The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-08-03

ani the gentlemen nominated from those
suo CifiSlons were announced rs elected.
ballot was then had OH tho nomina.
'iohs from the other sub divisions.
PENDING the report of the tellers, the
Convention proceeded To business
Dr. w. &. Brown moved that the chair
men OF the delegations from the sub divs.
IONS from which delegates had been elected
be authorized 10 make nominations for al.
ternates. Adopted.
Nj. g. +. Tolly offered the following res.
olutiuns
Resoired, That the delegates to the State
convention elected from this body be, and
they are hereby, instructed to urge the
adoption of an amendment to the constitu-
non OF the party III this State by which
All future Conventions of the Democratic
party i'll South Carolina shall be composed
oi delegates aPlnrt0ned among the several
Counties of the State according To the Dem
ocratic vote polled in each County for the
regular Democratic ticket
heS0hed furthT, That said delegates he
Instructed to urge upon the Convention the
adoption OF the primary system for the
nomination Of congressman; and if such
system is not adopted for tao whole State,
then our delegation TO tlfe Congressional
Convention be instructed TO urge its adop-
ton by the Third District
Dr. W. {. Brown and Mr.. G. +. Prince
supported the resolutions, and they were
adopted unanimously.
Mr. w. 5. Brown introduced tho follow.
ing resolution:
ResVlrci, That the County Executive
Committee, i'll framing rules for the gov
eminent of the Primary Election. be in
strncted TO provide that no one shall vote
nj said election unless tile person SO offer.
ing 10 vote shall present his certificate Of
REGISTRATION. or produce other evidence Of
his registration satisfactory to the managers
OF election.
Mr. g. +. Prince favored modifying the
resolution. Col. Simpson offered the fol.
lowing as q substitute
HcSof,cd, That no person who has been
known as All avowed Radical shall be al
lowed to vote at any primary election, un-
less he has been q member of some Demo.
cratic Club for ut least one month next
preceding said election
The substitute was adopted.
Mr. q. +. TolIy introduced the following
resolution:
Rt~l,cd, That the powers pertaining to
This Convention be fully and completely
vested i'll the Executive Committee at all
times when there is no Convention in er-
isience, except that such Committee shall
nave no power TO reverse or amend any
thing which has been distinctly acted ON
by this Convention; and to this end shall
nave power to pass rules for the govern
ment of the Primary Election, to call Club
meetings Tor County purposes, and fix the
time OF such meetings, and perform such
other acts as in their Judgment may con.
duce TO the successful conduct Of the party ;
Ir0ridcd, That such action shall not be in
cou1iict with the Constitution of the party
in the State or County, and shall not con.
fiict with any enactment of this Conven-
ton.
Col. Simpson moved to lay the resolution
on the table, but withdrew his motion to
allow discussion.
Mr.. Tolly spoke in favor of the resou.
ton. and thought 1t was necessary to the
good OF the party.
Col. Simpson opposed it's adoption, on
the ground that the County Committee
had sufficient powers, aud that those pow-
ers were fully defined by the constitution
Of tile party.
Col. Rucker moved to refer the resolu.
tions to consider and report to this con-
vontion.
Col. Simpson moved that the whole
matter be laid on the tablo. Carried.
Maj. q. w. Mc(iee then moved that tho
Majority rule for nominating candidates
in primary election be adopted for the
government of the party in this county.
Col. l.. +. Campbell moved that the
vote be taken by a call Of clubs. Adop-
ted
q motion TO reconsider the vote by
which Col. Campbell's motion was ndop-
ted was lost
The roll of Clubs WAS then called, and
the votes of the delegations recorded as
follows: