Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-05-19
nominated Col. Wiley Jones, of


Geo. K. Prince, of Anderson,
nominated Congressman Latimer.
Senator Henderson named Gov.
McTweeney.
Gov. Sheppard, sin behalf of
The Edgefield delegation" named
Senator B. r. Tillman.
Nominations were closed and
the four nominees were elected.
Mr.. Cosgrove, of Charleston,
b ing the first to second the nom
ination.
The delegates from each CON
gressional district are to meet at
80 to select the district delsga-
tions.
The com mittee on platform
and resolutions met this after
noon and elected B. r. Tillman
chairman and August Kohn sec,
retary.
The committee reported favor
,bly on resolu tion instructing the
delegation to vote for Bryan and
favored the itrule on platform
! and president.
Col. Hoyt's platform was agreed
TO. 1t Denounced the financial
policy Of the trusts and called
upon the State and national gov.
ernment to pass such stringent
laws as will curtail their opera.
tIons in the future. His resolu
tons also denounced the imper-
alistic policy Of the present gov
ernment as contrary to the spirit
Of our institutions. He also In
cluded resolution that the pre-.
sent war in the Philippines is un-
just, and that these people should
be given free government under
United States protectorate, if
necessary. The resolutions also
denounced the Porto Rlcan pol
icy by of the repu blican party, en-
dorsed w. j. Bryan as a candi-
nate for president and expressed
sympathy for the Beers.
The committee was somewhat
divided about expressing sympa-
thy with the Beers, but Tillrnsn
urged the adoption of this sec
ton, which was done.
The platform is being drawn
by the sub committee; it will be
on lines already Indicated op.
posing imperialism, the policy
towards Porto Rico, Cuba and the
Philippines.
Mr.. Welles, of Edgefield, intro
duced resolution against the
dlspensary and in advocating a
local option scheme. This was
unfavorably reported as not hsv-
ing anything to do with the con.
ventlon.
Following is the list of dele
gates to the national convention
selected by the congressional dis
trict delegations and confirmed
by the convention:
First District-W. B. Wilson.
Charleston Thomas Teibird,
Bea ufort. Alternates, L. Arthur
O'Neill. Charleston; w. II. Ken.
nedy, Williamsburg.
Second District-James Fl.
Tlllman, of Edgefield, and G. w.
Garris, of Bamburg. Delegates to
select alternates.
Third District-I. Fl. McCalla,
Abbeville, w. G. Strbhng, Oco-
nee. Alternatea, MrGee, Green
wood, and Geo. K. Price Ander.
son.
Fourth District-J. A. Mooney.
Greenville; John Gary Evans,
Spartanburg. Alternate, F. H.
Weston, Columbia.
Fifth District-T. Y. Williams.
Lancaster; j. @. Wilborn, Rock
Hill. Alternates, j. Fl. Marion,
Chester, and T. B. Butler, Gaff
ney.
Sixth District-D. II. Traxler,
Timmonsvllle; r. W. Boucher,
Benrettsville. Alternates, r. Fl.
Zimmerman and Louis Appelt.
Seventh District-J. w m.
Stokes, Orangeburg; w. b. Cru.
Der, Colleton. Alternates, w. D.
Scarborough, Sum ter; j. II.
MIers, Dorchester.
Senator Tillman was reelected
national com mitteeman. There
was no other nomination.
The report Of the committee on
platform was presented.
The fight was participated on