The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-15

EDrr0E REGISTER Although the
action OF the State Executive Com
mittee in refusing to recognize my
claims to the position Of Adjutant
and Inspector General furnished me
with good grounds for personal com
plant, still l would probably remain
silent, but that feel, and know that SO
many others feel, that great wrong
has been done the Democracy of the
State, to my friends and supporters,
both III and out Of the Convention,
and more particularly to the Counties
OF Laurens and Spartanhurg, whose
delegates voluntarily put me forward
rs candidate for that position.
This is 4 sufficient excuse for coming
before the public, to show how. and
10y whom, the work was done, and to
advise such steps and precautions as
will make such things impossible in
the future.
1t is well known to my friends
here, and in Laurens, that had de-
clincd to become 4 candidate for that
position, before the Convention met,
on the grounds that | did not wish
to run against General Maniwault,
and moreover did not think that he
could be defeated, being the strong-
est man in the State, in my opinion,
for the position. 1t is also well
known to the delegates from this and
Laurcns Counties that had request.
ed them not to allow my name to
come before the Convention. unless Il
change WAS to be made and not then,
unless there WAS m evident feeling
in my behalf among the members Of
the Convention, which | did not at
first attend. After the arrival OF our
delegates in Columbia. I WAS tclr.
graphcd for, and on my arrival was
tod that, after consultation with
others, they desired to put me be.
fore the Convention for the position
Of Adjutant and In$pcctoY-G General,
and wished me, after consultation
with my personal friends, 10 decide
whether | would run. The Convcn-
tloH being in session, it was with
great difficulty that | saw my friends,
and it was not until the day Of the
race that L reluctantly consented.
Every one knows the result, and that
on the second ballot. after the with
drawal of so worthy 4 man as Co. .
Mckissick, in Il race against so pure
and noble and popular Il man as
General Manigault. then the incum-
bent, | received 1856 votes against
his 1862 votes. it being a known and
acknowledged fact that six Of the
votes received on the first ballot
were induced to 60 to General Mani.
gault on the second by & promise on
the part Of Georgetown to assist
them in succeeding nomination.
These things l. mention only to show
how close the vote was. and how
doubtful even the result was, rs
showing whether General Manigault
or | was the choice Of the Convcn-
tlon. TO show what my real feelings
were at the time, it is only necessary
to say that when called upon that
evening at the Grand Central hv
Captain, now Adjutant and Inspector
General, Bonham and others for II
speech, that, after congratuIuting
them upon the State ticket in gen
cral, | remarked, "Il there is any
man in the State who should be con.
graduated and coinplmcntcd, | am
the man. and that "ir ! had been
allowed to select q MAN III the State
who Of all others wonld reflect the
most honor and credit upon ne rs n
competitor | would have named Gen.
cral Manigault."
The death Of General Maniyau!t
threw the selection OF his successor
ON the Executive Committee. and,
taking into consideration the large
spontaneous vote | received in the
Convention, and Mr WhiVipnA im.
r0HdM .fftct LhNt his rDtn rcpr"Scntcd 4,
pe,y hoVc mnjorHy-proh"b'y hro
fhir|s--of tie whUc or oct"ul Dc,uo.
Acr0tic cote IN the state; and, further.
SSA;onsidcring that the Executive COM
Sa aittec is a small body Of men, with
erely delegated powers. who were
Acctcd to look back to TIE Convcn-
which elected them, and to the
s3|sss s IssRss for ali expression Of thcir
was thought that their work
and their duty clear, and
seS.l3 ion WAS looked for with
myself, my rricnl:;---,
say by the public at
kcr Of right aud JUS
Alnany Of the most
g|s he State have
they thought
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