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VKJl/l IIU ALL LrULlTHE NOMINATIONS MADE*Nominations w-ere then called for for Governor and Mr. O. C. Jordon rose. He said for the high and exalted position of Governor of South Carolina, lie desires to place beforo the convention the name off one who was a man, a noble man, a perfect man, a man in every sense. Mr, Jordan said: “In Cokes-bury, in the county of Abbeville, on October 15, 1863, while the war was raging, there whs born a black-eyed boy—of the union of Gen, N. G. Evans, a gallant soldier, and Ann Victoria Gary. This boy grew up to become the lion. John Gary Evans. He received his early training at the old Cokesbiiry conference school. When he grew up he went In 1880 to Union College at Schenectady, in the State ot New York, lie was elected In his junior year president of his class, a marked compliment for it was the first time a Southern boy had been thus honored. The young man was a great favorite of his uncle, Gen. M. W, Gary. After returning from college ho went into the Jaw office of Gen. W. T. Gary In Augusta, Ga. lie remained there reading law until 1880, when he returned to his State to cast his lot among his own people at Aiken, In a short time the people called upon him and sent him to the Legislature to represent them in 1888. Then in 1800, when the Reform movement was inaugurated, he cast his lot with it, and ho has stood by it as grandly and honestly as any mania South Carolina. In 1802 the people raised him higher and stmt him to the Senate. Ho has served there with signal ability for the pass two years. Now we call upon you to raise him higher and put him in as Governor of this noble old State. The nephew of Martin Witherspoon Gary, he Inherits all of his many noble traits,” (Prolonged cheering).Siv nr seven cmnit.ips Hrwnndpri TCvimo*
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Pickens Sentinel
Pickens, South Carolina, US
Thu, Aug 23, 1894
Page 5
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