The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-29

mitteg Of ave be sppointed 20 nominate th
remaining three delesates, When Parker 70
marked: aAs God moves III q s1ysteriou
way, I put the motion, but cannot see NH,
one delegate should be elected one way anS
the Other t.,ree anotle-.n This witty re
marx brought down the house, and effei
everybody had laughed until they Na.e sess
isfied the motion was submitted and carried
by large majority, but it appeared" tc
Parker that the "Nos'. had it. and he So
decided. A delegate by the name of Fisher
then nominated Parker as delegate, who
was unanimously elected. Jere Cherry from
the Fork nominated Sam johnson and Cape
Shelton nominated Pat Kirkland, OF Spar
tanburg, both of whom were elected. This
completed the delegation, with which every
body seemed perfectly satisfied, and after
the eiecsion of jssicso Lee and Henry Kenne-
dy rs alternates motion was made to ad-
journ, but, as Sam Johnson objected to It,
Parker did not submit 1t TO vote.
A petition TO the President for the appoint
ment Of Col. Cochran as United States Mar
stal FOR the District OK South Caro!Ens wes
read to the Convention, when It was decided
that is should be signed by the delegates and
fotwsrded to Washington. The petition de-
clsGed that Col. Cochran was ssaunch kA.
publican, tnat he had done moro to reform
| the Republican par.r in South Carolina
thapany other man in the State, that his
record as legislator during the six years he
represented Anderson County In the Gener-
nj Assembly of South Carolina would COM
pare moas faTorabIy with tina. of any sena-
tor or Representative in the State before or
since the war, and that his appointment %
Marshal would give universal satisfaction
TO the citizens of the entire State, regarlles1
ofpolitical opinions.
Sam Johnson then introduced resolution
highly complimentary OF Senator Hampton,
and. Hedging Che Republicans Of Anderson
County to support him for whatever Office
he may offer for in the future. Sam denomi-
mated his resolution Peace and Harmony"
but instead OF promoting peace and harmo-
nyit created confusion and aroused the ire
ofe few Of the most faithful. among whom
was Parker, who declared that he could not
endorae the resolution and would not abide
by it ifit was adopted. This remark seemed
to satisfy Johnson, who declared that what
ever Parker said wss law with Anderson
Radicals, and that he would withdraw the
resolution. We endeavored to secure the
resolution for publication, but were in.
formed by one of the secretaries that it was
taken from his desk by some one, he did
not know whom. The request was made In
the presence of Parker and number of
others, and we discovered at the time that
Parker especially did not want tho resolu-
tion printed, which, no doubt, fully explains
its mysterious and unaccountable disappear
anca, But johnson was bent on having q
resolution of some kind passed, and after
his "Peace and Harmony resolution was
withdrawn, offered another, which pro vided
for the appointment of three persons, who,
with the County Chairman, were to consti-
tute board of counsel for the Republican
party of this County. But this resolution
met with no better reception than the other.
and 80 displeased Parker that he declared
TINT ifit wss adopted he would at once re-
sign. He didnot believe in forming cliques,
and that was what the resolution proposed
to do. It would take from. him his power
as County Chairman, and would render In
effective any efforts he might make to carry
the party successfully through the coming
campaign. Sam then took the floor, and
was beginning to score it to Pasker pretty
severely, when Willis Redmond moved to
adjourn. The motioa was seconded, and
when put to the Convention was unani-
mously adopted. This, of course, put stop
10 Sans Gpeech, and seemed to give Parker
great deal of pleasure.
Tho Convention was accordingly declared
adjourned, and the delegates, after talking
among themselves for some time, dispersed.