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

make the nominations. The question
was then taken by rising vote for nom.
nations at once. The motion was agreeu
to, 100 against 80.
The entire Anderson delegation voted
against nominations.
The Hon. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken,
moved that the present State officers,
Governor Thompson and all the rest OF
his associates, be nominated by acclama-
ton for reelection.
MIR. O. S. Barber cordially seconded
the nomination, and without dissenting
voice, amidst q storm of applause, the
motion prevailed and the old ticket was
renominated.
Gen. Kennedy moved that a committe
of three be appointed to wait on Cover
nor Thompson and escort him to the
hall. -,
Gen. Kennedy, Gen. Hagood and Mr.
Benet were appointed.
MIR. Moody moved that the committee
also inform Mr.. Sheppard of his renomi'
nation, and Col. Haskell moved that the
whole ticket be brought in. Both mo-
tions were adopted.
The Convention then went into an
election for electors at large.
Col. J. L. Orr nominated Mr.. Isaac NJ:
Bryan. of Greenville, as peculiarly fitted
for this high Office, and Mr.. Henderson
eloquently seconded the choice of one OF
the favorite sons of Greenville as so
identified with South Carolina by lineage,
by birth and by every interest as to do
honor to the State in the position of elec'
tor.
Mr.. Mauldin, of Greenville, nominated
Col, J. G. Haskell, of Richland. He
characterized Col. Haskell as gentle
man identified with the history of the
State, whose election would reflect honor
on the Convention and be peculiarly
gratifying to that large section OF the
State from which the white votes would
come which were to elect the nominees
of the Democratic party.
The following nominations were then
made for electors from the several dis
tricts:
Mr.. A. S. J. Perry nominated Gen. B.
H. Rutledge, of Charleston, for the First
District.
Mr.. G. J.C. Hutson nominated Gen.
Johnson Hagood, of Barnwell, for the
Second District.
Mr.. B. F. Whitner nominated W. G.
Benet, of Abbeville, for the Third Dis
trict.
Mr.. James L. Orr nominated John L.
Bacon, of Richland, for the Fourth Dis
trict.
Mr.. W. J. Montgomery nominated MIR.
w. l.. T. Prince, of Chesterfield, for the
Fifth District.
Hon. J. L. Manning, Of Clarendon, WI 8
nominated for the Sixth District.
Mr.. Gillsnd nominated j. D. Blanding,
of Sumter, for the Seventh District.
Mr.. Murray moved that committee
of ten be appointed to prepare platform
for the Democratic party of South Caro-
lima. Col. Rion moved to amend by
authorizing the executive committee to
prepare platform.
Mr.. Murray said that there was a
manifest disposition on the part of mem.
bers to get away. Important interests
which the people had intrusted to their
delegates were about to be put in jeop.
ardy by this disposition, and he hoped
that the Convention would determine to
remain long enough to do the work
which belonged to them.
Col. Ricn's amendment was voted
down and Mr.. Murray's motion adopted
by large vote.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson recess
was taken until o'clock to enable the
committee on platform to prepare their
report.
The Chair announced the following as
the committee: Messrs. Murray, Benet,
Orr, Dawson, Livingston, Croft. Mont
gomery, Izlar, Hutson and Kennedy.
On reassembling the Chair stated that
he had the pleasure of announcing that
by tho foresight of Capt. Dawson quar-
ters had been secured for the South
Carolina delegation at the Matterson
Hotel il Chicago, within one square of
the place of meeting OF the Convention,
at three dollars per day, and also an
apartment as headquarters of the Nation'
al Democratic Committee.
The committee to inform the Cover
nor. and nominees on the State ticket
entered the Convention escorting Cover
nor Thompson, Lieutenant. Governor
Sheppard and the other State officers,
and they were presented to the Conven.
ton by President Simonton. AS the
Governor entered the hall every man
sprang to his feet, and, standing in
respectful silence until he had ascended
the Speakers stand, greeted him with a
perfect storm of applause, 1t was
proud moment for Hugh Thompson: .
In few felicitous remarks President
Simonton presented the Governor to the
Convention.
GOVERNOR THOMPSON
Mr.. President and gentlemen OF
the Convention, in response to the mott:
fication given through your committee l
appear before you to accept renomina-
ton for the office of Governor of South
Carolina. 1t is with no mere form of
words that express my profound graft.
tude for this mark of the confidence OF
the Democratic party of this State.
Two years ago at your call I accepted the
nomination to this high office. The
people at the polls ratified your choice.
With sincere distrust of my own abilities
for the work before me, entered q new
and to me an untried field. How far
short have fallen of the requirements
of this high Office, no one can know so
we'll as myself. Believing that all Offices
are public trusts, to be discharged for the
benefit of the whole people, without
regard to party, l have endeavored in
the performance of my duty to keep that
end always in view. This unanimous
denomination, which is the surest guar
antee of your approval of my efforts,
adds another high incentive to the faith,
full discharge of the duties of the Chief
Magistrate of South Carolina. [ shall
not presume to interrupt your labors, not
vet completed, with any extended remarks
at this time. In the coming canvass |
hope to meet many of our fellow citizens,
and to be permitted to take part in the
discussion of the momentous issues now
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