Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1882-08-10
Succinct statement of the Pro
ceedings Of the Late stale
Convention.

t. was moved that the convention
proceed to nominate before the b plat
form was adopted, and Gen. Bratton
and Gen. Kennedy were respectively
nominated and endorsed, where. upon
to the surprise Of the Convention "a a
third nomination, in the person ol
Col. Hugh S. Thompson, was anno1nc3,
ed. Enthusiasm grew and reacneo
;ts full when it was stated before the
Convention that Col. Thompson Wss
not a candidate, but that he would
not resist the call Of his State.
The first ballot then proceeded u1,
der suppressed excitement. The call
Of the roll r. resulted asfollows;; Total
vote cast S14. necessary to a. choice
l5S. of which Thompson received
liz, Kennedy lO7, Bratton 80.
The announcement of the vote was
hailed with loud cheering Tor the
different candidates and the Conyen-
tion proceeded to a second ballot 10
This ballot resulted as follows: To-
tal " vote cast 3l2, necessary to choice
l57, OF which Thompson received
l47' Kennedy, 80, Bratton -.
Gems. Bratton and Kennedy were
then withdrawn, and g vote was ta-
ken when Col. Thompson was unan''
mously elected by acclamation. :
The Hon. J. G. Sheppard and Sen
ator VIM. Coker were put in nomlna'
: tion Cor the Office OF Lieut.. Governor
when the vote was taken with the
following result: Total 3ol, necesaa
W. to q choice l53, oe which shep
nsard received 2l6 and Coker S.. Mr.
e Sheppard was declared the nom'ne
of the Convention.
q The Convention then took rece3
: until !p. Ii.
y Col. Thompson, having been apnrae
'F Of his nomination by the committee
was, amid lonl applause, rrea4n'e
'f to the body. lie briefly ad''FesSe
" the Convention az follows
8 Gsntlemarl o! the Convention, Il
IN bnt simple trnt! for M 10 say mi
sy the honor which, gov have conierr1
no upon me is one which neither :
:. icitel, expected nor desired;
be wonld be less than the truth Il ! d
ut not express my profound arnreelai''
IA Of this honor, coming so ''neErec'e
70 . " as it does. My relations with v.
:: other gentlemen who were oilieel5
'SS "a; nomination we're such that | cor
he not without dishonor have enter
"a the canvass against them. The
OF were other reasons Why | could
'r', desire the nomination. | had LOOK
'p- not without nope and not WITH:
ht ambition, to the filing OF post;
9Th in my chosen profession in whIcl n
list, trusted I might have served oos C
and Carolina. But ths call OF THIS Z
in. vention, which l recognize rs a
,,,. m Of the people Of the State, has b
,h;s made and | appear to answer
.u.o ~ call and to discharge the duties
ave we, have imposed upon me to the oes
S OF nv ability. 1t is not proper IN
en- 1T this time to offer any snggest'
was as to the course which this Con'
a. ,ion should adopt in the framing
um. a platform Of principles, but .. |
!. F. confident that it will contain the
,ere. dinal principles of that old ,Ie1
n;ro sonian Democracy upon when
,ha;r t maintenance Of Tree institutions
'aJ,t ';l.ht this country depends, and | nel
'isn' that you will recognize the I'm
Eng tance of economy in the allair
stone the government. believe you;
rsed' ready to lend an earnest nel
ances hand to the aid Of manufactures
ion, agricultural resources. and tkat' a