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

emn protest against an. immediate nomi-
nation. This Is poor time to change q
rule that has carried us successfully
through two campaigns. It would be
without authority, with excuse or ueces-
sity, This Convention was not even
properly organized, 1t had not plat
form.
General Conner said that as chairman
OF tho committee which had submitted
the majority report, he desired to close
the debate, and he would wait till all
who desired to be heard had epoken. (;
Hon. j. n. Lipscomb safd he had
hoped 70 hear from the chais1aan who
submitted tho majority report, or from
some other of it's advocates, some reason
for It's adoption, and that the minds OF
the Convention might he enlightened by
what they might say. But he had liS-
tened in vain. What right or reason
had this party to do that In Juno, 1880,
which it had not the right TO do in. May,
1876? Nearly every other State had
gates to tho National Convention, and
yet they weie going to hold other con-
ventions To nominate officers and to
ratify the action of the National Conyen.
ton. He thought there was NO force in
tue objection that it would be too much
expense to hold another convention. If
any of the present members could not
come back, there wero seventeen hum
dred men in the County cf that member
who would be glad to take his place.
What or who 10 it that can't be truated
till August Referring to the campaign
OF 1876 and 1878, he said that no one
could calculate the quantity of corn,
wheat and other agricultural products
lost to the State by those two campaigns.
and why now add the month of June to
the time. -
DR.. Talley said that he had voted in
the Committee in favor of the majority
report because he was not aware al the
time that his delegation had been in,
structed TO the contrary, not being pres
ent in the County Convention when that
action was taken. He would now there.
fore be compelled to vote in favor Of the
minority report, though he did so contra
ry to his convictions. ~.
MIR. Bowen said that he hoped the mi
nority report would be adopted. That
the people in his County had been under
the impression that no nomination
would DO made, and he hoped that the
majority wgeg!a yield and adopt adopt tho
minority report. ,.pEi
l.. -tNSu. NoiiiuBtOu otiU tubt LIl0 u6O1tA
had taken very wide course and he Waa
afraid if it went on much longer IL would
extend to natural history. entomology
and many other voluminous .subiects.
Laughter.l He would therefore like to
have the debate cloeed, and if he were
sufficiently c0nversant with the previous
question he would call it in order to
come to o vote. [Laughter.] ,.;au
General Conner said that the question
before the Convention was not q new
one, brought before it by, any member.
1t was suggested in the call from tho
Executive Committee, and the various
Counties had voted on it,, instFuctiug
! their delegates how to. vote. ! This is a
party question free from personal poll
i tics. Applause We are determining
question, not simply for this year, hut
| making precedent for future years. It
| had been said that there wss no prece.
dent for it, but could any precedent be
found where o call was framed like the
call for this Convention had been framed.
and where the delegates had been 30 in
strncted from their Counties. There 10
no force in the argument that we must
wait for the adoption Of the national
platform. He was surprised to see 80
much Importance attached. to party plat,
forms. No matter what is done at Gin
cinnati, the State will be bound to it.
[Applause.l It will not matter to ma
what that platform contains or who the
nominee is. When the hag 10 unfhrled
South Carolina must and will whsel into
line. [Applaupe.] The resolution it.
self disposes of the objection that it will
interfere with the crops And it is i'm
portrnt that thorough organization
shall be made, and an Executive Com.
mites cannot be organized till pomina-
tions are made. The difficulties Of con-
ducting the campaign will be great, and
the committee should have time to pre-.
pare the field and make their arrange.
ments. Speaking, drums and trumpets
are not the campaign. There is some.
thing superior even TO enthusiasm. It ia
work, thorough, calm, effective a work
that, nine times out of ten,. wins the
campaign. [Applause.] We. can do
that which is right, without regard TO
| whether 1t will disahect some elements
here or there. [Applause.]
Colonel Wallace rose To speak, but
General Conner called for. the previous
question, and tho Chair ruled that Colo
mel Wallace could not be heard.
Mr.. Johnstone made the point, OF or
der that Colonel Wallace had the right
to speak, but the Chair ruled the point
not we'll taken. as@,-,-
Colonel Lipscomb said that General
Conner had not called the preyious
question Til Colonel Wallace had risen
and begun to speak.
Mr. Johnstone said that the question
being on motion to substitute the mi.
nority for the majority report, General
Conner did not. have the right TO close
the debate as chairman of the committee
who submitted the majority report.
The chair ruled that. General Conner
had the right to close the debate. h,
The call for the previous question was
then sustained. 81 q
The question was then taken on snb-
stituting the minority for the majority
report, and resulted as follows Ayes 81,
noes 86. sa s,s!.
Mr. job nstone said that the Conven-
tinn hnvingg rafnaAA 70 ssk.::.::ss ssks.::.:::.ss ..h.is
minority for the majority report, and
that now the majority report being up
| for consideration thnaa who desire to be
heard upon it could do so.
Dir. eimcnton made the point of order
that the previous question was not yet
exhausted and o.more debate could be
allowed. -.
Mr.. Sheppard also took tho sarae
ground as Mr. Siuonton.
The Chair ruled that the debate was
ended. ~.
The question was then taken, on the
adoption of the majority report end de-.
eided In the affirmative by vote Of 81 70