The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-20
THE STATE DEMOCRACY.


Irby Made u Great Fight to Have the Del
scates Pl dyed Not to Bolt.-Tillman Re-
plies to Irby In a Long Speech Which Is
Loudly Cheered.
COLUMBIA, May 81. AT about twelve
o'clock yesterday Senator lrby called
the Democratic State Convention to
order. After rapping he waited for a
moment and then called for nomlna-
tons for temporary chairman: Mr..
McSweeney nominated Mr.. I. H. Nc.
Gala of Abbeville and he was elected
unanimously. Messrs. McSweeney,
Martin and Zimmerman escorted him
to the chair.
Mr.. McCalla thanked the conven-
ton for the honor conferred upon him.
He said it was time for action and not
for speech-making, however, and pro-
ceeded to call for nominations for tenn
porary secretary. Messrs. M: 5.
Scruggs, S. w. Vance, @. j. Allan
and DR.. E. S. Bernhem were elected.
ROLL OF DELEGATES.
The roll of delegates was then made
up as follows, the appointment OF a
committee of credentials being dis
pensed with as there were no contest
ing delegations:
Aiken-John Gary Evans, c Jordan, G
w Thorpe, J W Dunbar, W Marchant, J X
Edison, w B Woodward, R L Gunter and K
H Zimmerman.
Abbeville-J C Klugh, I H McCalla, 81 J
Power, ] T Mcmillan, J H Morrah, W l.
Miller, W II Whitrock, E L Waldrop, I A
Graham, II Kinard, II Thomas and U
Thomas.
Anderson--W A Neal, P Green, D K
Norris, Watson, j B Brezeale, c Ii Bal
ley, H H Gray, N Pearman, j " Ashley,
VT Dean, A N Richardson and II Russell:
Beaufort Thomas Martin, j S Reed, W
H Lockwood, Thomas Tslbird, W c Vincent,
C L Paul, ] L Lopez, W Prentiss, " F
Sanders and E Laftte.
Berkeley-T W Stanland, J B Morrison,
TW Williams, J B Virgins, W Russell, I
L Connor, Sweeney, R G Causey, VIM
Henderson and A H DELAY.
Ba-nyell-W H Duncan, A H Patterson,
S.G Mayfeld, W A All, Sr., H H Crum, II z
Dyches, W Bamberg, Robert Aldrich, NJ W
Phillips, C B Free, Henry Folk and w G
Matthews.
Charleston-C NJ Trott, L D Marshall, W
G Whaley, C E Burnham. I M Mierhesd, e
w Williams, Jr, Robert Graham, w Mott,
BIN Lebby, T Terry, j W Barnwell, W X
steedman, E W Wynee, P H Gadsden, I W
Bacos, A J Riley. c s Vennig, J P Roach, J
L Oliver and P. Carter.
Chester X Henry, II c Brawley,
IT Hollis, C T Miners, W S Brown, W
C Brown, T Cunningham and A Wise.
Chesterfield " F Stevenson, ] NJ
Hough, F NJ Welsh, W Pollock, R E Rivers
and W G McCreight.
Clarendon-Louis Applet, J S Cantey, D
J Bradham, P W Webster, A J Richbourg,
WCDavis, ] W Kennedy and J Mitchum.
Colleton-M R Cooper, W Garris, I }
Appleby, A Williams, c J Allen, J D Bly,
ems, L E Parler, " C Brant and 81 Limel;
house.
Darlington-I P Kirven, 7 E Early, J B
Floyd, N Parrot, H A Josey, W Smith,
CLReynolds and W JW Skinner.
Edgefeld-B R Tillmsn, W H Zimmerman,
WR Parks, ] W Hardy, NJ Gaines, N G
Evans, W H Yeldell and NJ Smith, Sr.
Fairfeld-J W Lyles, r Y Lennon, J B
Stevenson, W D Hall, w L Rosborough, W
H Mobley, J G yelling and W johnson.
Florence-J W McCown, J S McColl, J s
Richardson, D H Traxler, J B Hubbards, B
B McWhite, T Jones and DR. William 1lder.
ton.
Georgetown-J B Steele, S NJ Ward, Jo-
siah Doar, L G Walker, NJ W Pyatt and 0 H
Shaw.
Greenvflle-J 7 Austin, B N Shuman, II
NJ Barton, Bramlett, A W McDavid, r
Y Hellams, DR. w H Austin, NJ Scruggs, }
8 Latimer, W H Whitmire, R Harrison and
A Blythe.
Hampton-W Gooding, A L Youman's,
W 8 Smith, NJ B McSweeney, W H Tuten
and B Riners.
Horry-IR R Sessions, f Grahm, J Der
ham, R B Scarborough, j A McDermott and
"A Lewis.
Kershaw-R B williams, Joel Hough, C
L Winklcr, G M Moseley, John Richards
and N Jones.
Lancaster-J C Elliott, W Caskey, W G
A Porter, N Estridge, I Y Williams and
L NJ Clyburn.
Laurens-J L NJ Irhy, J W Ferguson, F D
Bolt, ] Machen, NJ B Crisp, P Smith, A
C Workman and Dunlap.
Lexington-G NJ Efrd, D Griffith, A F
Lever, H ] Seibels, DR. D NJ Crosson and J
w Dreher.
Marion-W H Ellerbe, W A Brown, j D
Haselten, J D Montgomery, d W McLaurln,
J w Smith. @ Bast and w A Oliver.
Marlboro-W Evans, II NJ Stackhouse,
] McLauren, R NJ Pegues, J T Donaldson,
IN Drake, L Breeder and Breeden.
Newberry-J A Sigh, J L keitt, Dun
can, Blease, W Sigh, H Koon, Tho
mas 8 Sease and B Passenger.
Oconee-E Craighead, A z. Crisp, J X
Jones, Earle, William Brown and I F
Bibb.
Orangeburg-O R Lowman, J W Stokes, J
H Dukes, L Connor, H Price, A Por-
ter, o C Salley and Kittrell.
Pickens-W O'Dell, w 7 Field, c Rob-
inson, w A Hamilton, Daban Mauldin and
JH Miller.
Richland-W W Ray, Earle, W McB
Sloan, Frost Walker, r S DesPortes, ]
Lipscomb, T 7 Tslley, Muller, w Lykes
and s Reynolds.
Spartanburg-J Hunt, II c L Murphy,
J A Lancaster, C6 Hill, DIR W F Leonard, G
B Dean, J M Rudassil, I johnson, II NJ
Jolly, L F Pearson, B O Bennett, r n Ian
caster, T L CAN'T and B B Bishop.
Sumter-T B Fraser, C L Williamson, R
NJ Cooper, e T Mcleod, r Brownfeld, W
Rhodes, Shepherd Nash. H Abbott, II R
Thomas, D E Reels, W A James and j E Du'
Pre-.
Union-J NJ Greer DR. 7 Jeter, S vii.
born, T Douglass, j NJ Bennett, o Tate