The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-10

AY MORNING., Jul
in saving that he would submit to and
sustain the action of the Convention
Applause. He believed that in less
than three months it would be founo
that the Convention had made mistake
but we cannot afford to fail, and be
would appeal to every member of the
Convention to stand here till the work ot
the Convention was concluded, and then
support it to the end. Applause.
MIR. Crawford endorsed MI. Sbeppard'f
views in ringing speech, which was
loudly applauded.
Mr.. Blue said he had been much sur:
prised to hear the remarks which bad
been made. He had not believed that
any man who voted with him against the
resolution had any idea but to abide by
the decision of the Convention. He
hoped that there would be no more said
about it.
General Conner suggested that Mr.
Johnstone withdraw his motion to make
the vote unanimous, and Mr.. Johnstone
did so, as he said, not from change oi
convictions, but in order to acquiesce in
the wish of the gentleman who had
charge of the majority report.
General Gary said that he was glad
that the motion had been withdrawn, as
he did not believe in driving men with
whip and spur, though he had no doubt
but that the people would all acquiesce
in the action of the Convention.
The Convention then adjourned till 1C
o'clock Wednesday amorning.
The Second Days Proceedings.
COLUMBIA, S. c., June 2.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock this
morning, and at once proceeded to trans
act the business before it in the order re-
commended by the majority of the COM
mittee on resolutions.
Col. James n. Rion stated that as a
member of the Executive Committee Of
the National Democratic party he had
two resolutions to offer which he hoped
the Convention would consider favora-
bly,.
The first of these resolutions was as fol-
lows.
Resolved, That the delegates from the
State of South Carolina to the National
Democratic Convention, to be held at
Cincinnati on 22d June, 1880, be in
structed to vote for the continuance oi
the two.thirds rule.
Mr.. Ball, of Laurens, offered the fol-
lowing as a substitute:
Resolved, That the delegates to tie
National Convention go unipstructed as
to the two. thirds rule.
On motion of Mr.. Murray this substi.
tute was indefinitely postponed.
Col. Rion's resolution was then adopt.
ed. Col. Rion then offered the follow
ing:
RESOLVED, That the recommendation of
the National Democratic Committee re.
lating to- the er-ofcio membership Of
committees be adopted, as far as the
same provides for the member of the
National committee being e:r-o6fcio a
member of the State Executive Commit
tee. Adopted.
MIR. James Aldrich, of Aiken, moved
that the Convention 60 into an election
for two Presidential electors at large, and
that each of the Congressional delega.
tions select one elector to represent their
respective districts. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Callison, of Edge.
field, all speeches in nomination of can.
didates were limited to five minutes, and
all seconds to three minutes.
Mr.. J. G. Sheppard, of Edge6eld, sub
mitted a platform for the party, which
was referred without being read to the
committee on resolutions.
The Convention then went into an
election of two Presidential Electors at
large.
Major Buist nominated Col. VIM. Eli
oft, of Beaufort.
Gen. Conner stated that he was under
the impression that an election as Presi.
Dental Elector would disqualify the per-
son so elected from holding any other
position in the State.
Col. Lipscomb agreed with Gen. Con.
ner, and stated that if any one 80 elected
accept another Office it might cause the
loss of their vote as elector to the State
and to the party.
On motion of Mr.. Bradley, Of Pickens,
there being but two candidates before the
Convention, ex-Gov. John L. Manning
and Col. VIM. Elliot were elected elec-
tors at large by acclamation.
The following Presidential electors
were selected by the Congressional dele
cations, and were elected by acclamation
by the Convention.
First District-Gen. E. w. Noise.
Second Distribution. @. Fl. Simonton.
Third District-J. S. Murray, Esq.
Fourth District-Col. Cad. Jones.
Fifth District-Hon. G.. w. Croft.
MIR. johnson, of Marion, moved that
the Convention take q recess to allow
each Congressional District an opportu.
nifty to select three members of the State
Executive Committee.
MIR. R. R. Hemphil thought it would
be exceedingly unwise to change the
committee after the plan of campaign
had been arranged. Everybody admit.
ted that much injury had been done to
tue Ooulcue[aCy ny tue Cuau6o VI oouu-
ston and the substitution of Hood. So
it would be here. 1t would be unwise to
put new men into position that the old
committee were so much more familiar
with. He thought further that to elect
q new committee would be virtually to
pass a vote of censure upon the old COM
mittee. He moved that the present Ex-
ecutive Committee be continued in pow
er during the present campaign.
The Chair ruled that motion to lake
a recess was not debatable, nor open to a
substitute, and the Convention accord
ingly took recess for fifteen minutes.
The Congressional delegations after
consultation reported the following as
their choice of members of the Execu-
tive Committee from their respective dis
tricts:
First Congressional District. NJ.
Johnson, Marion ]. II. Earle, Sumter,
@. S. Mccall, Marlboro
Second-Geo. D. Bryan, Charleston !;
B. Pressly Barron, Clarendon; Jas. F.
Izlar, Orangeburg.