Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-27
FOR
PRESIDENT.
SOUTH CAROLINA ADOPTS
RESOLUTIONS ENDORSING
HIM.
They Are Passed by the Con-
vention by a Rising Vote.
Lie Passes Between Irby and Till
man--Bolters Win the Day.

COLUMBIA, S. c., May 20.-The
State Democratic convention met
at noon to-day IN the State capi-
tol. The attendance was very large.
Senators Tillman and Irby, and
Governor Evans, besides all the
leading politicians of the State
were in attendance. Irby, as State
chairman, called The convention
to order but mado no speech. /.
III. McCalla was made temporary
chairman. The permanent organl-
zation was effected by the election
of A. III. Patterson, of Barnwell,
who made a brief speech express
ing the hope that the, convention
would sen l only delegates to Chi
cago who would represent this
State. He spoke of the great ad-
vance the cause of free silver has
made. The convention, at the in
stance of Senator Tillman, has ap-
pointed a committee of one from
each county to report platform
and consider all resolutions. An
other committee on constitutional
changes was appointed. AT l
| o'clock numerous resolutions were
being presented, all of them free
silver, from the ground up.
One resolution offered by Mr.,
Fred Williams, was that they re-
fuse to elect delegates to Chicago
at all.
A resolution calling on the Dem
ocrats of the State to vote for Till.
man for President, was received
with cheers, when presented.
A res olution of sympathy with
the Cuban patriots was also cheer,
ed when introduced. The convrn-
ton, at 80 o'clock, took a re,
cess until s o'clock. The delegates
at lal ge to Chicago will be Sena.
tor Tillman, Governor Evans, w
H. Ellerbe, and D. J. Brabham
The following delegates from the
several Congressional districts
have been agreed on:
Second-M. B. McSweeney, B
L. Caughman.
Third. H. Mccall, j. B. Wat
son.
Fifth-T. H. Williams, W. F
Strait.
six.h-W. D. Evans, A. H. Viii
liams.
First District-M. R. Cooper. O
Collector; Thomas Martin, OF
Beaufort.
AJternates-J. D. Bivens, o
Colleton; Thomas Talbird, O
Beaufort.
Seventh District-Dr. 0. R. Low
man, of Orangeburg; DIR. FL. T.
| Abbott, of Sumter.
Alternates-C. w. Garvis, O
Colleton J. w. Dreher, of Lex
Fouith District-Nat elec.
Alternates-at-L Large-C. NJ. Efrd
w. II. Mauldin, W. 0. Tatum, J
@. Wilbcrn.
| Cuban resolutions calling or
the President to carry out the &C
ton of Congress were adopted
unanimously.
The Tillman Presidency resolu
tion was adopted by rising vote.
Senator Irby, speaking in the
capacity of chairman of the De
mocracy Of the State, warned the
reform faction against bolt, and
predicted ruin to the party in the
State, and to not only white su.
premacy, but white civilization
as the breech would be made a
permanent one.
He said that the whole trouble
was that the party vas good
enough to elect Tillman Governor
twice, and to the Senate, but was
not good enough to elect him Pres
ident.
Senator Tillman was bitter in
his reply, and ascribed Irby's at
tack on him as his (Irby's) fear
for his 'ro-election. To this Irby
who was seated at a short distance.
gave the lie direct. Tillman's an
swer was lost in the confusion of
cheers and counter-cheers that
followed.
Tillman then denounced Presi-
dent Cleveland and the money
power of the East, and announced
his readines to join hands with the
West. He was bitter in his com.
ments on Ghe Democrats of the
North and favored the bolt if the
convention did not declare for
silver.
Governor Evans announced his
advocacy OF Tillman's candidacy
for the Presidency, and stated that
there was not a Democrat North
of Mason's and Dixon's line.
Fourth district. D. M. Shaw,
Laurens; J. J. Fairfield.
At 2 a, m., the convention took
recess till Sept. 1. This is to al
low the convention to reassemble
in case the South Carolina dele
cation along with others, bolt the
national convention.