The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-08-24
THE MOVEMENT MEETING.
IMPORTANT ACTION YI.THAT
STRONG AND INFLIES.
TIAL BODY.
Iop;.Ioture Candidates are Selected.
and Others are InIit"d To step
Down and Out - Reimbursed for
Thcir Expenses a Tabulafed
Stntn.,,nnf nf the NOfRS.

The deliberations were nclu WIFI cloSeu ''''H
and the members were urged TO keep secret
the work of the meeting. These facts makes
IT, very difficult 10 give full correct report III
detail but we give such statements as we
think are probably true. without Of course he
ing able to vouch for the correctness of any.
Wear opposed on principle to secret meet
ings for the discussion Of public affairs, and
we are opposed 10 secret political meetings be-
cause of the extreme difficulty in such cases
TO answer the public demand for the news,
If the disconnected statements which are
herewith presented are in the range Of the ex-
act f;lcts, they are an astonishing revelation
of the extraordinary methods which now pre-
vail. They need no comment from us. The
vcricst fool ought to be able to learn some
thing.
The Meeting.
In pursuancc of call from the chairman Of
the AhbcviIlc County Farmers Movement,
uuite a full delegation appeared at y hberliIe
last Monday, aud assembled in the Court
room.
NAMES OF DELEGATES.
. While we have not n complete or official
roll, the following delegates among others,
were presumed to be present m y r,rr,,,
Henry Hester. Rev. W. y. Gaines:
Magnolia--W. \. I.anier, s. a. Miller.
Little Mounlain-Sam Able.
Means Chapel-JameS H. Barksdale, Arch
Cochran, }. j. Price, i. +. Price.
Samuel :. Munday, l.. G. Nichols, II. {. Cal
vert. \. +. Calvert, 4. B. Robinson: ~
Abbevllle-J. c. kIush. j. K. Blake, W. e.
>. W. Cochran, S. }. Stark, James Mcmillan.
Mountain Niew-Lamar Clinkscales, Joseph
Bowen. - Dawson.
Observation-Disclosures y. j. Speer. !. Il. McCalia,
Capt. Vim. Z. Shaw, james L. Bashlh, Jr., II.
AntreviIIe-Clarence Robinson, r. a. Had
don, j. \. Black, John j. Gray.
Hampton-Dr. j. y. Robinson. l.. .. Robin
son.
hue West-J. r. CinkscaIes, lr. +. Fl: Ed
wards, G. n Nichols, NJ. +. Hollingsworth, NJ.
b. Clinksc;llcs, j. y. DrvIin.
Donalds-J. +. Todd, j. I. Martin, l.. "a
Shannon.
Walnut Grove-W. II. Moore, DR.. W. Townes
Jones.
LOmaX, ID. IL. Magill.
GREENWOOD. l.. Hnghey, W. r. Bullock
J. NJ. Majors, John B. Sample.
Stony Point-David II. Rampey. I. A Gra'
ham, J. {. Caldwell.
Phoenix-Dr. p. II. Adams. T. j. ChlpIcy, $
W. Dominick.
Bradley-Capt. +. W. Watson, ". J: Gaines.
Verdery-Maj. j. l.. White, W. W. Purdy' b.
p. Nee.
Troy--S. O. Young. J. W. Lyon. +. y. Cook
Lebunon-J. $. Gilbert, samuel Williams.
Cedar Springs-HOn. J. +. Bradley, John
Brown, Andrew Brown.
Bcilvue-John II. Morrah, Charles Britt, +,
COwan.
chairman J. II. Morrah took, the chair. and
Mr.. w. II. Bullock occupied Il seat AT the sec
retary'S desk.
OBJECT OF TIE MEETING.
The Chairman then announced that the
meeting had been called 10 consider the mat
TEL OF boiling down the number OF Legislative
candidates, and TO hear the result of the ac-
lion OF the local clubs last Saturday. Each
candi date for Legislative honors would he en-
pectcd to declare his purpose TO abide The re-
suit of the deliberation to-day.
CAPTAIN KING PROTESTS AT THE PROPOSED
ACTION.
In response to this announcement from the
chair each candidate spoke for himself, and IN
turn each said he would stand by the action
OF the Convention, except Capt. j. y. King,
who said: / stood between my country ana
my cOuntryS enemies Chickanauga, Shl
lon anu oliIcr hard fought battles of the late
war, but IT takes more courage To do my duty
to-day as Il man and a citizen than IL did 10
face the dangers of these battles. l know
that am in a hopeless minority in this Con:
vention, but / feel it a duty owe to myself,
my family and The democratic phrty to refuse
TO be dictated TO by any ring or caucus. II
would he going back on my record II allow
ed it. Governor Tillmau says tins Is the iicsl
tltne that the people OF this State have had
the right TO vote directly Tor the State officers.
Are We the people OF :Abbevile county. who
organized the primary election plan going To
destroy il, just as IL Is becoming or so much
say that Will not abide by Tie result OF this
caucus. The only party that recognize Is the
Democratic party, and l intend 10 stand or
fall ON the primary election Oh the 3Dth of this
month.
Are We, as Democrats, going to restrict the
right Of suffrage by making caucus DOnina-
tiOnS? We should stop before we go too lar.
The Farmers Movement was inaugurated for
the purpose OF defeating bOSSiSm and ring
rule. Is lhiS not boSsism aud ring rule In its
worst typc? ask why we should have pri-
mary II we are going TO siifle the voire OF the
people with IA caucus nomination? Why not
have an open and public convention, and be
done with it? II is not right or fair To- those
OF US who have made this race TO he told that
we should not be allowed TO run 10 the finish.
appeal To you not to make nominations in
this manner. but LET the people themselves
say who shall he our candidates.
/ am Farmers Movement man and
intend TO fight their battles as long as live.
Now, would be recrcant to all my past life II
! were to do otherwise. | am in favor OF
equal rights to all and special privileges TO
none.
THE CONDITIONS on WHICH MR.. GAINES
WITHDREW.
Rev W. \. Gaines said that he had been
brought out hy his club at Mount Carmel. and
could not withdraw without the consent OF
his cub.
AT this point some one present, presumably
q delegate from Mount Carmel, said: "The
club will excuse you; you have permission to
withdraw
Mr. Gaines said: "Then l withdraw"
col. ROBERTSON Uses SOME VIGOROUS ENG
LIsII, But COMES DOWN.
Hon. J. Il. Robertson spoke feelingly and al
length, reviewing his past record, his early
alignment with the party, his answering de.
vOtIon to the principles which he thought Ia
be underlying the movement and protested
tasting fidelity 10 the cause OF Reform
While every impulse of his nature led him To
he loyal and true To The principles for which
he and his friends had been contendng, yet
ii the party which he had himself helped to
organize and place In power desired him to do
so, he would step down and out. lie had not
sought public hOnors, but two years ago. the
people demanded his services as Representa-
live. They had voluntarily shown their coiI-
tldence in HIM, rleclng him TO the LegiSIa-
turc al the head Of their ticket, giving
him several hundred votes more than the
next highest candidate
During his term in the General Assembly
nc had tried to serve the whole people faith
| fully, and lie hGd been true in every instance
| to the best interests OF his constituents.
We have heard much OF late of "DoSSisnl
and ring rule and have always been up.
posed 10 rings and bosses, but my friends il
seems to me that this is the worst buSSiSm
and ring rule that has ever been in AbbevilC
county.
| But, my friends, it is my determination tO
abide by your decision, whatever il Is. am
| true TO the principles which prompted our or.
ganiZatiOn. Whatever you may do you will
always find me fighting on the side Of the far