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Seventh District-H. T. Abbott,
Sumter.
After speech of thanks from Mr..
Patterson, Senator Tillman offered
the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolved, That a committee of one
from each county, selected by the
delegation thereof, be appointed to re-
port platform, and that all resolu-
tions be referred to the committee
without debate.
After the appointment Of the COM
mittee provided for in the above resolu-
ton Mr.. E6rd moved that commit
tee of one from each county be ap.
pointed by each delegation to examine
and pass on amendments to the constl-
tuition of the party, if any appear to
them necessary. The resolution was
adopted and the committee appointed.
Senator Irby then introduced the
following resolution, which ne asked
be referred without debate:
Whereas, neither white supremacy
in South Carolina nor constitutional
government in the United States can
be maintained without the preserva'
ton of the supremacy OF the Democra-
tic party and
Whereas the supremacy of the De
mocratic party cannot be maintained
without holding the will of the majorl.
ty as absolutely inviolable; therefore,
be it
Resolved by the Democratic party of
South Carolina, in convention assem-
bled, That it is theduty of the party, ma
tional as we'll as State and county, to
acquiesce in the will of the majority
when expressed by its constitutional
methods and to abide by and support
it's action.
The following resolutions were all
presented and referred to the several
committees, after being read. There
was some objection to the reading of
the resolutions but the convention
would not do away with the reading.
There was considerable applause fol-
lowing the reading of the resolution
naming Tillman for President and the
Cuban resolution:
By Mr.. James: Resolved, That in
the high interest of harmony and good
will between and among the white
men of South Carolina we do not nom
mate national electors at this session
of this convention.
By Mr.. Whaley: Resolved, That
the executive committee be and they
are hereby authorized to nominate
whenever it thinks proper, presidential
electors to be voted for by the Demo
Gratis of this State in the general elec-
ton of 1896.
By Mr.. Blease-Be it resolved that
we favor Immediately restoration with
a free and unlimited coinage of gold
and silver at present legal ratio Of ID
SO 100 to 1 without waiting for the
consent of any other nation and that
such gold or silver shall be full legal
tender for all debts.
Resolved, 2.-That we demand that
the secretary of the treasury recognize
silver as the money of redemption and
that he exercise the right to redeem
all coin obligations in silver.
Resolved, 3-That our delegates to
the national convention are hereby in
structed to demand that the platform
of the national Democratic party be
adopted as customary before the selec.
ton OF the STANFORD bearers of said
party, and that they are futher in
structed to vote for no candidate for
President or Vice President OF the
United States in said convention ex-
cept men loyal and true to said de-.
mands, and who will hold honor and
principle above the desire for money
and self.promotion, and they are fur
ther instructed to use their own discre-
ton in acting so as to promote the
peace and welfare of their country and
to secure them the relief that they
have so long begged for at the hands
of unscupulous money grabbers and
Office holders.
By Mr.. Fred Williams-Resolved,
By the Democratic party OF South
Carolina in convention assembled.
First. That we favor the free con-
age of both colo and silver at ratio
of 16 to1.
Second. That we are in favor of the
change in the banking system OF the
United States so as to give the people
a currency sufficient to do the busi-
ness of the country.
Third. That we will not send dele
gates to the national convention but
will leave each voter free to vote on
national questions.
By MIR. Gantt-Resolved, That our
delegates to the Chicago convention
be instructed to impale all Wall street
candidates upon pitchfork, and hold
them over the fire of genuine Jetfer'
sonian Democracy.
By Mr.. McSweeney-Rssolved.
That we affirm our approval of the &C.
ton of the late Constitutional conven,,
ton in making permanent and liberal
provision for the support of the COM
mon schools of the State and in provid-
ing also the means of higher education
for all classes and conditions of our
people. We point to the recent
changes in our Constitution whereby,
in the Democratic primary, every
Democrat may vote directly for the
man of his choice for all offices, from
the highest to the lowest, in the gift OF
the people and declare that such pro-
visions evidence the purpose of the
party to procure the free and untram-
meled choice of the Democratic voters
themselves.
By Mr. Joel Hodgh: Resolved, by
the emocrats of South Carolina,
That we favor the unlimited coinage