The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-09

County OF Marlboro, and Il Is by de-
tailed warfare uf this kind that we can
hope 10 succeed. At the proper time ne
can rush down upon then. ike an ava
larche and Wreat ths control of che State
from fiseis grasb. But now 10 not the
lappolnted time. We believe IL uhWise
70, rup g ssnte ticket, end We. advise thst
/ We stealG put upon our electoral ticket
our best 7nateiial and contre all our
efforts and forces npcn the success Of that,
and when We hayo done tina! We shall
demonstrate es fully that We are alive CO
carty &c If We ran State ticket end
We. will avoid heart-burnings and disap-
| poihtEents.
The white Republicans OF the 6tats,
he said, had been severely asraigned and
accused Of cowardice in the time ostroa-
bic, and that they were opposed TO the
State ticket because they were all Feds
raj olHceholders. This was unjust The
white men by their presence showed
their fidelity 70 che party. and would not
shirk danger IL they saw that any good
| could como out OF it. ~
Elllatt's speech Was delivered In iis
best style, and It's effect upon the Coh.
ventiop was Immediately observable.
Taft said that he had been IN favor of
State nominations, but since he bad heard
Elliot he had changed his mind. Ap
fools never changed their minds, fhe rel
marks he would make would not be ed.
dressed TO that class Of bis audience.
The situation in South Carolina had
| materially changed in week. We find
ourselves confronting an enemy who will
stop ut nothing, and yet We i. ant to 20
forth TO meet them with an army which
10 so weak that it will fall to pieces of its
own weight. Talk about runfsiug such q
ticket as this committee has psesentedl
It would be sheer nonsense. I. for onei
couldn't support it. Who ever heard Of
Gilbert befoFe7 Warren Marshall is anil
| other mica man to put up az Attorney
Generals man who was driven o,,t 81
the County Of Fairfield BY the Repubiicafl i
patty Ia 1879. lie (Taft) was never ilI
favor of shirklng danger when apythina
was to be gained by il, but he considered
1t his first duty TO do che best thing thai
could be done for the party. He was
unwilling to support the ticket before the
could 90 before the people OF South Car
olina and tel! them 10 vote for at all
hazards. 7'
| Myers, of the majority Of the committee
who had made nominations. said the
committee had done the best they could
and he didn't think they should be
blamed for not being able TO get up o
| better ticket.
Tar disclaimed any intention of re.
hecting on the COMMITTEES. It was, he
L faft ncqDfnd mn ~
| but the fault OF the material they had 60
deal with. Good mon who wo,lld consent
| TO run were not to be found in the State.
The Charleston convention had Instructed
Its delegates to vote for State nominations.
But certain things had transpired since
then which changed the situation mate.
sially; II might not be popular to tell
the plain truth, but come what may he
intended to cay what he thourht best for
the party. If ticket of good character
the Republicans of the State could bs
puenp, ne would say, put it up. Bot no
breaking up the organisation Of Of the party
he didn't think the failure to run State
ucSes woIid nave any effect whatever.
Ihos. +. Miller, ons Of the committee
who had made the Nominations. and the
candidate for Lieutenant Governor on
the ticket himself, said the committee
had looked everywhere for GOOD men,
but had been unable to do any betta1
than they had. Being on the ticket, he
spoke wish some delicacy, bnt could not
refrain from saying chat it was not q
proper ticket TO put before the people.
itWes impossible 10 eecure proper ticket,
hannnun 10 yno t<.rA
have anything to do with the ticket. He
asd asked Johnston IL he would run for
Comptroller General or Adiueant, and he
had refused. he wa, now Informed that
Mr. y ohnst9n szos o candidate for Gov.
ernor. He had asked Simeon Corley TO
run iorS State Treasurer, but he declined.
ne had coma to the conclusion that un-
less they could get better ticket it would
ne great calamity TO make the fight.
Warren K. Marshall, he had learned re-
Gently, had been advocating white Re-
publican ticket, which Was enougii to kill
him In the eyes of the co!ored voters of
the State. Miller then made alap ut
Straker, saying that thGsi iworthy,s opppo.
eition to the ticket Was plainly che result
OF disappointment sat not being placed
upon it hinlselE II .hs Convection was
Ssos w A-s.stuSS y LLCAtby Nc WIS ED IaVOf
ofnominating Samuel Melton for Gov:
ernor, with o ticketiof their bsst men.
and leaving to them the responsibility of
running or not. This was no time TO
nominate a ticket which could go eaaily
be picked TO pieces. Marehall was moro
than he could stand. It would be better
70 wait until after she elections in A:aille.
Ohio and Indiana than TO nit sneE r
ticket rs that the field.
- t1salsss... Blythe, Of Greenyflle. said
that those WHO should be. tho leaders at
this time yero nos to'.be fonnd. The
minority, who had opposed making nom
nations, had basn SO willing 20 yssld To
the majority, that they had aaii 81 Won
will give us O good ticket we will supSort
it. Butlwhen The committee brought oaf
auehea ticket, even tllos5 on tLas osIc..
side were compelled to say they eouldn,t
swallow it. - s u
Another delegate moved as a aubstitnta
That the two reports DO referred 10 the
state. executive committee for their ac-
ton with power, If they saw fis. TO nut q
ticket in the fiald as s1srie later day. and
o vote was taken ON tho motion resiltinr.
yeas "a, nays IL, and q motion 10 sac0i.
slider and lay the n1nEidli co reconsifIer ~,
the. table was then adopted by q vote Of
IS Co A5. IS - 8
Immediately upon the declaration 81
the vote several Of the delegates. who
hid violently favored Etate nominations
moved an 1djourninenf siise die. bus this
vots was lost BY q elfaIf majority.
The committee fppoitfad "a sti11ask
prAai. .le..lial -