The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-25
Precssdings Of tbs Democratic Meeting held
last Tuesday.


To re.pons 10 the cali signed by ten sogd
farmers of this county, published in las,
weeks TINEs, bcut one hundred aud fifty
citizens, majority Of whom were reDresen-
iauvc farmers from neir;y every section Of
the comfy, assembled in mass meeting iu
the Courthouse here last Tuesday, for The
purpose OF selecting delegates to represent
Union County in the March Convention held
in Columbis lest night, the 24th.
The small Attendance was due to toe fact
that the meeting was very late advertised,
and was not as thoroughly canva.sed
throughout the county rs it should have oeen,
aud another thing that kept good many
farmers from attending, was the fine weather
for farm work, VIII ch farmers were taking
advantage Of, preparing for this years crop.
Soon after IL O'Clock, lion. William
Munro called the me- ting to order, by stat
ing the object and purpose vi the meeting,
and nominated Mr. W. s. Lipscom5, Of
Draytonvil,c, Chairman, and MIR. 5. NJ. Rice,
Jr., of Goshen Hill, Secretary. Both gem
tlemen were unan mously elected.
Mr.. Lipscomb read the call for the mass
meeting with few remarks.
On motioa of Mr.. william Munro, the
meeting proceeded to elect delegates to the
March convention, t) be held at Columbia
on the 2i,h which resulted as follows:
W. s. Lipscomh, William Jettsries,
S.-M- Ei,s;;- e;.,,---> -nfesvhtrter,
The following were elected Alternates :
T. l.. Ilames, ID. III. Miller,
j. IL. Hamilton, w. Ii. S. Harris,
5. J. ii. Howell, NJ. &. Ray,
j. G. doing W. A. Moorchead,
Captain Charles c. Culp was called on
and amid much cheering he arose and made
n very brief but eloquent speech. lie was
heartily in sympathy with the purpose OF
| the meeting, aud was glad such s'aunch
| representative ard conservative citizens
were elected to the Columbia Convention
and he felt sure the County would be wei
represented. lie was deriroua Of having q
Primary for al offices, from Governor down.
| Hon. William Munro, was also called on
lie stated briefly The call signed by himself
and twelve other prominent mea Of this State
Mr.. Munro declared that he was not seek
ing office; that years ago he had abandoned
politics, and Intended to devote all OF his
time to the practice of his profession.
lie entered into n criticism of Governor
Tillmau's administration. lie called specia
attention TO the many law suits which Gov
ernor Tllman and others Of his alministra
ton had involved the State in, and the grca
expense the State is put to on that account
He also ran over n few of the many pledge
of Governor Tillman, which he has failed t
carry out. Not single office had beer
abolished, but instead, many new ones hav
been created. No salaries have been reduced
but in some cases they have been added to
After Mr. Munro finished calls were mad
from all over the house for Col. |. c. McKis
sick.
Col. McKissick walked around in tn
center of the bar aud began by saying tha
he had hoped that the "old pickwick' plow
man would not be called on. Colonel said
ho ~otod Gov Tal~eG So Tiid,llffa N ~! ever 81,
particular, and he thought Til'man had bet
Ter give up the gubcrnaticnal chair ant
retire to his farm, as he was the owner of ;
large farm and was first rate farmer
The Colonel endorsed what the o,he,
speakers had said, and was in sympath,
with the purpose of the meeting. He pro
nounced Tillman's clcctionecring charge.
offraud and rc'tenness in the past govern
ment were utterly false. Colonel said he hat
served his County in the Legislature fo,
years, anl the present government was
the worse since 1876. Colonel closed b,
saying he wanted to see old South Carolin
redeemed.
The following resolutions were offered an,
unanimously adopted:
Resoired, That b. II. Tilman has fai!sd I,
fulfill The pledges made by him to the neo
pie in 1890. in his crnvass for the Office o
Governor, and upon which he was elected.
Resolped, That he is not entitled TO tn,
| support of the people for -e- eivorion.
fesolctd, That our delegation he requested
to urge the Convention to use all pro &C,
means to secure the nomination of Stat,
officers by primary election.
Ihe meeting then adjourned