The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-08-14
Congressional Nomination, Third Dis.
tricts
j. II. Cook.

motion Of Dir. ID. +. Bradley, of Pick
ems, Il. w. Simpson, Of Anderson, was
elected Chairman, and II. A. Child, Of
Pickens, secretary pro TEN, and both
we're afterwards made permanent. The
Chair appointed the committee on Gre
dentials J. w. Perrin, Abbeyile; J. +.
Breazeaie, Of Anderson NJ. w. Cole.
man, Oconee Y. J. Pope, Newberry.
Mr.. Pope reported from the committee
the names Of the delegates present and
the roll Of delegates was called.
Mr.. Breazcale, Of Anderson, offered
resolution that after nominations are
made nominations be closed and the
nomination be made from the nominees
before the Contention.
On motion Of Mr. Bradley, Of Pickens,
the counties were called alphabetically.
Abbeville was called and passed for the
present Anderson was called. and Mr.
w. W. Humphreys nominated Mr. +. b.
Murray. Newberry was called and pass.
ed for the present. Oconee was called,
and Mr. W. @. Keith nominated Mr.
George Johnstone, Of Newberry. Oco-
nee was called again, and Dir. j. G. Cary
nominated the Hon. ID. Wyatt Aiken, Of
Abbevlle. Mr. Cary's speech WAS elo
quent and impressive, and brought ring
ing applause.
Pckens was called and Mr. ID. +.
Bradley nominated II. T.. Bowen, Mr..
Chiids secondipg the nomin'tion.
Col. +. B. Gary, Of Abbeville, seconded
the nomination OF Col. Aiken. His
speech was followed by loud applause.
Mr. j. L. Breazeale, of Anderson,
seconded the nomination Of Col. Murray
in happy speech.
DR.. NSel, of Abbeville. moved that
nominations be closed. Adopted.
Dir. Prince, Of Anderson, moved that
the vote be taken viva voce. Carried.
Mr.. White. Of Abbcville, moved that
the Convention proceed to ballot Car.
ried.
Mr. Perrin, of Abbevlle, moved that
q teller be appointed from each county.
Adopted, and the Chair appointed the
Abbeville. Hagood Of Pickens, Prince Of
ry aud Mathewson of Oconee.
Balloting was then commenced. First
ballot-Aiken 13, Johnstone 13, Murray
10, Bowen 6. Second ballot, same as
frat.
Mr.. Pope, of Newberry, moved recess
till 8 o'clock. Laid on the table.
Dir. Perrin, of Aobeville, moved to
take recess of half m hour. Carried.
After recess the Convention assembled,
aud Mr.. Breazeale moved another ballot.
Carried. The Sd and 4th ballots showed
no change. Mr.. White, Of Ab5eville,
moved to vote without the form of
motion until otherwise ordered. Carried.
The 9th, 9Th, 7th, 9th end 9Th ballots
were taken, but no change occurred,
Mr.. Breazeale, of Anderson, moved to
adjourn until o'clock. Carried, and
the Convention adjourned.
On reassembliDg Col. Z. B. Gary, Of
Abbeyille, was elected assistant secretary.
Sixty.two ballots were then taken with
out change from the frat, and the Con.
vention adjourned until o'clock.
On convenipg in the evening Col.
Gary moved that the Convention 60 into
caucus to select by ballot man from
among the candidates before the Con.
vention who was to be supported by the
Convention. This motion was seconded
by Mr.. Bradley of Pickens. The caucus
elected the chairman and secretary of
the Convention. Five ballots were taken
with no choice and no change. The
caucus adjourned and the Convention
assembled and adjourned till q. m. on
Thursday.
SENECA CITY, August Tho Con.
vention assembled at 3 o'clock and pro.
ceeded to take the 74th ballot. No
change. The 10Th, 10th and 77th the
same. On motion of MIR. Pope, of New.
berry, 1t was resolved that the Conven.
ton go into secret session for fifteen
minutes for the purpose of inviting the
candidates to come in and confer with
the respective delegates and see if there
could not be o solution of the matter.
The convention accordingly resolved
itself into secret caucus, reassembling
at l140 and proceeding to take the 18th
ballot.
G. Z. Prince, of Anderson, moved
"that this Convention stand on its head"
which was seconded by Mr.. Gary, of
Oconee. Laughter. But it was not
put to the vote. Mr.. Prince called for
the regular order of business and the
Convention took the 10Th ballot and
continued to the 9lst ballot, when Mr..
Mosely, of Newberry, inadvertently voted
for Aiken instead of Johnstone. This
occasioned great laughter among the
delegates and spectators.
At ,re hundredth ballot Mr.. Hagood,
Of Pick ans, moved to adjourn to 5 O'Clock.
Mr.. Cl Ids offered an amendment to
adjourn sine die. Mr.. Prince, of Ander.
son, moved to table Mr.. Child's motion.
Mr.. Bradley, Of Pickeus, thought the
matter should 20 back to the people, as
every delegate seemed determined to
stick TO hiR man. Mr.. Childs withdrew
his sine die motion and moved that the
Convention take recess until 4 o'clock
In the afternoon. Carried.
The Convention reassembled at
O'Clock, and on motion of Mr.. Perrin, of
L5beyille, J. II. Barksdale was substi.
tuted for Col. Herindon. who was sick.
The Convention took the 101st ballot.
No change. The 102d stood Aiken
13, Bowen IL, Murray 4. 103d ballot,
no change. 104th, same. 105th, Aiken
l3, ,Johnstone IS, Murray 16, Bowen
nothing.
When Pickens was called Mr.. Bradley
withdrew the name Of Mr.. Bowen and
Pickens voted for Murray, giving him 6,
1O6th ballot-Aiken l8, Johnstone Is,
Murray 16.
II. NJ. Prince moved to take recess of
half an hour. Carried.
The Convention reconvened at O'Clock
and took the 10Th. ballot. The ballot
remained unchanged. The next ballot
stood-Aiken l6, Johnstone IS, Murray
13. @
Aiken had received 8 Pickens votes.
109th-Aiken 19, Johnstone Is, Muir.
ray IL.
Immense applause followed the an.
nouncement Of this vote and the next
ballot, the 1l0th, brought tho contest to
close as follows Aiken %, Johnstone