The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-09-10
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

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REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONTENTION.
Pursuant to the call of Col. j. r. Cochran,
the County Chairman, this body convened in
the Greeley Institute at this place on Saturday
last. At about 10l o'clock the meeting was
called to order and business commenced. On
motion of G. D. Williams, members ofthepress
were invited to seats on the floor. The Chair
man then arose and stated that the object Of
the meeting was to elect delegates to the State
Convention to assist in the nomination of suit
able candidates for Governor and other State
officials, ard also to elect delegates to a Con-
members present select and vote for good,
honest men who would well represent them in
the different Conventions. That it was a mat
ter Of necessity that such action should be
taken as would insure the election of men fit
ted for the positions. On notion Col. James
Long was requested to act as Secretary of the
| meeting. The call Of the different precincts
was then proceeded with and all found to be
represented except Dark Corner. Thirty eight
delegates were present. On motion of G. D.
| Williams, committee of nine were appointed
the Secretary and the committee to retire, ex-
anime and report upon the same. After short
whio out, the committee returned and reported
| ali correct. The Secretary called the roll and
found all present, whereupon it was moved
that the report of the committee be adopted.
The report was unanimously adopted 1t was
then moved that Col. John r. Cochran be cleo
ted delegate to the State Convention. Col.
Cochran vacated the Chair, and called upon W.
R. Parker to take his place, vhereupon the
motion that Col. Cochran be elected as the first
delegate to the State Convention was put to the
meeting and unanimously carried. Col. Coch-
ran, after thanking the meeting in fitting terms,
said that he would not support bad men for
office; that for the sake of party he had voted
for men he did not approve Of but now he
would do otherwise and was determined to use
his utmost endeavors to put down fraud and
corruption, and to raise the Republican COM
munity; that he hoped the State Convention
would nominate a man for Governor who
would see to the interests of South Carolina
lie said: Let every man here to-day, whether
in the churches, schooEhouses or corntiolds,
| cndeavor to bring about system of peace and
harmony between black and white men, and
also peace and prosperity to the State. Listen
to no extreme measures, be they Radical or
Democratic, but ask your white friends to as
sist you in establishing schools for the purpose
of educating your children and inculcating
right principles, and all the good men in the
United States'will correct anything bad which
may occur, and laws will be enacted in every
Southern State to enforce your rights. G. D.
Williams was then nominated as second dele
gate to the State Convention. He thanked
them for the nomination, and said that if elec-
ted he would do his best for the County, and
that he would carry out the views he had in
mind, in order to eradicate the troubles
which now existed, and was heartily willing
to oppose fraud and corruption. He was then
elected Green Jenkins was next nominated,
but declined, and w. r. Parker was elected
third and last delegate to the State Convention.
The next business before the Convention was
the election of alternates, which resulted in the
following being chosen: Hiram Greenlee, G..
A. Mattson, E. D. Williams.
The Chairman then announced to the Con-
vention to prepare for the election of delegates
to tho Congressional Convention, but before
going into the election, Maj. E. w. Everson,
of the Daily Union, was called upon by the
Chairman, and introduced by the Rev. Allen
Pickett, one of tho delegates from Pendlcton.
Mai. Everson, after thanking the meeting, said
that he did not come thcro to advocate the
claims of any man in particular, but when
asked to speak upon the condition of the coun-
try, he felt it his duty to do so. He said that
the time had arrived when every man should
consider the condition of the State that he
fully concurred with the Chairman in saying
that Anderson was now the banner county Of
the State, but thought that in 1866 it was the
worst, and was now glad to sec that such q
marked change had been effected; that this
was the first time ho had opened his mouth in
speech, and did so simply because it was here
he spent the happiest days of his life, and here
he met the noblcst man he ever saw, ole who
devoted himself to his countrys cause. He
further said that if he could form correct
opinion from the newspapers ho had read,
what might not two years bring about? The
delegates elected werc to so to Columbia to
vote for Il Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
and that regarded the latter there was no
diversity of opinion, but upon tho election OF
UuC lOIlllcI lllC MltlCSC UlNCISlly tNISlCtl LIZ
said that we want a man who can and will re-
deem the State from the position i'll which sho
has been placed to-day by the teachings of bad
men that ho was under no obligations to any
candidate for Congress, neither did he seek
office nor wish for any, other than that OF the
newspaper which he now held, that in Andcr-
son County there were seven or clght c;'hul-
dates for the position, but the duty OF the hour
was to elect II man who would fill the position
with honesty, integrity and ability; that nc
was not in favor Of clccting to Congress any OF
those men who had been instrumental in
bringing about tho dctrmcnt and ruin Of the
! State: that the Democrats had been successful
in North Carolina and Georgia, and South Car
olina, like awcdgc lay between them, and that
it was only question of time when South
t,,roIinu and Louisiana would follow their