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The Constitutional Convention.

There will be no Butler County now.
It was run red on Saturday evehlrg
that there would be mo ion to recon-
slider the matter of Butte" County,
which name the Cons,i,u:i ,nai Coli-
yention hsd given to tie new county
to be cut off from Edgetield, and the
rumor became realistic Oil Monday.
The fyh. WAS made m ,inly by D. Il.
Ti;lman, W. J. Tabert and X. 3.
WATSON, Fl om Edgefie!d County, who
were against the Butler County sc'"ne'
and George D. Till nan, J. L. NJ. lrby
and Stauyarne Wilson, wh' favored
naming the county Butler.
Senator T.llman mad: Il motion 10
change the name from Butler to Sa-
luda. George D. Tillmar asked for
the reason. 3. L. Ti!lman stated that
be was absent when lhs vote was
taken and the speeches were made in
support OF The Batter County scheme
He had left to see daughter who had
been i'll in Georgia and: wh3 had re-
turned home, and he wanted to see
her. it was nothing but a natural
paternal desire. 1t was test perhaps
that he was not present wien the
speech was made, or be might not be
able to discuss the matterin cold blood.
He hoped he had recovered self-posses"
sion and could speak calmly and dis
passionately. He had never shlrked a
duty and always stool on principle.
He rose to do justice to the living and
also to the dead. The people who
propose to change The county want it
named Saluda; they drew the ordi-
nance IS Ssluda and they still want it
called Saluda. TIE question is neces-
sally personal to a large extent, be-
cause the name already given (Butleerl
is the name which is considered 5xGEa'
what as supplanted by me in the Uni
ted States Senate, and some think l
oppose it because Of his name. 1t IS
true, but not from prejudice. lie was
not fighting an individual, but was
simply keeping the convention from
stultifying itself by sending the news
abroad that the Reform Constitutional
Convention Of South Carolina rebuked
the Legislature which retired Butler
from the United Sta,ea Senate. Il
must be remembered that Butler
M.C.) is tEe onlv living representa-
tive Of that famous family; ali the
others have passed out Of the memory
of the outside world; their deeds are
ancient history and it would be her.
aided abroad that this convention has
reversed the action of the last Legis-
lsture. In measured words he said
this last representative has disgraced
the name of Butler and pads it
stencil in the nostrils Of every white
man in South Csrolina. Alter making
his fight before the people an" was
beaten fairly he still oppo-cd til; will
Of she people. You have bee" told
thatit were hungry ofEce-seekers who
b..rked at his hee.s. You we're tod
thati it was doubtful if his equal will
ever be found III tie Senate from this
Safe. fIe. could meet this stab, COM
lug from the source it did, Geo. d.
Eiilman) in silence. He did not set
himself up as Buffers equal Or supe-
rior; had never blown bis own horn:
had met all opponents fairly and
brayely in debate and the people have
given substantial recognition aud be
could pass this by.
AS to my friend (Irby) on the right
who was the subject Of this same COM
parison, it is his concern and not Zine.
lie may acknowledge his own inferi
ority to Butler if he chooses. Per-
haps there are others here who will
agree with, him. By his vote Gin favor
of Butler County, he pats in plea Of
guilty and admits the justice of the
taHnt.
He would pass TO another phase of
the subject, would do justice to The
deed. It wss asserted that Mart Gary
died under a cloud Of prejudice. l
say it is not true. He died under
cloud Of SANDER and lies heaped on
him by men who defeated him b. un-
fair methods, taking snap judgment
and nominating Hagood. I can dis.
prlve the assertion as personal wit
ness.
met . friend ofButler's in Augusta
who lit it ont to me that this was
plan to defest Gary (for Governor),
and Gayy was being charrea with in
dependetism. notified Gary ard told
him to put the le on any independent
ism on his part. lie shove ne his
speech 10 be published on the mater.