The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-10
Barker, Colonel G. L. Buist, General j.
H. Evins and Major j. A. Leland were
then severally announced. Colonel }.
H. Rion and Mr.. r. Dozier were also
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II. Evins and Major J. A. Leland were
then severally announced. Colonel },
II. Rion and Mr.. r. Dozier were also
nominated but declined.
The Convention then proceeded to vote
a,ivo voce for delegates, and the result ol
the vote was declared to be as follows:
General Wade Hampton, 1856; Gen
eral nj. G. Butler, 1856; Major L. t.
Barker, 1903; General John Bratton, 81
Colonel G. l.. Buist, 70; General j: II,
Eyins, q; Major J. A. Leland, g; Gen
eral N. w. Gary, 2.
General Gary moved to take recess
till 4 o'clock.
Mr.. Johnstone moved to take a recess
till o'clock, which was agreed to.
EVENING SESSION.
When the Convention was called to
order at 7 O'Clock, the following delegates
to the Cincinnati Convention were re.
ported from the several Congressional
Conventions:
First District-C. S. Mccall and J: F,
Earle. Alternates-J. N. Norton and j.
w. Williamson.
Second District Samuel Dibble, F. w.
Dawson. Alternates-W. N. Mucken-
fuss and A. n. Mowry.
Third District-Jno. R. Abney, B. F.
Whitner. Alternates-J. F. Wingard
and o. F. Calhoun.
Fourth District-Frank A. Conner,
w. G. Cleveland. Alternates-J. B. Err
win and R. R. Hemphill.
Fifth DISTRICT. D. Davis, Alfred
Aldrich. Alternates-J. W. Holmes
and B. F. Hardee.
On motion of MIR. Sheppard, the above
nominations were adopted.
General Conner from the Committee
on Resolutions, reported and recon-
mended the adoption of resolution that
the Convention do now proceed to nomi-
nate candidates for State officers, and
that the State Executive Committee be
instructed to open the State canvass at
such time as in their judgment will least
disturb the agricultural interests of the
State.
General Harllee submitted q minority
report from the same committee, recon-.
mending the adoption of a resolution
that the Convention recommend to the
Democratic party to elect delegates to q
State Convention to nominate electors
for President and Vice President and
State officers on the 10th of August next.
General Harllee moved that the ma
jority report be laid on the table and the
minority report be taken up for immedi-
ate consideration.
General Harllee said that the ratter
was calmly and carefully discuss d in the
committee, but large minority of the
committee, representing, as he believed,
the majority of the white voters in the
State, were in favor of the report which
the minority had made. 1t could be said
in favor: Of the minority report that it
did not contravene any rule or custom of
the party, but recommended adherence
to custom that had been uniformly sue
cessful. 1t had been objected in favor of
the majority report that it would be
necessary. to call another Convention,
but that had always been the custom,
and it would bring the members of the
Convention here at q time when it would
be very little Inconvenience to them to
come.
Another objection was, that keeping
The question open will keep up the ex-
element throughout the State, but that
had always been the case and would al
ways be urged against any time fixed for
He thought it was better
and safer for the party to follow the old
beaten track. From his converse with
The people in his section of the State it
seemed to be the prevalent opinion that
The nominations wonld give dissatisfac-
lion, and that the people there had not
had time to make up their minds who
they desired to vote for. Besides, it
would be an anomaly to nominate elec.
tors for President and Vice President be-
fore the candidates are nominated. 1t
would lessen the moral force and influ-
ence of our delegates to the National
It would be q harsh meas
nre to force upon the minority nomi-
nation when they say they are not ready
for it. He had no fears of independents
ism, but apathy and lukewarmness were
much worse and more to be dreaded.
Gen. Harllee withdrew his motion to
lay on the table so as not to cut off de.
bate, but he moved to substitute the mi
nority report for the majority report and
to adopt the minority report.
Mr.. Crawford said he desired to submit
but one thought and he did it as sup
porter of Gen. Hagood. The cry had
gone along the streets that this was a
Hagood convention. He thought that
the man who was the representative of
the people of South Carolina should be
so in August as we'll as now, and he pro-
tested earnestly against the majority re-
port.
Mr.. Gilland said the action of the com.
mittee was deliberate and full of calcu-
lation and its result was the report of the
majority. He thought it unreasonable
to say that our movements here ought to
depend upon the action and the platform
of the National Convention. Whatever
may be the action of that convention we
would be bound by it, and we must abide
by it. The campaign had already begun
and the people were now waiting for q
leader to look to; this being the case
aud there being no danger of precipita-
ting the canvass upon the people, he
thought the majority report should be
adopted. There were no fears of inde-
pendentisn; that was a thing of the
past, and there was no reason why the
report should not be adopted.
Mr.. Callison said he was.surprised that
the assembled wisdom of South Carolina
should want to do an act so unusual, SO
unwise and so inexpedient as is proposed
by the majority report. We are asked to
swallow an unknown quantity, to endorse
a platform before it is framed, and to tie
the hands of our delegates to the Gin
cinnati Convention. He thought that
the pressure for nomination comes
from minority of the Democratic voters
of the State. The man that is fit to be
nominated now will be equally fit in Au-
gust, September or later. Forcing q
nomination now would cause dissatisfac-
ton. He was bound by his instructions
not to vote for any nomination now.
The two gentlemen who had been prom
inent in connection with the Office had