Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-08-08
Proceedings Of tho State
Democratic Convention.

Democratic Convention.
The Convention assembled in Columbia on
the lst instant. COL Cothran, of Abbeville,
was the temporary Chairman. Gen. j. D.
Kennedy, of Camden, was the permanent
Chairman. All the counties were fully repro.
sented.
Messrs. S. w. Maurice. b. f. Whitner, w.
b. Wilson, G.. l.. Buist and A. p. Butler
were elected vice presidents from, their
respective Congressional districts, and Messrs
ID. :. Henderson and E. B. Murray we're
elected permanent secretaries. Mr.. w G..
Brown, from Anderson, was elected treasurer
Mr.. Tilman, of Edgefeld, introduced set
OF resolutions. which he proposed as nm
amendment to the constitution of the Demo-
cratic party Of the State, and moved that tho
Same bo incorporated as ON article of tho said
constitution. Those resolutions wero adopted
as follows;
lst Representation in the Judicial and
Congressional Convention shall be on the
same basis as the State Convention.
I'd. That majority of the delegates elected
shall bc present at tho Convention to nomi-
nate candidate for Congressman and solicis
tor.
Sd. Tho delegation from each county in
Congressional or judicial Convention shall
have power to fill any vacancy occurring in
itself.
4th. In all Congressional and Judciul
Conventions, majority of the votes shall be
necessary to choice, and the voting shall be
otOa ooce, unless there be only ono candidate
when it may be by acclamation.
9Th. When a convention has made nomi.
nation for Congress or solicitor, it shall ad-
journ sine die, and the candidates for uncx.
pired torms shall be nominated by now con.
yention.
9th. The executive committee of each Con-
gressonal District shall consist of tho ouuntv
ohairmen of the counties comprising the dis
trict.
7th The chairmen shall select their own
secretaries and treasurers, and it shall require
majority of tho whole executive committee
to call nominating convention.
9th. Each Congressional aud Judicial Con-
vention shall meet within its own district or
circuit.
Tho committee on platform and business.
being one momber from each county, throu oh
Its chairman, Governor Manning, made the
following report, which, after somo slight
amendments, was adopted:
The PLATFORM
The Committee on Platform md Resolu-
tIons, after having carefully considered the
platform of the Democratic party of South
Carolina for tho year 1876 and the various
resolutions that were referred to thom, beg
leave to mako the following report:
We recomm end rs tho Democratic platform
ofSouth Carolinain 1878 the onunciation Of tho
samo principles, policies and pledges, rs wero
contained in the platform of 1876, which is
as follows, to wit: "Tho Democratic party of
South Carolina, in Convention assembled
announces tho following as its platform of
principles: We reiterate our acceptance in
perfect good faith of tho Thirteenth, Four
teenth and Fifteenth Amendments, to the
Federal Constitution, accepting and standing
upon them; We turn from tho settled and final
past to the great, living and momentous is
sues OF the present and tho future.
we reaffirm tho platform of principles
announced by the National Democratic party
assembled at st. Louis, and in accordance
with tho declaration of that platform and tho
utterances and acts of our distinguished
leader, Wade Hampton, wo call upon all of
our fellow citizens irrespective of race, color
or previous condition, to unite with as in
continuing the work of reform and redemption
inaugurated by the Democratic party of South
Oarolina, for II is evident that substantial and
lasting reform is impossible within the ranks
OF the Republican party of this State. We
have charged and convicted the Republican
party with arraying race against race, Great
ing disturbances and fomenting difficulties.
with prostituting the elective franchise. tam.
perlng with the ballot box, and holding unfair
and fraudulent elections; with having accu
mulated an enormous debt; mismanaged tho
finances, and injured the credit of the State;
with !evying exorbitant taxes, and squander~
ing them when collected, thus wringing from
the toll and livelihood Of tho honest poor man
OF the State q large peraentpm Of his hard
earnings without giving in return any oom.
pensation therefor, and rccklessly involving
In debta majority Of the counties Of the State
aits management of our penal and charitable
ilnsttations lln's was d shame and a Disgrace, We
charge its legislation as de5poralisinr 9parti.-
san and ldigraeefgl and the yonality And oor
Fuptlcn . whiob characto torizod every branch of