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

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The Democratic State Convention,
which closed its session last week, was
marked by very practical and business
like proceeding. There was no effort at
display on the part of any member of the
Convention, and all seemed to have
common and earnest desire to do that
which was best for South Carolina and
for the Democratic party. There were
differences of opinion, which we're earn
estly and persistently fought for by those
differing, but there was not one which
amounted to more than difference as to
policy, and that, too, upon questions of
policy about which the people of the
State cared nothing, except so far as the
decision might effect the common end
the certainty of carrying the coming
election. This being the case there is
nothing strange in the satisfactory results
reached by the Convention. The pro-
priety of June nominations being settled
by a majority of nineteen votes ended
the difference with all, except few who
hate to admit that they could ever be
mistaken about anything, and even they
we're in full accord with the purposes
and results of the Convention. There
was singular unanimity of choice as to
candidates in the Convention. Gen.
Hagood was the first choice of at least
one hundred and thirty out of the one
hundred and fifty.eight delegates, and Of
the candidates said to be before the Con-
vention he would have received one
hundred and forty.seven votes, which
practically amounted to unanimity. 1t
was not, therefore, to be wondered that
he was unopposed in the Convention,
and was nominated by acclamation with
out a dissenting voice. The only opposi-
ton manifested 10 the remainder of the
ticket was consequent to disR9sition as
far as possible to distribute the ticket
over the State, and, although this has not
been done as completely as would have
been desirable, tile Convention has done
its work we'll, and receives the apprecia.
ton and approval Of the people of the
whole State; for although there is not a
man on the ticket from large section Of
the up-country, still we have the satisfac-
ton of knowing that there is not man
upon the ticket who is other than fully
capable and qualified to discharge eff
GENTLY and satisfactorily the duties Of
the Office for which he has been nomi-
mated. Sectional lines were completely
ignored in the Convention, as they
should be, and members voted as citizens
of South Carolina, and not as residents
of any particular portion of the State.
It was certainly pleasant to see the rep
resentatiyes from the very mountain
counties voting for Gen. Kennedy for
Lieutenant Governor, and the represen-
ta6ves from Charleston voting for Col.
Lipscomb for Secretary of State, al
though in each instance men nearer the
representatives indicated were put before
the Convention.
In the selection of this ticket circum-
stances have given to the lower and mid
die country nearly the whole State ticket,
and it may prove best, for in the coun-
ties with large Republican majorities
there is great deal of genuine hard
work to be done, which will require all
of the local enthusiasm and encourage.
ment which can be given to secure DEM
ocratic victories in them. The most SOL
idly Democratic counties in the State
presented no candidates to the Conven-
ton, and of course got no places on
the ticket. This course on the part of
these counties will not lose its effect upon
the future of South Carolina, and when
the work in November is over we have
no doubt the wisdom and patriotism Of
our whole people will stand forth more
conspicuous than ever, and no mean
place in the appreciation and gratitude
of the State will be assigned these coun-
ties which have asked for none of the
Offices, but which propose to do a very
large and important part of the voting.
The nominees of the Democratic party
and its platform are before the people,
and as sure as the ides of November
arrive they will be carried to a triumph
ant victory at the polls. The canvass
will not actively open until after the
crops have been laid by, and then the
State expects every man to do his duty.
The campaign will be kept just as hot as
may be necessary to ensure victory. The
pressure from the opposition will, in a
large measure, determine the course of
the canvass, but one thing is certain,
and that is, that as much time and work
and effort will be invested in this cam
paign as may be necessary to render the
election of the ticket at the head of these
columns absolutely safe.
The people of Camden are determined
to put stop to the carrying of concealed
weapons and to dueling if Town ordi.