The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-18

, shall only be allowed once, rs the vain,
Oh TINS Association will depend on its
: permanent character.
; G"cn county Association shall deter.
mlne Tor itself the qualifications of Il
inemoerS, and shall meet ut least four
IlilleS a year, and they shall not charge
more than fifty cents per member for on. -.
nual dues, '0' "'i
1he Governor of the State shall he
"a ontclo an honorary member of this
ART VII. There shall bo q standinr
coHlhlttee OF one for each County, elcc,
yea ny Its delegation Immediately after
tue orgaplzatlon is completed, to whom
all resolutions or business propositions
are to be referred without debate. onI
this committee shall prepare business
and be empowered to mako such recon.
mendations as it shall sec fit to be acted
upon by tho Association.
ART. VIII. This constitution moy
he altered or amended at any ANIMAL
meeting by vote of two o-thirds of the
members present.
We also adopt tho following:
BYLAWS.
FIRST. The President shall appoint all
committees, unless the Association shall
| lcIcIulluc OGllCrWlS0.
Second. The Executive Committee
may fill all vacancies occurring in anv
! once, as also IN thoir own number, until
the next annual meeting.
by ballot. W
Fourth. 4 fee of five dollars shall be
Poio annually by each County Associa-
ton sending delegates, and the delegates
from no county will be allowed to Tntc
until this fee is paid.
Fifth. The regular order of businnss
shall be: ''-i0''
!st Roll call and enrolling de)cootos
ZQ. heading minutes Of last mcCtino
3d. Correspondence.
1th. Report of special committees
5tn. Report of standing commuters.
9th. Unfinished business.
nh. New business.
Sixth. These bylaws may be altered
amended or suspended 10y a two-thirds
vote OF the members present.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The election of officers followed. MIR,
Boyd, of Darlington, nominated Can't,
Is: Il. Illlman for president. Cabt.
illlman said that he felt that he conld
DO more for the cause he had at heart by
serving III the ranks or in some other
capacity than in the presidency; he,
therefore, begged to decline.
Mr. Farley, of Spartanburg, nomi-
i1atea Mf. ID. II. Norris, of Anderson. A
aGieSate nominated President Talbert.
VINO decnned. On motion of MIR. Fish
Durne, the Chair cast tho unanimous
vote of the Convention for Mr. Norris
The announcement of the vote was
greeted with hearty applause, which WAS
resumed when Mr. Norris was cscortcJ
to the chair by Mcssrs. Boyd, Tillman
and Tindal
On taking the chair Mr.. Norris cx-
pressed his high sense or The honor which
had been conferred upon him in his
sclcctlon to preside over SO representa-
tive body of South CarOlinians. If
would De the privilege of the members
oi the convention, Us citizens, to con-
s!dcr the things that affected them as
cltlZens, and looking to their interests as
aSrlculturallsts to advance them without
antaGonlZlng other interests. 1t woul1
be their duty to consider as farmers and
TO suggest 10 the General Assembly
measures for the relief Of the farminr
interests. They had gone to the practi
cal walks OF life for man to fill their
char. and with a knowledge of his in
experience he relied upon their indul-
genco OF his shortcomings as an officer.
The other officers elected were as fol-
lows:
ice-Presidents-Col. II. S. Bcdon.
OF Colleton, for the First Congressional
District; Hon. w. j. Talbert, Of EDGE
field, for the Second District; Capt. Joel
Beard, of Qconoe, for the Third Dis
trlcti q. w. Shell, of Laurcns, for the
Fourth District; w. a. Ancrum, of Kcr
shaw, for the Fifth District; Gen. i. r.
Stackhousc, of Marion, for the Sixth
District; DIR. E. j. Rembcrt, Of Sumter,
for the Seventh District.
Sccretary-J. II. Duncan, of New
berry.
vile. VI -''''0
The standing committee was elected
as follows; Abbevillc, j. Thoraton; An
derson, j. b. Watson; Berkeley, il. \.
LLHegarc; Charleston, w. II. kinsman
Chester, G. W. McFadden; Collcton,
+, Z. F1shburne; Clarendon, j. T.. Tin,
dal; Darlington, j. w. Bcaslcy; Edge
field, B. r. Tillman; Fairfield, W. r..
Kabh; Greenvillc, w. b. BUST; Hamp-
ton, Geo. Mosely; Lexington, II. j..
Seloels; Laurens, John w. Hudgcns;
ii'liotoIcl, II. II. hlcKlcf; OrangCDurG.
J. Il. Wannamakcr; Sumter, A. X. San,
ders; Union, John p. Thomas; vii
llamsburg, +. NJ. Britton; Marion. T..
1. Stackhouse; Marlboro, Il. W.. Pegues:
NeWbcrry, j.. G. Goggans; Oconcc, j.
j. Keith; Pickens, II. G. Shirley; Ricl
land, j. II. Kinsler; Spartanburg, II. l
Farley.
a number of resolutions, touching
upon various matters, were now intro
duced, and referred to the standing com
mittee.
The Convention then adjourned till
- o'clock on the morning of the 10th
instant.
Second Day.
The Convention assembled at o.
o'clock, but took recess till eleven
o'clock, in order to hear the report of
the committee on resolutions. Capt.
IIllman read this report, as follows:
TIE PLATFORM.
After due consideration of the yarious
resolutions referred to us, and taking
INTO consideration the power invested in