Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-04-01
The June Convention.

We gaze last wee. a brief notice of the
propriety of calling the convention as early
as Juno for the nomination Of State officers.
giving our views in opposition to the call
Much Of course can bc said on both sides of
The question, and we sec tho Democratic
press s largely divided on tho subject. The
most important aim Of the party is Of course
to secure unity Of opinion among the press
and people. for it is idle to say the commit,
tee know best. This is fight for good go
veanmcnt and the fight ia to DO made nt the
polls by tho people
Our success in 1876 has always appeared
to us to have been duo to the movement being
begun and run by the people, ami they
should again judge Of the proper time and
manner Of making nonina'ons Y',cle
seems TO ua to be two strong reasons against
an cn:iy nominaiinn. One is that in IL long
campaign people grow tired Of politics uud
lose interest in them. whi!o another il that Il
nomination il Junc will, if the ,rp,cmcn, be
then begun, a'rrc, disns,rousIy tho labor oi
the country and reduce our crops.
On tho other hand it may DO said that twu
conventions arc needle>sIy expensive ard the
people after the nominations are made cnn
begin to organize bu. not regularly open the
active campaign until crops are laid by.
AS tc the platform adopted at Cincinnati il
may he truly said thnt our pc"ple can ador,
the platform Of 1876 for State officers ard
pledge thcr support and confidence in the
national party and agree to support its plate
form aud candidates. We have no doubt the
executive committee were nctuntcd by the
they have takeu.
4 circular Of date March 25 puts the qucs-
ton on tho right basis and shows the com
mittco acted wisely in tho call made by
them. 1t leaves to the convention, when
assembled, tho control of the whole matter o!
nominations and tho County Conventions,
when assembled, can instruct their delegates
in tho matter Of nominations. Tho circular
is as follows:
A CIRCULAR ro TIE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CHAIRMAN.
COLUMBIA, March 2G.~-Gen. John D.
Kennedy, Chairman of the Democratic Ex
ecutire Committee Of tho Statc, has issued
the following address:
Rooms OF TIE DEM. Ex COMMITTEES, }
COLUMBIA, March 26, 1880.
10 the County Chairmcn Of Me Demo
Pnfy IN SoaM Carolina:
In tho recent call for Convention tc
assemble on the 1st Of June next, tho State
Executive Committee dcs red, among othcI
things, to submit to the Convention itself
when it assembled, the question whether
tho nomination of tho State ticket shoulG
| bo made then or at a subsequent time,
Had tho Committee omitted to name
among the objects for which TINT Convcn-
tion was called the nomination of State officer:
they would practically havo assumed to de-
eide tho matter in favor of second Con-
vcntion. 1t is important that this view
of tho action of the committee should b,
presented to your respective County Con-
ventions when they assemble to sclcc
!. delegates, and you arc requested to lay !
before them, TO the end that the wishes 0
tho party may find expression and lh
delegates be advised Of tho desire of thci
constituents.
Unity and harmony are paramount t
every other consideration. Tho committe
has implicit faith that tho action of tn
Convention, whatever it may be, vii
ensure the SUCCESS Of tho Demoorat
party.
Very respectfully. your obedient servant
JOHN D. KENNEDY,
Chairman.
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