The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-02
For fteasaret, G, e. Maeoy, Chester.
For Secretary of State, r. l.. Smith,

For Treasurer, G. g. Macoy, Chester.
For Secretary of State, r. l.. Smith,
of ,Charleston.
For Superintendent of education, the
Rev. Joshua Wilson, Of Florence.
For Attorney General, Samuel W..
Melton, of Columbia. :;
For Comptroller General, E. j. Saw.
yer, Of Bennettsville.
The ticket was q great relief to many
delegates who had been unable to think
of one. It met with instant acceptance.
Internal Revenue Collector E. NJ.
Brayton was elected Chairman of the
State Executive Committee, and W. J..
Whipper Vice. Chairman. The follow
ing members were then elected on the
Committee:
First District-W. T. Myers, Collie.
ton; j. a. Livingston, Orangeburg; s.
W. Legare, Charleston.
Second d-Paris Simkins, Edge6eld ;
Fred Nix, Jr., Barnwell; A. s. Bas.
comb, Hampton.
Third-H. B. Hendricks. Picksns
W. A. Clark, Anderson; r. L. Hi1,
iShW Fourth E. Thompson, Green.
vile; N. J. Shelton, Jr., Richland; A.
w. Curtis, Richland.
Fifth-H. L. Shrewsbury, Chester.
field; F. A. Clinton, Lancaster; G. G.
Masoy, Chester.
Si1th-E. 81. Deas, Darlington;
Louis Jacobs, Williamsburg; W. D.
Tardiff, Clarendon.
Seyenth-Z. E. Walker, Sumter;
George E. Heriot, Georgetown F. S.
Edwards, Berkeley.
When the Convention reassembled
DR.. Crum, (colored) of Charleston, and
J. B. johnson, of Sumter, were elected
members at-large.
The Convention then authorized the
Executive COMMITTEES to prepare and
publish a platform, and to nominate
Presidential Electors. The reason for
this is to enable the Republicans and
McLane's Independents to work togeth-
er. Speaking of their programme the
correspondent of the Neaos and Courier
says:
The conference of the Fiddler delega-
ton with the State committee was en-.
tireIy secret, but an oriole has brought
me the gist of it. Many of the negro
leaders opposed recognizing the Fiddlers.
They knew their worthlessness and
despised them. Some of the white
oficeholders also opposed division of
the electoral ticket from the fear that
with this foothold the Fiddlers would
reach the point of controlling the Fed
eral patronage in the State. Brayton
favored a division. The Fiddler pro.
positions would have been spurned but
for the urgency of Steve Elkius and
Dorsey (the latter my oriole says is still
the power behind the throne, who in
sisted upon recommending coalition.
McLane has persuaded the Blaine man.
ayers that the Fiddlers control 10000
white votes. They have assured the
Republican managers that they would
have carried the State at the last cleo
ton but for the opposition :. Of colored
leaders in the low country. The result
is that the Fiddlers will name four of the
| nine electors. The Republicans will
nominate Congressman in the first, sixth
and seventh districts, leaving the Others
untouched save by Fiddlers. The fight
for the electoral vote is to be made des-
perate. Republican speakers are COM
ling down from the North, and "soap" ia
also promised. Lists will be made of
every Republican voter who is not
allowed to vote on account of his failure
to have proper registration certificate,
and these lists will form the basis for
contestiug the election of the Cleveland
ticket. believe this news to be abso.
lutely correct. The utmost vigilance
and activity is necessary to the Democ.
racy. It looks as if the pivotal States
of the North were considered favorable
to Cleveland and the old game of 1876
found necessary to save Blaine by
Southern votes.
The Fiddlers and the Republicans are
all of the same quality. They are ene'
mics of good government, actuated by
selfshness, avarice and malice. 1t is
not to be wondered that they have
coalesced in a common fight against
respectability, intelligence and honesty.
The division will be in proportion to the
power and influence of the two parties.
The Republicans take the entire State
ticket and will give the Fiddlers proba'
bly, four out Of the nine electors to be
nominated by their Executive Commit
tee. Thus it will be seen that for the
first time since 1876 the Democrats are
threatened seriously with contest for
the State government. This imperila
good government in South Carolina, and
sounds the call to arms to every true
man in the State. Before the uomina-
ton of this ticket our sense of danger
was so small as not to bestir the Demo
Gratis. Now those who remember that
Republican rule prostra,ed South Caro-.
lima see in the effort to place Corbin,
Melton and Stolbrand in power, the
gathering of storm of corruption which,
if unchecked, would again deluge this
State with fraud and official corruption.
The State expects every true man to do
his duty. The ticket nominated must
and will be beaten. We cannot afford
to allow it to win. The State has been
delivered from the curse of Radicalism
and cannot afford to 60 back under it.
Mr.. Blaine has used his magnetism
upon Senator Cameron successfully, and
now the whole clan Cameron are jealous.
| ly supporting him This is in Pennsyl'
| r.