Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-08-10

MIR. Youmaus, of Barnwell, nomiuatc ted
Mr.. G. B. Larligue, of Barnwell; seconded
ty Mr.. Gai!ard, of Fairfield.
Tho ballot resulted as follows: Mr..
Cspcrs ITO, Mr.. Lartigue SO, Mr.. Farrow
10, and tho nomination Of Mr.. Capors was
made unanimous.
Mr.. Hutson moved that in case Mr..
Capers does not accept the nomination tho
Executive Committee be authorized to Gil
the nomination.
Mr. Murray hoped that tho motiou would
not prevail, and hoped that even if not
accepted Mr.. Capcrs' name should remain
throughout tho convention on the ticket,
ond, it necessary, the Legislature could
provide for filling the place at its next
session. lie thought it would bc safer and
better to trust it there than with the Execu-
two Committee.
The motion of Mr.. IIutson was not put
to the convention.
The President announced that tho uomi-
nation of Adjutant aud Inspector General
was in order and Mr.. NJ. l.. Bopham, Jr,
of Abbevlle, nominated General A. NJ
Manigault for re election. The nomination
was seconded by Mr.. Hamilton, of Chester,
and on motion General Manigault was de-.
olared the nominee by acclamation.
The convention then took recess Of ten
minutes to enable the members of the Con-
gressional Districts to agreo upon their
respective members Of the Executive Com.
mittee.
On reassembling. Hamilton. from the
Committee on Platform and Resolutions
submitted the report Of the committee on
certain resolutions referred to them. They
recommend the adoption of the proposed
change in Article l3 of the Constitution
respecting provision for the representation
10 the Congressional Convention in counties
which may be subdividcd into two or more
Congressional Districts. The amendment
was adopted.
The resolution to amend Article I, pro
viding that the basis of representation shall
be changed so as to provide for ono delegate
for every three hundred members on tho
club roll and one for every fraction of three
hundred, and also the resolution to mako
nominations for Congress by primary elcc-
tion, under rules to be prescribed by tho
Executive Committee, were both reported
unfavorably by the committee and the
report adopted.
Dibble, from the same committee, read
the platform as submitted by the commit
tee.
Dawson moved on amendment to the
Section by inserting the words "tax on
cotton ties," which was accepted.
CASTOR moved to strike out from Section
l tho words 'honesty is the best policy"
as the convention should not bc put in the
position of wanting 'honesty" on the
foundation of "policy,' but because it was
right The clause was stricken out.
Verbal changes wero mako in several
sections of the platform as reported, OF the
suggestions of Barker, Dawson, Rion and
others, after which tho question of its
adoption ns a whole was put and carried
without dissent.
The following is the platform as ado, d.:
| THE PLATFORM.
The Democratic Party Of South Carolina,
in State Convention assembled, rcefirming
the principles and declarations of the State
platforms of 1876 and 1878, and their
continued devotion to the principles of the
National Democratic Party, and pledging
to that party their earnest cooperation and
support, declare the following principles as
formulating the policy Of the South Carolina
Democracy in State and Federal affairs and
invite the aid and support of all good
citizens in carrying them into effect:
l. Wise and just legislation, the impair.
tial administration of equal laws, economy
with efficiency in every department of the
| State government.
2. Popular education is the buwark of
free institutions. Liberal appropriations
| for The public schools for the whole people
3. The systematic efforts of tho Republi-
lioon party to obstruct reform and destroy
good government in South Carolina by
turning to partisan purposes the appointing
power of tie Federal Government is o
standing menace to the people of this State
and growing danger to good citizens in
every part Of tho Union. The Federal
offices in this State are made political in
irmaries and training schools for tho defeat
of honest government in South Carolina
4. Honest home rule. Tho Democracy
of South Carolina, representing the tax
payers Of the State and majority of tho
whole people, invite and have the right to
expect the sympathy and support of their
fellow couDtrymen in their strenuous efforts
to preserve au intelligent and equal admin
istration of the government.
s. The practice of packing juries in
political cases 10 the United States Courts
in this State is a criminal violation of tho
inalienable right of every citizen to fair
trial by jury Of his peers.
8. The extension of tho franchise, as a
political result of the late war, has enlarged
enormously the number of present aud
prospective voters requiring education in
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