The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-04-08
Drake. B. F. crayton, A. c. Latimcr,

The question of adopting this report
caused considerable confusion, alltl for n
few minutes it was almost impossible to
tell what was before tho Convention.
MIR. w. A. Gcer moved that the motion
whereby tho Chairman had appointed the
committee be recoDsidercd.
Col. L. Z. Campbell moved that the re-
port be laid on the table. This motion
was put to the Convention, but the Chair
man was unable to decide which side had
carried.
Mr.. ". W. Russell said he thought the
plan whereby the delegates had been Sc
lccted was good one. That there was
no chance for manipulation.
Mr.. Geo. T. Brown said he knew the
delegates and management of the Con-
vcntion had been pre.arranged, as ne had
been approached by gentleman in refer
ence to it before The meeting convened,
and it was not worth while for them to
deny the fact.
Mr.. E. J. Earle moved to adjourn, but
the motion was not put to tho meeting.
The motion to lay the report of the
committee on the table was then adopted.
Mr.. s. M. Pickens moved that the dele.
gates be nominated on the floor and elect
ed by ballot, and that the five gentlemen
receiving the highest votes be declared
the delegates, and the next five highest
the alternates.
Rev. NJ. MCGEE said he didn't want the
Convention to get into confusion. He
wanted to know who would be entitled to
vote on this motion. The hal, was filled
with men of every avocation, and they
all seemed to be voting. He knew the
committee was arranged before the con-
vent;on convened. Didn't know who
arranged it, and didn't care. He was a
member of the committee, and knew that
the delegates who had been selected
would ably represent the County.
Mr.. ]. S. Newton was in favor of let
ting the delegation remain as it was. 1t
was composed of honest, upright men.
Mr.. S. NJ. Pickens said ho had nothing
to say against the men. He knew they
were honorable gentlemen, but be did not
like the plan by which they had been Sc
lected.
The chairman said he had made out the
committee before the convention was COIL
vened, as it had been intimated to him
that he would be called to the chair He
was stranger to majority of the farm
ers of the County, and had asked num-
Der of friends to suggest suitable names
to compose the committee.
Mr.. Pickens' motion was then put to
the convention, but the chairman was un-
able to decide the vote.
Mr.. Newton called for q rising vote.
This was done, and the chair declared
Mr.. Pickens' motion lost.
Mr.. G. w. Miller thought the delegates
represented the County. They were
worthy, capable men. Why change
them? No better men could be selected.
They would do to represent Anderson
County anywhere. He did not like the
filings that had been made at the gentle
men.
Col. L. e. Campbell said he had made
the motion to lay on the table, and had
voted for it, but was now in favor of re-
considering it. He was willing to let the
delegation stand, and so to Colum bia.
He had nothing to say against the delega-
tlpn, but didn't like the plan by which
they had been selected. He was opposed
to arraying the farmers against any other
class. There wero honorable. upright
men engaged in every other avocation.
When you cripple the interests Of the
farmers, you cripple every other industry.
.ne farmers were the foundation Of the
world, but they could not get along with
out mechanics and professional men.
Diversified crops and diversified industry
was what made prosperous people. He
had heard men say they would not vote
for any man for an Office unless he was a
farmer. He was not as big fool as that.
If man was qualified for a position, he
did not care what avocation he followed.
He hoped that his motion to reconsider
would prevail, and added as a part of it
that the delegation be instructed to advo-
cate the organization of convention
simply to represent and look after the
agricultural interests Of the State, and
not to participate in any other kind of or
ganization.
Col. B. F. Crayton said he knew nothing
about any arrangement, and was not
party to it. He had come into the meet
ing after it convened, and had been acci-
dentally placed on the committee. The
committee had endeavored to select rep
resentative men as delegates. The far
mers, as class, were not as competent to
conduct convention as men Of other
avocations. They were not familiar with
parliamentary laws, and very often were
led by those who were sharper and better
posted. He had read great deal about
the Tillman matter. Tillman was right in
some things and wrong in others. He
was in favor of holding farmers conven-
tions at least once every year. Much
good could be accomplished by them.
They should be confined, however, to the
interests of agriculture. He was in favor
of the South Carolina College, but thought
some changes should be made in it. The
Tillman controversy seemed to be a fight
of tho "outs'' against the ems" He was
opposed to any movement that would
divide the people of the State.
Col. E. M. Rucker said he was q farmer,
and got his living that way. The preced-
ing gentleman had struck the keynote to
the situation. He was opposed to divid-
ing the people as classes. "South Caro-
lima is one and indivisable." No interest
in the State should be neglected. He was
in sympathy with the State convention if
it confined itself to the interests Of the
agriculturist. The government of South
Carolina was not extravagant. It is hon
est and economical. Col. Rucker then
launched OFF on the tariff and national
issues.
at the conclusion Of Col. Fuckers re-
marks, Mr.. ]. C. Watkins said: "We seem
to be in bad fix. Iii just as expected.
I feared that if we got to speaking the
convention would be captured by the pol
siticians, and that is just what has happen
ed. Mr.. Watkins stated that Col. R. w.