The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-07
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In pursuance OF tie call issued in the
papers last week 4 farmers convention
was held in the Court House at this
! large attendance. the number present
being estimated at from 300 to 800 per-
sons. Tie Court House was filled with
farmers ana eager ana Interested sDccta-
tors. There seemed to be no special
! requisites necessary to constitute one
| eligible to membership, but it was Il sort
! of Tree and easy, open. good naturcd
meeting, everybody being allowed to
participate. We suppose, however. that
only farmers voted. We know that the
editors present did not vote, although
We do not Know where the line OF de-
| lnarkation was drawn, ii It was drawn 1T
all. At any rate. everything was pleas
ant and harmonious and nobody or class
WIS particularly praised or abused.
Mr.. john L. Duncan moved that Mr..
john Il. Spearman be called to the chair
and Mr.. }. C. Goggans be requested to
act rs secretary.
The chairman called tie meeting to
order, and requested some gentleman to
explain the object OF the meeting.
request and in behalf OF the Jalapa
farmers club he had certain resolutions
which he would offer. The main object
OF the meeting, as stated in the call,
W:l> 70 consider the question OF clcctlnS
delegates to the State convention which
is called TO meet in Columbia. Shall
the farmers Of NcWbcrry County be
represented III this meeting in Columbia?
There are three special points that the
convention should consider: l>t. \ per-
maucut ami more general organization
OF the 2griculturalistS OF the county. I'd.
10 consider the subject OF IN agricultu-
raj college, with L farm attached. Sd.
The subject OF agricultural Institutes in
| the counties. But the main object of
the meeting to-day is to decide on and
elect delegates to tie State convention.
Mr.. Du"can thcreupou offered the fol-
lowing resolutions, agreed upon by the
Jalapa club, and moved their adoption:
| Whereas State convention has been
called to meet in Columbia on the 29th
inst. to take into consideration matters
pertaining to the agricultural interests
of our State; and whereas, we approve
OF the main objects OF that convention as
set forth in the call, and in various let
I tcrS OF Capt. B. +. Tillman, who, with
others, issued tic cali, therefore,
BE ii reS0lced, AS the sense OF this
! meeting, that the farmers OF NcWbeIry
County ought to be represented in the
| State convention; that we proceed to the
election of five delegates as representa-
, tives OF our county in said convention,
| together with five altcrnateS.
Mr.. Duncan said he supposed there
was no necessity to read the call for
State convention. The chair said it was
| not necessary. Mr.. Duncan continuing,
said that there HAD been 4 great deal
said pro and con in regard to Mr. Till
mau:s object, some claiming that the
movement WAS gottcnup as antagonizing
! other classes and interests. Ii conSid-
cred it such, he said. would have moth
ing to 10 with it. That lie deprecated
is much a> any one class legis-
lation Or the arTavi!g OF one class
against another. But this movement OF
the farmers was hot to antagOniZc any
other class or set of men. Other. Hoc;l-
tions have their organizations and why
not the farmers? The merchants have
their chambers Of commerce, and the
lawyers their bar association. and the
manufacturers their organizations; all
OF these not TO iniurc any others. but 10
improve themselves and their vocation.
The interest Of tie farmer is the interest
OF every other calling, and whatever
improves him will improve and benefit
| ali others. II the farmers are prosperous
all others are prosperous. In other
~, so
tions and Institutes and agricultural col
legeS. The Mississippi agricultural COL
lcge, notably, is doing good work for
the State, enrolling several hundred
students and being unable to accommo-
date all who apply. Why should South
Carolina be behind: The agricultural
department OF the South Carolina college
was Il dead letter. As illustrative of this,
| when 4 short time ago a national cali
was made to have representatives from
the States to meet in Washington, nearly
every State was represented but South
+ Carolina. What we want is 4 State
agricultural college. separate and apart
from the South Carolina University.
The resolutions were adopted.
Mr.. T. p. Chalmers said that as the
resolutions had been adopted he moved
that the Chair appoint committee OF
| five to nominate five delegates and five
altcrnates to be elected as delegates to
| the State convention.
Mr.. Frank Moon thought that there
ought to be more on the committee. 1t
was not giving the farmers voice in the
selection.
Mr.. J. II. Duncan said the gentleman
was laboring under mistake; five dele
gates were to he chosen, and any man
had right to propose any name he saw
proper, and bring his name before the
committee. The object OF the commit
tee was 10 dispatch business and bring
something before the meeting.
Mr. W. C. Sigh said that the call
stated that each county should be cn-
titled to five delegates. and any agricUlt-
ural society in the county to five, and
each township club to one in the State
convention.
Mr.. Frank Noon objected to 4 COM
mittcc Of five or anybody else to say who
should be elected. lie wanted every
man to have voice. The farmers al
ways sit still and have nothing to say,
and the first thing We know we will have
Il ring in our nose.
Mr.. J. II. Duncan insisted that every
man should speak his sentiments. We
are here to work uni;edly together.
Just about this time in the proceed
ings So many amendments, resolutions,
motions and substitutes were offered
that the chair got kinder mixed, but III
the end everything worked out harmo-
niously and i'll order, and everybody
seemed satiSted.)
Mr.. J. L. Hunter moved aS an amend
| mcnt to the motion before the house that
tie committee appointed nominate five
persons rs delegates and five Is alter
mates, and that the five receiving the
| highest number Of Votes be the delegates
and The rcmaining five altcrEatc<.
Mr. J. G.. Wilson moved rs Il substitute
! that the chair appoint two from each
| township to Tcporta nomination Of dele
gates and altcrnatcs 10 the house.
Mr.. J. L. Duncan claimed that Mr..
Wilson's motion was not III order.
Mr.. W. y. Fair moved as Il substitute