The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-10

tlouf VIC StillIc NcleSdtlOUT Oh ono O1
the counties (adlerents of Evinsy were
absent, and had the convention pro
cccded with the nomination ili the
absence of the delegates Of that county,
the reasonable presumption. is. that he
(Woodward) woal0 have been nomi
mated. The fact that many OF the
delegates to the congressional comven.
ton We're also delegates to the State
convention, which was being held il,
Columbia at the same time, made II
necessary for tho congressional con-
vcntions to bc hcl8 at times when the
State convection was not ift session,
and rs no regular times and, places
were published for holding tlie con-
grcssiona1 conventions it was difficult
sometimes to got the delegates of all
the counties together on short no:ice,
which no doubt was the cause of the
absence of the entire delegation Of tho
county referred to at tho first meeting.
1t would have been unfair to lMYe
made the nomination under such cir
cumstances, and if it had been dono,
tl;o nominee would not have been tho
choice of tho whole congressional dis
trict. Major Woodward certainly
does not mean TO complain because the
cOnvelhipH Hd not proceed to mako
the nomination in the absence ct tho
entire delegation of one of the cntin-
ties. If not, then he has no groniid to
complain that the postponcmcnt Of
thG nomination was, on That account,
the result Of" sluck'-goot for Evins,
bad for me-" If it was bad luck to
him tlnt all the counties were repre-
sentctt at the time the nomination was
made, it was such bud ktrck as he has
no right to complain Of, for it was
right TIN t ali the counties should DC
represented in making the nomination.
"Again," says Major Woodward, "I
have seen member Of tlffs convention
within the last few days, who says
thrL received sixteen votes OH moro
than one ballot, which, bit fOf rcso-
Int tfoH Of Cqfonei Farrow, allowing
delegates Who were present to cast the
sotG OF their counties, O.e., allowing
ono man to throw five votes, while,
by II strange coincidence, more dole
gates wcro absent OH Colonel Evins'
side than from minc) was q majority
present, and entitled ne
to tho nomination. If this is true,
then is there here another piece Of
good IuclS' FOR Colonel Evins nnd
another lNHf6f for the brow of Colonel
Farrow, who already enjoys tho rcpu-
tation of bAng the finest Wirc-pullcr in
the up-country."
In reply to this stAtenient wo would
say that ,aetording to our recollection,
Major Woodward never received more
than Is votes on any ballot while all
three candidates were being voted for;
\ M In IL Il ~ {s,ck 1~.x1 1lx>I
or first few ballots, and then he drop
ped down to l5, and then dow. to II.
and then to t3 on the hast ballot taken
before tWaWing the names out Of the
hat. rs stated in our former article.
while Colonel Evins received ii votes
on every ballot, which was the highest
received for several Of the last ballots
takcn between the, three candidates,
and Evins was leading tho race, Wood
ward e.lling baGk and Kennedy gain
ing Wlich' tho Chat process was re-
sorfcte to- against the protest of Evins'
friends; reducing the race to single
hanahu contests, md Woodward then
beat Kennedy, aud Evins beat Wood
ward, Eyins receiving 10 votes and
Woodward 15 votes, resulting III the
Of Evins. So that, Mhcth-
CT Woodward received 1G'4otes or Is
votes, Oh ono or move ballots ut the be-
ginning Of the balloting, is immatcriul,
for he aroppca down to 13 votes in tho
manner described, and his starting out
with 1G votes did not alter his status in
tho premises, for he never at any time
received a majority ofall tho votes Of
even the delegates present.
The resolution rGfertcd to as "a 1850
luton of Col. FarroNW, allowing dole
gates wlO were Present to cast the
vote OF their countless" was advocated
by us and adopted OH our motion be-
fore tic ballotmg commenced, and
there was nothing unfair in it's opera
ton. Union was entitled to four e!clc-
gates, but had only two present, aud
it was nothing but fair that those two
present should cast the whole Aumbcr
ofvotcs tho county was entitled to:
The aaoptiom ofthat rule was in ac-
cordancc with the prcccdcnts Of the
Democratic party from time i'm
memorial, and even though il is
called "a resolution of Colonel
Farrow," it was adopted by thc
and was made tic ac
ton OF u majority of that body, and
uiNtSl ltS otClutlOil lilC TWO tClCSuLcS
from Union were allowed to cast four
votes. and not, us charged by Major
Woodward, "allowing one man to
throw five votes"
But even after detAWtinY the votes
of tho two absent delegates Of Ultion
from ST. tho whole number Of the
delegates composing the convention,
it would leave 80; and even if Wood
ward received l6 VOTES OH ono or more
ballots, he only received one-half, and
not majority, rs Twas required for
u majority Of 81. Then, too, accord
ing to our recollection, tlicpc was al
other delegate absent from another
county (Iork, we think,) and that
vote was cast by the delegates present
from said county for Woodward. and
that vote would have had to- be deduct
cd from his Is votes, which would
have left him with only Is rs his high
est vote, still lacking one Of a majority
even of the delegates present. So that
it will be secn that Major Woodward
has nothing to complain of on that
score The gratuitous fling at us as
"thc finest wirc-pnllcr in the up
country" is such II charge as is usually
made by q defeated caadfiaatc against