The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-08-10

and moved that Col. Thompson be nomi
mated by acclamatiou.
a vote was taken and Col. Thompson
was unanimously nominated by accls
matior. The enthusiasm which followe,
was very general, and on motion of Mr.
hnoX Livingston committee of thre
was appointed to wait npon Col. Thomp
son and inform him Of his nomination
Messrs. Livingston, Mauldin and RiCr
We appointed on the committee.
On motion Of Major BUST the Conyen
ventlon then proceeded to the noaina,io,
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Major Rnist placed i. nomination s;
eloquent terms the name of the Hon
John 9. Sheppard, of Edgefeld Mr.
M. IL. Bonham, Jr., seconded the nomi
nation, and with cloquence and good
taste recounted the manifold services
rendered the State by Mr.. Sheppard and
his peculiar fitness for the office. The
nomination of Mr.. Sheppard WAS rcceiv.
Ell very warmly and with prolonged ap.
plause. Mr.. Anse moved that the nomi.
nation of Mr.. Sheppard be made by &C.
clamation.
Mr.. JOS. w. Barnwell stated that he
desired to nominate Senator Wm. Coker,
OF Darlington, who if put upon the
state ticket rs Lieutenant. Governor
would have the whole people behind
MN. lie was no politician plain,
raight.forward, honest farmer.
Col. John L. Rhett. Of Richland. Sc.
condcd the nomination. The vote was
then taken and leanl;ed Total 3O4, nee.
essary to choice 153, Of which Shep.
pard received ZIG and Coker SO. hir.
Sheppard was declared the nominee of
the Convention.
:, Mr. Cokar was not candidate, and
The vote hc received under the circum-
stances was very complimentary.
"A motion was then made for adjourn.
ment, but MIR. George Johnstone made a
motion that the order of the election
agreed upon for State officers be rescind-
ed IN order that there should be no trad.
ing during the recess until p. Nj.
MIR: Nj. l.. Bonham, Jr., who was
standing in the aisle very near to Mr..
Johnstone's seat drew himself up to his
illl height and in clear voice that
could be heard all over the hall, said ::
1T IS an eminently apt old saying that
lie who suspects unfair dealing on the
part OF others is himself worthy of sus
picion." Mr.. Bonham went on to say
that there was no ground for the charge
that there was trading.
Mr. Johnstone started to reply, and
said he hurled the personal insinuation
back into the teeth of him who made it.
The rest of MIR. Johnstone's remarks were
overwhelmed by the cries for adjourn.
ment, and q moment later the Convention
took recess ,lntil 7 y nT
At p. NJ. the Convention reconyen
ed, and the committee appointed to no.
tify Col. Thompson of his nomination.
walked into the hall amid loud applause.
Mr. Livingston presented Col. Thompson
to the Convention, and Col. Thompson
addressed the Convention briefly us fol.
lows:
Gentlemen of the Convention. it ia
but simple truth for me to say that the
honor which you have conferred upon
me is one which l neither solicited. ex.
pected nor desired. 1t would be less
than the truth if did not express INV
profound appreciation of this honor,
coming SO unexpectedly as it does. My
relations with the other gentlemen who
were officers in nomination were such
that l could not without diahonoF have
entered the canvass against them. There
were other reasons why could not de.
sire the nomination. had looked, not
without hope and not without ambition,
to filling position in my chosen pro-
fession in which | trusted might have
served South Carolina. But tho call OF
this Convention, which I recognize as
the call of the people of the State, has
been made and appear to answer that
call and to discharge the duties you have
imposed upon me- to the best of my abili-
ty. 1t is not proper in mo at this time to
otter any suggestions as to the course
which this Convention should adopt in
the framing of platform Of principles,
but feel confident that it will contain
the cardinal principles of that old JEFF
fersonian Democracy upon which the
maintenance of free institutions in this
country depends, and believe that you
Will recognize the importance of econo.
my in the affairs of the government. l
believe you are res,!y L, lend an earnest,
helping hand to the aid of manufactures
and agricultural resources, and that,
above all, you will aid in the develop
ment of our institutions of learning.
With this, with justice and impartiality
to all, recognizing the equality before
the law of all classes of our people, and
recognizing that upon you who represent
the people of the State devolves the duty
of preserving that Anglo. Saxon civili-
cation which has been transmitted to US
through centuries of freedom, with prin-
ciples such as these to guide us there
can be no doubt as to the future; and
feel, unworthy as may be to carry your
banner, feel that can make this pledge,
that on the day of election in November
shall have borne that banner in such a
way that it shall wave unspattered over
the conqucring legions of the invincble
Democracy Of South Carolina. Loud
and prolonged cheering
The Charleston delegation, owing to
the absence Of five of the delegation, fill
ed their places by the appointment Of
Messrs. +. w. Dawson, II. NJ. O'Neill.
w. 2. Cantwell, w. w. Johnson aad J.
X. Blackman.
On motion the Chair appointed COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. Moody, Hen
derson and Dibble TO wait on Mr.. Shep-
pard and notify him of his nomination.
Major Hamilton, on behalf the COM
n;ttee Oh platform, asked and obtained
further time until o.morrow.
The Convention then proceeded with
other nominations, with the following
result:
Secretary Of Statc-First ballot: J. N.
Lipscomb 40, D. +. Bradley 90, B. H.
Massey 80. Second ballot: Lipscomb
157, Bradley 88.
Attorney. Genera! First ballot: w.
w. Harllee 81, j. A. Aldrich 7S, J. r.
Abney IS, Y. J. Pope 46. Second BAL
lot: Miles l2l, Aldrich 101, Abney SO.
Third ballot: Miles 185, Abney l22.