The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-10-19


The County Democratic Sonina,;,,
Son'eh'ion met at llibernian Hall at
noon Yesterday aud was called TO order
oy Mr.J Ancrum Simons, County Chair.
man, VINO briefly and pointcdly called to
Tue attention of the delegates the impor.
lance OF union and harmony in their az.
IONS and deliberations. He alluded to
Tue iact that The coming election was the
hfst That would be held since the division
OF 'iie County, and that that division had
been secured upon the pledge of our Rep.
resenta,ives that the new County Of
Charleston, having been freed from the
incubus OF The negro vote on the sea
Islands. would be carried by the Democ.
racy. 1t remained with this Convention
ny nominating a representative ticket to
carry out that pledge.
Nominations were then called for State
Senator. >"'0
Capt. +. W. Dawson placed in nomi.
nation n the name of bfnjor G.. Lamb
Capt. Dawson said he rose TO present
as candidate for the Democrstic nomi.
nation for the Senate a Cbarlestonian
who had the good fortune of having on
iour successive occasions led the Demo.
cratic party to victory. That man was
mayor George Lamb Buist. Cheers.
lie had said enough, he knew, to com.
mend Major Buist to the consideration of
the Convention, but he desired to call to
tueir memory the fact that the lirst dam
aging blow dealt to the supremacy of the
negro IN Charleston was given in 1871,
when the Democratic party, under the
leadership OF hiajoT Buist, elected Gen.
John a. Wagener by TT majority. In
1914 MAJOR Buist was Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Democracy
IN Charleston County, when, in accord
ance with the policy adopted by the State
Convention, Judge Green was supported
IN IN, opposition to D. H. Chamberlain.
The Democracy carried the County for
the Green ticket by more than 3,OU0 ma
Jorlly. When the Democracy elected
their ticket in 1877 and 1878 Major BUST
was chairman of the County, and he
(Capt. Dawson) would remind the Con.
rention that if Major BUST had been
criticised for his political conduct it was
because i'll obedience to the mandate of
the white people of the State he dared
all that man might dare, and did all
that man might do to secure the triumph
OF the Democratic party over the African
legons and their unprinciped leaders.
In civil life as we'll Us in political life
Major Buist had bright record. 1t was
pleasant to remember in this era of good
feeling that Major Buist was at the head
of the Centennial committee which or.
ganized the Fort Moutrie celebration in
Charleston in 1876, when the Jasper
monument was erected on the Battery,
and for the first time since the war began
soldiers from the North, arms in hand,
the Boston Tigers and the Old Guard of
New York, marched proudly through the
streets under the lmand of Hampton
and Hagood, in token of the reunion and
good feeling between the different peo-
pies of our common country. He said
he was confident that if nominated, Major
Buist would be faithful and vigiiant
representative Of all Charleston's in
terests. Major Buist would no more con-
slider it crime to be rich than Disgrace
to be poor. He would be as far removed
from class agitation as he WAS from COM
munism. He cou'd be trusted in all
things, rs far rs conscientiousness and
earnestness could secure it, to hold the
his legislative career than to do what was
best and wisest for the good Of the whole
people of Charleston. In conclusion,
Capt. Dawson said that Major Buist, in
the words of the poet, Was emineutly
man Of Cheerful yesterdays" and il the
Convention should nominate him he
would be also man of Confident to.
morrows." Great cheering.
The nomination was seconded by Capt.
]. +. Redding, and there being no other
nominations Major Buist was unanimous
ly elected by acclamation and amid the
cheers of the Convention. A committee
consisting of Messrs. w. w. Whilden,
II. B. Horlbeck and NJ. Hogan were ap-
pointed to wait upon him and notify him
Of his nomination and introduce him to
the Convention, and after short absence
returned with Major Buist, whose en-
trance into the hall was the signal for
loud applause.
Gen. p. f. Stevens was nominated for
school commissioner and Mr.. w. F., Vim
cent for probate judge, both unanimously
and by reclamation, and committee of
Ave was appointed, on motion of Mr.. T..
+. McGarey, to e. :ort Mr.. Vincent to the
hall.
Nominations were next called for the
office of County commissioners, and the
following names were placed in nomina-
ton: f. r. White, John Witscoffsky,
Philip Fogarty, G. Riecke and A. Stem.
mermann. The name of Mr.. D. O'Neill
was placed in nomination but was with.
drawn at his own request. But one bal.
lot was held with the following result {:
Fogarty 81, White 81, Stemmermann SO,
Witscohskey 20, Riecke 81. The whole
number Of votes cast was l04; necessary
to choice So. The first three named
candidates were consequently declared
the nominees Of the Convention.
FREIGHT DETERMINATIONS.
At this point of the proceedings Col.
Henry Buist introduced to the Conven.
ton a committee of merchants consisting
of Messrs. J. Adger Smyth, f. w. Wag.
ener, Frank E. Taylor, Geo. H. Walter,
J. ii. Murdoch, whc he said desired to
be heard by the Convention. The Con-
yention having decided to hear them, Mr..
Smyth on behalf of the committee said !:
It may be known to every member of
this Convention that nearly every rail-
road in South Carolina is now either
owned or leased by the Richmond and
Danviile Combination, but we doubt if it
is understood that the immense power OF
this gigantic corporation is being used
all along its lines, by means of discrimi-
nations in their recently adopted freight
rates. to divert cotton that legitimately
and naturally belongs to Charleston, to
Richmond and Norfolk and other ports.
1t would be impossible aud unneces-
sary at this time to give In detail the
rates of freight from all points on the
various railroads in this State now con-
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