The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-05-11

ding that delegates shall be. elected viva
voce, and that o majority shall be neces-
sary to choice.
The third and last resolution was then
put and, before its adoption, a motion
was made to adjourn to tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Col. Haskell moved that the Conven-
ton 20 into caucus tonight after adjourn
ment.
The motion to adjourn having been re-
newed, Gen. Gary said that his voice
should not be stihed. The secret session
must be had. he intended to be heard.
He had always been straight-out Demo-
ecrat, and believed the right plan to
adopt was the honest plan-the Missls-
sippi plan.
Col. Haskell insisted that there should
be a caucus before the executive commit
tee was chosen.
Governor Bonham said he had moved
with the purpose of having a caucus to-
morrow.
The Convention then adjourned until
10 A. N. tomorrow.
Second Days Proceedings.
COLUMBIA, Friday, May 5.
The State Democratic Convention re-
assembled in the hall of the House of
Representatives this morning at 10 o'clock,
Gen. J. B. Kershaw in the chair.
The President called the convention to
order and announced the first business
before the convention to be the consider
alton of the third of the resolutions in
troduced the previous evening-that the
convention 60 into caucus.
Gen. Gary moved to amend by striking
out Caucus" and inserting "secret ses-
sion."
Col. Haskell opposed secret session,
as he was willing that his friends and
opponents alike should know what he
had to say and do, and what were the
intentions of the convention.
Gen. Gary said he was not the author
of the secret session, but made the mo-
ton in accordance with an agreement
had with the author of the resolution for
a caucus. He showed the necessity for a
consideration of the circumstances sur
rounding the delegates from those coun-
ties in which the Democrats are in a
hopeless minority. AS for his county,
Edgefeld, they not only hoped, but were
determined to carry the next election on
straight-out Democratic platform.
Col. Ball, of Laurens, thought the
matter of a caucus or secret session
should come up for consideration here
after, and that the first thing in hand for
the convention was the discharge of those
duties for which they were especially
sent here-the election of delegates to
the st. Louis Convention and the choice
of State Executive Committee. The
caucus or secret session should be the
last thing brought before the convention.
Gen. Bonham urged that it was con-
trary to parliamentary usage for q con-
vention or a deliberative body of any
character to 60 into caucus, and sugges-
ted that the object desired could be at
tained by going into committee of the
whole.
Col. Haskell then offered resolution
that the convention adjourn to meet
again at IL m. this day.
The resolution was adopted, and at
1890 the convention adjourned to meet
at IL m.
Col. Haskell took the chair, and re-
quested the delegates to the convention
to remain for the purpose of holding a
caucus, and upon his motion, Col. G. b.
Simonton, of Charleston, was called to
the chair.
The reporters of the press, and others
not members of the convention, were
then requested to withdraw.
The caucus was then held, in which
the plans and policy of the Democratic
party of the State were fully discussed,
but no definite plan of action agreed
upon.
At II m. the convention re-assembled,
President Kershaw in the chair.
The third resolution of the series, in
troduced by Gen. Hagood-that the con-
vention go into caucus-was laid on the
table.
Col. Simonton moved that one from
each delegation be appointed by the
| President as q committee to whom all
resolutions shall be referred, without de-
bate.
The previous question was called, and
the motion was adopted.
In accordance with the foregoing mo-
ton, the President appointed the follow
ing members as said committee: Messrs.
NJ. G. Butler, of Edgefeld; J. S. Goth
ran, of Abbeville; Paul F. Hammond,
of Aiken; J. A. Hoyt, of Anderson |;
Johnson Hagood, of Barnwell; J. w.
Moore, of Beaufort; J. B. Campbell, of
Charleston; w. A. Walker, of Chester;
A. Mcqueen, of Chesterfield; John l..
Manning, of Clarendon; Allen lizard, Of
Colleton; J. A. Law, of Darlington; I.
w. Woodward, of Fairfield; B. 81. Will.
son, of Georgetown; B. F. Perry, of
Greenville; F. ]. Session, of Horny; j.
D. Kennedy, of Kershaw; B. w. Ball,
of Laurens; 81. A. Meetze, of Lexing-
ton; w. w. Harllee, of Marion Y. j.
Pope, of Newberry; W. @. Keith, of
Oconee; J. F. Izlar, of Orangburg; R.
E. Bowen, of Pickens; A. @. Haskell,
of Richland; J. 81. Evins, of Spartan
burg; T. B. Frazer, of Sumter; l. G.
McKissick, of Union; james McCut-
cheon, of Williamsburg, and j. S. Brat
ton, of York.
Mr.. M. P. O'Connor of Charleston,
introduced series of resolutions, charg-
ing the prevailing misgovernment and
corruption in the State upon the Repub.
lican party, urging that they be hurled
from power at the ballot box, that the
national Republican party be overthrown
at the next election, that the Democratic
party of South Carolina line themselves
with the National Democratic party,
that they stand on the platform adopted
at Baltimore, and that they pledge them
selves never to attempt an interference
with the present relations of the citizens
of the State as guaranteed by the laws
now of force. Referred to the committee
on resolutions.
Mr.. Sheppard, of Edgefeld, offered a
resolution from the Democracy OF Edge
field, pledging themselves to sustain only
Federal and State. Referred to commit
tee on resolutions,
| Mr. Edward McC,rady. Jr.. of Charles