Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-10

Tho Convention then adjourned until to-.
morrow.
COLUMBIA, juno 2, 1880.
Tho Convention assembled OF 10
o'clock A. Nj.
On motion of Col. Rion, tho following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolvea, That the delegates from tho
State Of South Carolina to tho National
Democratic Convention, to bo hold at Gin
cinnati on the 22d of juno, 1880, be in
structed to vote for tho continuance of the
two.thirds rule
Rcsolueq, That tho recommendation of
tho National Democratic Committee relating
to cx.offioio membership of committees bo
adopted, Us far as the samc provides for tho
member Of tho National Committco being
ex ofioio membor of the State Executive
Committee.
The following gentlemen wero elected
Electors for President and Vice President:
State at Largc-John L. Manning and
VIM. Elliott.
First Distriot-Gen. E. w. Noise.
Second District @. II. Simonton.
Third Distriot-J. S. Murray, Esq.
Fourth Distriot-Col. Cad. Jones.
Fifth District Hon. G. w. Croft.
Tho Congressional delegations, aftor CON
sultation, reported the following as their
choice of mom'ar of tho State Executive
Committee from their respective districts:
First Congressional District. M. John
son, Marion; j. H. Earle, Sumter; 9. S.
Mccall, Marlboro.
Sccond-Geo. d. Bryan, Charleston; B.
Presley Barron, Clarendon; Jas. 3. Jzlar,
Orange5urg.
Third-Gco Johnsonc, Ncwberry; John
Q. Haskell, Richland; e. B. Murray, An.
derson.
Fourth-Wm. Munro, Union; II. Stobo
Farrow, Spartanburg; John Brattou, Fair
field
Fifth. G. Sheppard, EdgoGeld; NJ. p.
Howell, Colleton; G. G. Hudson, Hamp-
ton.
These reports wore confirmed by tho
Convention, and the committee as reported
above was elected as whole by aoolama-
ton.
Tho committee was organized by clecting
Gen. John Bratton, Chairman, and Col
John 9. Haskell, Secretary.
Gen. Harloo submitted the following
platform, which was unanimously adopted:
Tho Democratic party of the State of
South Carolina, in Convention assembled,
reiterates its udhcsion to the doctrines Of
tho great National Democratic Party of the
United States, and rcncws tho declaration
of the principles laid down in its platforms
of 1876 and 1878. 1t hns redeemed it's
pledges to reform tho abuses of tho State
Government, to reduce expenditures, and
to use the peoples money for the benefit of
tho people only. 1t confidently appeals to
the general sense of tho country upon it's
record, and challenges tho comparison of
tho present happy and prosperous condition
of tho State with the bitterness, ycnalty
und suspicion, which under Republican
misrule distracted our people and sappoa
tho foundations of their prosperity. 1t
calls upon all good otizens who favor Oil
honest, economical aud liberal admnistra..
tion TO rally to the standard of the Demo.
cracy and lead it to victory.
Tho Convention then proceeded to make
nominations for State officers as follows:
Gen. johnson lIagood was nominated
For Governor and he was unanimously
chosen, ho having no opposition.
Gen. John D. Kennedy, of Kcrshaw, and
7. j. Jeter, Esq, of Union, were nomi--
mated for Lieutenant Governor. vote
was taken which resulted as follows: Ken
nedy, lOl; Jeter, 43; scattering, 3. The
nomination was made unanimous.
Gen. II. NJ. Sims, of Lancaster, or the
third ballot, was nominated for Secretary of
State over Col. J. N. Lipsoomb, of New.
berry, and Col. r. G.. Howard, of Marion.
Col. j. G. Colt, of Chesterfield, was
unanimously nominated for Comptroller
General
Hon. Leroy Il. Youmans, of Columbia,
was unanimously nominated fos Attorney
General.
Col. Hugh S. Thompson, of Columbia,
was unanimously nominated for Superin.
tcndcnt Of Education.
Gen. A. NJ. Manigault, OF Georgetown,
Capt. Willie Jones, Of Columbia, and Col
A. D. Goodwyn, of Orangoburg, wcro
nominated for Adjutant and Inspector
General. On the third ballot Con. Mani.
gault was nominated.
j. p. Richardson, Esq., of Sumter, was
unanimously nominated for State Treasurer.
The thanks of tho Convention wcro ten.
dcred to Col. j. S. Cothran, President, and
the Secretaries of the Convention for tho
satisfactory and efficient discharge of tho
duties of their office.
Gen. Hagood and Gen. Kennedy wcro
then introduced to the Convention. Both
of these gentlemen addressed the Conycn..
ton in an effective manner.
The Convention then adjourned.
A correspondent who sets himelf up as
q prophet, writes: 'sITrom 1851 to 1858 VIC