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Sound Political Pofnts..-Candidates
for Governor who Seek the Back
Door Should be Ruled Off the
Track..Other Matters.
NINErY-SIY. S, C.. Aug. 2st,


NINETY-SIY, S. G., Aug. 2Sth, 1888.
The Democratic Executive Committee OF
the State at the earnest solicitation Of repre-
sen ntatlves Of the farmers movement arrang-
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor All
candidates for these places were asked to par
| ticpate, and no objection to such arrange
Inent has been urged. large majority Of the
delegates to the State convention with no
other candidates before the country but the
present State ticket were elected, and should
these delegates 60 to Columbia and make a
ticket OF their own; own; OUTSIDE 90, OF the regular
would be III defiance of instructions and foist
upon the country set Of men whom their
constituency could not consistently support.
| their Executive Committee, and voters have
no right TO set aside their actions. 1t is pre-.
sumed that they were elected to these places
| by democratic delegates as full OF authority as
the delegates who 60 to Columbia on the 9th
proximo, and that the rights vested In
| them is law Till the meeting Of the next con-
| ventton. But at this late hour to spring q
new ticket and nominate 1t, would be without
precedent and would show want OF faith In
those we have chosen to represent u.s. There
fore we think that any action OF the conven.
ton not in accord with the views Of said
address to the people would be an independ.
ent action, and if boiling party rules is not
Independentism we fail to interpret the
and the rest Of the State ticket are the only
candidates before the people, and we do not
believe that the convention will dare to nom-
mate any other ticket. Party rules party dis
cipline and party respect forbid any other
course.
The young people of our town enjoyed SO.
ctable at Capt. McCaslan's on last Thursday
While the Rev. w. P. Meaders is away en-.
joying the salubrious atmosphere Of the
mountains, his milk COW has been seeking to
unravel the mysteries OF terra frma. While
brousing around on the saw mill lot the other
day she missed her footing and fell to the bot
tom Of an old we'll some IL or 20 feet, and her
bellowings from this subterranean chamber
reminded us of the rumbllng sound that pre-
ceeded the earthquake few years ago. His
friends and neighbors however soon rallied
around the well and her ladyship relieved OF
broken and Old Blossom is herself again.
Miss Carrie Givens who has been visiting
friends here for some time has left for her
homein Beaufort. Some of our young men
are terribly distressed and we are not quite
sure If "Lunatico inquirendo" would not be
in order.
Mrs. A. s. Osborne and her son Wallace
have returned from visit to friends In New
col. J. B; E. Sloan passed down few days
ago to his home in Charleston. He had been
up to the Reunion OF Crr's Regiment.
Col. Phillips informs us that he saw Mr.. F.
NJ. Pope in Knoxville recently, and that he,
Mr. Pope, will move at once to Fort Smith,
Mr.. James Rogers has moved his business to
No. l Miller block on the North side Of the
Railroad, and Mr.. j. s. Wilson has moved to
No: Green Front building on the South side.
Mr.. H. R. Turner thinks of leaving Ninety.
Six and will sell or rent his residence. 1t is a
desirable place and we hope some good man
will buy or rent 1t. We are sorry to give Mr..
Please don't forget to come to town on next
Friday. tits very important that you should
come. Our friends MCGOWAN and Moore
want You to come. The first wants to be So;
wants I 10 b be Sheriff Of Abbevillo i County. %
Now am perfectly satisfied that every man,
woman and child in Ninety-Six Township is
perfectly willing that these gentlemen should
them and work for them it will be q shame.
So now let us see how many votes we can poll
next Friday for MCGOWAN and Moore.
- Trial Justice w. D. Allen Of Edgeneld was
Mr.. George Brewer Of Coronaca has gone to
Illinois on protracted visit.
The picnic at the Old Fort on last Friday
was success. Our young folks enjoyed
Mr.. j. c. Cork, principal OF the Ninety-slx
high school informs us that the first session
will begin on the first Monday in September.
Prof. George G. Hodges and little son Hal
were in town O few days ago.
The Hon. E. G. Graydon and Mr.. Walter L.
Miller have both been here since the last pri-
gentlemen want to represent Abbeville in the
Legislature, and verify believe If the canvas
had been taken as 1t should have been we
would have been entitled to another repre-.
sentative, and propose to send them both on
q risk.
Capt. Parks, Mr.. DuPre, Capt. Mattison and
Major Lites are all good men and all liked
here, and II their vote is divided they must
not blame anybody.
Mr.. William S. Rogers, formerly of this
place, but now of Laurens G. H. has been here
on visit to bis parents.
Antony PARTON colored was carried to
GreenvilIe last week by Deputy Marshal Boy
kin, on the charge Of selling liquor. He was
frivolous charges and arrests, and just as soon
as we get loaded we intend to discharge our
artillery and we don't care who it hits. The
way the business Is run is simply a disgrace
to democratic government
Our merchants will all 60 North soon and
Ninety-Six will be loaded with goods soon.
EAST END.