The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-21
On Friday morning. soon after the del

eRateS met In the hail, the committee
appointed to wait upon Chamberlain
/ and Gleaves appeared with fsss6I5orth-
ies--the reform Governor feanin& upon
the arm of II. b. Elliott. AAerE 2scesid-
ing the rostrum, Chamberlail ws3 intip.
! duced: and said he accepted tthe @lpm i1ia.
f&ion only as All endorsement BY the people
Of his efforts for reform during the past
twO years. He claimed that material re-
form had been really effected taxes had
I been reduced, a higher tone among public
officials established, the judicial bench
bsd been saved from pollution, public
expenses have been diminished, official
responsibility had been established. II
now remains for us, he, said, to go for
ward devoted to the idea that reform is
the only purpose Of any political party
in South Carolina. II, said he, your
noBiuationis an endorsement of my i'd
ministrstion, as l understand il to be,
then you are bound to see to, il that the
ticket shall be in harmony with such
reform. If 1t is not, if am not tsurroun-
ded by such men, il will be difficult
qufeation for me TO determine whether il
| will be worth while for me TO undertake
but honest and competent Republicans
upon the ticket, men that will do honor
to you. lie, begged that, in accordance
it also that he was not hampered hereaf-
ter by Legislature not in sympathy
with him, and which would oppose him
like the last He wanted to shake off all
the public abuses which row. endanger
the success OF the party. No campaign, he
said, can compare with this in bitterness,
and we must make tine fight, he said, on
principle and not Tor power. He nro.
posed To advocate reform wherever the
people ask him to address them, with
such protection as the State and the Uni
ted States can give him, in, the cause of
| Republican reform. Not only our iber-
ties, he said, but those of the people OF
the State are wrapped up in this cam
/ paign. fear, ii6 continued, am Is timidd
man but every drop Of blood I have
4 shall be given before the principles of the
. Republican party shall be dishonored or
lis great record soilcd.
Glcaves followed in speech which
contained nothing worthy Of special note
i The remainder Of the ticket occupied
the session Of Friday and Saturday until
n late hour in the night, The following
nominations were made: H. z. Hayne,
Secretary cf State; T. c. Dunn. Comp
tro!ler General; f. l.. Cardozo, Treas
ure-; +. 3. Elliott, Attorney General
John a. Tolbert, Superintendent of Ed
ucation; James Kennedy, Adjutant and
Inspector General.
The nomination OF Elliott for Attorney
General was rot upon the original slate,
but it was necessary to conciliate his
wing Of the party, and prevent n serious
DETECTION. ". E. Earle, of Grecnville,
was the fayorite candidate until Friday
morning, when caucus of Elliott's
friends determined to smash the calcula-
tions Of Earle and his friends, and it only
required fey hours to accomplish their
purposes. It was proposed to nominate
Elliott by reclamation, and in this way
to avoid the necessity of showing their
hands, but Elliott was too shrewd to allow
this game, and the rules were enforced
requiring each man to cast mis- vote
Elliott received l15 votes and Corbin l
Many Of the native whites were disgusted
at the prospect when Elliott was placed
upon the ticket, aud the party lash alone
prevented them from open revolt.
The platform was adopted OH Thurs.
day morning, before the nominations
were made. The next day Corwin, OF
Newherry, called attention to that feat
ure Of the platform which alluded re.
bukingly to "men who we're in sympathy
with the rebellion, opposed to its over.
throw, aiders and abettors of treason
officers of the armies Of the rebellion
enemies of liberty and union" He ad.
vocated the expunging Of these words
which he said had no doubt been mad.
yertently used by the author of the plat
form. He (Corwin) had an intimate nc.
mi inf lor 4
liant confederate soldiers, some of whom
had united with the RI .blican party
and others who he bel ed were ready
to do so; and he wanted othing in the
platform which could possibly be con-
strued into reflection upon them. On
his motion, the platform was referred to
the committee, which reported q resolu.
ton e1punging the words, and it wal
unanimously adopted.
PLATFORM OF THE UNION REPUBLICAN,
g PARTY.
l. The Republican party of the State
of South Carolina, in Convention Assem-.
bied, believing that the principles oil
equal civil and political rights are vital
TO the interests of good government, and
party which has engrafted them uron the
State and National Constitutions. hereby
re-affirms its confidence in the National
Republican party by pledging firm ad.
herence to the platform adopted by the
Cincinnati Convention in this the lCOth
year of American independence.
2. We hereby pledge our undivided
support to the standard bearers of that
party, Rutherford B. Hayes and William
a. Wheeler, whose unblemished and
BtateSmanlike record in the nast ia suff;.
cient assurance that all reforms living
within the province of their respective
offices will be earnestly prosecuted and
the National Government wisely snd
economically administered, with due re.
gard to ths rights and interests of the
whole American people.
s. We heartily endorse the adm;n;s,ro-
ton of President Grant, so honestly and
economically conducted as to exait the
nation in the estimation of the world and
advance its faith and credit. We recog.
niZe in the soldier statesman and Presi.
dc-1t firm, devoted lever &C American
liberty, stern, unflinching champion
and protector of the rights Of American
citizene at home and abroad, and we will
ever hold in grateful remembrance his
deeds in war, in peace, in all that makes
our country great-though the youngest
OF the nstion5-yet the equal of ALL
4. That in presenting to the people oi
South Carolina our nominees for the high
offices of the State for the coming tive
years, we believe we shall make plain and
unmlstakabie the aims and principles to
which we stand pledged, in the event oi
she.r e!ect!on; net in giitter;ng general; geac-rasil;
ties of reform, bat iD specific and sub.
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