Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-10-05
The Party of Reaction.

DEMOCRATIC TIcKEr-NArIoNAL AND STATE
SOUTH CARoLINA.
Presidential Electors-State at Large: John A.
Wagner. brigadier general, Confederate army
Samuel McGowan, major general, Confederate
army.
Ist district: John W. Harrington, colonel, Con.
federate army.
I'd district; j. j. Ingram, captain, Confederate
army.
81 district William Wallace, colonel, Confed.
crate army.
4th district John b. Erwin, jor Confederate
army.
9th district: Robert Adrieh, was too young for
sevice during the rebellion.
For Congress, l.t district John S. Richardson.
During the rebellion he served as captain in Ker-
shaw's brigade and was delegate to the recent
National Democratic Convention he Id at St. Louis.
81 district Theodore G. Barker, was adjutant
general of Hanpton's Legion, Confederate army,
with the rank Of major. lie is very extreme in
his bitterness toward Union men.
Sd district ID. Wyatt Aiken. served in the leg
islature prior to the war. During the rebellion he
served as colonel Of the Seventh South Carolina
regiment Confederate army. He is not only a
bitter political partisan but an open advocate of
the assassination Of the republican leader, of the
State.
member of the legislature and during the war
was captain in jenkins regiment, Palmetto
| shsrpshooters, Confederate army
9th district G. D.. Tillman, was a member of
the legislature from 1851 to 1855. and was. during
| the war, captain in the Confederate army. lie
| also n member of tho And Iokn
| struction convention of 1865.
State ticket: For Governor, Wade Hampton
| he was for several years member of the ante
bettum legislature of the State; was a lieutenant
general OF the Confederate army, was = delegate
to the National Democratic Convention of 1868.
aud was the author of that plank in the platform
put forth by that convention which declared the
amendments TO the United States Constitution 10
be ''revo utionary, null, and void" and pledged
the overthrow of the Southern State governments "a
as soon as the democratic party should come into
power.
For Lieutenant Governor, W. d. Simpson. He
was member of the legislature prior to the war
served as q member Of the Confederate Congress
at Rchmcnd, and is regarded as democratic ol
the most extreme and intolerant type.
| For Secretary of State, II. M Simms. He wa.
sdjutant general Of jenkins brigade, Confederate
| army.
For Attorney General, Jane. Connor He was
Cnited States district attorney for South Carolins
| IRON 1901 TO the time OF secession, when he en-
tered the Confederate army, and served as brig
adler general. He was member of the Constitu,
tionsl Convention OF 1865, held in obedience te
Andrew Johnsons proclamation.
For Comptroller General. johnson Hagood Hs
was brigsdier general of the Confederate arm,
and member of the Andrew Jehnscn Legislature
of 1865.
For State Treasurer, S. l.. Leaphart Was ,
captain In the Confederate army, and was comp.
troller general of the State from 1865 to 1868, un
der the Andrew johnson policy
For Superintendent of Education, Hugh S
Thompson. He professor in the State Mil
itsry Academy prior TO the war, and duriug tn,
rebellion served as major in the Conlederat,
army.
! For Adjutant General, L. w. Noise. lie was
major iu the Confederate army.