The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-06
MAYORS OFFICE,

CHARLESTON, .. w., OCC. 70, 1918.
g. ". Dingle, Egg, Chairman Of Committee {:
DEAR SIR-Your letter OF the 9th Oc-
tober, 1879, came to hand enclosing res
one of the resolutions states, a portion Of
the Democracy of Charleston.
The third resolution relates to me. It
asks me to slend my aid to the Democra-'
cy in adopting plan of nomination
4 which will be acceptable to all Democrats
and thus ensure unity in the party" 1t
will give me pleasure to aid the regular
Executive Committee Of the City Democ-
racy elected on the first of October, 1879,
in furthering the above object.
In view of my allegiance to the regular
Democratic party of South Carolina can
recognize no organization or committee
which does not spring legitimately from
that party.
w. w. SALE.
From this it will he seen that neither
Mr.. Sale nor the Executive Committee OF
his wing of tne party were willing to
have any settlement, or to treat with the
other wing of the party, unless they were
admitted to be the representatives of the
Democracy of Charleston, which amounts
\ to nothing more nor less than saying
! that if they were allowed to have their
own way they would confer, but not
otherwise. Upon the receipt of these
letters nothing was left for the conver-
ton to do but to either back down or
| nominate their man. In this dilemma
they nominated Capt. Courtenay, who
was really the only candidate for the
Office who was eligible to the nomina-
ton, according to the rules Of the up
country Democracy, and we suppose the
Charleston Democracy have the same
rule. viz: that no candidate shall be
nominated for any Office who does not
first pledge himself to be governed by
the action of the party. With us the rule
is that no vote in our primary elections
shall be counted if cast for any candidate
who has not previously pledged to abide
the result. Mr.. Courtenay has repeated
ly. SO pledged himself, while Mr.. Sale
| has always promised to abide the result
if he was nominated, but has never been
able to let his patriotism commit him
| any further. Under the circumstances
we do not see how the Democrats of
Charleston can do otherwise than sup
port Mr.. Courtenay, for he is the choice
of a majority of the Democratic party,
and his friends have offered everything
that was reasonable to settle the differ
ences in the party. The Sale Advisory
Board have never agreed to any settle
| ment of the difficulty except an uncondi-
tional surrender to Sale, or that which
was equivalent to it. The following was
their proposition for settlement:
H'Do'RrE Sales ADVISORY BOARD,
CORNER KING AND LIBERTY STs.,
| CHARLEsoN, s. c., October 81, 1879.
| George D. Bryar. Esq,
SIR-By resolutions of this board am
| instructed to communicate the following
\ resolutions and plan of reconciliation as
| adopted by ou- board:
RESOLVED, That the secretary be instruc-
ted to send o copy Of agreement (pro-
posed by his Honor Mayor Sale to this
Advisory Board at its meeting on the
| 2Sth instantly to George D. Bryan, Esq.
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whether or not the party represented by
Mr.. Bryan will agree to the same, so that
this board may consummate the necessa-
ry arrangements for said primaries.
PLAN OF RECONCILIATION.
The Advisory Board of the Sale party
of the City Democracy will agree:
1st. That there be primary ordered
for the same days as the registration of
all the voters.
I'd. That there be two boxes for voting,
| in near proximity to the managers of
| registration; one to be conducted by the
friends of Mayor Sale, under such quail
| fcations as they see proper; and the 9TH
or by the committee of which Mr.. George
| D. Bryan Is chairman, under such quail
fications as thoy see proper.
| Sd. That one manager for Mr.. Sales
box be appointed at the suggestion OF
Mr.. Bryanss committee, and one manager
for the Bryap's committee box by Mr..
Sales friends. - -