Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-03-31
PEASB And HOMINY.
THEOPpOSITION WANTS
ONLY THE OFFICES.
NOTHING ELSE DEMANDED BY THE
CONVENTION.
Their Previous Demand for o
Direct Primary Laid Under the
Table-What Does 1t Mean?

We clip the following account
of the Thirteen convention: from
the Columbia Register: -
"Whom the gods wish to destroy
they first make mad"
It may not be true that any
supernatural power desires the
destruction of the opposition to the
present administration, but it is
certain that the opposition has
gone mad and is bent on it's own
destruction.
The convention of the immortal
Theirteen has met and carried out
it's previously arranged programme.
They gave proof of their madness
by expressing their confidence in
the people and recognition of their
choice in 1890, and then
nominating candidates to defeat
the peoples choice; but as the
immortal Flanagan once remarked,
li.What were they there for if lot
for offces?"
Although there :. were two
elements at work, it is evident
that the stronger one had lost all
faith in the claims of blue blood
brains and intelligence, and the
platform is q complete surrender
of all their old doctrines, and an
attempt to defeat the people taking
ing up their demapss.
They made further surrender
by failing to make any demand
for a direct primary. although
having said much about it they
could not Ignore it entirely, and
made mild suggestion.
There is evidence of shrewdness
and generalship in some of the
proceedings, but for a convention
called for the purpose of restoring
to power the men and ideas which
once dominated the State, it par
takes largely of the nature of a
farce.
The convention was very
applausive; it applauded any
every-and-no-thing, Gen. Hamp-
ton and Colonel Orr were its
| idols. Their most trivial words
were greeted with applause, loud
and prolonged =
Ex-Governor Richardson was
given loud burst of applause when
he handed in the names of his
delegation. 1t was evident that
to the convention the new issues
of the day were unknown quan.
titles and shat they were still
Hooking at back number issues and
trusting in the leaders of other
days when circumstances were
entirely different.
General Edward McC Grady called
the convention to order, and the
Hon. Samuel .Dibble, of Orange
burg, was elected chairman:
county represented in the conven-
tion was appointed to consider all
resolutions and prepare plat
form.
Gen. McCrady having proposed
the appointment of a committee
to suggest a ticket to the conven-
tion a lively scene ensued, num-
ber of the delegates prefering
nominations from the floor, and
one delegate going SO far as to call
the originator Of the resolution a
crank. But McCrady, undaunted,
declared it wasn't the first time he
had been called a crank, and the
upshot of tie racket was that a
nominating committee received
power to name a full State ticket.
This was undemocratic and de-
clared such on the floor of the
convention by G. D. Bryan, of
Charleston, and others.
Upon invitation Col. Orr, and
others, addressed the convention.
Later the committee on resolu-
tions reported a platform which
was adopted.
The nominating committee next
reported their ticketas follows:
Governor, John C.. Sheppard,
Edgefeld.
Lieutenant Governor, James L..
Orr, Greenville.
Secretary of State, i. w. YOU
mans, Barnwell.
Attorney General, w. Perry
Murphy, Colleson.
Treasurer, E. R. McIver,
Darlington.
Comptroller General. J. B.
Humbert, Laurens.
Superintendent of Education,
Rev. D. w. Hiott, Anderson.
Adjutant and Inspector General,
w. w. Dixon. York.
The nominees present expressed !
their thanks Mr.. Sheppard leading
off thus:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of
the Convention: can lay my hand
upon my heart and say that this
is one time in the history of
conventions when the party