Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-10
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CON
VENTION.
COLUMBIA, Jun

The Democratic State Convention mot
to day. All tho Counties wero fully repre-
sented.
Col. James S. Cothran, of Abbeville, was
elected permanent Chairman, and addressed
the Convention as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: /
thank you most heartily for tho honor you
have conferred upon mo by calling upon me
to preside over tho deliberations Of this
body. This is an important assemblago.
see before me now the men bravo and
true who have curricd the standard Of De-
mocraoy through its state militant. now
500 tho samo men who will again carry it
through tho state triumphant. Tho task
lies before you Of disoharging in the future
as you have done in the past your duty to
tho State. 1t would not become mo to
drill in the school of the soldior the veterans
Of two brilliant campaigns, nor will at
tempt to do so. But you will pardon mo if
say, that whilst you know your duty one
word of admonition may be permitted as to
your danger. Your duty you understand,
and hope you will appreciate tho dangers
which may lie before you. In the full
flower of success which you have achieved
there may bo imbedded germ of destruc-
tion which lies in discords and dissensions
which may bo found in your midst. Let all
petty ambitions, all paltry jcalousics be
banishcd, and let tho sons of South Caro-.
lima bo oven now, as in the pact, united as
one man, standing shoulder to shoulder in
discharge of the whole duty that lies before
them. Otherwise tbero is danger of dis.
sonsion and danger of division. These
evils always como in tho train of success.
Tho in -, -, Al,
by the strongest ties. They arc united by
every consideration. 1t is ouly when power
comes that danger comes. And, gentlemen,
without OBTAINING you further, lot me in.
woke upon the deliberations of this Convcn-
tion unity and harmony. And God forbid
that on the morning succeeding tho election
in November next, and for years and years
afterwards, that we should look back upon
that day with regret--that we should look
back upon this campaign with regret and,
as did the Bard of Scotland, when standing
on the last Of tho long lioc of tho Cheviot
Hills, he looked over tho field Of Flodden,
say with wall Of despair:
"Another sight had seen that morn
From Fatos dark book leaf been torn,
And Flodden had been Bannockburn."
The Committee on Resolutions comprised
the following gentlemen:
Abbovillc-J. g. Maxwell; Aiken-T. j.
Davies; Andcrson-E. 1}. Murray; Barn
woll-G. w. NJ. Williams; Bcaufort--Wm.
Elliot; Charlcston-Jamcs Conner; Chester
j. S. Wilson; Chcstcrfeld-W w.
Spencer; larcndon-Jamcs Il. Tndale;
Collcton-M. p. Howell; Darlington-W.
G. Coker; Edgelcld--J. c.. Sheppard;
Fairfcld-E. Il. Thomas; Georgetown
Richard Dozier; Groenyille-F. H. Fuller;
Horry-C. p. Quattlebaum; Hampton-C.
j. G. Hutson; Kershaw-J. ID. Kennedy;
Lancaster-J. B. Erwin; Laurens-B. w.
Ball; Lcxington-J. L. Wingard; Marion
w. w. Harllcc; Marlboro-P. NJ. Ha-
mcr; Ncwberry-Geo. Johnstone; Oconec--
Sloan Y. Stribling; Orangcburg-J. L.
Izlar; Pckens-D. u. Bradley; Richland-
A. N. Talley; Spartanburg r. Duncan;
Sumter-J. D. Blauding; Union--Wm.
Munro; Williamsburg-E. NJ. Gilland;
York;. D. Withcrspoon.
The resolutions of Gen. Harlco, oppos.
ing early nominations, and tho resolutions
of Mr.. Munro in favor of early nominations
were referred to this committee.
The Committee then proceeded to
elect delegates to tho Cincinnati Coayen...
tion.
For the State at large: Wado Hampton,
NJ. @. Butler, T. G. Barkor, and John
Bratton.
First District-C. S. Mccall, and j. II.
Earle, delegates; James Norton and j. w.
Williams, alternates.
Second District-.F w. Dawson, and
Sam'l Dibble, delegates; w. II. Muoken-
fuss and A. a. Mowry, altcrnatcs.
Third District-Joh ohm Il. Abncy and B.
j. Whitncr, delegates; Q. II. Calhoun and
Job Z. Wingard atcrnates.
Fourth District-F. A. Connor and w.
g. Cleveland, delgatos; John B. Erwin and
r. N. Hemphill, alternates.
Fifth District--T. j. Davies and Alfrod
Aldrich, delegates; ;J. w. Holmes and f. z.
Harrall, altcrnates.
The majority Of tho committee on rcso-
lutions, throug gh Gen. Conner, reported in
favor OF making nominations for State
Offices at onoe. Gen. Harllee, for the
minority of tho Committee, reported in
favor Of making nominations for State
offices in August
Gen. Harlce, J. G. Calison, Con. r.. II.
Ho,uphill, Con. Gary, Gen. Gray, w. X
,Wideman, j. N. Lipscomb, Andrew Craw-
sord, and Mr.. Bowen addressed tho Con-
vention in favor Of nomination of State
officers in August. Gen. Conner, Il. NJ.
Gilland, b. w. Bali, James Aldrich, j. ii.
Earle and A. N. Talley made speeches in
fayor2of early nominations. Tho question
was put and the Convention agreed to mako
no,ninntions Mt cnn0 by q ynio nf &c vcos