The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-03


After some skirmishing motion 10 post.
pone the election of the third delegate
until p. N. was voted down.
Capt. Clark, Of kershaw, moved that
the delegate receiving the next highest
vote, Col. J.. +. Youmans, be declared
elected.
There were several seconds TO this
motion amid loud applause. a member
moved to table the motion. Badly de.
icated.
On the question OF election Gen. You.
mans received storm Of ayes, opposed
by a very few nays. He makes the
fourth delegate at large.
Mr. Murray, Of Anderson, moved that
the other gentlemen voted for be declared
alternates for the State at large Unani-
mously adopted.
The Chair accordingly announced the
delegates Wade Hampton, +. w.
Dawson, G. II. Suber, l.. f. Youmans.
AIternates S. Richardson, Harry
Hammond, John ID. Erwin.
Major Harry Hammond offered a reso-
luton, which was referred TO the COM
mittee on resolutions.
1ir. James III. Giles, OF Aiken, offered
tariff resolutions which were also referred
Major BUST, Of Charleston, introduced
the tariff resolution of the Charleston
County Convention.
Al this point Mr.. Iuison moved that
when the Convention disposes Of the
business now before it adjourn to p
m, and In the meantime the District
Convention meet and elect delegates.
The time for rcas.emblng was finally
fixed at $50 p. IN.
Col. Duncan, of Spartanburg, offered
the tariff resolutions adopted by the
SpartaDburg Convention and they were
referred without reading.
Senator Earle, Of Sumter, offered the
following resolution
"While We will not instruct our dele
gates to Chicago to vote Tor any particu.
lar person for the Democratic Presiden.
tial nomination, we are Of opinion that
Governor Cleveland, of Now York, is
the strongest and most available candi.
date for the first place on the National
Democratic ticket. Loud and liberal
applause.
Capt. Clarke, of Kershaw, moved to
table the resolution.
Col. Bail, OF iIacrcns, said that the
terms Of the resolution were very timid,
bat .he Convention ought moi DE pledged
to any one. Applause.
The Chairman: There can be no de-
bate. The offer Of resolution and iB
reference has no significance whatever.
Mr. Bryan, of Cireenvlle, moved to
reconsider the vote forbddng debate on
resolutions, and further moved that the
Fare resolution be tabled. Col. Maui
din, of Greenville, moved 10 table MIR.
Bryan's motion. There WAS storm of
ayes aud comparatively few noes. The
result was loudly applauded.
Judge Bacon, Of Richland, offered the
following resolutions for the platform.
Referred.
Gen. Prince, of Chesterfield, offered
resolution, which was also referred to the
committee on resolutions.
At 3 o'clock the Convention took a re-
cess until S p. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
When the Convention assembled at
half-past s o'clock nearly every delegate
was in his seat. Gen. Kennedy, from
the committee on resolutions, reported
that the committee had been evenly di-
vided on the adoption Of the resolution
offered by Gen. Hagood; that the dele.
CATION from South Carolina 10 the Ma.
lional Convention be instructed to vote
Us unit in the ballotings for President
and Vice President. Messfs. j. ID. Ken
nedy, ): W. Summers, j: G. Haskell,
c. S. Mccall, J. w. Williamson, II.
d. Elliott and +. O. Hall, of the COM
mittee, were in favor Of the resolution,
and Messrs. G. l.. Bnist, d: s. Hender.
son, r. G.. Bonham, B. f. Whitncr, w.
were opposed to it.
Il . L. o.
bo adopted, and Gen. Hagood took the
floor to explain his motives for offering
it. As he understood it the South Caro-
lima Democracy were not for any particu-
lar man at Chicago, but in favor of the
be Bayard, ne said. re shall all be very
much pleased. Good men had been
elected to represent the State AZ Chicago,
to trust to them to do the best thing for
the party. May ha there might be man
among the delegates who was for Bayard
land, or Mcdonald, or Carlisle, aud if
resent the Democracy Of the State if lie
should 60 against the Judgment and
wishes Of the majority of the delegation.
The resolution was intended to assure the
solid vote of the State for,.the Democracy.
He was not willing that any extremist
should represent him.
Maj. Buist opposed the resolution,
He thought its adoption would be be-
meath tho dignity of the party and out
of harmony with all its traditions. He
strongly urged the Convention that the
adoption of the resolution would be un-
wise and impoliIic, and wou!a throttle
the free exercise of tie judgment of the
delegates. There was no Tammany Hall
in South Carolina. We had population
and representatives that we could rely
on. If it was the sentiment of the
National Convention to nominate Gro.
YER Cleveland all the delegation would
vote for him without any unit rule.
Col. John G. Haskell favored the res
olution. 1t had been prepared before
single delegate had been elected and he
was convinced, after twelve hours care
full consideration, that 1t was the duty of
the delegation at Chicago to vote togeth.
or so az to carry the strength of eighteen,
votes and not fritter away the vote of the
State by dividing it up SO that one party
would neutralize the other and really
deprive the State of her proper place in.
the Convention.
Mr.. Isaac NJ. Bryan, of Greenville,
favored the resolution in strong speech.
Capt. J. Ancrum Simons, of Charles.
ton, opposed it.
Capt. George D. Bryan created de-.
cided sensation by proposing an amend.
ment declaring that the unit rule should
prevail aud that the delegation to
Chicago should vote as unit for Grover
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