The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-05-27

boiling, But it should not be lightly
done nor without cause, and o the
speech of the Senator was an
upon his action in 1890. It Is true he had
differed from the farmers OF the State.
He had often disapproved OF their policy,
but be would give a dollar q word TO any
man who could find any abuse OF them
or opprobious epithets against them from
his lips. He had in the course of his life
been in minorities and in majorities and
confessed he preferred to be In the ma
iority but to be in the minority did not
make him wrong.
In these very halls the junior Senator
had for years been in q minority and the
senior Senator for the last six years was
triumphant. And now the latter was
found With as few at his back as be him
self seemed to have. He did no fear a
bolt at Chicago, but be did anticipate q
disruption or certain defeat of the Demo-
cratic party if it nominated a silver man
on g. silver platform.
Senator Tillman promptly arose and
said he wanted to publicly disclaim any
intention Of rejecting on Mr.. we'll
and he now would be believed and he
wanted utterly to disclaim any Intention
| Recommending on Mr.. BarnwelPs position
as to boiling, as he must have
IL VIII SOLu0 JUG ClSo, III ho FoAN "oS
| sorry be said what be did and he wanted
to APOLOGIZE for all he said as to him In
any wav.
MIR. Bacot, of Charl sJton, insisted on a
vote on the final adoption OF the platform
as reported by Senator Iillman. The f.
nal vote was 270 to % in favor Of the Till
man platform.
It ought to he noted that the resolution
was not directly on the boiling question:
and that it was supported by the Reform"
ers en- masse.
Col. Aldrich, ofthe special committee
reported the following resolutions, which
provoked considerable applause, and on
motion the resolutions were adopted by q
rising vote. Four or five members rose
in opposition:
We, the Democratic party Of South
Carolina. in Convention assembled. view
with satisfaction the patriotic course OF
our distinguished fellow citizen, Senator
Benjamin Tillmap,. and receive witt,
pride the manifestations of approval or
his public work by the people of tho
country at large. That we present hiu
name to the national Democracy as ono
worthy to be the standard bearer Of the
party in the Congressional election, and
II ut to his public career as q guarantee
that his future labors in any and every
position in which he may be placed will
be marked by conservatism and designed
TO uplift the toiliDg masses Of the people
without doing violence to the just rights
of any class of citizens.
Senator Irby wanted to know what had
become of his anti boiling resolution. and
was told that it had been tabled on an un-
favorable report. He stated be was
watching the resolution and had not no
ticed it's fate. Chairman Patterson said
it lad been disposed of by the unfaVora'
BILE report being adopted.
Senator Tlllman said that he hrst
clause of the platform ought to satisfy
the Senator.
Senator Irby insisted on a vote on bis
resolution against boiling, and said IL
waa due the people that there be q record
OF the Convention.
Mr.. CAN'T said his delegation came as
friends Of Irby, but not as Cleveland
Democrats, and no such Democracy.
Mr.. Irby would not stop short of 8
record vote and consented to have q vote
by counties. The vote was tedious.
The ex expected happened and the resolu.
lions of Senator lrby wera voted down.
The great leader wanted them killed and
that settled it. The vote stood 253 against,
to 81 for the adoption of Irby's resolution
The Anderson delegation voted solidly
against Irby's resolution. The commit
tees report on all of the incidental reso
lutinus was adopted.
The next thing to come up was the
election OF delegates to the National Con
vention. The delegates at large are b
R. Tiliman, John Gary Evans, w. b
ElIerbe, D. j. Brabham. Alternates, 9
NJ. Eird, ". II. MauldiD, ". O. Tatum,
DC Wilborn.
The delegates from the Third Distrie'
are I. II. McCslla, j.. Bolton Watson
Alternates. j.. T. Duncan, Newberry e.
P. Earle, Oconee.
Senator Tillman was chosen by accla'
nation to be the National Executive Com
mitteeman from South Carolina.
Immediately after the Convention ad'
iourned the State Executive COMMITTEES
met and organized by electing Secretary
nf State, D. H. Tompkins, Chairman
U. x. Gunter, Secretary ; andsCol. Willie
Jones Treasurer,
Gen. R. N. Richburg. of Columbia. who
Two years ago, was q candidate for Ad'
iutant and Inspector General will seek
the nomination for that office again thit
year.
~penitentiary, entertained the Anderson
delegates at his ~hospitable home. as has
been his wont.
For the stenographic reports of the
speeches of Senators Tillmau, Irby ano
others I am indebted to the unfailine
courtesy of Mr.. August Kohn, the efti'
rient manager Of the NeDs and Courier
Bureau in Columbia.
W. A. DICKSON.