The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-08-06
IN vited to seats on the floor of the
Convention

mitted report, which was received
as information.
On the recommendation of the
Committee on Platform and Reso-
lutions, the platform of 1876 was
adopted. [rhe platform will be
: published hereafter.1
A resolution was adopted recon-
mending the establishment of O
State bureau Of immigration.
The following, recommended by
the Committee on Platform and
Resolutions, was unanimously
adopted:
Hesolvea, That this convention
commends with entire appreciation
the course which has been pursued
IN the late session Of Congress bv
our distinguished United States
Senator, Hon. NJ. G. Butler, as we'll
as by his Democratic colleagu the
Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken and Hon. J.
II. Evins in the House of Repre-
sentatives, and the State now calls
upon them in their respective
spheres Of duty to exert their in
tlucnce and ability to effect tho
desired modification of the excise
laws. and secure for our people the
relief which is so much needed and
sought for.
Mr.. A. G. Darlington, of Green,
vile, offered the following resolu-
ton, which was unanimously adopt
cd, amid loud applause and the
booming of common:
Resoioe0, That this convention
having full confidence in the ability,
honesty and fidelity of his Ex-
cellency Governor Wade Hampton,
Lieutenant Governor w. d. Simp-
son, Attorney General Leroy f.
1oumans, Secretary Of State r. M.
Sims, Comptroller General johnson
liagood, State Treasurer S. L.
Leaphart, State Superintendent of
Education Hugh S. Thompson and
Adjutant and Inspector General E.
W. Noise, III their administration of
the different departments of the
government, does hereby renominate
tns Excellency and the said State
officers as candidates for their
respective offices in the approach,
ing election, and recommend them
to the people of South Carolina for
thelt hearty and undivided support.
MIR. j. A. Law, of Darlington,
moved that Governor Hampton unI
the other nominees be notified Of
their nomination. Adopted.
The President appointed Messrs.
.. A. Law, G. l.. Buist and J. l..
Manning q committee for that pur,
pose.
Aftor q brief interval, the com.
mttee returned, escorting Governor
Hampton, General Hagood, Captain
Thompson, Colonel Youmans, Colo.
mel Sims and General Noise.
The President then introduced
rs the invincible nominee of the
Democratic party for Governor of
South Carolina, his Excellency
Wade Hampton.
After the loud and long applause
had subsided, Governor Hampton
said:
MIR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF
THE CONVENTION I would be want
ing in all proper sensibility if I did
not recognize the unexampled
nnanimity with which you have
done me tho honor to call me to be
your standard bearer again. II is
true that you do not call me now as
you did two years ago, when all
over our dear old State even the
boldest scarcely dared to hope.
when we wore making fight
almost as II protest, to save the
civilization Of our country. You
have not done that, but you have
done what is more grateful to us.
BY your denomination of us you
have said that as representatives of
South Carolina you como back, and
in tho name of the people you
represent, you say "well done"
You come back and endorse the
Pledges that were made in the last
canvass. You come back the
invincible Democracy of the State,
not only to endorse what we have
done, but to give assurance that we
ore going to win another victory,
grander ia scope than the one we
achieved in 1876.
will not say to you, gentlemen,
anything that will lull you into
security. Many of you here we,e .
members of the Legislature, and
you may remember that at the last
session, in appearing here. said to
you / believed that the Republicans