The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-11

coinpalleu ny the Third Battalion and
DELEGATIONS OF the Winnsboro Red
Shirt Club, commanded bv Captain
Means Davis, aud the Gladdcn's Grove
Club from Fairfield, commanded bv
Captain Charles a. Douglas. was cs
corted to Wrigm's Hotel, where he
Drcakiastcd. From early morning M
til long after tho hour appointed for
tho procession to move, Democratic
clubs and delegates from clubs con-
tinuca TO arrive and the crowd mra<lu-
ally swellcd until Richardson street
was well filled with ilcn of nil aoos
and colors and from all directions.
at quarter to II o'clock the process
sion formed on Gcrvais street, with
right resting on Richardson street, and
proceeded in the following order ND
RICHARDSON street: Chief Marshals w
-. Starting and J. q. Marshall and
their assistants, w: i. Booker, Joe
killian, W. Ii. Dent, Andrew Pattcr-
son, Henry Adams, Richard Singleton,
Thomas ). Harper, Laurence Tavlor
ana NJ. =. Robertson, Geo. *. Wright,
John Moblcy, DR.. j. X. philpot, John
.. Joy, james Nj. Crawford, David A.
Ircsslcy. Hampton Gibbcs, Jr.
Carriages containing Senator Bay
ardi General Bratton, Governor Jctcr,
Senator Nj. G. Butler, General John
son llagood, Hon. Mr.. Whitley, Of
Delaware, Colonel Cad Jones and lion.
}. Il. Evins headed the procession.
Clubs from Newhcrry and Laurcns
counties (thrce hundred men) in COM
!fiind Of Major O. l.. ShumperL and
headed by the Ncwbcrrv brass band.
All tho ward clubs from the city Of
Columbia ON foot.
Marion Club, one hundred men, car
rying blue banner, with ''Swamp fox"
undtr command of Major j. NJ. john
sob.
Sumptcr Club, one hundred mon.
under command Of fCupiuin II. y. Ice,
bcarng banner "Thc Hancock Coun-
ty."
Columbia Silver Cornct Band.
Delegations from seventeen clubs
from Halrfielu county, commanded by
Malor Il: W: Woodward. At the
head Of the Fairfield clubs two bca,lti-
t'll young Columbia ladics-NIiss Min
mo Startling and Miss Lucy Irrelevant
-r9de at the side Of Major Woodward.
ThGn followed the RichIand county
mounted clubs, as follows:
Hopkins Club, eighty mem, COM
hnhdcd ny Captain Andrew puttcr-
sou.
Gadstlcn Club, commanded by Cap
tam T.. McC. Clarkson, ciylity-livc
men.
Kllian's Club, ninety men, COM
mandcd by Captain G. a. Swygcrt.
Ea.ncr's Club, commanded by Cap
tain w. $. Sloan, scStnty-iivc nncn.
Davis Club, commanded by Captain
william II. Dent, ninety men.
Colorcd democratic clubs, i'm va
gons, from Fairfield and Lexington: !:
also mounted clubs from Ltxington.
~ very large club in citizcn's dress
from SparIanburg, headed by the
Spartanburg Brass Band, and COM
mandcd by Colonel ID. Il. Duncan.
CitlZcns on foot and in carriawcs and
mounted.
The clubs from Orangcburg, num-
hcrin@ nearly four hundred nnrn, un-
ger the command Of Captain Samuel
lDibbIc, did not arrived in time to ioin
the procession, but marched to the
grove upon arriving.
| IN all of the clubs tho cred shirts, "
about which nothing has been said of
!alc, seemed to prevail by large ma
Jorlty; and another noticeable feature
OF INC procession was the large num-
Der or colorcd men, clad in red shirts.
ana we can safely say that the mum
Der or colorcd men in The procession
mas never been cquallcd on my similar
| octasion in Columbia.
lle procession moved up Richard
son street TO the postoilcc, and coun-
tcrlnarchcd to- Plain stcct, thence out
ram street to the grounds selected for
The OCCASION. Arriving at the grounds
and the stand, which had been bcauti-
in'ly decorated with flowers and ics-
TONED with the stars and stripes by
the ladies, Senator Bayard and the
gentlemen accompanying him mount
cd the stand amidst the firing Of artiI-
lcry and the enthusiastic shouts OF the
assembled multitude. There were
many distinguished South Caroliniuns
seated upon tho stand during the de-
livery of tho speeches, among whom
were the Hon. j. S. Richardson. of
Sumter, Ex-Governor Bonhum, and
others.
The proceedings wcro then opcncd
with prayer by The Rev. Wm. Martin.
General Bratton then said: You nrr
assembled TO rati(y the National and
State platform Of the Democratic
P"!tH. congratulate you on the all-
spices under which the campnirn is in
auguratcd. The rule Of law which
was rc-cstablished four years ago and
the justice Of peace secured by il have
dlsarmcd our opponents. their ac-
ION III convention assembled is a prac-
!lcal acknowledgement that the mem
bcrs ofthc party, iGnorant'thougl they
may be, having tasted the blessings Of
good government, arc unwilling to
plunge again into the. maclslrom of
misr9lc from which they have been
saved. NEVERTHELESS we arc gathered
here from tho mQuntains TO the sen
board to renew the vows to maintain
our government Of law and our rights
Under the laws and Constitution. This
oour first meeting should and will give
direction to our work, the objective
point of which is the restoration of
law and the authority Of the Constitn-
toh or tho United States. Il is oar
good fortune to have in our council, :,
to-day one from whose long and dis
tnglislcd career in the public service
covering the most cycntful period Of
our history, has over been charactcr-
izcd by fearless and unwavcring de-
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