The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-06

| do you take this system OF dry nursing,
this intolerable insolence!'
He urged upon them to find out what was
The wish of the farmers OIL this subject and
then go home, and in the primary assem-
blies aid in selecting true men to represent
them, he cared not what was their calling,
whether lawyers, doctors, preachers or
what not, so that they were prepared to 20
that which was for the best interest OF the
farmers and all other classes.
The farmers were going to take q swim
in the political mill pond just for health,
and they were going out into deep water,
too No fears need be entertained of harm
to the public interests from this. If the
rest of the Convention was prepared to be
as conservative as himself, not only would
no detriment come to the public service,
but all classes of citizens would share in
the benefits to accrue to the farmers.
eminent. Since 1876 the negroes had been
corralled in convict camp with the DEM
ocratic party as guard over them: The
guards had sunk into deep sleep, while
favored few had been foraging the fields
|. and reaping all the benefits and emou-
ments.
He earnestly protested his loyalty to the
Democratic party, and said that mo pri-
yate citizen had done or risked more than
he had in 1876"
IF the reform advocated by him in the
educational system was adopted he believed
that tho bottom would have been reached,
and the future would be bright with hope,
/. and not dark with gloom, as now.
In the years in which he had struggled
to his present positionaas farmer he had
learned little about farming, and when he
came to die he would probably have
learned about as much as he might have
learned in four years at we'll conducted
Agricultural College.
At the conclusion of the address Cap
tain Tillman said that the next business
in order would be the election of tempo.
rary officers of the convention, and asked
| that some member would make the nom
nations.
DR.. w. II. Zimmerman then presented
the following list agreed upon by the
committee and they were put to the
Convention and carried:
Chairman, j. E. Tindall. Vice-Presi-
dents-First District, w. L. Brouker,
Lexington Second District, w. J. Tai
bert, Edge6eld; Third District, ]. A.
Sigh, Newberry Fourth District, NJ. L..
Donaldson, Greenville; Fifth District,
J. II. Hardin, Chester; Sixth District, E..
L. Stackhouse, Marion Seventh District,
Geo. Tupper, Colleton. Secretaries-O.
F. Cheatham, Edge6eld, and Thos. w.
Holloway, Newberry.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Thinner
man, Stackhouse and Thomas commit
tee to inform the Chairman of his cleo
ton, and they retired and soon returned
conducting Mr.. Tindall to the platform.
Mr.. Tindall briefly rendered his thanks
for the honor, throwing himself upon the
kind consideration of the body for any
shortcomings during the brief period of
his temporary Presidency of the Conven.
tion.
He recognized that we are in the tran
sition state in South Carolina as to our
laws aud industries, and it was the duty
of the farmer to endeavor to heal the
causes which had produced or accelerated
the evils under which they labored, and
to examine into all things which would
either retard our progress or advance our
interests.
The first thing to be done was to see
that the farmers of the State were
thoroughly organized, for without it
nothing would be accomplished. They
would be without the knowledge of the
wrongs under which they suffer, or the
power to redress them if known. They
should realize that the farmers in the
Legislature were but q mob without unity
of Interests.
The grandest of all civilizations was
that which was buik upon the social
country life of an intelligent and virtu-
ous people. 1t would be only necessary
for this intelligent body to announce their
wishes, and there would be found no party
in the State who would have the temerity
to stand in the way of their enforcement.
The chairman then ordered the roll OF
Counties to be called, aud as each was
called the Chairman presented list to
the Secretaries. All the Counties re.
sponded save Georgetown, Barnwell and
Beaufort, aud committee of one from
each County nominated from the floor
was raised to examine the credentials and
report the delegates to the Convention.
B, R. Tillman offered resolution that
Hon. A. P. Butler, Commissioner of
Agriculture, and Hon. j. N. Lipscomb,
Master of State Grsn nge, be invited to
take part in the deliberations without the
right to vote. Carried.
Mr.. Allen of Spartanburg moved that
Governor Thompson be invited to address
the Convention some time during its
session. The motion being seconded, Mr..
Allen said he thought that if such an
invitation should be extended to the
Governor it would lend dignity to the
proceedings, and expressed the hope that
his motion would prevail.
Mr.. Evans of Chesterfield opposed the
motion. He did not favor introducing
prominent persons to the Convention,
whose presence would be calculated to
overshadow the real object before the
body. The motion was put and lost.
Mr.. Williamson of Sumter moved q
reconsideration.
The question was put, and before the
decision of the Chair on the vote was
announced Mr.. Dargan of Sumter asked
that rising vote be taken. He had
heard it remarked by a member that he
would not listen to Governor Thompson
because he had recommended an appro.
priation of money for which there was
no warrant. 1t was an indignity offered
TO the Governor to have disposed of this
proposition in this way.
The Governor was the Chief Magistrate
of great State, aud the Convention
owed it to themselves as gentlemen to
treat him with courtesy. Never had any
body of the citizens of South Carolina
refused to listen to the Governor of the
State.
Mr.. Williamson of Sumter was as bitter
an antagonist, politically, of Governor
Thompson as any man on the floor. He
had not voted for him, and would not
vote for him tomorrow unless he was on
the Democratic ticket, but it was a dis
grace to the farmers of the State, which
they could not wipe out, it was stigma
upon them, and as Confederate and a
pure man, it was due to him that it
should be removed.
Mr.. Evans of Marlboro rose to say that
the remarks made by him were not in.
tended as any reflection on the Governor,
either as an officer or as an individual.
The Chair ruled that the discussion
was out of order, the body being unor.
ganized.
Mr.. Dargau wished to know if the
| Chair. after having allowed a motion