The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-09-13
ACCEPTS THE SUBSTITUTE.


Mr.. Til!man accepted the substitute
and opposed the unfavorable report on
the remainder of his resolution. He un
dertook to prove that the plea that pri.
mary nominations for State officers would
work hardships to the lover counties
was erroneous. Mr.. Murphy, Of ColIetou,
took issue with Mr.. Tillman in his state
ment that the relative vote of Colletop
was two colored to one white,
and stated that there were in the county
about two thousand whites and seven
thousand, five hundred colored, and con.
tended that the primary election wtuld
deprive the lower counties of the repre-
sentation to which they were entitled.
He claimed that under the primary sys-
TEN no man living below Columbia could
be nominated to State office by the
Democratic party
Mr.. Hough, of Lancaster, opposed the
primary resolution, but objected to the
present. basis Of representation in the
State Convention which is based upon
population, but should be on the Demo.
cratic VOTE DR.. Pope favored the reso
luton because it would give to the white
men the power to nominate the Demo.
cratic candidates and looked to white su-
:premacy.
Mr.. BARNwELL's GRAFTON.
Mr.. J. W. Barnwell, of Charleston, OPP
posed the resolution, and replied to DR..
Pope. He said that Charleston would
not lose by the change, and he scorned
that notion that Charleston would rule
the res. of the State BY any unjust means.
He asserted that the low country did
more for the Democratic party in 1876
than the up country. He said that the
rule Of representation according to popu
latiou was tae same a, that in force in
every State in the Union. Mr. Barn
wells speech was frequently interrupted
with applause, and at ifs conclusion he
was accorded perfect ovation.
Colonel Hoyt, of Greenville, favored
the resolution. he said this was not a
question of up country or low country.
It is simply question of policy for the
government OF the Democratic party.
The up country did not contend for the
State primary because it would give them
more power, but as matter of justice to
all sections. The rule of representation
in North Carolina, Florida and Tennessee
WAS not based upon population.
COL. HAsKELL's REMARKS.
Col. Haskell stated that in the nation
al Democratic Convention South Caro-
lima sent representatives for one million
of people, of wEcm about six hundred
thousand were colored. Texas sent
representatives for two million of people,
of whom about three hundred and fifty
thousand we're colored. Representation
was based on white votes only, Texas
would have Gre representatives to South
Carolina's one. Never would the gentle.
men who desire to adopt this rule here
like that. He closed with an eloquent
tribute to the work Of the people every
section Of South Carolina in the struggle
for white supremacy and fur the mainten.
ance of good government.
ANTI PRIMARY VICTORY.
The debate closed, and the aye and nay
vote was demanded The upfavorable
report of the committee was adopted and
the resolution rejected by one hundred
and ninety two to eighty niue. The re-
suit was received with much applause
from the anti primary delegates and the
galleries.
Col. Haskell then submitted unfaVora
BILE reports on the resolutions of Mr.
Sigh and Mr.. Shell, in favor of State
primaries, of Mr.. Izlar 10 favor of nomi.
hating delegates to the State convention
by tbe primary system and the unfavora.
bic reports we're unanimously adopted
without debate, also unfavorably On DE-
Pope's resolution providing for the
election of the State member OF the
national Democratic executive commit
tee.
CANDIDATE SPEAKING ABOLISHED.
After the manly struggle Of Dr.. Pope
to secure his resolution the committee
reported favorably on Mr Rhames' RESP
luton amending the constitution oy
abolishing the article providing for can
didates for governor and Lieutenant
governor to address the people In each
congressional district. Mr.. Tillman NOV
ed as substitute for the committee
report that the State executive committee
request the county committees to appoint
one meeting in each county to which y! the
candidates shall be invited. Mr. Ilt.
mans substitute was adopted.
The committee reported unfayoraoly
on the resolution offered by Mr.. Tlllma'
providing that representation 10 future
S,a,c c inventions should be based upon
the census of 1880, and that such repre-