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

| Ihe temporary cnalluiau aunouneo>
| that q quorum was present and the Con
yention organized and ready for business
Mai. Buist, of Charleston, moved tina
the temporary chairman be elected per
manent president. Applause.
This motion was adopted, and ther
1.-THE temporary secretaries were electee
permanent secretaries of the Convention
The following gentlemen were noml
mated presidents from the severa
! Congressional districts and were unanl
mously elected:
district. :,
Gen. Johnson Hagood, Of Barnwell
I'd district.
Major B. F. Whitner, of, Anderson!
Major T. W. Woodward, Of Fairfield
4th district. -, 49,,
Capt. T. f.. Clarke, of Kersbaw, 5tt
Senator T. W. Beatty, of Horny, 9Th
Col. VIM. Elliott, of Beaufort, 7th
district. 80. s5.s =.
Mr. Murray, of Anderson5 nominated
Capt. Willie Jones treasurer Of the Con
| vention, and he was unanimously elect
Fed. So, ;,
a member offered a resolution that all
speeches made before the Convention be
limited to five minutes. LApplause.]
Unanimously adopted.
Gen. Kennedy, OF Kershaw,. offered 9
lresolution that two members from each
Congressional District be appointed by
the Chair committee, to whom. shall be
referred without debate all resolutions
presented to the Convention not relating
to the order of business. Adopted with.
out dissent.
The Chair announced the following
committee on resolutions: j. u. Ken
nedy, of Kershaw, chairman; G. L.
Buist. Charleston j. W. Summers
Orangeburg; r. G. Bonham, EdgeGeld
B.. F. Whitner, Anderson; W: @. Ben
ct. Abbeville /; J. L. Orr, Greenville
~. G. Haskell, Richland; G. J. Patter.
son, Chester; J. W. Williamson, Darl'
ington; Henry D. Elliott, Beaufort; r.
o. Hall, Berkley. :,
Senator Henderson's resolution provid'
ling for the election of delegates. at.large
came up and was agreed to. -
Mr.. Livingston, of Marlboro. nomina'
| ted MIR. C. Fl. Suber, of Newberry.
Mr.. Orr, of Greenville, said: II rise
to present the name of Gen. Wade
Hampton. am sure that eulogy on my
part is unnecessary. Applause. Every
man in South Carolina, east, west, north
and south, would echo his name again
II say nominate by authority Gen
Wade Hampton, and hope he will re-
ce;ye the unanimous vote of the Con.
yention."
Col. Croft, of Aiken, seconded with
l-great pleasure the nominations of Sena'
tor Hampton. He was the .steadfast
supporter of the State in adversely and
an honor to her in prosperity.
Gen. Prince, of Chesterfield, nomina'
| ted without a speech Gen. Jas. D. Erwin,
of Lancaster.
Gen. Hagood nominated Major. Harry
Hammond, of Aiken.
Major Buist, of Charleston, said that
| the Convention had wisely limited all
speeches to FIVE minutes. The gentle,
man whose name he had the honor to
present would not need one minutes
eulogy. He believed that the State had
in each County enough hightoned and
distinguished gentlemen to make up the
Chicago delegation. The Convention
| could not err in selecting any of the
gentlemen nominated. He found in
each County eminent citizens admirably
fitted for this representation, but iu view
of the number of nominations he thought
| it best to elect one from the eastern, the
western, the northern and the southern
sections of the State. He presented the
| name of the only gentleman named from
lower South Carolina, Capt. F. W. Daw.
son, the distinguished editor who had
done so much for the State. General
applause. He was man of genius and
power. .He would go to Chicago not fol
the purpose of electing Mr.. A. or Mr.
B., but such man as would march in
triumph into the White House and make
a great Demo, ratio President
COL. Rion, OF Fairfield, nominated bis
old classmate, the Hon. j. S. Richard
son, of Sumter.
The Chair announced the nominations
| and asked the pleasure of the :Conven
ton as to the taking of the vote.
Gen. Davant, of Barnwell, made 8
sensation by moving that Senator Hamp
ton be nominated by rising vote of the
Convention. There we're a good many
| noes, but the ayes had large majority
On the question of making the ,nomina
ton, the ayes won by similar majority
Loud applause. A delegate moved
that the nomination be made unanimous
So ordered.
The election of three other delegate:
at large was next entered upon. Sena
tor Henderson moved that on the Coun
ties being called the chairman of each
County announce its vote.
Mr.. Hutson moved as substitute tha
the roll be called and each member give
his. vote viva roce.
Mr.. Hutson's substitute was adopted
Messrs. Davant, Henderson and Steed
man were appointed to act as tellers.
The voting occupied about three.quar
ters of an hour. The Chair announced
the result as follows:
Three hundred votes were cast, one
hundred and ffty-one constituting a ma
iority. Under the general rule MAORI
ty was necessary for election. OF the
900 votes F. w. Dawson received 19l
G. II. Subcr received 1856, l.. F., You
mans received 145. John S. Richardson
received 120, Harry Hammond received
l13. John D. Erwin received 81.
The announcements we're received with
loud applause.
The Chairman announced that Messrs