The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-17

mittee Of five be appointed to take steps
to have the legislation recommended by
| the Convention presented to the General
Assembly, and passed, if possible. This
evoked another discussion.
:. Capt. Stackhousc thought that the
executive committee should be entrusted
with the work.
Another delegate thought that Il com
nittce of three would be sufficient.
Their expenses would have to be paid,
and as the farmers had been preaching
retrenchmcnt it would be as to well ipr&c-
tice it right here.
= Finally it was agreed that the COM
mittce should consist of three members,
to be selected from the executive COM
mittce.
THE NEW AGRICULTURAL BOARD.
Capt. Tillman next suggested that it
would be necessary to be prepared with
an agricultural board in case the Legis
!ature decided to turn the bureau over
to the Associu; "a, as recommended IN
the platform. &c moved that the COM
mittee on resolutions be instructed to
name ten members Of the Association,
who by reason OF their character, ability,
earnestness and zeal Will command the
respect Of the farmers OF the State as fit
to be tie first beard of the rcorganized
bureau.
This evoked long discussion, in
which Capt 'i'illman took an active part,
explaining his views and Intentions
The motion was finally adopted with an
amendment requiring the names to be
submitted to the Convention for contir-
nation.
\ LovEFEAsT.
Capt. TiiIman next, with an apology
for the frequency Of his occupancy OF
the floor, stated that it was known that
in some Of his letters published last WIN
ter he had used words in reference to
the State Agricultural Society which
might be considered too strong. He
said he had been honest in what he had
said. It was stated by many Of the
members OF the State Society that this
Association was antagoniStic to that
body, and was intended to superse le it.
He for one remembered that during the
dark days of Radical rule in the State,
the State Agricultural Society was per-
haps the only organized body Of white
men in the State. He desired to deny
that he had the least feeling OF resent
ment or distrust for that society. He
desired that harmony and concert Of
action should exist between the two
bodies, and with that view Ec moved
that committee OF three be appointed
to invite the State Agricultural Society
to meet this Association in joint conven-
tion-a kind of loyefeast-this evening at
7.3O o'clock, in order that there might
be a union OF the two wings OF he grad
army Of farmers. Applause. TLcl
ton was unanimously adopted, and tAe
Convention then took a recess until
$50 P. VI.
EycDiTS Session.
1t half-past 7 about one hundred
members reassembled at the Hall and
the meeting was called to order by the
president, Mr.. D. X. Norris.
The first business before the expected
lovefeast was the announcement OF a
new board OF agriculture IL case the
Legislature should adopt the recommen-
dation of the Convention and transfer
the management Of the bureau OF aGrl-
culture to the Farmers Association.
The appointments, as announced By
the committee on business, are: d. X
Norris, Anderson; II. l.. Donaldson,
Grcenyille; L. 7. Stackhousc, Marion;
B. Il. Tillman, Edgetield; D: 2. Duncan,
Union; Allan Johnson, Newberry: John
son Hagood, Barnwell: r. \. Love,
Chester; Z. L. Reeves, Charleston; \.
Z. Davis, Fairfield.
Gn motion of Mr.. Shell, OF Laurcns,
the report Of the committee was adopted
and the appointments were confirmed.
The members Of the Convention were
then requested to occupy the chairs on
the left of the hall, leaving those on the
right for the members of the State ASrl-
cultural and Mechanical Society, who
had been invited to attend a Joint meet
ING. and a recess was taken until 5
O'Clock.
At twenty-eight minutes past O'Clock
Captain Tillman moved to adjourn. y
delegate asked what had become OF the
lovefeast at which the State Ag lcultura
and Mechanical Society was to have as
sisted. The chairman replied that the
Convention had expected them at 5
o'clock and had waited for them; that
much to his regret they had not APP
peared, and as the hall had been promised
to the Survivors of the Wallace House
at haif-past s o'clock he didn't see how
the Convention could wait.
On motion, the Convention then adj
journed sine die.
The reporter of the News and Cou-
rier adds this statement: " Without
being informed as to the causes which
prevented the attendance Of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society, |
venture to say that the joint meeting
proposed was impracticab!e for the rcs-
son that the Society was not II session,
it's annual meeting being appointed Tor
the next night. No doubt the proper
explanations will be made.
Proceedings OF the pO-,ma-tcr~.