The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-08-18

whole State. Eor four wears he has
filed acceptably the post OF .AajntanS
and Inspector General OF the State,
and at the late Democratic Conven-
ton in Columbia, the high esteem II
which he was held over the State was
manifested By his denomination foI
the same position.
His death leaves a vacancy on the
State ticket which will have to be sup
Piled by another nomination.
The Sixth Congressional
Convention.
AS a member of the Clarendon del
egatjon, we attended the Congression-
al Convention of the sixth District
which met in Florence, on Wednes-
day, the 11th inst. We arrived in
Florence on the afternoon preceding
the day Of the meeting, and spent the
time on our hands seeing the sights
Of this antiquated place, made up Of
railroads and railroad shops. We Wis
tied the mammoth shops of the At
lantic Coast Line, but unfortunately
for our curiosity, work in them had
ceased for the day, and the ponderous
machinery of the vast establishment
was quiet and still. Having no guide
and being ignorant where tc look for
the further attractions of the town,
we wisely concluded to forego any
further sight seeing TIL another time,
and return to the hotel jacob for the
night. By the next morning all the
delegates except Marlboro had come
in. On walking out in the lobby OF
passageway Of the hotel, We were sur
prised to see so many groups OF men
gathered in corners, an;matedly dis
cussing the merits of respective can
didates. We could see our Claren-
don friends scattered here and there,
.elbowing and winking Ike the rest
The whole thing appeared strange to
us; we wondered how such number
of men, separated by counties, who
we felt satisfied had never met before,
should in such a short time become
so well acquainted. We did not have
to wait long, however, for the mystery
to be explained All at once a bold
fellow, thinking, no doubt, that we
looked forlorn and unhappy in that
family gathering, came forward and
very afectionately gave US his hand,
remsrking, just like we had been era
died together. "weu, you Clarendon
fellows will go with US if you cant
elect your man, eh?" We felt at first
that our dignity had been insulted,
and were in the humor to knock him
down, but he was too big for that,
and we remembered just in time our
and that we were a dele
gsse. From that time we made rapid
progress. We got so we could tell
the locality of a delegate by his coun-
tenance. The Darlington men wore
such confident, pleased air-we en-
Wed them, they looked SO assured.
The Horny men were tranpirg IL the
wake of duty with very praisewor-
thy zeal-they were instructed. Our
Marion neighbors appeared restless
and determined. Clarendon and Vii
fiamsburp. with the exec ptiOn of ,Jno
A. Kelley, Esq, who was Dargan
man, were down to zero, but
streaming every nerve to loo& pleased
The Marlboro delegation who had az
rived, looked Ike they came Shere to
iq1idate an obligadon--they had to
pay for a solicitor. Vigorous lobby
ing was kept up till towards 12 O'Clock,
when the delegates, with quite nun
Der of visitors, assembled in Aliens
Hall, which was prepared for the
meeting. Directly alter the town bell
had sounded the hour Of twelve, Geo.
w Brown, ESQ, Of Darlington, chair
man Of the Congressioaal Executive
Committee, called the convention to
order. Maj. c. S. Land, of Claren-
don, was nominated chairman. Maj
Lands name was received with enthu-
siasm and he was unanimously elect
ed. Nessrs. j. S. Wilson, of Claren-
don, and D. B. Trazler, of Darlington,
were appointed secretaries.
When the meeting had become or
ganized, MIR. j. S. Evans, of Marion,
introduced a series Of resolutions, the
purport of which was that tie conven-
ton had no authority to nominate a
congressman, and recommending that
the same he chosen by a primary to
be held on the first Of September.
The question OF primaries created a
heated discussion, but was finally de-
feated- Darlington, Horny, Marlboro
and two from Williamsburg, voting in
the negative. A motion to adjourn
was made and voted down. Then the
Marion Delegation, influenced BY the
opinion that the convention was
wrong in assuming the right TO nom
mate Congressman, withdrew. The
rest of the business was dispatched
quickly and harmoniously. The Hon.
Geo. ". Dargan and 3. Presley Bar
ron, Esq, were put in nomination for
Congress. Mr.. Dargan was elected
-, - -o+o or 30 oo.o;-,.. = r.F D.