution Of the Democratic party
was amended so rs TO allow direct
primary. There wcro some other minor
changes. We would like to be able to print
the whols constitution rs amended but it
embraces two columns and we have not tife
room. 1t is substantially Ike the old one
with the exceptions above indicated. On
the question Of nom nations there were some
differences and some speeches and some
talking. Some wanted to vote by ballot and
others were in or of the old method of
voting. The latte, prevail Il. Mr.. Il. Q.
Guntcr placed the name Of Jno. Gary Evans
before the house rs nomin,e for Governor
lie was nominated by reclamation with a
good deal Of eli husiasm. The vote for
secretary of Stn'c resulted in the following.
l.. II. Hill 50, Jno. Il. Harrison 93, and
d. II. Tompkins l7o. Mr.. Tompkins was
accordingly declared the nominee. For
Comptroller Mr.. James Norton was nomi-
mated, he having received l7G votes, while
Mr.. A. ". Jones. his only competitor
received only l26.
The nominations for Adjutant General
were Gen. Richbourg, of Richland, DR.. J.
Minus, Of Colleton, Col. j. Gary Watts, q
Lqurens, and Col. I,ralsford, of Clarendon.
The first vote resulted as follows: Rich
bourg 55, Bralsford %, Watts 1873, and
Minus 81 There were a number Of sn al
changes made in the vote. Watts finally
succeeded in getting l53 which was
majority Of l. lie was accordingly de-
clared nominee. For Superintendent Of
Education Mayfe,d received 207, Keit IS
and Whitman 10. Mayfield wos declared
the nominee.
There was a gocd deal of confusion when
the vote for II. r. Commissioner was being
taken. The following is taken from the
Register:
The following were the nominees for Rail
road Commissioner j. a. Sligh Of New
| berry, II. r. Thomas Of Sumter, W. ID.
Evans of Marlboro, W. II. Yeldell of Edge
field, J. c. Wilborn Of York, j. W. Gray Of
Grecuvillc, Jasper Miller of Richland, J, ii.
Koon Of Lexington.
The ballot resulted as follows:
This is The vote rg tabulated by The Reg
iscr reporter. The secretaries were never
given chance to run up the totals
CONFUSING SCENE.
# was sccn that the vote between Yeldell
and Thomas was going to be close and there
was n rush of delegates to change their
votes The chairman had TO tell them to sit
down and wait until led on. The changes
were all from the weaker candidates to
Thomns or Ycldcll.
Sigh, I29; Thomas, lG3; Evans, 1876
Ycldell, 1863; Wllborn, 1876; Gray, 80; Mi
| Ter, u; koon 80.
gIcat deal Of Confusion resulted over
the changes and there was crowd Of
! excited men in the middle aisle struggling
to obtain recognition
hobody seemed to know exactly how the
mnttcr stood aud q dc cgae askcd the chair
man if there could not be considerable slick
! work in al the changes. Even the secrc-