The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-13
man movement.

CLARENDON UNITED AND ENTHUSIASTIC
Manning, April 5.-Thc Clarendon
County Agricultural Society met to-day
and elected the following delegates to
| the farmers State Convention ID. w.
| braiisford, James E. Tindal. W. w.
Richbourg, r. l.. McFadden. S. r.
Chandler, L. j. Cole, l.. II. Deschamps,
f. M. Player and james l.. Davis. The
| convention was very harmonious, not n
word OF opposition being spoken against
the State Convention. The farmers of
this county are thoroughly in sympathy
with the Tillman movement. Several
interesting addresses on agricultural
subjects were made before the society
a heavy rain fell here this afternoon.
NO POLITICS FOR KERsHAw.
Camden, April 5.-A preliminary con-
vention Of farmers was held to-day for
the purposes of fixing day upon which
a general farmers convention of the
county should be held to send delegates
to the Farmers State Convention. DR..
ID. c. DeSaussure was called to the chair
and Geo. w. Barnes Was, H., de secretary,
a general convention was called to meet
on the 18th. inst. The idea Of .hc State
Convention at Columbia injecting polit-
lcal matters into its deliberations was
unanimously opposed. The opinion was
unanimous that if any gooG can come
from general organization of farmers
IN the State, so as to make them more
prosperous outside Of political action.
much good might be accomplished.
kcrshaw County will take no stock in
any movement having politics in any
form injected into the farmers move
ment.
CHESTER SUPPORTS THE MOVEMENT.
Chester, April 5.-A considerable
number of farmers Of this county as-
sembled in convention to-day for the
purpose of electing delegates to the Far
meps' State Convention to meet in Co.
iumbia on the 29th. inst. Mr.. 2, r..
Mockbee was elected chairman aud Mr..
> Harvey Hardin secretary. The chair
man in stating the object OF the meeting
said that the farmers Of the State ought
to unite for the purpose Of advancing
their own interests. He said that the
farmers are burdcned with high taxa
ton and should do something to Tighten
the burden He denied that the farm
ers' movement was in opposition to
the Democratic party and was intended
to array the farmers against other
classes.
Major julius Mills spoke in the same
strain. He announced his opposition
to participating in the meeting if the
ooJect was TO array one class against
another class. lie favored the estob- |
liShmcnt Of an agricultural society.
md would do all in his power to promote
t.
a letter was read from Col. w. r.
DAVE, IN which u considerable amount
81 cold water was thrown upon the
armcrs' movement. He said he had no
complaints to make against the Demo-
cratic party :; that taxes had been right
y levied and honestly disbursed and that
hero could be no reduction Of the taxes
without impairing the efficiency of the
State Government.
Considerable time was consumed in
nominating and electing delegates to the
farmers State Convention. The fol-
owing were elected Messrs. Julius
Nils, i. NJ. Shannon, Jesse H. Hardin.
I. r. Culp and W. G. Austin.
AT the close Of the farmers meeting
n agricultural society was organized
With Capt. w. G. Austin president and
fajor julius Mills secretary. One Of
he resolutions adopted was that only
armers be received as members OF the
ociety. A motion was made and car
led that the president he requested to
ppoint five delegates to the State Far
,ers' Convention. The following dele
ates were appointed Messrs. G. w.
lmpson. E. P. Moore, r. j. Cunning
am, j. B. McFndden and II. C. Braw-
~. The farmers movement is GEN {
rally sustained by the farmers of this ,
ounty. I
HE MOVEMENT STRONG IN ABBENILLs 4
Abbbeville, April 5.-The farmers,