The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-09-14
\ l. LACGHABLE TICKET.
INC Ridiculous Outcome of the Gr.cn,,,c,
Party.
NiY"'im Nrms aui Cwic,.
COLUMBIA Sen,emhnr

-: - VIZ liousc OF Representa-
yves was about halt filed to-day wi,h a,
s'nf"iaF a'i a*scnnbiage of men as ever
Eaihcred IN Columbia, not excepting the
poii!ical mobs which were accustomed 10
nc meet here during the Reconstruction era
nc convention represented the Green
o"cA LABOR Reform lIdependcn. party
III :outh Carolina, and was made up of
'"riegaled material. OF the one hundred
Hha twenty delegates present, about one.
i'urih were colorcd and the rest of the
number was made up OF disallectcd Dem
";t'ats, chronic oi:lce-seekers and their
a!areS. Judge Mackcy was the only man
III the body with any sort Of reputation
good or bad. The other delegates were
al obscure men, most Of them farmers.
Dr. John Winsmith, of Spartanburg, who
WAS reported to be present at the confer.
ence OF The executive committee last
hlght, WAS not in attendance and has not
been here.
before the Convention met this morn.
ing caucus WAS held and the work of
last night was completed.
AT half.past - O'Clock, with three rams
ot gavel, the Convention WAS called To
order by Mr.. J. Hendrix McLane. and
was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Dur
ham, Of Aiken County.
Mr. McLane then made an address.
re sa'd that it had been the custom since
the foundation of our Government for the
political parties to meet in assembly and
nominate their standard bearers in every
campaign. The people iii this State have
heretofore been rallied in the name Of
the Democratic and the Republican par
ucs These names have sgnified a race
ieeiing, and in no Convention in this
state has this feeling been wanting. 1t
mas pleased God, however, to let US live
III progressive age, and most vi the peo.
PIE are willing to turn their backs on the
past and live for the future. This Con.
vention has assembled, not rs a Demo-
cratic or Republican body, but the day
mas dawned al last when the men who
compose II can act As freemcn, when they
can meet as citizens and not rs partisans
on a race feeling. The grand question
before the country is the purity of the
eallot-box and it is our duty to contend
Tor the right of free speech, free vote
ana an honest count, for the encourage
ment and protection Of industry and for
the education of the masses. We must
not depend for success upon the mistakes
OF our political opponents, but must offer
an improvement TO this country, if we
expect to merit the support of good pco-
pie. Nine out Of every ten voters are
honest and want and will have nothing
but good government, if left to their own
choice. They must be secured in the ex,
ercisc of all their rights, and from the
tops OF the hills in Oconee County to the
salt water at Charleston they want more
than mere political nominations. The
living issues are between labor on the
one hand and monopolios, rings and
bo,sism on the other.
Mr.. NlcLane charged the Convention
TO he governed by moderation, wisdom
and honesty in all its actions, and then
"Come what may, let the earth melt and
the waters disappear, We will have done
our duty"
On motion Of Mr. McLane the Rev. |.
d. Durham, of Aiken, was made tempo
rary president, and DR.. V. p. Clayton, of
Fairfield, and DIR. Bowen, of Marion,
temporary secretaries of the Convention.
The following committee OIL creden-
,ials WAS appointed: ID. K. i'easter,
Fairfield; Robert d. White, Charleston
W. W. Russell, Anderson Thomas Bas.
kins, Sumter; NJ. Chaplin, Lexington
w. l.. l.. Wilson, Rchland W. L.
Mack, Orangcburg.
Mr.. Robert FIshburne, Of Colleton,
made speech urging the necessity Of
each county reporting to the committee
on credentials its delegates, and moved
that the chairman Of the delegation from
each county be instructed 10 report to the
committee the names of the delegates
elected TO the Convention.
This motion was deemed unnecessary
and occasioned some debate, but was
adopted, Mr.. Fishburne explaining that
his object in making the motion was to
secure correct list of the delegates, SO
that when the Convention wanted to go
into secret session only the delegates en-
titled TO seats should be ollowed on tho
floor of the Convention. He was not
disposed to have men present in the Con-
vention who would villify and malign the
honest men who gathered from all Sec
tions of the State to do the honest thing.
He wanted to sift the chaff from the
wheat 80 on dd nauscdm.
Mr.. Capps, OF Chester, who wore upon
the !appc! oc his coa: an ivory skull! aid
cross bones, was opposed to secret ses-
sions whenever the proposition was made,
and wanted to deal openly aud above
board with the work that should be
brought before the Convention.
The permanent organization of the
Convention was perfected by the election
of the temporary officers and by the ap-
poinlment of w. c. Mitchell, of Orange
burg, as sergeant.at.arms.
On motion of Robert ID. White, of
Charleston, committee of seven, one
from each Congressional district, was sp-
pointed on platform and resolutions.
The committee was appointed as follows :
Robert -. White, Charleston l.. A.
Wise, Rchland; NJ. Kelley, Williams
burg; ID. r. Eikin, Fairfield; l.. j.
Shealey, Lexington w. II. Brown,
Aiken; a. B. King, Grecnville.
Mr.. w. w. Russell, of Anderson,
moved that committee Of seven be ap-
pointed on nominations.
Mr.. Fishburnc objected to this motion,
and made vigorous speech against it,
saving that the policy OF the Convention
was to fight monopoiies, that the adop-
ton of such resolution would place too
much power in the hands of the chair
man. and that it amounted to the usual
plan adopted in packed Conventions OF
carrying through 4 cut anu dried ticket.
Mr.. S. Augustus Sanders, of Summer.
Vile, "heartily Concurred in the remarks
made by the distinguished Senator from
Colleton."
Mr.. Russell withdrew his motion, with
the statement, !owevcr, that the delegate
from Collcton Lad totally misapprehend-
ed its purport.
Mr. Fishburnc moved that the Con
vcn,on go into cancus on the nomlna'