The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-07-07
Mr.. Byrd, of Darlington, nominated F. L.

Mr.. Byrd, of Darlington, nominated +. L.
CardoZo.
Mr.. A. A. Harper. of Charleston, said that as
Conservative colored citizen, and one VINO
had come here calculating to support anS
honest and upright man who should DC nolni,
mated. to remove the unprecede1teu IaAa
which mad been imposed upon the Peopie, 1,e no
nroed the nomination OF colored man Is
c,Sdidate @ for the Office OF Lieutcnant-Gover-
No, to that end he would present the name
~ Mr. W. E, Marshall, of Charleston.
MI a. ". Martin nominated Rev. Jonas
Bird, OF Charleston.
Obliged for the compliment which had oecn
rendered him by his colleague, MIR. Harper
bnt the position of Lleutenant-(1oveln elnor was
one which he did not feel he had the ability
Io fil. He felt constrained, therefore. to de-
cline the nomination, and he would gladly
second the nomination of General Butler:
AIr. Theodore Mitchell, colored delegate
coast should claim everything, but that they
should consult the feelings aud wishes OF other
portions of the State. The candidate Tor GOV,
ernor had been conceded to Charleston, ana
with that the lower country should be satsned.
Mr.. johnson. also co!ored delegate from
Charleston, urged tue nomination OF nnor co,orou
man for the position of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Rev. Jonas Byrd thanked the gentleman
who had mentioned his name IN connect9n
with the Office of Lieutenant-Gov overnor. iu
| his view. ignorance could never permanently
rule intelligence, and he would not vote 10 10
nominate any man who was not quaiihed Iof
| tn. position for which he was suggested.
| GApplsuse. He was with the people OF this
State in the good wolB, and he urged that
| they should put forward men whose names
would carry weight. He would be very glad II
! they could find colored man among them
| who was compelent 10 fill the Office OF Lieu
| tenant-G Governor; but he must say, IN trutii;
| be knew of no such man. and hence no W0uiu
gladly yield to the nomination OF General but-
| ler. lApplause ,o.;.o
| to participate in discussion upon this SUD-
| iect. ANYTHING that might be said was neces-
sa11ly so personal in its bearing that 1t was
not pleasant to discass such matters. he
| would say, in all candor and sincerity, that he
would prefer to have an honest, capapc coIo!-
ed man upon their ticket to any frIend Oh nus
| own. however able or in harmony with his po-
| iucal views he might be, and he would 40
! this as an evidence of good faith IN carrying
out. in all its consequences, what they mad so
solemnly declared to be their purpose, lap
| plause. But they were embarrassed by the
! fact that the only colored man who now re-
manned in nomination Mr.. Cardozol. al
| though, 80 far as he was aware, ne would pc
acceptable to the Convention, as he certainly
| would be to him General kersnawl as con-
stitutlpe an honorable exception to those
holding high Office in the State -he was salts
| fed wUuld decline the nomination. lie was
not in favor of nominating any man VINO they
| had reason to believe would not accept the
| nomination. Then, as to his esteemed friend,
| General Butler. AS bad been announced that
gentleman was laDoring under poiltlcal dls-
abilities, and hence the first inclination OF his
| ID ,rokh hta
son of his disabilities. But their colored
friends had taken this matter into their own
| hands. and had urged General Buffers noml-
| nation, even though he was laboring under
disabilities, end if the colored delegates unani-
mously desired that nomination 10 be made, II
| would be done.
MIR. w. E. Marshall, o colored delegate from
| Charleston, favored the nomination OF General
| Butler. In coming to this Convention he
had but one purpose, and that was to aid IN
| selecting men of updoubted integrity and
| ability to conduct the government or the state.
| The taxation Of the State had increased In
such proportion that city and country alike
were nearly driven into bankruptcy, and yet
| the Shyocks were more and more exactlng.
The poor were especially interested in this
matter; for though the taxes we're paid by the
property owners, yet ultimately they came
| out of the laboring classes. This view should
| be presented to the understanding Of the col
| ored people, and he did not know OF any one
more competent to bring the matter before
them than General Butler. Applause
| Mr. YJ Pope nominated William L. Gary.
| of Edeefield, and in doing so PAID merlted
| tributed to that gentleman's abilities.
| Mr. Gary said he was Indebted to South
| Carolina for whatever he was. He had enter
| ed into this movement with no desire 10 ad-
vance his personal interest. but with prr-
pnse to make it a success for the prosperity
4 o.. Ea1k made RI gI.a
| clne to have his name used in connection
With the Office named.
General Kershe~ moved the nomipation OF
! General Builer for The Office OF Lieutenant
| Governor by acc!amation.
The question was put. and it was carried
UNANIMOUSLY, amid loud applause.
Colonel 4. Y. Simons offsred the following
resolution
Resolred, That the presiding officer Of this
| Convention do appoint al his leisure COM
mi,tee of thirteen, who shall constitute the
| executive committee of the Union Reform
party, who shall be charged With the con 1uct
| Of the ensuing campaign; and that the COM
mlttee, when appointed, be directed to pro-
pare, on consultation with the Governor and
L!eutenant-Governor nominated. an ADDRESS to
the people Of the State.
The rcsolutio was adopted.
Mr. J.. L. Bacon, Of Edgefeld, moved the ap-
polntment Of committee OF five to announce
! to the candidates the fact OF their nomination,
which was carried.
The president announced as such committee,
| Messrs. J. E. Bacon, Robert Mure. p. B..
Tompkiu ". L. DePass and William Black.
Ger eral Kershaw being in the chair, Alr.
Theo. Mitchell moved that the thanks of the
Convention be rendered to Colonel W. NJ,
Shannon for the able and courteous mauncr
IN which he had presided Verlts deliberations,
which was adopted.
On the president resuming The chair, Gene
raj Kershaw announced the action of the Con-
veDtion.
Colonel Shannon replied in these words:
RESPONSE OF COLONEL SHANNON.
Gentlemen OF the Conrention-Whle I ac-
knowledge and fully appreciate this action OF
the Convention, it is likewise incumbent upon
me to express my own gratitude to You for tho
courtesy, ability, aud broiherly consideration
which has been exhibited during our discus
sions, and for the admirable spirit with which
you have guarded every expression, to the end
that the old Commonwealth should sntfer no
detriment at your hands. have been in many
assemblies Of the people Of South Carolina,
and sat in many Cf her conventions. and while
mournfully regret that so many OF my asso-
ca.es are passing away, and that consequently
there is much larger proportion oil strangers
here than have been in tho habit OF meeting
on former occasions, let me say, as feeble
tribute 10 the character OF your deliberations,
that the courtesy, high tone and dignity ofthe
representative people of South Carolina, mani
tested in this place, conclusively show, that the
spirit of old South Carolina is not dead yet.
In conclusion, let me say that have never
yielded my hopes for the fhturo OF orr State,
and they are bright to-day-much brighter
than when first entered this mournful city Of