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THE STATE CONTENTION.


Nominatcd-Tho Platform of Principles
The state Executive Committee.
The Convention rcrasscmblcd at 10
O'Clock Oh Wednesday morning,
Col. james II. Rion stated that as q
member Of the Executive Committee
Of tho National Democratic party he
had two resolutions to offer which he
hoped the Convention would consider
favorablv.
The first Of these resolutions was rs
follows:
ReSolrcd, That the delegates from
the State Of South Carolina to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention, to be
held at Cincinnati OH the 22d OF June.
1880, be instructed to vote for the con-
tinuancc of the tWo-u,irds rule.
Mr.. Ball, of Laurcns, offered tho fol-
lowing rs q substitute;
Resolved, That the delegates to the
National Convention go uninstructcu
as to the two-thirds rule,
On motion Of Mr., Murray this sub
stitute was indefinitely postponed.
Col, Rion's resolution was then
adopted. Col. Rion then offered tho
following:
ResoIved, That the recommendation
Of the National Democratic Commit
tee relating to eI-oDicio membership Of
committees be adopted, as far as the
samo provides for Che member Of the
National Committee being e;c-O0ici0 q
member Of the State Executive Com
mittcc. Adopted.
Tho Convention then went into an
election for Presidential electors, with
tho following result:
State ut Iarge-Jomn l.. Manning,
Of Clarendon, and Vim. Elliott, Of
Beaufort. First District-E. W.
Noise, Of Sumter. Second District
G. Ii. Simonton, Of Charleston. Third
District--J. S. Murray, of. Anderson.
Fourth District--Cad. Jones, Of York
Fifth District-G. w. Croft, Of Aiken.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The next business being the election
Of Il State Executive Committee, the
Congressional delegations after con-
sultation reported the following as
their choice of members Of the EXecu-
tive Committee from thti: respective
districts:
First Congressional District-J. M.
johnson, Marion; j. Ii. Earle, Sumter; {;
e.. 5. Mccall, Marlboro.
Sccond-Geo. D. Bryan, Charleston {;
B. PRESLEY Barron, Clarendon; Jas.
T. 1zlar, Orangcburg.
Third-GcO. Johnst0nc, Ncwberry {:
John G. Haskell, Rlchland; E. B.
Murray, Anderson.
Fourth-Wm. Munro, Union; T..
Stobo Farrow, Spartanburg; John
Brp.ton, Fairfield.
Fifth--J. G, Sheppard, Edgcfeld {;
NJ. =. Howell, Collcton; G.. J.C. Hut
son, Hampton.
These reports were confirmed by the
Convention, and the committee as re-
ported above Was elected rs whole
by aeciamation.
After further recess Of q half hour,
Gen. Harllcc, on behalf Of the commit
the on resolutions, submitted tho fol-
lowing platform:
THE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party of the State
Of South Carolina, in Convention as
sembled, rciterates its adhesion to the
doctrines of the great National Demo-
cratic partv Of the United States, and
now rcnews the declaration Of the
principles laid down in it's platforms
Of 1876 and 1873. 1t has redeemed its
pledges to reform the abuses Of the
State Government. to reduce e;xpendi-
tnres, aud to use the peoples money
| for the benefit of the people only.
1t confidently appeals to tho general
sense OF the country upon its record,
and challenges the comparison Of the
present happy and prosperous condi-
ton Of the Slate with tile bitterness,
venality and suspicion. which under
Republican misrulc distracted our
people and sappod the foundations OF
their prosperity.
It calls upon all good citizens who
favor an honest, economical and libcr-
nj administration to rally to the stand
ard OF the Democracy and TO lead it to
victory.
This platform was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. James Aldrich, Of Aiken, intro
duced the following:
Reso}ved, That the Executive Com
mittcc shall be authorized to fill the
vacancies which may arise in the Office
Of Electors for President and Vice.
President in this State. Adopted.
THE STATE TICKET.
On motion the Convention then
went into the nomination Of State off,
GERS. On motion Of Hon. [, D. Withcr-
spoon, Of York, the nominations were
made in the following order: Govern
or, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Secretary ot
State, Gomptroller-G cncraI, Attorney
General, Superintendent of Education,
Adjutaat and InsIseetor-Gcneral, State
! Treasurer.
Mr.. David Fitzgibbon. of Charles
ton, obtained the floor and placed in
nomination for Governor Gen. John
son Hagood. The nomination was
seconded by Mr.. j. w. Holmes, of
Barnwell, and by Col. Jas. H. Rion,
of Fairfield. Nominations being clos
cd, on motion Of Mr.. David Fitzgib-
bon, Of Charleston, Gen. johnson Ha-
good was unanimously nominated for
the office Of Governor, amid rounds OF
applause.
For Lieutenant-G Governor Dr.. J. G..
Maxwell, of Abbevile, nominated
Gen, John. .. Kennedy, of Kcrshaw,
and the nomination was seconded by
Mr.. Joseph II. Earle, ofSumter. Col