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The State Convention.
CHOOSING SOUTH CAROL1NA'S
DELEGATES TO CINCINNATI.

DELEGATES TO CINCINNATI.
4 Warm Discussion US to the EXpcdl'
ency of EARLY Nominations for State
OGicers-Specchcs by Gen. Gary,
Gen. Conner and Other Representa-
tive Mcn-The Convention Finally
Decides in Favor of Immediate
Nominations.
.NcuS amt Courier.
ColrMnrA, Tuesday Night, June l.-ThH
State Democratic Convention when ASSEM-
hlcd today, being rs large In point of NUNS
bcrs KS the Senate and House OF KeprcSc'a-
ives combined, quite filed the hall OF the
Representatives. The proceedings were mark
cd throughout by order and dccorum, afford
ing n striking contrast TO the Radical Con-
vcn:in, which so nearly ended in n free fight
on the 18th Of April last. All OF the counties
with one exception were fully represented
upon the floor
Proceedings of the Convention.
Precisely n u NJ. Gen. J. u. Kennedy, the
chairman of the State Executive Committee.
called the Convention to order as prescribed
by the Constitution of the Democratic party
and nominated Col. James II. Rion. OF Fair
field, for temporary chairman and James
.Aldrich. Esq. rs temporary secretary OF the
Convention. These nominations were udop-
ted without opposition. i
Gen. \. c. darlington, of Grccnville. moved
that n committee of five be appointed on Gre
dcntlalS.
Mr.. J. G. Sheppard, of Elgcflcld, moved rs
n substitute that as there were no cOntesting
delegations the roll Of counties be called, and
the credentials handed TO the secretary. Ad.
opted.
The roll being called the delegates answer
cd TO their names.
MI, 4. Fl. Mowry was substituted for Mr..
G. W. Newer i'm the Charleston delegation.
and p. NJ. liaIncr for i. NJ. Heller in the
Marlboro delegation.
rules of the House Of Representatives were
adopted as the rules for the government of
! the Convention.
Gen. James Conner, J. c. Sheppard, Col. C.
H. Simonton, Major 6. Iamb Buist and Col
J. :. Cothr;ln, of Abbeville, were nominated
for the position OF permanent chairman OF
tho Convention. MesSrs. CONNER. Sheppard.
Simonton and BUST alldeclined In favor of
Col. COtlran, who was unanimously elcc-
ted.
Col. Cothran was escorted to the chair by a
committee consisting OF McsSrS. SimontO'i,
Bui3t and Sheppard, and, In assuring the
Presidency OF the Convention, spoke rs fol-
lows:
COLONEL CoTHRAS's SPEECH on TAKING
THE CHAIR.
Gentlemen Of The COnrcnEon: I thank you
most heartily for the honor you have confer.
rcd upon me by calling unon me, to preside
over the deliberations Of this body. This Is
an important aSScmblagc. 1 sec before me
now the men brave aud true who have car
ricd the standard of Democracy through It's
state militant. / now see the Snine mon who
will again carry 1t through the state triumph.
AM. The task lies before you Of discharging
in the future rs you have done In the past
your duty to the State. II wonld not be-
come me to drill in the school OF the soldier
the veterans of two brilliant campaigns, nor
will | attempt TO do 80. But you will pardon
me II | say, that whilst you know your duty
to your danger. Your duty you understand,
aud l hope you will appreciate the danger
which may lie before you. In the fun flower
OF success which you achieved there may be
imhcdded q germ of destruction which lies In
discurds and disscnSions. which NAV he found
in your midst. Let all petty ambitions. all
paltry jeal0usics be baniShed, and let the sons
Of South Carolina be even now, as in the
past, united asone man standing shoulder to
shoulder in discharge OF the whole duty that
lies before them. Otherwise there Is danger
of diSsension and danger OF division. These
evils always come In the train OF success.
The party In the minority Is bound together
by the strongest ties. They are united by
every consideration. 1t Is only when power
comes that danger comes. And, gentlemen.
without dctaining your further. let me in
yoke upon the. deliberations of this Conven.
ton unity and harmony. And God forbid
that on the morning succeeding the election
In November next. and for years and years
afterwards, that we should look back upon
that day with rcgrct-that we should look
back upon this campaign with regret, and. rs
did the Bard Of Scotland, when standing on
the last of the long line Of the Cheviot HITS
lie looked over the field Of Flodden, say with
Il wall OF despair:
"Anotncr sight had seen that morn.
From Fate'S dark book n leaf been torn,
And Flodden had been Bannockburn."
The following gentlemen were then elected
vice preSident-onc from each Cnngressional
district James Aldrich; OF Aiken 2: M.
WILLIE; W. A. Courtcnay. Of Charleston, and
w. W. Ilarlee. of Marion.
MeSSerS. j. Ancrum Sinons. OF Charleston.
secretaries. Mr.. b.. b. Sans, OF Beaufort, was
elected treasurer.
On motion of COL. Simonton the adoption
OF the rules of the House of representatives
by the Convention was reconSidered, and a
set of rules more simple and more adapted to
the needs Of the Convention were offered and
adopted.
Discussing the Question of Nomina-
tons.
Mr.. VIM. Munro, of Union, offered the fol-
lowing revolution
Resolved, That this Convention do now pro-
coed to nominate candidates for state officers,
and the State Executive Committee be and
they arc hereby instructed that the State
canvass shall not be opened caller than the
'r Th We sne st lSer hsd Seen ne eo thoroughly ven.
tilatcd IN the newspapers. he said, that he
did not desire to make an The
single argument advanced against making
the nominations for State officers now was
that II would prcclpjtute the State campaign.
1t would in his opinion. have Il contrary effect,
hut In case those favor!ng carly nominations
should he mistaken In this regard the ircSoiu.
ton had been framed to meet that objection.
lie. therefore, asked the immediate consider
alton of the resolution.
MI. J. G. Sheppard claimed that under the
rnlpS fhiS resolution muSt Dp referred 10 tne
committee on resolutions, and moved that
recess Of five minutes be taken for the pur-
pose OF selecting that committee.
Mr.. John Is. Cleveland moved that the
rules be suspended and that the resolution be
Thc Chair ruled that the motion to take n
recess and elect = committee on resolutions
had precedence and the Convention accord
ingly took n recess Of five minutes and elec-
ted the following committee ON resolutions:
COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS.
Abbevllle, J. c. Maxwell Aiken. T. J..
Davies Anderson. f. b. Murray; Barnwell,
G. w. NJ. Williams; Beaufort; VIM: Elliott;
Wilson; Chesterfield. W. W. Spencer; Clar.
cndon, Jas. +. TImdalc; Colleton.M: ?: How
eli; Darlington. W: {: Coke; Edgeteld, J. c.
town. Richard Dozier; GrcenviIle. !. ii. Full
6. J. {. Huston; Kershaw,, J: D: Kennedy;
ball: Lexington, ]. +. Wincard; Marion.
W. WI Harllee: Marlboro, p. NJ. HnmclE
| Ncwberry. Geo. Johnstonc; Oconce. S.
Dickens, II. r. Bradley; Richland. A. n.
Tallcy: Spartanburg, d. r. Duncan; Sumter,
!. D.. Banding; Union. VIM. Munro: VIII
liamsburg, +. NJ. Gilland; York, I. i. Wither-
Gen. w. w. Harllce then offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That this Convention do recon-
mend to the people OF this State to elect
delegates to q State Convention for the pur.
pose Of nominating candidates for electors for
President and Vicc-Prcsident Of the United
States and for State officers on the 18th day OF
August next.
Referred to thc committee on resolutions.
On motion the resolution Of Mr.. Munro, In
favor of immediate nominations of State Of
hccrs, was also referred to the committee on
resolutions.
Mr.. ]. c. sheppard, Of Edgefield, said that
the primary object Of the Convention was the
election Of delegates to the National Convcn-
ton, and lie thought that no better plan OF
action could be adopted than that used III
1876. He, therefore, moved that the COnven-
ton proceed at once to elect four delegates
from the State ri large to represent the State
ton, which meets IN Cincinnati on the 22d
Instant, and that Immediately thereafter the
delegates from each Congressional District
retire and select two delegates TO represent
each such district. That the four persons re-
cciving the highest number Of votes for dele
gates, and that the next four be declared the
altcrnates.
Mr.. Munro moved to amend Mr.. Shcppard's
motion by adding: land that Immediately
the nominations for State officers"
CnI T. n. IlpScOnlb made the pOint that