The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-04-21


l. Johnson, w j Dickerson,
y - Nixon, N A NiXSOn,
r Is Holloway, James Fields,
David Harris, ) III Hicks
Il X Noon, a Z Jones'
u & Williams, l. w Counts,
j 5 Daniels, l. Gray
According to Secretary Johnson
twenty Counties were represented as
follows:
Anderson 4, Berkeley 9, Barnwell g.
Colleton 9, Chesterfield 1, Columbia and
leichland 45, Greenville 4, Fairfield g.
Edgetield 5, Lexington 8, Orangeburg
10, Newberry &, Lancaster &, Union 8,
Charleston 8, Beaufort 5, Pickens 9
Oconee I, Abbeville 3, York l.
w. w. Russell moved that the tenn
porary organization be made perma-
neIt. Carried.
The committee on resolutions and
platform reported as follows:
Seeing the necessity for worthy
and reputable Republican party in this
State, we, the representative of the
Republican masses. in convention as
sembled declare that we have earnestly
and in good faith entered the work of
e1fecting such an organization. And
we pledge the Republicans Of the North
and our people at home that the work
so well begun shall receive our best
and unabating efforts.
We believe that q well organized and
honestly managed Republican party in
the State will be conducive to better
government and better times for the
whole of our people.
We believe that corruption and race
antagonlsm in our politics are not only
harmful to our well-being, but should
be regarded as high crime against our
civilization.
We believe that moral worth and in
tcllectual fitness should he the stand
ard by which public officers should be
selected, in all departments of govern
ment, State and national.
We believe that no man should be a
Republican or Democrat because of his
color and no pressure or improper in.
ilucncc should ever be employed to
coerce any citizen, to give his support
to any party against his own honest
convictions.
We believe that it is very hurtful to
the people to be SWaycd by any kind OF
ring or factiOnal influences but that we
should have two well managed Oppos.
ing parties, each appealing to the peo.
pies best judgment for support and
supremacy.
We belieYe In honest elections and
declare in favor OF the Australian sys.
| TEN of ballots because we believe that
| its adoption In this State would be q
sure safeguard against corruption or
dishonesty in our elections.
Resolved, That we endorse the pres
ent administration as the exponent of
the principles of the national party as
enunciated at Chicago IN 1888.
Resolved, That we are glad to be able
to congratulate the people Of the
national good flowing to them through
the Republican administrations; es-
pecially do we point with pride to the
foreign policy of President Harrison
Adopted.
The committee on delegation to the
Minneapolis convention reported as
follows:
The committee on delegation recon-
mends the following named as dele
gates at large to represent the Republi
can party Of South Carolina In the
national convention to be held in Min
, neapolis, June 7, next: II W. Mem.
minger, Charleston; W. d. Chappell
Richland; w. T.. Cain, Orangeburg
alternates, V. u. Clayton, Columbia; j
{. Hunter, Union; Frank Nichols
Greenville; N. A. Nixon, Aiken. And
that they be untrammeled by instruc-
| tionS.
j. b. Hyde Of Greenville moved to lay
the report Of the committee on the
table, saying 1t was un-Republican tC
have nominations made by commit
tee.
w. ID. Chappelle raised the point oi
order that motion to table was moi
debatable.
| James Wigg raised a counter poin
J that the convention had no rules.