The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-26

On DecemDef 2O, 1850, picked up
my note book, and hurried down to
81. Andrews hall. 1 was a lad of IS
years and was at that time at work
Tor the Charleston Mercury. Young
as was had already served DR..
Gihbes OF the Columbia Daily Caroli-
nian byreportfng two preceding ses-
South Caroline was then very
Short" on shorthand writers There
were not a half dozen in the State who
had really nlateEsd Pittndnis phopo-
graphy. At the door Of the hall. 1
presented President d. f, Iafnison,s
autograph written on a little sin OF
blue foolscap yhfeh yetztfedsure),
permitting meSSt5a enter heiihd the
closed doors. A9 y;
Immediately on sntering, afa Young
as was, i noticed there was d tense
ness In the. air. Members {oftthe copFefi
ton gathered IN groups and talked
excitedly but IN Low tones with each
other. At the table with me there sat
Josephus Woodruff, afterwards n. :.
NOUS in the Eennals of South Carols
mas days Of good stealings.p Wood
row was a kind, warm hearted fellow
! have afterwards thought that ha was.
drawn into the temptation thatsafter.
wards overwhelmed him, by force ,oft
circumstance rather than natarai;
temperament Norga! E, Ford q caSs
nected with Ea Baltimore paper who:
was alive, as late as six or eight years
ago, was a third representative or the
press and there we're one or Two 9TH
ers, whose aeguainEance 1 G.a not
make. Whether there are any OF
these alive at this dategI cannot say.
All were Older than
After the opening or the session of
the convention In silence that was
profound, the proposed Ordinace of
Secession was. read. Not speech was,
made nor a word said pro nor. con.
but 1t was moved and seconded that
1t be adopted.
It struck me, Juvenile reporter as
Fswas, that this cfdtn6ee was a matter
OF tremendous Importance and mar.
Iyelled tina. it was me- discussed. but
that cnnYeintirii arrhe Siza1E ihar.> 20 a.
agree on one import tant g act of ali
the deliheFat lions Later On In that
ahnse cdnyefi ticn tfl6fS ysSis an abhns
dance OF dLscussion, sut not thea The
motion Was made and fnlniediately n
tsss nassed to- call the roll on the,
lgsestion. IS
I. sThe clerk called the roll y remetn. 5
& ber that Z laid down ID . pen and /
watched the eaeI 81 IN g. roll. Z! Eyerv
lnanse was called and n nd y seariis III
me, so far u.s. I csi her, thst {,
There was d feSf0g ff a evsrv ysTa
Iegate and certain h IS "a & that rsss
Iap0nse was Z 80 6sie ian frj,,st
lell those represent "a SIn eyefy
part of South Cafoiina asS fsyerea
lin their answer. President Jamisoni
laRnouncea that the cssfinellce was
passed unnninno nonsiy. s3te& 5 4
g Tie dessS at which the rapprtefs sat
| Was near q Jgir sosss 80 as sc give ua
more 4isbN rsaf ted cf ssIe5 al khe.
ordinance lay Olt tlls sanI h-olie
Of these a. t5. ~ 4 81 siIiani.
In0nsly passed. He slows raised fi,e
window and Il sssft ayfn lloain Ike
| q deYs Of a aiaa / iiiessaiis
ger ,ozi grim sri flesEs 6 .he atfaet
where great crowd had gathered !,
What heppsned II froaf lust then i
cannls say frpnl onRi ob seFsafion,
but 90 fslinsi fasor s. Il was IN
the street = RFeaf ii ite Isasl 5eetfed
from ne asilet u 4 Col JslaFy
c6 Che city was W ~ - nefs
and Nsf a-