The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-01

at the approaching Con, entiou.
Mr.. Is. IL. Robertson opposed the
RESOLUTION. He thought that tic dele.
gate, should have some discretion hi
the matter. MIR. Davis said this 'reso.
luton did not prevent this. Mr.. Jno
W. Lylcs offered the following amend.
mont:
Resolccfl, That our delegates be in,
structrd to oppose juno nominations
first, last and I'LL the time.
The resolution thus amended was
carried unanimouslv.
Mr.. j. e. Lylcs moved that the dele,
gates hold over IN case of no nonlina.
tions in June. Mcssrs. II. l.. Bulow
and II. e. Cloud opposed the motion
MIR. Cloud said that tho delegates now
chosen arc sent down to prevent nomi.
understanding morc-anu different
issues might arise subsequently,. Mr.
Davis said the Object Of posipoucmcnt
was to secure iu u.lcr dclibcrution, and
this being the case the delegates should
come us fresh as possible from the
people. If delegates arc elected now,
the nominations might as well be
made now. Mr.. Lylcs said all
he wanted was to keep the cam
paign from beginning. lie would
be perfectly willing to have the camdi-
dates chosen now if they could be
scaled up until August. II the nomi-
nations are made OH Tuesday the cam
didates will begin working Tuesday
night. The motion that delegates hold
over was lost by a vote of 20 to 3S.
On motion Of Mr.. NcAIaster, the
Convention proceeded to elect dele
gates by ballot. The following nomi-
nations were made: II. w. Brice,
John Bratton, II. w. Woodward,
Charles e. Thomas, John Wallace,
Amos L. Davis, G. II. McNIastcr, A.
j. Lamar, L. Gerig, JAS. II. Rion,
james Pagan, II. ~. Gaillard, Il. Means
Davis. General Bratton declined in
favor OF Col. Jas. II. Ron, our Nation
III Executive Committee man: Major
Pagan, Captain Gaillard and Mr.. II.
NJ. Davis also declined.
Mr.. BuloW moved that the delegates
be requested to state their preferences
for governor. Carried.
The Secretary called the roll of nomi-
nccs in order, and they responded as
follows:-
Major II. w. Bricc said, if the gc,..
tlcman wished him to state his prefer.
enccs he must give him list Of tlt
candidates. lie would say that the
three gentlemen most prominently
mentioned arc General IIagood, Cen
cral Gary and General Bratton. Tic
was for General Bratton first and
General Ilagood second.
EIajor Woodward then arose and
said:
MIR. PnEs1DENr--The longer live and
| tho greater my observation OF men, The
more am impressed with the smnllness
rot grtatn css and tho utter unreliability
and thorough insigniticancy of al hu man
Affairs. have been perhaps MS great nj
nero -worshlpper as any man in tho State
aud Istill think that the standards of man
hood are higher here than in any other
section, but close observation and study
of mankind have taught me that " all in
common, from the highest to tho lowest
are swayed by tho leading sordid emo
tons, and that man is IT, ereforo, "unct
weak and little to be trusted" TRUTH
fully therefore might l answer your in
terroSntory by saying that nm no man.
man. That have seen the folly of pin
ming my political faith to tho coat-tail Of
any one, and that hcnceftrth intend to
adopt the now prevalent rule of lookin,
we'll to self-interest by serving other pco,
pie In just the Same ratio in which tho,
serve me. But tho question is asket
Whom will you support for governor
l think the question exceedingly unwisc
Ill fact irrelevant hero, Irrelevant becaus.
you have just adopted n resolution dc
claring it to be the sense of this couvcn
ton that no nominations shall be mad,
in June. Now if we stood alone in this
matter it might be claimed as on oper
question, bud if tho papers of the State
are to be relied upon, large majority O.
t1e counties have already pronounced il
1t'or OF postponing tho nominations st
that there is no doubt what tho action ol
tho Columbia convention will be. Tht
position Of this body then is this, W,
hereby enjoin you from voting for any
body III June, but we nevcrthe less wiSi
to know whom you intend to support.
The name of distinguished son O.
Fairfield has been mentioned in various
quarters. Should his friends conclude tt
urge his claims, personal relations m,
duty. to my county will maze O mo rail-,
heartily to his support. But if tho CUES
ton is narrowed to Hnsood AMI Gary
what then do not believe that it will
be 80 narrowed: really it is not SO now
The material for Governors in South Caro-
lima is by no means limited to those two
most excellent gentlemen, and I appre
hend thnt several dark horses will {
trotted out If the Ne,os and Courier m 1
several others are to be relied on, Con era
Gary il already disastrously defeated and
hoTe and believe that lis friends viii
not at this time continue to urgo him into
a fruitless contest The probabilities o
this contingency then are exceedingly TO
mote and your question is again narrowed
to this: Being enioined from voting fo,
anybody in Juno, and Gary having boon
guilty, OF political hari-hari, whom do yor
intend to support, Hagood or Gary I
: Woll, Mr.. President must try and an.
swer even this Irrelevant question and
sholl do it in my own way. Ii it is intend.
ed, and can see no othor meaning, tint
we tho people of Fairfield shall ovor.roach
not only our county bounGs but ol,o