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

OF WEDNESDAYS CONVENTION.
Irby Made Great Fight to Have the Del
.gates PI dyed Not to BoIt--Tillman Re-
plies to Irby in a Long Speech Which Is
Loudly Cheered.
COLUMBIA, May 21.-At about twelve
o'clock yesterday Senator Irby called
the Democratic State Convention to
order. After rapping he waited for a
moment and then called for nomina-
tions for temporary chairman. MIR.
McSweeney nominated Mr.. I. Il. 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, o G Jordan, G
w Thorpe, J W Dunbar, Marchant, X
Edison, w B Woodward, R Gunter and K
H Zimmerman.
Abbeville-J C Klugh, I H McCalla, H J
Power, J Mcmillan, Morrah, W l.
Miller, W H Whitrock, E L Wsldrop, I A
Graham, H Kinard, ] II Thomas and j Z
Thomas.
Anderson--W A Neal, P Green, D X
Norris, B Watson, ] B Brezeale, c II Bal
ley, H H Gray, N Pearman, W Ashley,
W T Dean, A N Richardson and Russell.
Beaufort-Thomas Martin, ] Reed, w
n Lockwood, Thomas Talbird, W c Vincent,
C L Paul, Lopez, W o Prentiss, W F
Sanders and E 7 Laftte.
Berkeley-T w Stanland, B Morrison,
TW Williams, ] B Virgins, W Russell, L
L Connor, R Sweeney R G Causey, VIM
Henderson and H DELAY.
Barnwell-W Duncan, A H Patterson,
S G Mayfeld, W A All, Sr., H H Crum, P
Dyches, W Bamberg, Robert Aldrich, M
Phillips, C B Free, Henry Folk and W e
Matthews.
Charleston-C NJ Trott, L d Marshall,
G Whsley, c Burnham. NJ Mierhead, G
w Williams, Jr., Robert Graham, w Mott,
BIN Lebby, 7 S Terry, J W Barnwell, w X
Steedman, E w Wynee, P H Gadsden,
Bacot, A Riley, c s Vennig, J ? Roach, J
L Oliver and P. Carter.
Chester X Henry, II G Brawley,
P T Hollis, C Miners, W S Brown, W
C Brown, T Cunningham and Wise.
Chesterfield w F Stevenson, NJ
Hough, F NJ Welsh, W P Pollock, R E Rivers
and W G McCreight.
Clarendon-Louis Applet, Cantey, D
J Bradham, P W Webster, A Richbourg,
Davis, J W Kennedy and J Mitchum.
Colleton-M r Cooper, G W Garris, J
Appleby, A Williams, c Allen, Biv-
ems, L Parler, W c Brant and E J Lime
house.
Darlington-I P Kirven, 7 E EARLY, J B
Floyd, ] N Parrot, H A Josey, G W.Smith,
CLReynolds and W " Skinner.
Edgefeld-B R Tillman, W H Zimmerman,
WR Parks, ] W Hardy, NJ Gaines, N G
Evans, W II Yeldell and s NJ Smith, Sr.
Fairfeld-J W Lyles, R Y Lennon, ] B
Stevenson, w D Hall, w Rosborough, W
H Mobley, J G yelling and W ] Johnson.
Florence-J w MoCown, J McColl, s
. Richardson, H Traxler, J B Hubbards, 3
B McWhite, 7 Jones and DR. William llder.
ton.
Georgetown-J B Steele, S NJ Ward, Jo-
siah Doar, L Walker, NJ W Pyatt and o H
Shaw.
C.:,, m A,,t;, d N Sbumon II
NJ Barton, T Bramlett A w McDavid, Il
Hellams, DR. w H Austin, NJ S Scruggs,
Latimer, w H Whitmire, j r Harrison and
A Blythe.
Hampton-w Gooding, A L Youman's,
W Smith, NJ McSweeney, W H Tuten
and B Riners.
Horry-IR Sessions, E Grahm, J P Der
ham, R B Scarborough, ] A McDermott and
IA Lewis.
Kershaw-R B Williams, Joel Hough, C
L Winklcr, G NJ Moseley, John G Richards
and N Jones.
Lancaster C Elliott, W P Caskey, W G
A Porter, J N Estridge, 7 Y Williams and
m Clyburn.
Laurens-J L M Irhy, W Ferguson, D
Bolt, Machen, NJ B Crisp, G P Smith, A
C Workman and R Dunlap.
Lexington-C NJ Efrd, ] Griffith, A F
Lever, H Seibels, DR. D NJ Crosson and j
" Dreher.
Marion-W II Ellerbe, A Brown, D
Haselten, Montgomery, D w McLaurin,
J W Smith. T Bast and A Oliver.
Marlboro-W D Evans, II M Stackhouse,
J F McLauren, R NJ Pegues, j 7 Donaldson,
in Drake, L Breeder and } Breeden.
Newberry-J Sigh, J L Keitt, j I Dun
can, L Blease, W C Sigh, P II koon, Tho
mas s Sease and B 7 Passenger.
Oconee-E B Craighead, A P Crisp, R
Jones, Earle, William Brown and I F
Bibb.
0rangeburg-O Lowman, W Stokes, }
H Dukes, L s Connor, J H Price, D A Por-
ter, o C Salley and G B Kittrell.
Pickens-W T ODell, W 7 Field, T C Rob-
inson, w A Hamilton, Daban Mauldin and
JH Miller.
Richland--W W Ray, Earle, W McB
Sloan, Frost Walker, R S DesPortes, I
Lipscomb, T Talley, W r Muller, W Lykes
and 8 Reynolds.
Spartanburg-J T Hunt, II c L Murphy,
A Lancaster, &C Hill, DR. W Leonard, G
B Dean, ] NJ Rudasail, I Johnson, NJ
Jolly, L F Pearson, B 0 Bennett, r N Lam
caster, T L CAN'T and Bishop.
Sumter-T B Fraser, L Williamson, r
NJ Cooper, r 7 Mcleod, R j Brownfeld, W
Rhodes, Shepherd Nash, H I Abbott, II R
Thomas, D Keels, W A James and Du-
Pre-.
Union-J NJ Greer, DR. J Jeter, S Will