The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-09-26
Er the Anderson Mtelliqencer.

disabused of any false impressions produced by
the card of Mr.. w. S. Brown, appearing IN
your issue of the 18th inst, it is deemed proper
to make the following exhibit of facts, VIZ:
The meeting of the Centreville Township, held
ON the 9TH inst, was small, and the voting ir-
regular and scattering; so that when the voting
had proceeded for some while, and the voters
generally leaving Immediately after casting
their votes, in view of the yet slim attendance
and the probable failure of a majority vote be-
ing cast for any one or more nominees Tor GER
tain Offices, a resolution was moved and unanl-
mously adopted to the effect that the delegation
from said Township should be left free and un-
instructed, and at their discretion to vote or
not vote at all for nominationssn the County
Convention.
Upon counting the votes, it was found that
no name run as nominee for the Legislature
had received majority Of the votes cast, but
merely plurality-Mr. Brown standing third
highest, having received between a third and
fourth of the whole number of votes cast. A
list of the names voted for and the respective
vote received by each was made out and put in
possession of the chairman of the delegation,
which said list was duly returned to the chair
man of the County Convention when called for
in its turn, and placed in the hands of the sec
retaries. Whereupon, the Convention voted
first upon the nomination Of County Commits
sioners, and made by resolution this standing
rule, namely: That upon the failure of any
candidate to receive majority of the whole
number of townships. e., nine (9) townships,
there being sixteen (l6) in the County-then
the Convention would proceed to nominate by
ballot from the names presented, or even going
outside, there being no limitation imposed.
Now, it is proposed from the foregoing state
ment, to educe four several and distinct facts,
in way of denial of the imputation of "gross
fraud and betrayal of trust" charged upon the
Centreville delegation, each of which it is be-
lieved, taken separately and singly, will con-
stitute a good and sufficient reason for the
action of said delegation, and taken together,
triumphant vindication, viz:
1st, No legislative nominee received major
ity of the votes cast in Centreville Township,
Mr.. Brown receiving only II votes out of 30,
being less than one-third of the whole number
cast.
Pad, The delegation, by resolution of the
voters themselves, were left free, untrammelled
and discretionary to vote or not vote in'the
County Convention.
3rd, The return of the township election,
regularly, in manner and form with other
townships-thus placing the result before the
entire Convention.
4th, The standing rule, made before any
nominations whatever, that upon the failure OF
candidate to receive majority of town.
ships, the Convention would proceed to elect
by ballot.
According to his own statement, Mr.. Brown
received the vote of but five townships, inclu'
ding Centreville and Hopewell, This claims to
which the public are invited to decide,) still
these townships are exonerated by the standing
rule of the Convention, however much this
Convention to be composed of the
integrity and intelligence of the County
might have erred in making such rule. Fol
confirmation and endorsement of part of the
above stated facts, I refer to Messrs. VIM
Moorhead and Jolly Poole, of the committee
of managers of the township election, (myseli
being one by substitution and for the other
facts to the entire delegation of the County
Convention.
Also, in justice to myself and the public, il
becomes me to state that Mr.. Brown was in
possession of these precedent facts, by reason
of anrexplanation made by me, in the presence
of several citizens, when was Unexpectedly
and abruptly accosted, at the Court House
steps, by Mr.. Brown, and demanded to give the
reasons for the part acted by the Centreville
delegation. There was no concert, agreement
or collusion amongst the delegation to preju,
dice the claims of any one.
protest, for myself, and believe I may safe,
ly do so for my associate delegates, to have
knowingly done injustice to no one; but, per.
suaded that the present exigency would and
ought to unite and concentrate the conserya-
tive voters of Anderson County upon any
worthy and capable nominees put forth by the
Convention, we were not actuated by personal
partialities. Patriotism may demand large
sacrifices.
O. for the virtue of the illustrious .Athenian
who, when defeated in his candidacy for Ar.
chon, returned to his home rejoicing that
Athens had ten better men than he.
VIM. D. EVINS,
Chm'n Committee of Delegation.
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