The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-09-11

out the tlcKets nominated 10 Gay and
arranging for the Blaine campaign.
They were now consulting 10 the Office of
Mr.. Samuel w. Melton, Republican
district attorney. Mr. Melton was not
present. Mcl.ara when asked at noon
for the names of the leading "delegatcs"
present and to state the purpose Of the
Convention made polite but very firm
response. He said that the Convention
would be held privately somewhere
around the United States courthouse"
and that no reporters or outsiders would
be admitted. Such was the determine.
ton of the leaders, and he must refuse
to give the names of those present, and
the proceedings would not be made public
except through the Charleston newspaper
OF the party, and if any news were given
the Democratic newspapers it must be
by permission Of the Convention. He
would bring the matter before them
So saying McI.aDe returned To his
conference. No Republicans were at it :,
but two bundles of what appeared to be
printed documents we're carried from the
revenue Office into the district attorneys
Office, where they were opened by the
committee ee-campaign documents from
the Republican committee, very proba.
bly,.
The Convention vas to have met at
noon, but the leaders waited for the arri-
val OF the Charleston train, which was
expected to be freghted with the genius
and obesity Of +. Parker Jones. The
train came At ! O'Clock, but Jones did
not come. SO the Convention shortly
after got To work without him. It's meet.
ing WAS held in the Uuited States Court.
!, &c., 4 al. . 4
ing. AS we'll AS could judge not more
than thirty SO. called delegates attended.
Guards were placed at tho doors and all
transactions were conducted with strict
secrecy. y Republican negro, Z. M. L.
Thompson, known locally an the Little
Plumbed Knight" tried to get into the
room, ha7ing natural curiosity to wit.
ness the proceedings of his allies. but he
doubtless Independents, not Republicans,
were allowed 10 enter, but no Democrats
secured admission.
From what was given out by members
judge that the secret session lasted un-
til the adjournment of the Convention
at $50 p. IN. Some Of the delegates
went off on the evening trains, bnt the
larger part congregated at a cheap hotel.
To this place went to try and obtain
information. McLane was in his room
consulting with some of his comrades
and sent word that he Was too busy to
talk. waited two hours on him only to
find that he bad left the hotel by a side
entrance.
A group of delegates in the hotel piaz.
"a amused themselves by abusing the
News and Courier and the Democratic
leaders. They bad evidently been in
atructed not to tell word of what was
done. Those who were only ignorant,
but nevertheless civil, referred all inauir-
era 10 McLane, and those who were not
only stupid but malevolent, (and they
constituted large majority of the dele.
gates present. almost went into Mysteries
of rage when asked what they had done,
end with such dramatic force as their
self.importsnce allowed proclaimed that
the Ne,cs and Courier couldn't get anv.
thing out of them.
If the two or three delegates spoke the
truth they were 40 ignorant that they did
nc kaow 1ha! they had been doing nor
whom they had nominated DOUBTLESS
:he ticket had been fixed in advance by
the executive committee and was adopted
according to order. One delegate, how.
ever, gave tho names of some of the
nominees for Congress, but asked that
the source of information be not reveal.
ed.
This delegate said that they had
nominated no State ticket, and would
put up none. 1t would be of no use. II
was entirely white movement. It's
purpose was to upset the Democratic
Administration of the State. All the best
people wanted It upset. No active can
vass was proposed, and no alliance with
the Republicans was to be aought. Re.
publican endorsement would not be solic.
tied. Cleveland had no showing, and
there would not be National Democrat.
ic Administration in lifetime. Blaine
was the man to win.
Later ne: Mciaiie on tie street, and
he gave the following as all of the work
of the Convention which would be made
public. Presidential electors were nom.
mated as follows: At large, w. w.
Russell, Of Anderson, and G. G. Macoy,
of Chester First District, J. T. Brown,
Of Summerville, Colleton County; I'd,
Wm. Durham, Of Aiken Sd, G. J.
Green, of Oconee 4th, G. G. Turner, of
Spartanburg; 9th, J. l.. Watson, of
York |; 9th, A. II. Bowen, Of Marion
9TH, Thos. Baskins, of Sumter.
Congressional nominations were made
as follows: First district, j. Hendricks
McLane, Of Charleston; I'd, w. H.
Duncan, of Barnwell Sd, no nomination
4th, D. r. Feaster, of Fairfield; 9th, A.
G. Johnston, of Chesterfield; 9Th, NJ.
Kelly, of Williamsburg; 7th, no momi-
nation.
"We did q great deal mo TO-" said our
young Military Governor, "but that is all
that yon can publish"
Well, It ia not important, but it 10
The nominations show that
The Independent party is the late Green.
back party with galvanic alias. The
delegates are the Greenbackers with some
Of the leaders and much of the decency
left out. John Agnew, of Columbia,
was conspicuous by his absence. It 10
understood that he has had quite enough
of kicking against the Democracy. w.
w. Russell was not present. In fact the
delegates present and the
only ones the public has heard of were
Bowen Of Marion, johnson of Cherow.
.wo Feasters of Feasterville. two Prick.
sita from Orangeburg and John Q.
Bnchheit of Summerville.
The candidates for electors will, IL
!uccessful, vote fer Blaine aud Logan
10 McLane says.
1t does not need much penetration to
discern tho fact that this movement il |
engineered by the National Republican
,ommittee to reduce Cleve!aud's chances
lere. The chief hope expressed by the
lelegates to-day was to turn out of pow.
" ''men who called themselves a.istocra.
,y." A very dirty aud hungry and
ev this,