The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-13
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che Farmer. "piit on March Nominations

Pursuant to the call of Capt J. w.
~triolhg, County Chairman of the
Farmers Ass oci*tion, about $50 far
'nel" met IN the Court House on Mon
DAY at II o'clock to elect delegates to
We convention to be held this month
IN Columbia for nominating State
ticket, Capt Geo B. Dean was eJec-
ted Chairman, and r. A. Larcaster
secretary. DR.. r. NJ. Smith moved TO
appoint committee TO nominate dele
cafes. Mr.. Eber Smith wanted the
delegates elected by the convention
and moved to lay DR.. Smiths motion
on the table. He was seconded by Cant
Stlibling
Your motion is out Of order" de.
clared the chairman.
"Why?" came in amazement from
S1r. Eber Smith.
You are hostile 70 the objects Of
he meeting and have no right to
vote"
IL ie'i like bomb shell, and pande-
inonlum broke loose. Good farmers
wanted to know why Capt. Dean had
the right TO Judge their motives aud to
decree that they more not entitled TO
speak III tarmors' meeting, to rule
Ihat tho chairman of the farmers as
soclatlcn or tho County had no RIGHT
10 come lntolts conventions or to par
Oiclpate IN ITS proceedings; an appeal
was taken from the chairman's rulings
and he ruled that he would entertain
no appeal.
Things got warm. Mr.. II. e. Moore
was pouring hot shot into the chair.
anu dozen other men irving to get
the hoor. Capt. Dean threw uD The
sponge and asked DR.. Smith to take
tLe cnalr. This did not improve mat.
ters. Mr.. Moore renewed the motion
to table. DR.. Smith ruled it out OF
orCer because he was hostile to the
purpose Of the meeting and had no
right to vote. IAN appeal was Btaken.
TO refused to entertain it.
feocilion was rampant but power
less.
Al. in favor of appointing a COM
mitt"e Of nine to nominate del egates
t" Columbia say ave." said the Chair
man.
score OF voices cried AYE"
1t IS carried" said DR.. Smith.
~, Arnt you going to epu5 the other
slde?D exclaimed Mr.. Moore "No"
said DR.. Smith, "all who would vote
against the motion are hostile to the
objects of tho meeting and arc not en-.
titled TO vote"
"Weli, 'll be durned," said soae-
body in the crowd.
De. Smith appointed Uhe committee
to select delegates. On this committee
he appointed Maj. Claude G. Turner,
oae of the most rampant Republicans
IN The state, 80 consp' cuous in the late
election trials.
Ihe committee retired and brought
IN tie following delegation: Geo. B.
Dcnn, Moses Wood, James w. Foster,
); Is. y, Landrum, w. G. S. Wood
Elias Smith, Il. &. Allen, M. p. Patton
John Dewberry, N. l.. Bennett. Alter.
nates-A. II. Dean, II. l.. Farley. r.
a. Lancaster, John Carver and i. M.
"AlI in favor of ratifying the nomi-
nation say aye" said DR.. Smith.
stop" said Tom Moore, "are you
going to put the negative''
NO." said DIR. Smith. "All who
T";o against the ratification of the
tloket are hostile to the purpose of tho
meeting and hay no right to veto"
The vote in the affirmative was
pretty loud, and the Chairman ven.
tured to put the negative, but tho vote
"Sainst ratihcatlon was so strong that |
when division was called for he re-.
fused it, and declared the delegation
all elected.
SECOND MEETING.
Capt. J. W. Stribling, the County
chairman of the Farmers Association,
aeciding that this was not q meeting
Of tho Farmers Association, called an.
other msetint. This meetirg was
e ribSiS ,,a entirely Of farmers. Capt.
/ W. Turner secretary. They Went
nto an election of delegates, which re-
'uited as follows:
i; E Moore, s. E. Mason, J. w. |
" oiiord, Jas. ID. Anderson, J. B O.
-andrum, Moses Foster, J. M. Ian
,am, J. !: Vernon, N. f. Walker, ],
". Strlbling. Alternates-C. Eber
,,mlth, w. j. Smith, A. p. Lancaster,
'. l.. Anderson.
They will contest for seats in the ,
Onyentinn 70 y, h,,,o. III ]