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WEDNESDAY, MATASS. Tthe ?umter Watchman was founded 1^50 and the True Southron in 1866. ^thh Watchman crrcf Southron now bas lee combined circulation and i& uence ?f fctr?h of the old papers, and is mani the best aaver?siog medium io Samter. EDITORIAL NOTES. The Tillmanites still ?entro! in a majority of the counties and the way they exercised the power in their hand3 was disgtaceful io a number of instances. More next week. The monthly meteorological swatmary of "Weather Bureau shows that ?ess rain fell during the month of April than in any pre vious April within the last 20 years. 0.51 inch es fell in April 1392, and the next smallest amount was in April, 1835, when 1.17 inches feil. Nashville, Tenu , has been the scene of a lynching that For boldness is almost without a parallel. A negro named Gizzard xas taken tt?th tfee jail, wbicb is in the be?r?of the city, %bd hanged on the bridge across the Cumber land river A desperate resistance was mad? toy the police to prevent tfee lynching, but to too arati, although a number of the mob were wenfcded, and there has been one death. All of the European governments made preparations to qaell anarchist disturbances that might arise on Say day, but fortunately ?he day passed off without serious trouble. The socialists and anarchists take the ?rst of Hay te sbow what strength they have gained during the year and usually there are serious riots and destruction of property. E?hoT ?. Larry Ganti, of the Southern Aliiatice Tatmef, of Atlacta, Gh., was lees than twelve mouths ago declaring in every issue that Northen could not and should not be re-elected Governor of Georgi, and that G-vntt, himself had said it. The latest information from Georgia states the Sorlben will be re elected with scarcely aty opposition. -Chairman Keels said, in the convention, when asked wby ?be Tillman clubs were called first instead of having all clubs called alphabetic?!ly, that the list was taken from the Watchman and Southron of the previous week, which accounted for uot having them in alphabetical order. We submit that while the roll of clubs, assailed, may have been fitt&e up from this paper, thai the order in wich this paper bad the clnbs vras not follow ed at all. We ere ready to take blame when .guilty, Ik., not for another's sins The Columbia RegUtrr takes hysterics over *the paragraph in the last issue cf this paper "wherein we etssed that if the Greenville Dan *ocrat could be believed, Col. Jos. Ff. Earle had gone over to the Tillmanites and his former TwHticnl friends were consequently disgusted. The Register failed to quote that portion of the p-iragraph that placed the burden of the whole statement on the veracity of theOrgan netta of Greenville. We hare seen no denial of the ?ccusHS?ons from Col. Earle, and conse quently his friends are forced to accept it as tro?, and are disgusted as they have a right to be, wh*n they remember the stand takeu *?y Col. E-irle two years ago, when he repeat edly declared that Til Iman was not the pro per person to be Governor of South Carolina, r*ttf? that it was the duty of patriotic men to 'r.go before the people and show ihem wby it would be wroog to support Tii'lmao. Gautt's : hysterics worry us little, for we were a reader . of Lis Georgia effusions for a year or more and ..knowbow little they amount to. - THE WORK OP THE CONVEN TION. The result of the County Convention gires general satisfaction to all conservative men of both factions, for much was done that tende ? to make certain the continued unity of the - j>arty in this county, for so mioy months in twain. The rulings of chairman Keels were general ly fair and right, and with the exception of the ruling on the question of what constituted a quorum made himself clearly understood. He was rather rough in manner to some of the speakers, but we bave no idea that his rude ness was intentional. The convention showed that it appreciated the difficulties of position in which he was placed and that he had dis charged hic^uty in atiafactcry mar.cer, by passisg a vote Oif that&3 withest dissent. The Tillman faction had a majority on the ^Committee on Credentials and the result was jpbat wa3 expected, for wherever a question of (faction came up, a strict factional vote dtcid-. -ed it. But nobody is kicking over the result, as the 6ght was gone into knowingly and the aide that had the greatest number on the.com mittee whipped, and the others abide the ?ult. In the convention a majority oc both fac tions were pervaded by a spirit of tolerance and there was an openly expressed determi nation to give justice, and to allow no unfair advantage to be taken. This was evidenced :by the stand taken by Dr. DuBose on the question of protesting the Sumter delegation and the almost unanimous support he receiv .ed. Dr. DuBose, by this action, showed him self to be a man of a high and noble sense of Justice, and one able to look above factional differences and see even what is fair to his .opponents. Mr. H. R. Thomas, the redoubtable and inimitable, was most emphatically eat upon, political cunning and chicanery are at a dis -count in Samter County. The convention sett h d that. The election of Dr. H. T. Abbott, as county chairman gives general satisfaction. Ile is a man in whom all men of both factions have .confidence, and we believe that with him at the head of the organization, be will see that njustice is done no man. i The election of a solid Tillman delegation was anticipated and the elzcwzn of Col. J. J9ar?y Wilson, a Conservative, was a grati fying surprise to the Conservatives. The attempt of Col. J. J. Dargan to inject the Ocala platform as a question into the con vention, met with a deserve* ?efeat, for such a'?empfs have heretofore led to the disruption /if the Democratic party. Th? ?j?ht again?t having one voting pre cinct in each township, with managers from e*ch faction was determined and bitter, but was oo?ucc??.?fai Under the plan adopted, the primary election will be ??? and ?here wil be every opportunity to prevent fraud Ttiis whs decidedly the most important que.* tton before the Convention and it -.vas decided ? aright. Great credit is ?ue Mr. R U. Wilson ; for the stand taken on th? question, and the j firmness with which he maintained bis po?i- ? ?ion. ?le was mainly nstruiu^n^al i:i Iram- j in?? the r?solu:ion so a3 to pass the c >nven t'oi. . j The Conservatives won new ri#?? to their name by the consistent and continuously coi- ' eervftfive course pursued, arid we are confi dent that even the most earnest opp?ueut respected them for it. But it is the general spirit ofthe convention that w? most aim red. There w-ts almost an ? en'ire sbscr.? of partianship and bitternes-?, end vas? strikt contrait to the July Con- | y-niion of 1&20 Io 'bat conve tion every thing w is nitterness, ?iisorisr nnd a continu- ! , ?S uproar ofsrlls prevented any attempt at ! husiness. 11 this convention th<*r* w ts or^er, ;.? ? it.*? (?vfiaeaj wa? carried ou in a satisfac ?t*i? manner. We congratulate the members of the con ven ?ion. and we congratulate all {Democrats that we have a re-sninted party in Sumter County AN ADMIRABLE DEMOCRAT. The Columbia Register of April 26th con tains the speech which- Secretary of State Jame3 E. Tindai. r^*^> ?? ??j?*Ss:* o:i Api il 23d From ?h?s speech we quote the fol lowing: VWe not only did not desert our leaders after the war, but we did not desert the Demo cratic parly io the darkest hour of iW exis tence and the gloomiest years of o?r lives. Neither poverty, humiliation, bribe, nor temptations could etduce U3 from th ;t party because we be?e?ved in local self-government. Some of otrr leaders deserted, bat not the peo pie." From this we would be led to believe, if we did not know better, that the honorable gen tleman had always been tbe truest and most devoted Democrat. It sounds very nice and no doubt serves the purpose a3 weil as any thing else. It is good democratic doctrine, bat coming from the source does, it appears to back the true ring of the genuine metal. Having heard dnriug the campaign of 1890 that the record of J-inres E. T?ncTal, as a dem ocrat, was not as bright as it should be, we immeerrately upoa seeing this speech get abtrat Investigating the rumors previously beard The following extract from a letter rece <?d from a gentleman in Manning explains iti* -S and defines James E. Tindairs Democracy : "What you bave beard of Secretary TiodaK? quondam Radical proclivities is stricly true, also the fact that for a long while be w*? discarded by soste of bis nearest relatives; and I feel assured that the opinions of a portion of l them remain the same. By nearly eveiy good and intelligent person he was held in sovereign contempt. When E. W. M. Maekey was \ "billed" for his Clarendon crusade, Mr. Tiadal put himself far out of the way to ? give him aid and comfort ; and entertained himat his ovm house." These facts are published as infotmation. ! If Secretary Tiodal can disprove them, the j columns of this paperare open to him. ? j BB I The Oounty Convention. ! Ata few minutes after 12 o'clock on Mon I day county chairman D. E. Keels called the county convention toorder in the Court House, and proceeded to read tbe call under which the convention had assemUed. He then re?d I tbe resolution directing the clubs to organize on March 25'b and sut,mit rolls to a commit tee appointed to revise them. At this point Maj. Marion Moise took the Boor and offered a resolution, the substance ; of which was that a committee on credentials, ; consisting of one member from each club be appointed to carefully go over each and every dun roll, and that to give ample time for the performance of ibis work that the convention takea recess until next Monday. Chairman Keeb rn'ed tbe resolution ont of order, and said that he proposed to organize the conven tion according topreeedeut and nothing any one could say wou:d have any effect, so they might as weli keep quiet Mr W. A. James, Jr., declared himself in favor of the regular order and saw do reason for proceeding in any other manner. Secretary, E. Mims Pitts, was directed to call the roll of the chiba, which he did, as will be given oelow, where it will be seen that all tbe clubs were not called in alphabetical order, but first the Tittmat.ite clubs and then theanti Tillman clubs. Wh<-n asked to explain why this was doue, chairman Keels said that tbe roll had t>een made up from?er?from er? from the Watchman and S., and that accounted for not calling the clu>-s alphabetically. An honest confession would have been good for the soul right here, even though it would not have been good politics. The writer heird before I tbe convention met ihat the Tillman clubs would be called rst, so that the conservatives would be forced to show what they intended doing about protesting the seats of Tillman delegates, and Then tbe Tillman leaders would be prepared to act when the auti-Tillman clubs were called. The clubs were called as follows: Atkins?Peter Thoma?, ?? Smith; mem bership -. reported 46 members to revision committee, 1 erased. Bandana?Dr E J Reiabert. J E DuPre, J L Gillis; membership-, reported 65 to re vision committee. 1 erased. Bishopville?J L Parrctf, W S James. W A James, Jr., D G Crensbaw, J Kilgote, L Barnes, G M Barrett, J W English; mem bership -, reported 1 Sd to revision com mittee, 28 erased ; entitled to 6 delegates. Bossardd? Abbott, R Su<:khouse; membership-, reported 52 to revision committee, 5 ernsed. Carters Crossing?W Cros-'Wfll, E J Atkinson, tt McCut cheti, E F McOutch en, F Dean; reported 167 to re vision committee, 58 erased, entiti-.d to 4 del egates. Protested ou grounds of excessive representation. Earle?J W Broadway. D E Wells, E Hodge, W O McBiveen, J A Burns; made no report to revision committee. Protested on grounds of excessive representation. Farmers Democratic?R M Pitts, W Lee, J S Richardson, W J Diokins; membership -, reported 9i, ucne erased. High Hills? McLaughlin, H R Thomas, J I Da/-gan; membership-. reported 79, 17 erased by revision committee, entitled to 2 delegates. Hampton?H Y DuBose, H Fraser; mem-1 bersbip ?r-, ceparied 41, erased 5. L?vacib,arg^-E J Goodman, F Cole; membership 45, reported 48, erased 5. Magnolia Tillman?Robt Anderson, J D Clnrk; membership 42, seperted 47, erased 5. Manchester?R 1 Manning, H ? Cuttino, Kelly: membership 72. reported 66, erased 9. M t. Clio?RM Wilson, Edwin Wilson, H W Scott, John Moneban ; membership 90, reported 8?, none erased. Protected on ground of excessive representation. Mayesville Farmer?E M Cooper, S CShaw; membership 43? reported 45, erased 4. Providence?S J Brown, J Rigield ; membership 52, reponed 49, erased 2. Pleasant Grove-? F Horton, M L McEL-, ?reen ; membership 47, reported 48, erased 1. Rattlesuake Sp jngs.?E J Hancock, D Lee: membership 51 ; reported 48, erased 1. Spring Hill?W C McCathern, PS Bell, R Weldon, S C Robertson, membership .90, reported 90, none erased. Shiloh?Daniel Keels, J ?? McElveen, S W Truluck; membership?7, no report made to revision conto it tee. Mechanics and Laborers?Jno R ?eels, E Windham, J M Wingate, H LB Wells; membership 99, reported 63, erased 4. Pro tested on ground of t-iic^ssive representation. Thermopy!ae? Mitchell, I R Brunsoo; membership 41, reported 3C, erased 3. T*>lurs?I J Tomliuson, ? Blackwell, R J Welch; membership 67, reported 64, erased 1 Wells X Roa ?s?S Nash, W E Lemmon, J S Brown; memberchip 64, reported 58, erased I. jar?J Hayes, J G White, J J Britton; membership "6. reported ?, none erased Bishopville Conservai ve?R E Carnes, G H Reid, J S Ccrbett, R E MuMrow; member ship 96, reported 81, eras^?J ? *? Concord?D M Dhvis, it C B'anding; mem bership 44, reported 43, noneerast d. Kxceisior? il L Peebles, J M RoiS, J W Wilson; repotted 63, erased 5. Gaillards X Roads?C L WUliamson, i Wilson, E F Burrows, E CVelongh; mem bership 93, reported 105, erased 20. Pio tested on ground of excessive representation ? withdrawn. Lyncbburg S'raitrhtout? E D Smith, F Jones; membership 43 reported 43, era?ed 9. Protested ou grouud of excessive representa tion. Magoolta-r-T Gri?lin, C E Timmoo?; membership 41. reported 38, erased 9. \lt C io JL'o l? l> H Cooper. J J Myldrow, H F Sim membership 68, reported li), \ ?Hfcfd v> Protected on ground of exces?iv^ ? jtpre ??:.!.iri' ij Vlanvii?e?Nat B?rnett, FI G Shaw; n;tm- ' hersliip -ti, reported ?<:*. et & -ed 2. Providence . >. ? - VV 1) Searhrbugh, E S j Sooth; membership -L.'.-, reoorted 31, erased 7? Protested ou ?rottati.^;! r essive representa. tio". Rafting Creek ? Sanders, W Jame?; ? membership 57. repo ted .VJ. erased 7 Swimming IVi,??\" ;S S.<L ?>.!, \V 5 Din kins ; membership ?, . reported to revisiuu Corr?n?ittee 41. c^::. d .:. Saiero?J R Muidrow, (; W M< !??id<-; mem bership 39, r^porf<\ 36, erased ri Protested on gjou os ol excessive representation. Slimier?il D L"o, A Moses, J i> Graham, E W goise, S C Baker, Il F Wilson, M Moise, W H Commander, RTCarr, M C Kavanaui/n, ? Mitchell, Jno Reid, H G Pierson, W H Ingram, .N G o^iee , M Jenkins, C W Chandler. }\ DeLorme, J D Blnudini, J W Smith. ? t-i i ? O'Dotmell, J Bradford, H L Dhr-, E Y L*roK*s?*?ier<-; me&ber>bi(i <W<;, rei ove ! 565, erased 21. prote?te.J on un is of no quorum prese-ut ;ii meeting ? v. ituiruwn. Stateburg ? Joo Ravenel, W W Rees, DeSanssure Bull; membership 76, reported erased 27. Wedgefield? Peter Mellett, J M Moseley, Jno C Singleton; membership 67, reported 64, erased 2. Privateer?W O Cain, Frank SteMett, J G Tisdale, McDonald Furman;. membership 90, reported 79, erased 4. Protested oa grounds of excessive representation. M ay es rile?F J Mayes, W D Rhodes, A A Strauss, J H Wilson- membership 60, report ed 8S, erased ?. Protested on grouds of ex cessive representation. This completed the roll call of c?nbs and H R Thomas got up and tried to enter protest, for effect, against Thermopylae ( Tht-o-mop-i le) ?a Tillman clu??but was ruled out of order as he should have made protest when the club was called. Chairman Keels stated that the appointment of a eommittee on credeutials was next in order. Maj. H. F. Wilson moved that each dele gation be allowed to select one cf it3 number to represent it on the credential committee. Gbairman Keels told bim to sit down ; that be intended following the usage and each delegation not protested would have the right to name a member of committee. Altamont Moses said that the nsage had ? been that unless there were contesting dele gations from the same club that all cluns should have a representative on the committee, even though the seats of one or more members of the club were protested. R, D Lee saia" that the parliamentary law governing such matters was similar to what Mr. Moses had stated. And that unless this law was enforced it would be easy to break up any convention by protestiug each and every delegation, and then rt would be impossible to organize a committee on credentials. E. Frank McCutchen asked whether the I ! chairman proposed to allow a member of the j Manville club to sit in judgment on the Carters Crossing Club, when the Manville tJlab was the accuser. He was told to sit down, but retorted that he was a member, of the convention, was on the 9oor and pro posed to ta'k as much as be pleased. % R. M. Wilsou stated, as his opinion, that where one delegation protested another that neither delegation had any* right to a re presentative on the committee. Col. J. J. Dargan said that unless the whole delegation of a club was contested, that club should have representation on Committee. Col R D. Lee requested Col. Dargan to elaborate the idea as it was in the same line as he (Col. Lee) had been speaking on. Col. Dargan, continuing, said, that to deny representation to all clubs that hAd on ? of its delegates protested would be contrary to all precedent, all parliamentary law, and would be, besides, a flagrant piece of injus tice W. H. Ingram, in a few sentences impressed the idea thai il it was decided not to allow representation to all clubs that had a portion of its delegation protested, it would be easy ' for one faction, by a preconcerted arrangement, \ to protest every opposing delegation and thus obtain entire control of the convention and not allow the other faction a voice Such a ruling would puta premium on injustice and : frand. Col. W. D. Scarborough took the floor and said that he and the club which he represented, Providence No. 2. (which had been protested) wanted nothing but justice, that the roll of the club was open for investigation, that the roll was as honest a roll as any club and that he had nothing to fear from an impartial ex amination, but that he thought it would be unjust to refuse representation to bis club because a portion of the delegation was pro tested. Upon being informed that the entire delegation was prote'sted, he sat down. Chairman Keels ruled that when there are contesting delegations from the same club that neither delegation can have representation on Committee on Credentials, that when entire delegation from a club is protested that club is not entitled to representation, but that when only a portion of the delegation of a club is protested that said club is entitled to a representative on the committee. This ruling was generally satisfactory ;ind was commended on all sides as just and sound. At this stage Mr. W. A James, Jr. was ap pointed assistant secretary. The roll of clubs was called and the repre sentative of each clnb on the Committee on Credentials was nominated as follows: Peter Thom?s, Dr E J Remhert, W S Jam's. R Stackhouse, E F McCutchen, J A Burnes, W J Dinkins, H R Thomas, Dr H Y DuBose, R J Anderson, H C Cuttino, Edwin Wilson, S E Shaw, J Raffield, M L McElveen, D Lee, R F Weldon, J McElveeti, J U Keels, ? Mitchell, I J Tura itson, J S Brown, J G White, R E Carnes, R C Blandino. J W Weldon, E F Burrows, F .loneR, Griffin, D II Cooper, Bar nett, A Sanders. WS Dinkins, J R Mul drow A Moses, John Ravenel, J M Moseley, Frank Mellett, F J Mayes. When Sumter Club was called R R Tho mas objected to its having a representative on the committee, on the grounds that he pro tested the entire delegation because there was not a quorum present when the delegates were elected This precipitated an excited dis enssion of what constituted a quorum. At one time there were a dozen or more men in different parts of the hail all tryiug to talk. It was impossible to get what each one said. After partial quiet was restored, Chairman Keels ruled that unless a fixed number to con stitute a quorm is provided for by some regu lation, at least one half is required, but that to this case he thought that oue-fourth of the membership constituted a quorum. Col. Dargan and a number of otber3 said that if it required one half of the club mem bership to constitute a quorum to elect dele gates, tbat there would be no legally elected ??dagates in the meeting. 'ihr general opinion seemed to be that Art. o? tiic Constitution, providing that one fourth of a cii'b membership shall constitute a quorum at extra meetings, referred to extra meetings alone, and *hat no special untbur was required ata x?gu?.if meeting thai ?vas publicly known or advertised Dr. H. Y. DuBose obtained the floor, and in a poiuted speech denounced the attempt to rule from the convention the deirgution of a club on such flimsy technicalities. He said that it was the desire of all men to see justice done, that he came to the convention! with the intention to use his utmost endeav- I ors to secure fairness and justice to all parties. That ?he present ejfort wa* a sin and a shame, and that all decent and self-respecting men with a regard for the rights of others should see to it that it was stamped under foot This caused the greatest jmaeinanle uproar of cheers and yells, ii &. fiiomas, seeing that he could not accomplish his purpose, weakened and tried to withdraw sis protest but could cot make himself heard. He rush ed over to the S-traighiout side gesticulating, wildly and shaking his fist, lie at length j managed to mak* himsilf heard and shouted ; that while he was confident he wa? right he would withdraw his protest against the Sum ter Club. <?uiet being restored Chairman Heels an nounced twat he was ready to make final ruling on the question of a quorum. He was considerably mixed and uo one received a clear idea of what he really meant to say.* He quoted Art. Iii 1 of the Constitution and Saio tbat jf thisfuie applies to etftra meetings only, then one-fourth is a quorum at extra meetings, but that one half is a quorum at all . other meetings. He gave ?s bis opinion that the protti-t against the Suwier Club was based on good grounds. Col. Dargan moved that the motion pre viously offered by Marion Moise be voted on. Declared oui of order hy the chairman. Moise appealed from the ruling of thexihair, but the point of order was made that the body v?? not organized and could uot be appealed to. Point sustained by chair, and, speaking offi cially, said that he proposed to organize that mietine and that talking did no good, as he intended to perfect the organization accord ing to his own no>ion. Said that he had no objections to the Committee on Credentials taking a i :he time needed, if it was three weeks, but that he would eutertain no ic.ition instructing the committee to take any certain period until he had organized the convention. ? Everybody knew-that the convention could not t/e organized until the Committee had completed its work.j There were any num ber of motions looking to adjournment until j a certain day or hour, but none were enter- J :.?.;.?.td. Jno. I? Keels contained the floor and ?rot (iff a lot of stuff about what became to ^econvention for and the principles he rep resented in h:s own person, as a delegate, etc., etc.. and that he thought the best thit.g ' i lio was to organize. It is needless to ?.ty thai scan* attention w:;s i>aid to what he Said. "he chairman >:ii he would stand where be was until the mit:er wan decided, but tinnliv declared the meeting in?jjuroed until ? 4 m: V? i.rti the convention w . = ? e.????;.-,? bled at | 1 <)'(?.'<)?? ?; th" committee w?s not ryadji to re port, having scarcely begun ti?< work before them. T?tere was a gr-at dilf*fe<tee of opinion as ' to v?h>it whs the be?t course to pursue uuuer the circumstances. A number wisned to ad journ for one we?*k, others until Saturday, v. h lie still others con tended ihm t i>>- emani il ice should be ready to report by lu o cluck p. ra.atjatest. A motion to adjourn forone week was roade and lost, also a motion to adjourn until Saturday, and a motion to adjourn until 10.30 p. in. After an almost endless amount of talk by R. M. Wilson and others, the chair man took the matter in his own-hands, and declared ?he meeting adjourned until 10 o'clock, Tuesday morning. The committee on credentials had an exciting aud fangoirfg session. The commit tee was in session until 2 A. M., Tuesday morning and; then adjourned to re-e.ssesjbie at 8.30 A. M. The work was completed at 11 30 and the convention was immediately called to order, and the rell called. seventl hwtances names were substituted for the original delegates, who were necessarily absent. _ The chairman of the Committee on Creden tials, Hon. Atlnmont Moses, made the follow ing report, adopred by a majo; ily vote of the committee ? Carters Crosing?Reduced from 5 to 4. E. J. Atkinson was dropped by the delegation. Earie?Delegate retains seat. Excelsior?Delegate retains seat. M ay es vi ile?Reduced from 4 to 3. J. B. McBride dropped. Mechanics and Laborers?Protest with drawn. Magnolia?Reduced from 2 to 1. C. E. Tira mona dropped. Sumter?Protest withdrawn. Provideuce No 2?Protest withdrawn. Salem?reduced from 2 to 1. J W McBride dropped. Privateer?reduced from 4 to 3. J. G. Tis dale dropped. Mt. Clio?Delegate retainy#eat. Gaillards X Roads?Protest withdrawn. Lynchburg Straigbtout? Protest with draw. Mt Clio Noi. Reduced from 3 to 2. H. F. Shaw dropped. The report was adopted without dissent. Nominations for President were declared in order. R. ?I. Wilson placed Dr. . Abbott in nomination, and made a few suitable rematks commending his nominee. ; B. F. Jones nominated, Col. J. Harvey Wil son. Mr. W. A. James, Jr., moved that nomina tions close and ?:he election be had by a viva voce vote, The tellers announced the result as follows : Dr. . T. Abbott 73. Col. J. Harvev Wilson 64. Capt. D E. Keels 1. Maj. Marion Moise's motion to make tbe election unamimons elicited hearty applause from the entire convention Tbe name of Maj. Marion Moise was placed in nomination by Col Dargan for the office of 1st Vice President, lie was unanimously elected bv acclamation. R M. Wilson, E Frank McCutchen Alta mont Moses and E. D. Smith were appointed a committee to escort tbe Piesident and Vice President elect to the rostrom. The retiring chairman thanked the conven tion for the courtesy shown him, and the sup port given bizn by the convention. A vote of thanks was proposed ar.d put to tbe house by Col. Dargan, and adopted. Capt. D. E Keels vacated the chair in favor ot Dr. . T. ! Abbott, who upoQ assuming tbe gavel spoke as follows ; Gentlemen of the Convention: I thank you, sincerely thank 300, for the honor yon have confened in electing me to preside over your deliberations. To do less, vfoold be to subject myself to tbe reproach ot failing to appreciate a flattering compliment. And while 1 cannot find words to. express my gratitude at this high and unexpected bonor, yet yon must allow meto emphasize !be fact that I know little of parliamentary rules, and feel sorry for my sake as well as I your own that some one more t?eieot had not been chosen to meet your reasonable ex pectations. And in extenuation of the .error I 1 have committed in accepting the position, I have this excuse to make: I knew it wa3 done by gentlemen who bad the intelligence and generosity to correct my mistakes, and mere than ail that 1 would preside over the chivalrous, highioned, cultured seotlemen of boih fictions of the Game Cock County who I felt assured would have the magnanimity to overlook them. And when at a loss to decide some techinal point, 1 shall not hesitate to appeal to tbe opinion of some one better informed. In my short political career I have been guided by two maxims, one is, ''principia non homines,"?principles not men?mea sures not parties, and one of these principles is, ''equal rights to all, special privileges to none." There is no antagonism in roe to tbe lawyer, the professor, the doctor, the mer chant or any other legitimate business, and 1 sincerely wish to see them prosper and flour ish, yet, I think it but simple justice, all things being equal, that we demand that the farmer be equally protected and respected The other maxim is, "vox populi, vox dei" ?the voice of tbe people, the voice of God. We claim that every man bas a right to bis opinion, and that it is legitimate for every party or faction to disseminate and inculcate its peculiar tenets in any hooorable way, but when the voice o? the people speak through the ballot box let it be supreme. This is law, this 13 democracy. This convention is mainly for the purpose of sending delegates to Co lumbia, to elect delegates to Chicago to nom inate a democratic candidate for President This is a State i sue; I appeal to gentlempn of each faction to help me keep order. Let us have peace, let us have unity ! L?t us avoid a pandemonium ! L?t us like wise mariners in a storm cast overboard all differences, and try to guide the ship of State safely into port. I know that there are different poiitibal factions in this County and the attempt is iorae what herculean ; but, as Caucasians, let us prove ourselves equal to the task. Let os show to the world that we stand undaunted amid the dangers which surround ns, and are equal to tbe emergency ! Let us imitate the noble eagle of Caledonia, which, when tbe storm aiises, does not seek a place of safety, but amidst ine flashing of lightnings, and the roar of thunder, boldly faces the gale until she passes through tbe clouds, and then tri umphantly shrieks her clarion notes of victory while she sails proudly and majestically aloft in the serene air above, whileall is commotion beneath her feet. If we do. and prove our " eiv-s true to our race, true to our rights, and true to our God, Somb Carolina will yet be made to blossom as the rose ; her valleys and her bi'ls will teem with millions of happy people, and the sun of our prosperity vili once more atice in all of its grandeur and oriental splendor, and we will rise and ride on her chariot-throne to her noori-day glory of our national prosperity and greatness. Maj. Moise was called on and responded briefly in bis usual happy and eloquent man ner. He said that tbe fight had been fairly and valiantly made by both factions, and that the victors showed no desire to make the vanquished feel their defeat as a disgrace, for had ibey not found fuemen worthy of their steel ? That be accepted the position as an bonor, but not as an honor conferred upon him as an individual, but as the representative of a faction of the Democracy that had fought a good fight aud had been defeated by fellow democrats. Hon. J. E- DuPre nominated Mr. W. A. James, ir., for Secretary, who was elected by acclimation. J. S. Corbett was elected assistant secre tary Nominations for delegates to the State Con vention were called for Tbe following tickets were nominated : Dr. 1J T. Abbott, Sheppard ?'afh, John T. Truluck, R M. Wilson, J. E. DuPte, R. M Pitts, H. R. Thomas, J. T. Hayes, D. E. Ke?l?, W. A. James, Jr., H. H. Evans, E. M. Cooper. Marion Moise, C. L. Williamson, J. Harvey Wilson, R. I. Manning, J. J. Bossard, R. M. McFaddm, Dr. E. J. Rembert, B. G. Pierson, W. D. Rhodes, J S. Corbett, N. S. McLeod, Dr. R. li. Formas. Col. Dargan gained recognition, and said thai while he iavv the names of many men on the tickets put up by both sides, whom he knew to be in sympathy with a cause for which he had long been working, yet he desired that every man should declare, before going into the election, how he stood respect_ ing the Alliance demands. He conte..tied that National issues were at stake, and that it was necessary for each man to define his position, as it guide to those who were lo vol.". He declared that italiota] issues were i he paramount questivus and that for himself he cared nothing at all about the State issues. To be plain, said ile. tli ? question of Tillman or Sheppard has nothing to do with the select ing of delegates to the Convention, and all factional or partisan differences should be disregarded. He was interrupted repeatedly, but lhere was a general disposition to hear him to a conclusion, although, as the result showed, his words fell as ineffectual as water on a duck's back Shepard Nash asked whether Col. Dargan proposed for the Convention to elect Alliance delegates or democratic delegates. E. F. McCutchen wanted to be informed whether he w^s m the convention as a dele gate fVoJu Carters Cros-ing or from some Alliance club. It M. Wilson informed bim that ht- o;;_ht to know that himself, l?ut with an accented intimation that there might be douo'e us. lo a* bet ber be did or uol. There was such a decided opinion against acting on Col. Dargan's innovation that it was unceremoniously table? on a motion by I. C. Ingram that was almost unanimously j seconded The writer heard only two dis senting voices, Col. Dargan's and ODe from the opposite side. Tellers wpre appointed and as the roll was called the members vo'ed. The voting was rnther tedious and protracted, as there was only one set of printed tickets?and that headed-by Abbott?and the tickets headed by Aloise all had to be written-. When all had voted, the tellers retired to the jury room to count the ba.lots. While this was being done the following Executive Committee was elected : A tkins?Peter Thomas. Handana?J E DoPre. Eishopville?J L Parrott. Bossirds? Abbott. Carters Crossing? McCutchen. Karle? W O McBlveen. Farmers?R M Pitts. Gailliard3 X Roade?C L Williamson. High Hills?H R Thomas. Hampton?Dr H Y DuBose. Lynchburg?D E Keels. Magnolia Tillman?W M Keels. Manche-iter? Kelly. May esville Farmers?E M Cooper. MtClio-R M Wilson. ? Providente J Raffield. Pleasant Grove- E F Horton. Rattie Snake Springs? D Lee. Spring Hill?R F Weldon. Shiloh?W J Keels. Mechanics and Laborers?J R Keels. Thermopvlce? Mitchell. Taylors?W D Truluck. Wells X Roads?W E Lemmon. Zoar?J Hayes. Bishopville Conservative?R E Carnes. Concord? Williams. Excelsior?J M Ross. Lyncbburg Straiebtout? F Jones. Magnolia?JA Rbame. Mt. Clio No. 1?A A Brearley. Manville?H G Shaw. Mayesville?W D Rhodes. Providence No. 2?W D Scarborough. Privateer?Frank Mellett. Rafting Creek?A Sanders. Swimming Pens?W S Diukias. Salem?L C Mills. Su ra ter?A Mose3 Stateburg?Jijo Ravenel. Wedgefield?Frean Mellett. The tellers araoonred the result of the election for delegates to Columbia as follows : Abbott, 73; J Truluck, 72; R M Wilson, 72 ; RM Pitts, 72 ; H R Thomas 71 ; J Hayes, 72 ; JR Keels, 72; J E DuPre, 73 ; Evans, 72 ; E M Cooper,;72 ; J Har vey Wilson, 67 ; W A James, Jr. 71 ; Tne voie with a very few exceptions was strictly factional, each side polling full strength. J. Harvey Wilson, on the Conser vative ticket, was elected and Shepard Nash of the Tilimanite ticket was defeated. Col. Jno. S. Rtcdardson moved that the Executive Committee be instructed to prepare and adopt rules and regulations for the government of primary elections in this county. Amended by Col. R. D. L??e by adding in so far as may not conflict with the rules adopted by State Executive Committee. Col. Richardson withdrew bis motion, after having his atteution called to the rules adopted by State Ex. Committee. R. i. Manning introduced a resolution directing, in the first clause the Executive Committee to appoint one polling place in each township for the primary election and that said polling place be at the regular pre cinct. D. E Keels spoke against resolution and moved to strike out portion providing for one polling place in each township. He contended that if the resolution passed as offered that a great wrong would be done voters in some sections of the Couoty, That it would necessitate some poor men to walk 12 to 14 miles to vote which would be a hardship. That one-fourth of the free born white demo cratic voters of SumtSi County were so poor that they had no horse or mule and no way to ride to the polling piac;'. In the name of these poor men, who lived, in the country, but were as good democrat; as Sumter County contained, be protested against the passage o the resolution. He asserted that the usual plan of having a box at each club was good enough, and it was wrong to create the suspi cion of fraud or unfairness, and that for that ' matter managers from both factions could be appointed for each box. Col. Jno. S. Rich ardson opposed the resolutioo,and maintained that, if adopted, it would effectually disfran chise voters who live io one towr.dhip but belonged to a club in another, for it would be impossible to divide the club rolis and the club rolls, by law, constituted the registry list, hence when a man's name did not appear on the club rolls of the township in which he lived that he could not vote. Dr. . Y. DuBose seconded the Manning resolution as a whole. It was easy to per ceive that the object of the resolution was not only to secure absolute fairness to all voters, but to prevent even the slightest appearance of evil. It behooved ail good men who sin cerely desired a re-united party to unite oo any measure that will prevent future bicker ings. It is as necessary to prevent the ap pearance of evil, if we wish to bave a har monious party, as it is to prevent fraud. We all know that in an exciting campaign like that of 1890, or like the one we are now en tering on, things will ne done and were done that cannot be justified, therefore we must take all safeguards to prevent such occur rences. As to Capt. Krels's argument about poor men not being able to get to the polls because they bad no horse <o ride, it would not do at all. Men who want to vote will not only find a way to get to the polls, but if necessary they would walk not only 14 miles but 45. Col. R. D. Lee spoke in favor of the reso lution as offered, showing that Capt. Keels's objections were not valid, and in view of the importance of the question at stake?the preservation of the unity of the party but just now re-united, that the objections should have no weight. It is works, not professions that are needed and that the most multitudi nous professions of fatrness and justice were of no account unless these professions were re-iuforced by acts. He said that there were more than forty clubs in the county and that in a majority of these clubs only one faction was represented, and if the boxes were at the clubs and only members of the clubs were allowed to vote at the several boxes that the 1 managers, oppoiuted from other clubs would be disianchised. The objection to the reso- j lution that it would disfranchise voters living I in one township and belonging to a club in j another was of no force, for it would t>e very ! easy to bare certified copies of the club rolls j printed and a copy sent to each board of! managers, this would obviate the seemingly j insurmountable, oberatele that loomed up ! before the mental view of some of the gentle men. He took the ground that if the regular polling precincts were convenient for the general election and voters could travel the distance then, it would not be more incoo ventent for a primary election or ,any moie of ? a hardship. Besides, sarcastically, there would be quite a crop of cardidates for the number of fat offices to be filled and that these candidates wouid see that the voter3 got to the polls, even if they h<id to furnish trans portation. Cwpt. D. E. Keels spoke again, and reitera ted what he had previously said. He was in clined to be exceedingly vehement as if an gered by not being able to carry the question as he desired. ? R. M. Wilson offered a substitute for the first clause of the Manning resolution and spoke ,!i favor of the entire resolution a3 amended by himself. He said 'that there was no use denying that in a political campaign things were done '.hat were not right, and it was but a duty to make provisions that pre vent any and all such acts, and at the same time leave no room for even the suspicion of wrong. He wished to avoid even the appear ance of evil and for that reason he hoped the resolution would be adopted. That it would insure justice to all and would work no hard ship to one in favor of another. He was asked to rpduce his amendment to writing. John U. Keels took the floor and made the most rabid and venomous speech of tiie con vention. Jlis obj-ct was to arouse, if pos sible, the feeling of country against town, but he failed. J t is the "eueral impression that this speech did more real good for the resolu tion than all (hose made in favor of it. He said it was nothing out a trick of town ! against the country, that the Struightouts.had I Sumter, and Wedgetield and Mayesville, and j that's what it means and nothing else. Turning to the other side he asked if they i would sit down and let their tights be taken I from them. Hare you, said he, no wives and j little children at home to protect? no free : bot ti manhood to vindicate? no sense of duty i to God Almighty who gave you all these ? things, that you will allow them to be taken from you ? He worked himself into a white j heat before he concluded his harangue, but all to no purpose, for it created moie mirth than enthusiasm. R. M. Wilson handed in his amendment to the Manning resolution, which was accepted and the whole was adopted without a diasen I ting vo ce as follows : R-solved, That the Executive Committee bi 1 rcijucaled to appoint one and not more than wo polling precincts in each township at such places as are most convenient to the clubs in such townships and shall so arrange that clubs of opposing factious may ro:e at the same precincts together. 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