The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-04-07

or Ill.wiII...AppeRl In to be made
TO the Reason and Common Sense
of the PeOple...A Full Ticket Is
Placed In NominatsOn...GOod Plat
form Of Principles to Govern.
The following report OF the NJ trch Conven-
tion is taken from the Register, the News
and Courier, and the State-the chief and
main portion being from the State AS pre-.
scented to our readers we believe this to be
better and fuller report than any other sin.
gle account which has been published OF that
political meeting which Is bound to have an
important place In the history of the State.
COLUMBIA, March "a, 1892. The Peace
and Unity Convention which met here this
a. the had aGSse nee
leaders OF the Anti-Administration move
ment are Thoroughly satisfied with the WORK
accomplished and are quite confident OF sue
cess with the ticket and platform on which
they will make the fight
There were two hundred and seventy-tWo
representative Carolinians at the Convention
and they represented every c1aRty IN the
Beaufort counties. There can be no question
. of the earnest1ess of the delegates ct the
meeting. They were ns fine class Of taen as
would rebound TO the good OF The State.
The hall Of the House OF Representatives
was crowded to its utmost capacity for COM
fort. The galleries were we'll filled, and q
number Of ladies Joined IN the applause.
Conspicuous among those who met with en-
thusiastic receptions were the nominees for
Governor. John q. Sheppard, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Orr, Ex-GoYernors Hampton and Rich
ardson.
The Convention WAS thoroughly business
like one, but had they not been fortunate
enough TO have secured the Hon. Samuel Dib-
BILE as chairman the session might have con-
frn nod n no0rnInp With
pedltion the delegates. after hard nights
work, can go home this morning. The pro.
ceedings Of one Of Carolina's critical and i'm
portant conventions will form an important
leaf In political history.
The ticket. as named, includes quite num-
ber OF men who have been prominently be-
fore the peoplo Of the State for some time.
Is
engaged in law practice and Col. Orr is a law
yer and president Of the Piedmont Cotton
Mills. Col. Lawrence Youmans Is one OF the
largest and most successful farmers In Barn
we'll County, and Ex-senator from that coun.
ty. Col. McIver Is q prominent farmer and
has long been identified with agricultural Or
ganizaiions. He owns several farms In Dar-
tington County: Col. j. B. Humbert. OF 1.au.
rens, nominee for Comptroller General, is one
OF the bestknown farmers In the up-cuuntry.
He has for years been an officer In the State
Agricultural snd Mechanical Association
and an officer Of a railroad company. M. P.
Generai, IL a prominent lawyer from Walter
boro, and has for many years been identified
leader in the Dsmoeratic paarty The Rev
. ter; was originally Farmers Movement
man, and is man OF considerable eloquence.
w. w. Dixon, Of York, nominee for Adjutant
grqdpate OF the Citadel Academy, and at
RrsssIt y principal of the graded schools at
via ghogtly alter O'clock when When Mr. Nj:
'"n Of temporary chairman, as
nomiaa..s -. Ssard, SO loud
Mr: Cannon could haruly ".
was the talking and chatter OF the deieg".-
The Immense crowd In the galleries. many of
whom were ladies, were mea nwhile pointing
ont the prominent delegates, md. When Mr..
Cannon started 1.-THE ball moving" the aisles
were crowded to overfiowing.
MIR. Cannon In nominating Samuel Dlbbie,
Of orangebnrg Us temporary chairman III @ sa,d
inate as prominent and useful Il Democratic
leader; one who had always shown his great
devotion TO the Democratic party and who
: MI. Frank ri. MeIett, OF Sumter, said that
1t gave him great pleasure TO second the nom.
ina.ion. Amid hurrahs the Hon. Samuel
Dibble was unanimously elected as tempo
rary chairman. in taking the chair Mr. DID,
BILE, in his charaeteristic and impressive man
ner said:
Feilow-Cem ,crats OF South Carolina; ri
thank you Tor the distinguished honor you
have conferr, upon me Of presiding over.the
temporary organization of this distinguishes
body OF representatives. 1t Is proud prlVi-
lege for the Democracy In any time OF emer,
OF the public. In this sixteenth year Of the
redemption OF South Carolina we come togeth-
er impeIled by common and pntriotic pnr-
pose. Looking back upon the, the days Us OF 16'
when the Democracy OF South Carolina,
standing shoulder to shoulder, brother to
brother, man to man. achieved the redemp-
ton OF our State from rnlsrnle and corrnp'
union, foc in union there is strength.
chasm has intervened between brothers.
May It be the privilege OF this Con vention.
acting coolly and deliberately, to build
either hand may meet In the middle and join
hands together once more. We are here rath,
er for action than for speech-mak Ing, and
therefore 1t becomes my duty TO announce
that this Convention Is now ready Tor bus
iness and Is now In order. 1t Is now IN order
for the convention TO nominate secretary
or secretaries. applause y Woodward q, Rarn-
we'll, and Mr.. w. w. Bal, OF Laurens, were
elected secretaries. Mr.. A. B. Williams sug-
eested that a roll had better be prepared.
that IL would perhaps be best to have each
delegation hand in lists. In compliance with
this rolls were called for. The following were
the delegations reported, -, ,,,,o
A0OeVtlle-J. ", hUAW WSli, " W TIeOhoLs
RI. Robinson. W. C.. MCGOWAN, Thos. F;
Riley, =. q. Graydon. w. w. klugh, David
Aiken. Geo. Nj. Smith. Geo. NJ. a nderson.
WIN. Hood. W. II. Parker.
Aiken-J. P. McNair. D. S. Henderson. j. L.
Courtnay. ]: NJ: Sally, A.. S seigler. jas l. |.
Quinby, 7. j. Davies, NJ. }. Woodward d. T.
Turner. ~, ,,,...
w, Sullivan, John f. Green, B. F! Crayton.
w. A. Groer, w. ]. Martha. T. D. Sloan, J. n.
Vandiver, g. w. McGee, G. f. Harper, w. f.
Barnwe,l-Johnson Hagood +. NJ. Bamherg,
G. B, Lsrtigue, Geo. Morrell. A.. 7. Wond-
ward. r. H. Wilker. ]. w. Jenny, Thos. Craw-