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

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remaining three delegates, when Parker re
marked: "As God moves iii riysteriou
way. put the motion, but cannots see wh,
| one delegate should be elected one way ant
the other three another" This witty re
mark brought down the house, and aftel
everybody had laughed until they were sat
isfied the motion was submitted and carried
by large majority, but it appeared" tc
Parker that the "Nos" had it, and he SC
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. Ihis
completed the delegation, with which every
body seemed perfectly satisfied, and after
the election of Nose Lee and Henry kenne-
DIV as alternates, motion was made to ad-
iourn, but, as Sam Johnson objected to it,
Parker did not submit it to vote.
A petition to the President for the appoint
ment of Col. Cochran as United States Mar
shall for the District of South Carolina was
read to the Convention, when it was decided
that it should be signed by the delegates and
forwarded to Washington. The petition de-
claied that Col. Cochran was staunch Re-
publican, that he had done more to reform
the Republican party in South Carolina
than any other man in the State, that ms
record as legislator during the six years he
represented Anderson County in the Gener-
al Assembly Of South Carolina would COM
pare most favorably with that of any sena-
tor or Representative in the State before or
since the war, and that his appointment as
Marshal would give universal satisfaction
to the citizens of the entire State, regardless
of political opinions.
Sam Johnson then introduced resolution
highly complimentary of Senator Hampton,
and pledging the 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 ha1mo-
nyit created confusion and aroused the ire
of few of the most faithful. among whom
was Parker, who declared that he could not
endorse the resolution and would not abide
by it if it was adopted. This remark seemed
to satisfy Johnson, who declared that what
ever Parker said was 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 the resolu-
tion printed, which, no doubt, fully explains
its mysterious and dunaccountable disappear
ance. But Johnson was bent on having
resolution of some kind passed, and after
his "Peace and Harmony" resolution was
withdrawn, offered another, which provided
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 so displeased Parker that he declared
that if it was adopted he would at once re-
sign. He did not believe in forming cli4ues,
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 motion was seconded, and
when put to the Convention was unani-
mously adopted. This, of course, put stop
to Sans speech, and seemed to give Parker
q great deal of pleasure.
The Convention was accordingly declared
and the delegates, after talking
among themselves for some time, dispersed.