Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-05-19
STATE CONVENTION.
Sheppard NOmiuates Tiilman,
YOumaus Alone Against En-
dOrsing Him.
Greenville News.

Columbia, S. c., May 16.-The
boob convention was held today
Every one who is in State or
national politics, who has been
An 1t and wants to get back, and
those who want to get a taste of
politics now or in the future,
were here. 1t was a regular love
feast in politics. Conservatives,
straightouts, reformers. Tillman
ltes and all were in attendance
and voted for zach other and pat
ed each other on the back.
The convention did nothing
remarkable. 1t endorsed Bryan
and instructed it's delegation to
vote for him.
The convention was called to
order by President Wiley Jones.
In escorting up Temporary Pres
ident Breazeale be made a hit
by appointing on the committee
all of the pronounced guberna-
torial candidates.
Mr., Breazeale was then intro.
duced and he thanked the con-
vention for the honor, He ex
planned why the convention had
assembled. Since the last conven-
tion in this State new Issues and
problems had arisen and many
events had transpired in the DO
litical world. At most through
out the world there had been up
rising of the people in behalf Of
liberty. The United States had
played no unimportant part.
Cuba had been freed from Spain's
yoke and had republican form
of government for the people, of
the people and by the people.
W. ID. Evans nominated L. O.
Hamer, clerk of the house, for
temporary secretary and he was
unanimously elected.
Mr.. Stansell was nominated for
sergeantat-arms and was unani
mously elected.
On motion of Mr.. Prince the
chairman of each delegation was
asked to hand in the revised liots
of delegates.
j. W. Dunn was made assist
ant secretary.
MIR. Mellow nominated w. F.
Stevenson for permanet chair
man and he was elected by &C
clamation.
There were three or four
"Noes" in the voting preliminary
to this result.
A committee consisting of
Messrs. Mellow and Bellinger
was appointed to escort Mr.. Stew
enson to the chair. Mr.. Steven.
son on taking the chair thanked
the convention for the honor,
doubly an honor coming from
such a grand old State as South
Carolina. The convention was
meeting on the transition from
one century to another, to elect
delegates to name q standard
bearer to usher in the new CEN
tury, a leader standing in the
shoes of Thomas Jefferson. He
looked back and referred to South
Cardinals great growth in taxa
BILE property, in cotton manufac.
turing, second now to Massachu-
setts, and in tobacco growing. We
now have a united front and have
rolled back the dark cloud of
Negro domination. Railroads are
being built here faster than in
any other State. 1t is a peenom
enSl record for a decade.
The convention appointed COM
mittees of one from each county
on platform and resolutions with
Senator Tillman as chairman, and
constitution and bylaws with
Mr.. DeBruhl as chairman.
A large number of resolutions
we're presented, Col. Hoyt's re.
quiring the pledge to support the
national nominees and a vigor
Gus platform from the same
source being among them.
The election Of the four dele
gates at large was then entered
upon and quickly disposed of.
Mr.. Gentry. of Spartanburg,