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

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the vote was declared 70 be as follows:
General Wade Hampton, 1866; Gen
Barker. IOS; General John 3rattnn: AZ I:
Colone! G. L. Buist, 20; General J. II.
Eyins, "a; Major J. A. Leland, G.; Gen.
till O'Clock. i, 81
Mr, Johnstone moved to take a recess
till z o'clock, which was agreed to.
Evening REssIoN. c,8k5
When the Convention was, called TO
order at o'clock, the following delegates
TO the Cincinnati Convention were re-.
ported from the several Congressional
Conventions:
First District-C. s. Mccall and J.. r.
Earle. Alternates-J. N. Norton and J.
y. Williamson. ..ssi.s Ii, VI 80.
Second District--Eamuel Dibble, z. ".
Dawson. Alternates-W. N. Mucken-
fuss and a. II. Mowry. 5 vi. ~
| Third District--Jno. e. Abney, B. T.
Whitner. Alternates--J. T. Wingard
and o. Z. Calhoun. a nBai y
Fourth District-Frank A. Conner,
w. @. Cleveland. Alternates-J. B. Err.
win and r. r. Hemphill.
Filth District-J. d. Davis, Alffst..
Aldrich: Alternates-J. w. Holmes
and B. +. Hardee.
| On motion Of Mr.. Sheppard, the above
nominations were adopted.
General Conner from the Committee
on iseaolutions, reported and recon-
mended the adoption of resolution that
the Convention do now proceed to nomi-
nate candidates for State officers, and
that the State Executive Committee be
instructed to open the State canvass at
encE time 80 iii their Judgment will least
disturb the agricultural interests Of the
State. 4. ~
| General Harllee submitted d minority
report from the same committee, recon-
mending the adoption of q resolution
that the Convention recommend to the
Democratic party to elect delegates to @
State Convention to nominate electors
for President and Vice President and
State officers on the 10th of August next.
General Harllee moved that the ma.
jority report be laid on the table and the
minority report be taken up for immedi-
ate consideration. -h' ~.
| General Harllee said that the matter
was calmly and carefully discussed in the
committee, but large minority OF the
committee, representing, as he believed,
the majority of the white voters in the
State, were in favcr OF the report which
TIE minority had made. It could be said
in favor Of the minority report that it
did not contrayene any rule or custom of
the purity, but recommended adherence
TO custom that had been uniformly euc-
cessful. It had been objected in favor of
the majority report that it would be
necessary. to call another Convention,
m tnf nIr Il
and it would bring the members of the
Convention here at a time when it would
be very little Inconvenience to them to
come. l.ss- sf. ~,r,
Another objection was, that keeping
the question open; will keep MP the ex.
element throughout the State. bus that
mad always been the case and would al
ways be urged against any time fixed for
nominations. He thought it was better
and safer for the party to follow the old
beaten track. From his converse with
the people in his section Of the State it
seemed to be the prevalent opinion that
the nominations would give dissatisfac-
tion, and that the people there had not
had time to mako up their minds who
they desired to vote for. Besides, it
would be an anomaly to nominate cleo.
tors for President and Vice President be-
fore the candidates are nominated. It
would lessen the moral force and infiu-
ence OF, our delegates to the National
Convention. ( Itwould be harsh meas.
ure to forea upon the minority q nomi.
nation when they say they are not ready
for it. He had no fears Of independent-
ism, but apathy and lukewarmneas were
much worse end more to be dreaded.
Gen. Harllee withdrew his motion to
lay on the1table SO as not to cut off de-
bate, bnt heimoyed to substitute the mi
l0Ti:J Tvp0ft for the mniorit; report. and
to adopt the minority yeport.
Mr. Crawford said he desired TO submit
but one thought and he did it as q sup
porter OF Gen. Hagood. The cry had
gone along the streets that this was a
Hagood convention. He thought that
tbs man who was the representative Of
the people of South Carolina should be,
80 in Angass as we'll as now, and be pro-
tested earnestly against the majority re-
port. Is ey.iT ). ~ /, .i e; .s;sI.is q
Mr.. Gilland said tile action of the com.
mittee was deliberate and full of calcul
lation and Its result was the report Of the
majority, He thought it unreasonable
depend upon tho action and the platform
of the National Convention. Whatever.
may be the action of that convention we
would be bound by it, and we must abide
tJt tJt :ss. The campaign had already begun
aud the people were NOW waiting for q,
leader to look to; this being the case.
and there bs,ng no danger of precipita.
ting the canvass upon the people, he
thought the majority report should be
adopted: There. were no feays cf inde-
pendeutisfn /; that Was g thing of the
past, and there sWhs no reason why the
report should not t6u adopted.
Mr. Callison said he was'surprised that
the assembled wisdom of South Carolina
should want to do an act so unusual, SO
unwise and go inexpedient as is proposed
by the majority report. We ara asked 60
swallow an UNKNOWN quantity, to endorse
"a platform before it is framed, and 20 tie
the hands of our delekstss 10 the Cin-
cilnad Convention. He thought that
the pressure for q nomination comes
from a minority Of the Democratic voters
Of the State. The man that,is fit to be
nominated now viii be equally fit In Au-
gust, September or later. Forcing o
nomination now would cause dissatisfac-
ton. He was bound by his instF1cEiops
not TO vote for any nomination now.
The two gentlemen who had been prom
inent ia connection with the Office had
overshadOwed all others, and the people
had not had time 10 think OF any other,
and moreover Ii had been supposed by
the up-country people that no nomina-
.ion would be made now and they had.
not prepared for il. He had no partic-
Mar ifltaraat In any nffioa hwcant that of