The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-03-07
couurY pEmoCRArIc coNvENrIoN.

Court House on last Monday, the AL
inst, and was called to order by the Pres
ident, Hon. j. A. Hoyt
On motion, Messrs. E. B. Murray ant
;, E. Allen were elected Secretaries.
The Fork Democratic Club No. hay
ing failed to elect delegates to this Con
yention, and the President Of the Clul
being present, on motion he was author
ized to appoint as delegates the number
to which the Club is entitled.
TIL, roll of Clubs was called and the
following delegates enrolled as member
of this Convention from their respective
clubs:
ANpERsoN-J B Moore, B F Whitner
NIX Sullivan, E B Murray, A B Towers
] N Brown, J L Tribble, G F Tolly, "
w Humphreys, w Ligon, ] E Ailer
and 7 D Kennedy.
GARv1N-J P Glenn, T ] Pickens ane
John Knight.
SLABroWN-J NJ Glenn, ] NJ Smith ant
) G Bogs.
BRusaY CREEK-T n Russell, w
Pickens, John Singleton, P Sitton, T
T Elrod, w F Wyatt, w G Smith and L
II Mulligin.
SANDY SpRINas-T B Lee, James
Douthit, w w Russell and w d Gar
riscn.
CENrREv1LLE-A B Bowdeu, S r
Earle, W T McGill and Abram Bolt.
HUNTER's SPRINa-Kenon Breazeale
John Eskew and r NJ Burriss.-
HALL-W Milford, j P MCGEE, George
l. Shrimp, s Reatie, Weston Hays, A
NJ Norris and b J'Waketield,
HGPEwELI-M B Williams, A MGuy.
ton, B G Martin, John DalryInple, Wei.
born Martin, NJ Berry Williams, D
Owen. w A Neal and Peter r Brown.
MARTINI s Gassoway, ] A Drake,
VIM Pruitt, ] A Cowan, VIM Saylors,
John T Ashley, s j Emerson and E Am
brose.
BRoApAwAY-Sam'l Brown, VIM shir-
lev, ] M Elgin, Joseph B Moore, Solo
mon Geer. Alternates-S E Moore, VIM
McFall and A A Carpenter.
BsLToN-A. J Stringer, G II MCGEE,
II P Tribble,-B D Dean, E B Rice, James
w Poore, E M Brown, ] W Kay and c
G Cummins.
MEALS CaEEK-T w Martin, ] a
Major and NJ E Mitchell.
FLAT RocK-C S Mattison, W ] Ste
venson. C G Armstrong, N A Snipes, w
D Eall, Henry Gentry and Wiley Mas
ters. So
f- dONEA fATh-1 a aQuSOho, y y 1nS-
Colloagh, w Lee, Joel Kay, r n Wright,
w a Kay, ] T Scott, J B Cox, NJ, G Par
ker, J T Ashley, C E Harper and r B
Robinson.
DARK CoRNER-J L Bryan, R P
Qlinkscaies, ] Walter Sherard and J 7
Morgan.
lev. It J Cook and T II Anderson.
Ilot,hpn RnrriSQ a "
Sanders, q B Major, E Earle, S Il
Earle and w 81 Stewart.
PENDLEToN-W 81 D Gaillard, II 8
Crayton, J G Striblin and VIM Simpson.
FORK No. IN o Farmer, D White
and D L Cox.
w Merrett. y
{ WrLLIAMsroN-Dr Wilson, ] r Will
SON, ] Z Cooley, v C Dacus, 7 F Ander-
son and John McFall.
F'ENpLETon, CoLoRED-T d Williams.
BowLAN GREEN-A.. Harris.
! On motion of Maj. E. B. Murray. 1t was
Resolred, That the organization of this
he on the basis of the men,
bership of the respective clubs at the
close of the last canvass, and that the
delegates or each club present cast the
vote to which it is entitled.
The President then addressed the Con-
vention as follows: -
GtsTIEMEN OF THE CoNvENT1oN-It is
with feelings OF sincere qualification that
meet with the representatives OF the Ander-
son Democracy to-day.
Two years ago, at the beginning Of the
most eventful political campaign ever known
in the history of our State, / was placed by
your Partially and kindness at the head of
your organization, and given the command
Of your serried hosts, who won such mag
nifcent victory by the, peaceful agency of
the ballot. am here to-day to surrender
into your hands the trust confided to me by
your generosity, and it is simple .candor to
express my earnest thanks for the unmlxed
kindness, unlimited confidence and ready
cooperation of all times accorded in the
discharge of my delicate and responsible
duties.
You are entering upon another campaign,
fraught with difficulties and dangers of NO
little magnitude. As the unity and har-
mony of our party was essential to rescue
D civilization two years ago, so these inn
portant attributes are necessary to preserve
that civilization in all its grandeur and sta
bility. And as it was the Democracy of
Anderson County which blazed the path
way to success in that dark hour of peril
and dependency, SO should You press for
ward now to inaugurate the measures whichl
will show to the world that you are ir-
and fixed in the purpose to perfect
the glorious work so aaspiciously begun.
1t was an Anderson newspaper which de-
fed and denounced the usurper Chamber,
lain, when there was an almost unanimous
expression, in his favor throughout the
State. 9
It was in Anderson County that the first
Club was formed in 1876, andit
was here that the first Democratic County
Convention was held.
1t was in Anderson that Wade Hampton
made the opening speech of that brilliant
which made him the Governor Of
South Carolina.
It was Anderson County that gave the
largest majority for the Democratic ticket,
to population.
It was Anderson County that secured
more votes of the colored people, according
to numbers, than any other County in the
State. ;.
The achievements of the past impose q
corresponding responsibility for the future,
and it depends largely upon the unanimity,
and zeal with which you enter
this campaign whether or not. the ides Of
November next will witness like results Of
your activity aud energy in the cause of
good government and thorough restora-
ton of peace and prosperity to our State.
In my judgment, these results can only
be secured through the agencies employed
and the principles enunciated in the last
The Democracy of South Caro-
lima went before the country upon plat
form broad enough and wide enough for
every honest citizen, without regard to past
affiliations and irrespective Of race. We
our acceptance, in perfect good
faith, of the settled issues growing out OF the
war between the States, and appealed to the
issues then confronting Us as
all with which we had to deal.
In the language of our platform, we discoun-
all disturbance Of the public peace,
denounced all instigators and promoters
thereof, end invoked alf-of our fellow-citi-
zens, irrespective of party lines, to exercise
and cultivate goodwill. We
pledged ourselves to protect the persons,
rights and property Of all the people. Upon
this paramount issue which involved the
of liberty and the preservation of
Anglo Saxon civilization, we extended q
cordial invitation to every Democrat Jand
Reou hlican who Was willing IN mite with