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Address p? Senator Butler at. an
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, The Gridt Opposing Forces?Despotism
1 ' or a'ConstUutional Republic?The "Gwi
and Morality" Party? Our State not
out of Danger?This is a White Man's
Govern mcnt?No Mixed Tickets?Sma h
Comfort for Would-be-Independents.
Edgefield Court House, July 17.?
The picnic whioh was given at Stonclauds
to-day in honor of Senator M. 0. Butler
was attended by a crowd which exceeded
alouo was sufficient to .command the presence
of a large crowd. The scene of the
celebration was Stonelands, the former residence
of bis uncli, Senator A. P. Butler,
and upou our arrival at this place, which is
four miles from the Court House, we found
a large crowd already assembled, which
I 1 . ; - - -
vuimuucu (u increase up 10 tno latest hour.
A staud had been erected under the trees,
and at 12 o'clock the meeting was called to
order by Mr. J. C. Sheppard. This gcutlemau
uiade a happy aud glowing address,
ending by presonting Senator Butler to the
audicnco.
SENATOR DUTLER'8 SPEECH.
Senator Butler came forward, and after
a few pleasant remarks, bj way of introduction,
he said: If there is anything
which could inspire me to speak in terms
of sober mirth and give utterance to tho
impulses of my heart, it is this place and
this occasion. In almost every countenance
before mo, and in the very flutterings of
these forest leaves, tho associations of my
boyhood come back to cluster and gather
thickly around me. It is sotnethiog, my
friends, to excite the pride aud gratification
of any hoart that, after the lapse of i$ore
than twenty years, I should return here to
scenes I once know so familiarly as a bov to
apeak to many of the old associates of iny
childhood. This pleasure, however, is not
unmixed with melancholy reflections and
fceliugs; many of those who lived here
then are now nomoro and no more forever.
They were men who leved their
country tor their country's sake, and who
were devolod to her best interests. Duty
impelled them to discharge their duty to
their couutry, and they loved that duty
more than life itself. And whata raco of
people they were 1 Can it he expected
that I, who learned to love the constitution
of my country under the shadow of
this same forest, by the side ol this same
stream and noder the rays of this same sun,
that I should return Were without feelings
of profoundosfc gratitude and pleasure??
Upon the hill in our rear lived "Squire"
Daniel Holland, as he was, familiarly called;
upon that one lived Bland, and upon these
others livod George A. Addison, Senator
A T> VI..?1? ?A n
a. . uuuci uuu uuvcruur x iCvCUB.?
What au array of honest and honorable
mon au<l truo patriots they were! Hero
are the scenes which knew them familiarly
and long. I knew thent as a boy. Many
of their descendants are now within the
sound of my vdice. Some of their contempories
are still alive with the frosts of
many winters upon their heads. What
would we not have given in the dark days
through wMoh Wghave jost come for one
hour's conn?^ W tb6lh<JB|ep. Hut they
have passed away. They were good and
honest and true uicn in their day, but they
have passed away forever.
TUB ISSUES OF TUE HOUR.
Let mc tell you, my friends, what has not
passed away. Tho very same issues that
confronted them are now confronting us,
and the nuestiiin for thn fn?nr? ia mill
I ? v ?, ?? nu
bo worthy sons of such worthy sires and
maintain the constitution of this country
pure and oivil ? That is the question ami
that the issue of to-day- It is a very con,
*ndL -WW** ***J it is ? too oommon
place remark in thn country, that the
only issue now before us is ono of honesty
and one of race agaiust race. That is not
true.- It is belittling tho question to say
that it is only oue of raco against race.?
Tho issue is just as great now as seventyfive
years ago between constutional liberty
and republican institutions on tho one
.band, and centralised despotism on the
other. It uiakcs but little difference who
ivotaa at primaries or who have representation.
The great issuo is above and superior
4o all that; it is one of the rights of the
C&tates. aud throuirh dm Sm?? nf n?n
.
ple?of .constitutional liberty as opposed to
4t centralized despotism.
THE GREAT OI'l'OHINO FORCES.
There are two great forces at Work in
the country to-day, and they are moving on
araHol lines. The one is represented by
RadieaKstn, and is moving, as surely as the
needle turns to the pole, towards the establishment
of a centralized depot ism. Tbe
party which is committed to this work is
the samo that has been successively known
t as the Federal, Freesoil, Abolition, Know|
Nothing and FLopubliean parties, and is now
known as the Radieal party. Confronting
it, on the other line, is the old Democratic
party, whioh, seventy-five years ago, had
the same fight to mako which wo are making
to-4py.
I know how common it is for people to
way mere is very iitllo difference between
the Radieal and Democratic parties. But I
tell you that, if t havo learned anything*
during my stay as a senator in Washington,
it is that there is the grcatost difference,
and that tho Radical factions have adrnin,
istered this Government with about as much
' regard to the rights, feelings and interests
of tho people of America as for the people
!r of the Sandwich Islands. They have not
enred or thought about the people. Tho
whole Government has ba n couducted by
them iu the interests of rings and mouopo1
lies, and I could prove it if 1 had the time.
What is tho result? What do wo catch
upon every breeze that now comes from
tho North ? Rumors of communism, riots,
foVgBfTes; Jdc?tru ctio'n of property.!
Why is it so ? It is because the Radical
factions have been keeping this element
u_u: i .. .
vjuiw uj uuiumg us oy inc tnxoat and waking
the conditiou of the South the pretext
for their actions nud continuance in power,
and whan that deadly grasp waa torn loose
from our throat and the common people
discovorcd at last that tlio government had
been conducted iu the interest of rings
only, and without regard to the people, the
result was the organization of those various
unious all over the (xJiiutry. I have myself
eceu letters to senators from Northern men
of intelligence and of comparatively respectability
saying iu the words of the writers,
" We will have bread or blood." But wheu
they clamored for bread thoy gave them
lead, and when they asked for labor thcy
gave them the bayonet.
THIS "UOD AND MORALITY" PARTY
that had such a profound affection for the
colored people?theso men shot down their
own poople because they were simply assert^
iog their manhood and their rights as
Atnoricatt citizens. Their blood curdled
wheu they heard of a riot in the South, but
when they shot do vn their own people for
demanding their rights not one word is
heard of commiserntion for them ! That is
of a piece with the entire conduct of this
Radical regime. God knows wo have seen
and felt it. What did they care for the
poor colored man, or the poor whito man,
so long as the government made their
favorites rich; and that is the issno we
have got to meet to-day. There is no use
attempting to disguise it. ^ >
MOT OUT M DANUKR YgT,..
And we in South Carolina are not out of
danger yet. It is a great mistake to supposo
that this colossal monster is dead ; he
is ouly biding his tim<*, and in order to
overcome him what have wo to do'( In the
first placo we must assert our manhood uhdtr
the platform of 1876, aud we must
move forward upon that platform without
trampliog on the rights or the manhood of
any one else. It has got to be the fashion
for some politicians to turn pale in the face
aud to go off and hide their heads if you
but use the word "white" in any connection,
and especially if you say this is
A WHITE MAN'S GOVERNMENT.
Well, theoretically, it is not a white,
man's government. This is a country
where men may como from all climates and
quarters, and have the protection of the
law. But practically, as a matter of faot,
it is a white man's government. The as
scrtion does not involve the idea that I
mean to oppress anybody else. Who else
has any voiee in this Government ? Go to
the North, and do you find anybody thero
in control but white people?any representatives
but white men ? Not one ! When X .
charged a Radical representative with this
fact on a recent occasion, he acknowledged
it and said, "Oh ! but the colored people
arc in the majority in tho South !" I answered
that it wus very much less tolerable
for bitu to exJude the negro from representation,
because at the North he is more
intelligent, aud being in the minority could
not do the harm his ignorant fellows could
do and havo done here. The fact of his
exclusion from representation there shows
conclusively how hollow and contemptible
is all thoir fimlillo >!?
A PRACTICAL VIEW OP IT.
Let us look at the matter in a practical
light. Did not these people try to goveru
this oountry for ten years ? Where did
they run it to and to what a condition did
they reduce it ? To absoluto disgrace, humiliation
and contempt. Now that we havo
got control of the government, it is uo
longer a question of honesty, because the
administration is honest. It is no longer a
question of race for all races are represented
and protected alike. I would tell theso
people to-day: "You hato tried to govorn
this country for ton years and have proved
your utter incapacity for doing so, now
stand aside and let us try it for ton years,
we can do it better than you; and if we
fuil to do ao. th?n turn Iia mil I"
MIXED TICKETS.
I do oot intend to ttr a good many
things I would like to say, but there is one
thing I do want to say before I leave you.
It has been reported, with how muoh truth
I do not know, that a proposition has been.
made to run "mixed tickets" in some of \
the counties of this State. I desire to enter
my solemn protest against such a proposition.
I think the Democratic party is able
to govern this country without the interjeo{
tloa of Radical help. The very suggestion
is a confession that the Democratic party
cau not govern th#cd)infi<^y successfully.
It haa also been said that wo gave our assent
to this dootrine in 18f0, but that is
not true. We were then on the outside aud
trying to improve the govcru:i?crt by introducing
a better element into it. The whole
matter is reversed now ; the govern ment
has passed into competent and houorable
bands, and shall we be expected to deteriorate
it by admitting the very same corrupt
element we fought then ? And, moreover,
how were we met then when we advanced
this same propositiod ? Tho Republican!)
party turned the backs of its hands to us,
and now that we are in powe^ I propose to
turn tho bntfks of our bauds to them 1?
That is the whole. isnne it is aahl
that we ought to be magnanimous and geucrous.
Thesu are noble traits of character
in any man or pnrty, and I trust I may
never be heard ruising my voice against
their proper exercise ; but let us be careful
that we don't mistake magnanimity and
generosity for a silly and pernicious seutimentalism.
They are different things.?
Ono does for the ^domain of poesy, but in
the practical affairs of the law aud in anything
so intensely practical as politics it will
not do. Do not let us degenerate these
high and uoblc qualities iuto a pulling sen
timeutalisui.
THE POLITICAL MILLENNIUM.
It hns been said that the political milIcuium
is uot far off, that the Republican
party is not going to run an op|K)sition
ticket to the Stato ticket. I hope that tho
State ticket will not suffer itself to be misled
into a position of false security by any
such siren illusions, promises or songs.?
They may indeed paralyze the strength of"
the ticket by promising to run nothing
against it, but vfhile the ticket is in a state
of supposed security this eunuing monster
will ruu in candidates enough to get control
of our Legislature, and we cannot afford to
lose sight of this danger.
APPREHENSIONS OP DIVISION.
I learned since I came here that there
are great apprehensions that wo will hare
serious divisious among ourselves on account
of the number of candidates who have
como forward, but the practical good sense
of the people of Edgefield will not permit
puab-a result. As to the number of candidates
being a proof of division, I hail it
rather as a> sign of returpiug ^iotej^^fiqf
public affairs. All who have been nominated
up to this time arc honoruble men, and
I know they will abide the voice of the
people: and woe to th?? man i
t 4 f ??? ?? UV UUVO UVl i
I say to you let sueb au one be owracised
and tbeuccforth consigned to political oblivion,
and let him be flayed alivo by tbc>
voice of public opinion ! [Cheers.]
HIS WORK IN WASHINGTON.
I want to say one thing more in conclusion.
Some of my friends want to know
what I have been doing in Washington.?
One of the first things I had to do was to secure
my scat in Congtcsa, and I believe I
have accomplished that. * * * Another
thing I have done was to secure the opening
of the new postoffices and needed ap.,
propriations. Another thing1 was to satisfy
those people that they were^ownd to recognize
South Carolina as an independent sov-,j
ereign State. How far I have succeeded'
in this matter I cannot say, bfit I think I
can promise that before I have concluded
my term there they ahull know that there'
is such a spot of earth as the State of South
Carolina.
? *feu HwiIAk enntjpm>ri his remarks by a
knowlcdgmcnt of the compliment which*
had been conferred upon hiui by the peoplo
of his county.? Charleston Nnns and
Courier.
XI... * - ?
jvusi in WHEAT-?Alitor Southern
Cultivator.?I have just tested a German
recipe for rust in wheat, and found it a sure
remedy. My wheat this year had rust
badly, but I prepared aud sowed one peck
o? two lands ytrQWi a lot; and beads,
when they camo to it tetnairlfecfio Me, "this
wheat is cloar of rust," without any knowledge
of the test. Ou either side, the wheat
was badly affceted with scab rust. The German
agricult&iot had used this remedy for
30 years, and his neighbors had rust in
fields adjoining his, whilst there was not a
bead of rust on his. Ilia habit was also to
take tho sheaves and boat oil tboa iwost
kernels with a stick, and uso tho grain thus
obtained for seed. 1 will now give'the
recipo : Sotne hours?at the longest-six
or eight?before sowiog,.prepare a steep of
three measures df quick lime end tcu^m?arures
of cattle urioe, pour two quarts of
this upon a peek of wheqt and stir UltfMh
pado untrl every kerrfelis covered with it.
Its ?!.:< I -! J
?, uo.m^ ?uv) >u*> ot wery (inn will DO
avoided. 4 JD. COOPKtt.
Green villa S 0., JunSr 4.4th. 1878.
Milk from a Hltm.Mt w not only
possible, but easy, to brifig a boifor, tbat
bu not yet had a calf, or that has not even
bceh bred to a bull, into milk. All that is
necesaasy is to excite the laateal organs by
permitting a calf to suck, or bv the action
of qpilking with the hands or fingors. We
have soen two virgin heifers taking their
place among the cows in a dairy, to be
milked twice a day, and one of them gave
4 quarts a day at 14 months of age.
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PROCEEDINGS OF
THE NT ATS] (0\VEM!0.\ 1
4 HAMPTON RENOMINATED
?WITH ALL?
The Other State Officers !
THE PLATFORM OF 1S7? KKAFF1UMEU
Harmony and Unity Secured
THE DEMOCRATIC RANKS UNBROKEN!
of the Stale Democratic Executive Committal
called the Stale Democratic Convent ion toorde
and nominated Col. J. S. Cot bran uh tcmporar
cbairinnn of tbc Convention.
Col Cothran was unanimously elected, an
in taking tbc chair addressed the Cenvcutiou u
follows :
Allow me to thank von ?rnn?1n?.>? "r ?'
0?....V...VU V. ?H
Convention, for tliia unexpected honor in callin
upon me to assist in the organisation of this ift
portaul and rospousiblo bod/. I slmll not ver
ture in this position to impress upon your mind
an/ peculiar ideas of my own as to the plan
and .policies or purposes of the Deinocrac
in the campaign about to begin. That banne
which was furled ia victory nearly two year ag
is about to bo thrown to the breeze again, U
common coNsent it win be doubtless sitbmitte
again to the same wise, prudent and faitt?
hands which bore it to victory before. (Qra
applause.]
Amongst all her devoted sons, and South Cat
olina has many, who clung to her through a dt
cade ot adversity, none have been found, in th
judgment of a grateful people, more faithful au
more devoted to a cause than these have beer
[Applause.]
1 congratulate you, gentlemen ot the Qonver
tion, upon the changed condition of aflaii
which appears so conspicuous as compared wu
tjtose of two years ago. Your political adrei
| aaries then were thoroughly organized aqd firir
ly seated in power, rejoicing as a strong ma
about t# run a race, and now they are disorgas
| ized, disheartened aud dispersed. It must nc
| be, however, fergutten that the battle of lifn i
nevqr endod, and tits army which appeared be
! fore you yesterday vanquished may renew th
! strugglo to-morrow. Often in the sense of seen
rity there may lurk the greatest dauger.Whcrcfere,
in the name of the victories yo
have achieved, in the hope of those that are t
be achieved, and in the name of a redeemed
regenerate and grateful people ; in the name e
civilisation and decency, ayd in the name of a
enlarged, unselfish interest, let mc hope thai n
spirit of bitterness shall spring up amongst ut
land that the success of the post may bo consid
ere3 US Ml? H&lrbinger of the future. v'
After prayer by the Rev. Win. Martin, Messrt
D. 8. Henderson and T. 0. Gaston were electe
temporary secretaries.
I The temporary organization of the Conven
tion being completed, Hon. Geo. L>. Tilman ol
fcred the following, which was adopted :
Ruolved, In all elections by the Convention
majority of the votes cast shall be necessary to
choiee, aud the vote shall be taken viva voce an
recorded, except when there is but one cand
uiuc, in wiucu oveut the rote may be takes b
acclamation.
Col. J. A. Law, of Darlington, then nominate
Qen. J. 1). Kennedy as permanent president <
the Convention, and. aa there were no othe
nominations, he was unanimously elected by s<
I clamatien.
On motion of J. C. Sheppard, Esq., Gen. Ker
1 nedy was escorted to the chair by a com mil te
Of Sb*we?-**Mi npen taking the chair made tfa
following remarks.
Gentleman of the Convention : I thank ye
for the honor you have conferred by electing it
your presiding officer, and will endeavor to di
charge its duties impartially and to the best <
my ability.
You are the representative body of the Den
ocratie party of South Carolina, and as such ai
assembled for the first time since onr grand an
triumphant victory od tbe 7th of November, 1871
On the 15th of this moQth two years will hav
passed since your last assemblage, and the coi
trast between our eon<}ition now and then shoul
I | ? I l' i i '
>hu atucu uj u poweriui any at wast
Ington, hacked by tbq purse and sword of 11
(Jeneral Government ; with an exciting l'res
deutial .election to complicate the situation
with heroic resolution you laid dawn n hroat
liberal and wise platform, and with V ade llam|
ton as your standard-bearer carried everythiti
before you. It was a long, perplexing an
stormy campaign, taxing to the utmost the p<
I tience and patriotism of our people, and eve
after the eleotien weeks of weory.watching an
stern self-control elapsed before we entered fnt
possession of the goverjppient of the Htate. 1
was a victory achieved by the irresistible moral
of our altitude, and it is a subject of profoan
congratulation that we retain the hold then at
quited over the good people of Carolina of a
classes and conditions, l'e&ce reigns suprcmt
justice is administered to all nlike, taxes are r<
dueed and honesty, economy and compelenc
, characterize our officials. Such, gentlemen,
our condition, and it behooves us to rise to tl
I fullest measure of our responsibility us a part
i and take no step backward, but lay still deept
| the foundations of perpetual good will and et
during prosperity. We are the custodians <
I Lha ?f !.- - a .
?. v< .uv poupio ui iuis owe ana wi
bo held acceugtable for its welfare.
I knew 1 address men who neither lightly e
Mn?i?r wiU recklessly jeopardise thia exalte
position. Political wisdom is the outgrowth <
political experience, and our experience in ll
last campaign should qualify us all the better I
grapple and dispose or the complications ari
' ing from the anomalous and direrse relatioi
wbieh exist in our midst, f-at ??
to our platform and I fool nun red that wit
energy, unity and good faith we will win th
campaign still mor? triumphantly. I inroV
the utmost concord in your deliberations an
the blessings of Ood on your actiofts.
Messrs. 8. W. Maurice, B. F. Whitner, W. ]
Wilson, Q. L. Duist and A. P. Butler, wei
elected vice-presidents from their respects
Congressional districts, and Messrs. B. 8. liei
derson and E. B. Murray were elected perm
uerrt secretaries. Mr. \\. C Brewn, from Ande
son, was elected treasurer.
Mr. Jeter, of Union, moved that a tsemmUt*
ijj i.? <i mni A r
of three bo appointed to prepare rnles for tlio" ,
government of the Convention.
Mr. J. C. Shephard amended by lnoviug that
the rules of the House of Representatives be
i Atlnntoil ?*o
F , ? ...? .uiyii ui mo government cf the
' Convention. This motion was agreed to,
The secretaries were instructed tj call the
roll, when 150delcg?tCB were found to be present
and entitled to all the rights and privileges of
the Convention.
^ Mr. Lipscomb moved that a committee ou platform
and resolutions be raised, by the selection
of one delegate from each comity by their res1
pectivc county delegations.
Ten minutes recess was taken, to allow the
delegations time to muke their selections, after
which time the following committee was announced
:
d TUB CUM >1IITKK Q*t I'MTf OltM AK n ui'?ini?in.'? - - "* '
AnbevTTle?S. NIcGowan.
B' Aiken?G. W. t.'roft.
r' Anderson?W. C. Brown.
y Barnwell?G. B. Lartigue.
Beaufort?Win. Elliott.
Charleston?M. 1*. O'Connor.
w Chester?G. J. l'altersen.
f'lifwt orfiol.l V 11 n
v?vw.?. ?? ??a/* jl*. v. vneii,
c Clarendon?John L. Manning.
8 Colleton?Carlos Tracy.
Darlington ?J. L. Cokcr.
l" Edgefield?M. W. Gary.
8 Fairfield?Jus. 11. llion.
8 Georgetown?Not represented,
y Greenville?F. II. Fuller.
r Hampton?C. J. C. Ilutsun.
0 llorrj?E. H. Beatty.
J Kershaw?W. D. Trantham.
j Lancaster?N. G. 11. Chafes.
1 Laurens?N. 3. Harris.
Lexington?D. J. Knotts.
Marion?W. 11. Johnson.
Marlboro'?A. K. I'arker.
Newberry?Jas. N. Lipscomb.
? Oconee?W. C. Keith.
Orangeburg?S. Dibbls.
Pickeus? D. F. llradlsy.
Kicliland?John E. Bacon.
Sumter?T. B. Fraxer.
"s Spartanburg?J. H. Evios,
" Union?T. B. Jeter.
r" York?B. II. Massey.
l" Williamsburg?W. 11. Kennedy.
u Mr. Gaston, of Chester, moved that all resolutions
be referred to this committee without
1 debate
l# Mr. Tillman moved to amend by inserting "all
'* Tcsolatione rciatjug te the polioy ef the Demo8
cratic party." This amendment was accepted.
l" Mr. S. W. Maurice, of Williamsburg, moved
that the resolutions be referred to thu coramitu
tee without being read.
0 Hon. D. Wyatt Aikpn opposed this araend
ment, and it was lost.
The original resolution was then adopted.
n The adoption of this resolution was the signal
0 for the introduction of a perfect raft of resolu['
lions, all of which were referred to the committee
debate.
me hob. j. c. Shephard opened by offering
the platform of 1870, and recommending that
the committee adept it in every particular as the
platform of 1878. This announcement was received
with cheers and applause.
Mr. D. W. Aiken introduced a resolution looking
to the encouragement of immigration, and
% another relating to Southern war claims.
* Hon. M. P. O'Connor, offered a resolution
. looking to the modification by Congress of ex.
cise la\fS^
Dr. Gerard B. Lartigue, of Barnwell, iotro.
duced a resolution looking to live reopportionf
,meut of the representatives of the counties in
- the Stale Convention on a basis of the number
,r of enrolled Democrats in each county.
Mr. Tillman offered a resolution recommending
the calling of a constitutional Convention.
l~ Mr. Woodward, of Fairfield, introduced a
e resolution denouncing monopolies of overy kind
lC as being contrary to the spirit and genius of
the Democratic party.
>u Mr. Carlos Tracy, of Celleton, introduced a
ie resolution demanding from the Convention a
B" recognition of the equal right# before the law of
the two races in South Carolina.
Mr. G. L. Buist offered a resolution repudx~
ating all fusion and coalition on the part of the
1 Democratic party with the Republicans, and
' condemning all who, under the guise of un independent
party, seek to briug about suck a*
? result.
Those resolutions were all referred to the
committee on platforms and resolutions, and the
Convention adjourned until 6 P. M., to allow
U ^^onmgiitteq time for consnltation and discus
^ >*T** THX BKOKSS.
ic The Convention reassembled at 5 P. M., and*
i- on motiou of Mr: - Murray of- Anderson, all*
i; speeches in debate were limited te ten minutes
1, each.
y- Gen. Bratton, a member of the Slate Demoig
cratic executive committee, submitted a report
5 from that committee, which was received as inW
formation.
n Mr. Tillman, of Edgefield, introduced a set of
d resolutions, which be proposed as an aioeudo
roeut to the *011311101100 of the Democratic i?arr.
-r 1 - o.
n ly wi msouut! Ana moved that (he same be in*
le corporate*! us an article of tbe said constitution,
d These resolutions were adopted, as follows'.
1st. Representation in the Judicial and (!onU
gressienal Conventions shall be ou the same bas,
sis as the State Convention.
B. 2d. That a majority of the delegates elected'
y shall be present at the Convention to nominate
Is a candidate for Congressman and solicitor,
te 3d. Tbe delegation from eaeh county in a
,y Congressional dr Judicial convention shall have
)r power to fill any vacancy occurring in itself,
j- 4th. In all Congressional and Judicial convenof
tiens, a majority of the votes shall be necessary
U to a choice, and the voting shall be t>it> > voce, .
unless there be only one candidate, when it may
s- be by acclamation.
>d otb. When a convention has mad* a nomina0f
tion for Congress or eolicitor, it shall adjourn
ie sins die, and tha candidate# for unexpired terms
lo shall be nominated by a new oonventioa;
s. 6th. The executive committee of each Conis
greaeieaal District skill consist of the county
te chairmsn of l>e oenatlsa eomprising the district,
h 7th. The chairmen shall asldet their own secis
retaries and troasucsrs, and it shall require a
lo majority of the whole exeeutlva committee to
,d call a nominating convention
8th. Kaoh Congressional and Judioiel conreo8.
tion shall meet within Ha own district or cirro
cuit.
r? ' Qoesrnor Manning, as obairman of the coma
mittee on platform and resolutions, submitted a
a- platform andjreportu pon the resolutions referred
r- >to the oemmittee, whioh were adopted, afteir
sorae slight amendment, as fellow* ;
s? [Conctwted on 2ripnge.\