The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-02

For Treasurer, =. y. 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, f. J. Saw
yer, Of Bennetteville.
The ticket was great relief 10 many
delegates who had been unable TO think
of one. 1t met with instant acceptance
Internal Revenue Collector E. NJ
Braytou was elected Chairman of tbs
State Executive Committee, and w. J
Whipper Vice Chairman. The follow.
ing members were then elected on the
Committee:
| First District-W. f. Myers, Collie
ton J. II. Livingston, Orangeburg; s.
w. Legare, Charleston.
Second-Paris Simkins, Edgefeld
Fred Nix, Jr, Barnwell; A. 8. Bas
comb, Hampton.
Third--H. b. Hendricks. Pickans
". A. Clark, Anderson; r. L. Hix,
Oconee.
Folrth-W. E. Thompson. Green.
vile; N. ]. Shelton, Jr., Richlaud; A
w. Curtis. Richand.
Fifih-H. l.. Shrewsbury, Chester.
field; +. A. Clinton, Lancaster; C. G.
Macoy, Chester.
sixth-E, II; Deas, Darlington;
Louis Jacobs, Williamsburg; w. d.
Tardiff, Clarendon.
seyentt E. Walker, Sumter;
George f. Heriot, Georgetown f. S.
Edwards, Berkeley.
| When the Convention reassembled
DR.. Crup', (colored) of Charleston, and
j. B: johnson, of Sumter, were elected
members at-lnrge.
The Convention then authorized the
Executive Committee to prepare and
publish 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 News and Courier
says:
| The conference of the Fiddler delega.
ton with the State committee was en-
tirely 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
officeholders also opposed q division of
the electoral ticke. from tbs fear that
with this fccthold 8 Eiddle.s woi.iaa
reach the point Of Controlling the Fed
eral patronage ;n the State. Bs=yion
favored division. The Fiddler pro.
positions would have been spurned but
for the urgency of Steve Elkins and
Dorsey (the latter my oriole says is still
the power behind the shrone,) 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.
tion but for the opposition of colored
leaders in the low country. The result
is that the Fiddlers will name four Of tho
nine electors. The Republicans will
nominate Congressmen in the frat, sixth
and seventh districts, leaving the others
untouched save by Fiddlers. The fight
for the electoral vote 10 70 be made des.
perate. Republican speakers are com.
ing down from the North, and "soap" is
also promised. Lists will be made OF
every Republican voter who ia not
allowed to vote on account of his failure
to have proper registration certificate,
and these lists will form the basis for
contesting 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. 1t looks rs 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 tne Republicans are
all of tho same quality. They are enc.
mics of good government, actuated by
selfishnesa, avarice and malice. It is
not to be wondered thet they have
coalesced in common fight against
respectability, intelligence and honesty
The division will be in proportion to the
power and influence Of the two parties
The Republicans taka the entiie 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
frat time since 1876 the Democrats are
threatened seriously with o contest fol-
the State government. This imperils
good government in South Carolina, aud
sounds the call to arms to every true
man In the State. Before the nomina.
ton of this ticket our sense of danger
was so small as not TO bestir the Demo.
Gratis. Now those who remember tha,
Republican rule prostraled South Caro-.
lima see In the effort to place Corbin,
Melton and Stolbrand 10 power, the
gathering of storm of corruption which,
If unchecked, would again deluge this
State =s.h fEsad and official corruption.
Inc State expects every true man TO do
bis 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
aud cannot afford 10 go back under it.
Mr.. Blaine has used his magnetism,
upon Senator Cameron successfully, and
now the whole clan Cameron ere jealous.
ly supporting him. This 10 in Penusyl.
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