The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-07
Flags, Music and Cannon Proclaim
1.-The Enthusiasm of the Day! 2
Hampton, Simpson, Gary, Nc
Gowan, Aiken and Wallace +
Address the Vast Null
titude
Unparalleled Demonstration Of the
Mountain Demoeracy-Perfect Or
der Maintained Throughout the
al Day-The Beauty and Grace
OF Anderson County
ad0rn the Occasion.

The campaign for the State Democracy
was opened in Anderson on last Satur-
day, and was success beyond the most
sanguine expectations of its projectors.
It's proportions exceeded any demonstra;
ton ever witnessed in Anderson, and the
spirits of our people were revived and en-
couraged by the remarkable degree of
interest manifested in the campaign.
This movement is one in which Anderson
County takes peculiar pride, as we justly
consider thai our people were its inaugu-
rators and have been its constant cham
pions. On the 10th day of May, 1875,
the htelEgencer published an article at
tacking the present State government
and foreshadowing the position of the
present canvass. The Conserodto, did
the same thing, and thus the two County
papers, edited by the present editors Of
.ae hatelkgeneer, began simultaneously
and without consultation this attack.
The policy gained ground slowly, and
the war upon the thieves has been hot in
anderson County ever since these pubh-
cations began. The first Democratic
Club was formed in the Town of Ander-
epn on the 2lst day of January, 1876, and
the first County Club in. the State was
formed in Anderson County on the 9Th
day Of last March. The County has been
active and persistent in its advocacy Of a
straight out nomination, and it was be-
fitting that the campaign should be
opened in our midst. According to an
ncuncement, the "unterrifed" of Ander-
son County gathered at the Fair Grounds
for the purpose of forming
THE PROCESSION
at half-past nine o'clock a. m. At about
hslf-past ten it moved under the COM
mand of Maj. w. W. Humphreys, Chief
Marshal, assisted by Messrs. J. L. Orr
and C.S. Mattison, together with staff
composed of Messrs. John R. Williams,
S. NJ. On, DR.. J. NJ. McFall, s. II. Pre-
vost, N. A. Gully, DIR. W. 6. Brown,
J. L. Tribble. J. Reese FAINT, CT. Jones,
G. L. Lgon and J. E. Allen.
The following was the order of march: :
J.; The Pendleton Band in uniform,
driven in a handsomely painted wagon
drawn by four horses.
2. Six carriages occupied by the speak
en-, who were escorted by the members
of the committee of arrangements.
8. A company of forty little boys who
were on foot, each carrying United
States flag,
a. The clubs on foot, which amounted
to several hundred persons. ia:
s. The Anderson Cornet Band.
s. The Rifle Clubs and mounted Dem
ocratic Clubs next came in the following
order, with commanders as given PEN
dleton Club, in uniform, A. ]. Sitton; /;
Sandy Springs, in uniform, w. D. Garri-
son; Central, in uniform, J.. ]. Lewis;
Anderson Rifle Club, P. K. McCully (;
MCGOWAN Sabre Club, John Brownlee !;
LowndesviIle Club, 81. II. Harper; Flat
Rock, R. E. Thompson Dark Corner,
Elias McGee; Savannah, VIM. Jones; /;
Fork, m. Kidd; Hampton Rifles, Jos.
B. Moore; Martin, E. Ambrose Hope
well, w. A. Hammond; Williamson,
w. P. Cannon; Garvin, j. P. Glenn /;
Hunters Spring, J...Belton Watson /;
Tilden Rifles, A. R. Cox; Hampton
Guards, j. N. Vandiver; Honea Path,
DR.. M. @. Parker; Craytonville, VIM. P.
Wright; Diamond Hill Club.
The line of march was down Main
street, and the whole column had flags
and banners in various styles and sizes
floating above it. At the square, in front
of the Court House, large flag aoated
from a pole some seventy feet high, and
hngesbanner, the stars and stripes, with
the, inscription 'sTlden and Hampton,
Anderson Democracy Sas y suspended
between the pole: and the Court House. q
The Masonic Hall, which is the Demo
cratic Headquarters Of The Anderson
Club, the Irtslsysailo'ter Office, fDr. VIC.