The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-09

BsSAuB Sao. .NVnE<8tiuu u lew WOluB Qs
! vo:,ld come before them. lie I Was loo %
unwell, however, he said, to mako d
speech and begged 10 be excused.
/ sIr. Harry Noah was elected temporss
ry;y secretary. Tho, chair appointed 8
committee on oredeotials, consisting Of
one from each county, and 'eith w. A.
aayne, of Marion, as chairman.
About @ o'clock the committee on Gre.
| dentials made their report. Ia the case
| Of Beaufort the Smalls and Whipper
eontcsting delegations were both admit
ted on half votes, aud In the county of
Union, in which there were contesling
delegates, both delegations were exelrd.
On motion of Deas the temporary or.
ganizasion vas then declared 70 be The
permanent organization. The rules Of
the House of Representatives with un-
Important exceptions were adopted as
tho rules for the government O.. tle Con-
yention..
On motion Of Shrewsbury, Of Chester
| field, the Convention then went into
secret session TO discuss the question Of
nominating State ticket.
From 8 o'clock until nearly midnight
the Convention remained In secret ses-
sion, excluding reporters and everybody
who was not o member. The object of
this secrecy was to permit such Discus
sion of the question of nominating @ State
ticket as would give the merabers q full
opportunity Of ventiIating their opinions
without the fear of having party secrets
AS soon as the doors were closed
Shrewsbury, from Chesterfield, introduc.
ed resolution that o committee of three
from each Congressional district be ap-
pointed to prepare report upon the
adyisability Of making nominations or
not, and chat, in the event Of the com.
mittee determining to recommend that O
State ticket be placed in tie field the
oficerB to compose such ticket be recon-
mended to the Convention by the com.
mittee.
Mr. Chatfeld, OF Aiken, the proprietor
Of the Highland Park Hotel at that
place, moved to table the resolution.
He said he had consented to serve as q
delegate in the Convention mainly for
the purpose Of exerting such influence as
he possessed 10 dissuade the Convention
II possible, from placing State ticket in
the field. He felt that the approaching
campaign would prove o crisis in the
history of the Republican party of the
country, and he was firmly convinced
that if the Convention nominated a
State ticket it would seriously injure the
chances Of the Republican electoral
ticket in this State. He felt satisfied
also that no ticket which The Convention
} might nominate could possibly be elect.
ed, and, in his opinion, 1t would be far
better to remain quiet aud let the Demo
cratic party disintegrate, as there were
already. strong indication of such re-
suit within the next two years. If, how
ever, the Convention put up 8 ticket the
Democracy would be united, while no
possible good conld result 70 the Repub-
lican party By such course. He was
respectable men in the Republican party
| who would consent to run on q State
ticket OF this time, and the Convention
would be unable TO place in the field o
ticket Of sufficient character TO give it
strength with the National Republican
party. he considered the nominations of
State officers at this time unwiso and iiiex.
pedient in the extreme, and he warned
the colored men that il they insisted
upon using their majority to put ticket
ia the field the cry Of drawing the color
line Woald be raised and the electoral
ticket serioualy, IL not fatally damaged.
| One Of the delegates from Chester
replied to Chatield, and smoke In sup-
port Of Slate nominations. He thought
the party had remained inactive long
enough, and the time had cemo TO make
/ g fight for the recovery Of the State to
Republican rule. He didn't see env
difficulty in running q State ticket alona
with the electoral ticket, and he thought
se the duty Of every Republican in the
State to advocate s,.ch q course,
John ID. Freeman, of Charleston. also
spoke in favor of State nomination.
| He did not think 1t would coat any more
4 20 run n State ticket with the Electoral
ticket than to run the Electoral ticket
alone. He thought that if tho Republi.
can marty 5vas lesf fo ;ieaif Tr,ei, ia,, ~,
without q head and without orasnisation. 1.
il would fall to pieces. ia had no bona
Of electing such ticket, but IL would at
least have the effect Of Keeping the party
| together, and of giving It new life anu
energy for the following election. rs.
/ Thomas e. Miller. of Beanfors made
labout sne best speech Of any ia favor of
State nominations. The Republican
party was tired OF doing nothin9. end
nothing but warm. spiFited csnSnaion
would keen thc,1 together. Ha hoH MT
the slightest expectation Of electinr their
Stete ticket, but It would Peep the party
| together. lie asked the vhifa man nj n
the Cor ngention if after all their prntesta. r Z.
tions Of friendship and love they Intend.
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