Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-25
The Campaign.

The Campaign.
The State Democratic Executive Committee
met in Columbia lust week nnd discussed
fully tho political condition of tho State
The utmost harmony prevailed. 1t was do
cided to call the State Convention for the
nomination Of candidates for Governor and
the other State officers on tho first day Of
August next. This course steers clear Of the
trouble about early nominations, which
hampered tho party two years ago. BY the
first of August the party can bo thoroughly
organized. Falm work will be mainly over
and everybody be fully prepared for short,
sharp, decisive campaign. The campaign Of
1882 will be rs important es any we have had
since 1876. Tho Democratic party is tho
party of tho people. 1t has given tho State
good government and low taxes No other
party in the State can or will do it, hence the
necessity for thorough organization and har-
monious prernrati"n for the campaign. D-
visions, which at onr ne preSnged trouble.
arc fast disappearing, and tho people are
coming forward to maintain the asccnduncy
of the Democratic party and good government
for tho State.
1ho "oFn VI ~ SuulEitS tnc DctnOCFutlC
clubs should commence soon rs practicable
in the county. Full notice should bo given
and ample time allowed for this business.
IT any of the old ...embers are lukewarm
efforts should bo made for them to take their
accustomed places in the clubs and all new
members enrolled for active service. AS in
all our contests in tho past, all tho votes and
efforts OF the good people Of the country will
be needed in the contest before us.
Questions Of more or less Importance will
have to be decided by the clubs and their
ranks should be FULL The mode und mann er
of selecting candidates for Office will engage
their attention. Tho primary plan Of nomi-
nation hus been tried in this county for
several years and hus given very general
satisfaction, But tho question is now m
open one, to be decided first by the clubs and
then by the county convention.
It is stated in the papers that tho Legisla-
ture will be called to meet in extra session at
the same time lha: the State Convention has
been called We hope that this will not be
done. let the convention meet unhumpored.
so that it's action may be entirely satisfactory
to the party Serious charges Of rings and
log-rollng in Columbia have been current
for years in tho State. Whether these
charges are true or not, thcro should DO no
ground in the future for such trouble.
The report Of tho Secretary and tho Board
Of Foreign and Home Missions to tho Sou,h-
ern Baptist Convention were very encourag-
ing. Each Of the three was perhaps tho best
Of its kind ever presented to that body.
Both boards we're out Of debt, and the For-
eign Missions had a surplus Of over $1,000
Notwithstanding the severe droughts Of last
year. We copy from our usually accurate
contemporary, the Baptist Courier. its syn
opsis of the Secrctary's fourth table:
"The fourth table shows tho benevolent
contributions in the Southern States viz:
State Missions $06,388 G5, Associational
Missions S5l ,056 SO, the Seminary $75,G78.,
10, Education $8l.7534 As, Sunday School
work Sl9,895 80. Ministerial Relief $i,75l.
10. Orphanago and Charity $0,386.57, Other
objects, principally church erection, $l43,
83275. Patsor's salaries and current ex'
popscs arc excluded. Home and foreign
missions will bo added from tho reports tc
Uo muue. without tneSe ltelnS llo tOta
benevolence foots up $482, ,85l.07,"
The convention employs sxty-one miss
sionaries and assistants in its various mis- sion
fields in China, Mexico. Italy. Brazil and
Africa. II has sixty odd thousand dollars
worth Of property at it's f,reign mission
stations. The home mission board had forty
odd missionaries in homo fields in New
Orleans, Florida Indian nations and Cali.
fornia for the Chinese in that State. This
board has a surplus Of six thousand dollars
but owing to the fact that it has not awak,
ened enough enthusiasm among the churches
from it's station at Selma, Alabama it has
been removed to Atlanta, Gu, and placed
under q new dictatorship.
DR.. Attious G. Ilagood is the second mar
who was elected Bishop and who declined, ir
the whole system of Methodism. Wilbur
Fisk, President Of the Wesleyan University
Middietown, Conn, was the first.
Net rcceipts Of cotton at all United States
ports during the week l9.030 bales; same
week last Year 42,l63 balesytotal receipts to
this dato 4,4e6i3s2 bales; 5to; samo date las