Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-01
Conference Of the Antf-Tillman
Farmers.

day, 23d instant, in the Agricultural
Hall. The 4 Conference was organ
lied by elccthg Col. Ircdcll Jones,
of Fairfield, President, and Col.
John ]. Daraan, of Sumter, Score
tary. E
On Mr.. GrSgg's motion the roll Of
counties was hallcd and the following
confcrccs answered to their names |:
Anderson, LeWis T.. Campbell; Barn
we'll, L. WE Youmans; Beaufort,
Thomas r.. aIeyward; Charleston,
w. G. Hinso1s Chesterfield, A. Nc
Qncen; ClareM Mdon, G. S. Land; Col
Teton, d. l.. Hcdish; Darlington, T..
w. Cannon; Fairiield, Thomas w /.
Woodward; Florence, S. A. Gregg;
Hampton, R.SF. Causey; Kc.shaw,
A. Fl. Boykina Laurcns, S. ID. Gar
lington; LcxiS Sgton, Thco. Holtzhau-
SER Marion, p. w. Bethca; New
berry, J. r. Davidson; Orangcburg,
j. A. Petcrkin; Richland, J. G. f..
Sims; Sumter, John j, Dmgan; Will
liamsburg, Edwin Harper; York,
Iredell Jones. Total, twenty-onc.
On motion of Major Youmans it
was determined to appoint com
mittcc to prepare an address to the
Democracy of South Carolina, such
committee to report an address ut 5
=. NJ.
Nominations were made from the
floor, and the following gentlemen
were elected: John j. Dargan, of
Sumter, l.. w. Koumans, of Barn
well, Iredell Jones, Of York, Thos.
w. Woodward, of Fairfield, and G..
S. Land, of Clarendon.
At 1920 p. NJ, the Conference took
a recess until p. NJ.
TIE AFTERNOON SESSION
of the Conference was, like the
earlier one, open to the public, and Il
large number Of leading business
men, upon asccrtaining that they
could see and hear the proceedings
of the meeting, attended and took
seats around the large room, which,
during one session of the Lcgisla-
ture, while the interior of the State
House was being reconstructed,
served as tho Senate chamber. Adj
ditional supplies OF chairs were
brought in for the confcrccs, who, at
500 p. NJ, had arrived and taken
their places in the center Of the
roam.
President Jones and Secretary
Dargan sat side by side at long
table and were fankcd by reporters.
The Chair at the hour named called
the Conference to order and request
cd Col. l.. w. Youmans, the Chair
man of the committee appointed to
prepare an address, to submit the
committees report. Col. Youmans
produced an assortment Of lctto:
sheets, bearing inscriptions in three
or four handwritings, eloquent cvi-
dencc that the address had boon
brought to the Conference in no.
body's pocket, and read slowly and
with deliberate emphasis the follow
ing paper:
'The situation of political affairs
i'll South Carolina demands the i'm
mediate consideration Of every good
citizen. AS Democrats and farmers,
seeking no personal gain, but intlu-
cnccd by strong convictions as to the
good Of our State, we desire to pre-
sent our views to the Democratic
voters Of the State, and to ask for
these views fair and thoughtful
consideration.
"Thc Democratic party is indicted
by some of its own members for
favoritism, for rclinquishing its func-
tions to an oligarchy of aristocrats,
for betraying the confidence placed
in it by the people, for wasteful cx-
travagancc, even for corruption.
Your natural foes have not alleged
50 much. Men within the party,
claiming to represent 80 per cent of
the Democratic votes and having
aspirations for Office, have not sub
mittod their claims according to lie
usual methods upon their merits to
the Judgment Of a Democratic Con
vention; but upon fictitious prctexts
have formed a party within their
party, held a Convention, adopted a
platform, practically nominated a
candidate for Governor, and by
means of an organized campaign
committee propose to force their
candidate upon the State Demo
cratic Convention in the name of the
farmers of South Carolina
"1n this departure from the usual