The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-29


itor Intelligencer," and all checks, drafts money
orders, &C. should be made payable to the order OF
Z E. B. MURRAY co.
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Democratic County Convention,
appointed to be held at Anderson on the
22l day of May next, at II O'Clock g. m.,
will be the most important one held since
the war. Questions of vital interest to
the party and to the common veal will
be considered, and the course of the party
in the coming State and Federal elections
determined. If ever there was a time
when the party and all lovers of good
government should be united this is the
time. And this can be effected only by
full representation from all the clubs,
and a free interchange of sentiments, that
such wise and conservative measures may
be adopted as to harmonic all interests
and views, thereby insuring to the De-
mocracy of Anderson a political victory
more decided and overwhelming than
were the victories of '76 and '7S. The
people of this County cannot be too in
tensely interested in the proceedings Of
this Convention, and all the clubs are
urged to send full delegation. A day
or two spent now in perpesuating good
government, and preparing for the most
vital political struggle that has ever taken
place in the history of the State and Fed
eral governments, will not be lost. Never
were people called upon to meet more
important issues than those to be decided
in the coming contests. In the State
election is to be decided the character Of
State officials whether we. are to be
governed by honest and intelligent rulers,
representing the interests of all classes
and protecting the rights of all, or by dis
honest partisans, representing none of the
interests of the State, and only seeking
by fraud and corruption to wrench from
the toiling masses the last dime to fill
their individual Golfers; in the Federal
election whether our Constitution is to
be preserved and perpetuated, or subver.
ted, and monarchial despotism estab-
lished. The people, with such issues as
these before them, cannot afford to be in
different, and as long as they continue
alive to the value of constitutional liberty
no door will be opened for q despotic as.
pirant under the name of "Third Term
President" If ever our government be
subyerted, it will not result from the
choice of the people, but from their in
difference to political issues, which will
afford an opportunity to monarchists to
attain their ambition.
The County Democratic Executive
Committee, at its meeting in March last,
requested the Democratic clubs of the
County to meet on Saturday, the 9th day
of May next, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the
purpose of electing officers for the ensu-
ing term and delegates to the County
Convention on the basis Of one delegate for
every twenty-five members. In ascertaining
the number Of delegates to a0hics each club
is entitled, the old club lists s5iU be used.
We would impress each member of the
clubs with the importance of being pres.
ent on that occasion. It is the beginning
of the great contest, and we do hope eve-
ry Democrat will feel the responsibility
resting on him, and that we shall begin
with that enthusiasm and indomitable
will and resolution, which know no defeat.
Below we republish the resolutions
adopted by the County Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee in March last:
Resozved, That Democratic Conven-
ticn for Anderson County be called to
meet at Anderson G. n. on Saturday, the
22d day of May, 1880, at II o'clock a. NJ,
for the purpose of electing five delegates
to the State Convention, a County Chair
man, two Vice. Chairmen, and one men,
Der from each club to constitute an Ex-
ecutive Committee for the County, and
for the transaction of such other business
as may be necessary.
Resolued, That the Executive Commit
tee request the Democratic clubs in this
County to discuss the question of nomi.
ting by the primary system, so as to send
delegates to the County Convention pre-
pared to consider and settle the question
whether the candidates for county offices
shall be nominated by plurality vote or
a majority of all the votes cast in the pri-
mary election.