The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-28
MANNING, S. c.:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST ss, 1895.
Governor Evans Should Preside.

The Constitutional conventlon'
which conyenes in the house OF rep
resentatives at the city of Columbia.
sentember 10, 1895, 1s O'Clock noon'
viii be the most important assem-
b.aee of men seen together in South
Carolina during the past genera1ion
and will not be forgotten by the IN
mediate future one.
Much of the best talent OF the
State of all occupations will be N
that convention, including State ana
United States officials.
Among the distinguished men IN
this body is quite an array OF master
builders,'' possessed of parliament
ary skill, experience and superb exec
utive abilities as presiding officers
over deliberative bodies; mentioned
by their admiring friends and the
different newspapers as the best man
for president of this convention are
limited States Senators Tillman ana
Irby. Speaker Jones, and Nessrs.
Talbert and Sheppard.
Tillman is man OF extraordinary
abilities and Irby made one OF the
best and most brilliant speakers the
house of representatives OF Sou1n
Carolina has ever had.
Speaker Jones, than whom there
is no better, brighter and falrer pre-
siding officer known to parliament
ary bodies, and ex-Speaker and ex-
Governor Sheppard, whose abilities
and reputation are known through.
ont the United States-either OF
these gentlemen would make a nrs'-
class president.
CONGRESSMAN Talbert, the best OF
rough-and-tumble fighter in this
State and in the Congress OF tne
United States, and one Of the best
presiding officers for a political con
vention known to Us, would make
president worthy OF the convention.
This is quite an array OF talent, oue
there comes yet another, whose
abilities are fully known and recog-
nized-Governor John Gary Evans.
Governor Evans is a member OF tins
convention and-to say nothing OF
his position as Governor OF sooen
Carolina - possesses the e1perienee
and requisite abilities for TINS oi'-
tinguished position.
No governor in the past history OF
the State has been member OF sucn
q convention and not made president
Of the same. There are now no Tallo
reasons why this precedent should
not be followed and Governor Evans
not recognized as the chief executive
of the State by this convention.
Aswe understand the temper and
expressions from different parts OF
the State by the delegates elected 10
this convention, there will not de-
yelop any material opposition 10
thus recognizing this time-honoreo
nrecedent and conferring this great
honor upon the Governor OF the
State.
Governor Evans should be MADE
nresident OF the Constitutional con-
yention, and his high position should
make him the unanimous choice OF
the members. By making him presl-
dent OF the convention, it shows to
the people abroad the high regard
South Carolinians have for their
chief executive.
No man did more to bring the pop
ular mind round to the necessities OF
a new constitution no member OF
that convention better understands
the needs and necessities for changes
in the present constitution than
Governor Evans, and none will make
better presiding officer OF that con-
vention.
Governor Evans for president OF
the Constitutional convention.