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"VOL. 28. YORKYILLE. S. O.. THURSDAY. AIJGTJST IP, 1882. 32.
?olifiral Affairs.
STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The State Democratic Convention Unanimously
Nominates an Able and Popular Leader
for the Coming: Campaign?Sheppard for
Lieutenant-Governor?Lipscomb, Secretary
of State?Miles, Attorney-General?
Richardson, Treasnrer.?Stoney, Comptroller-General?Capers,
Superintendent of
Education?Maniganlt, Adjutant-General?
Other Matters.
t
Vmm PhorJootnn NViws and Courier.
The State Democratic Convention was convened
in the Hall of Representatives, Columbia,
at noon on Tuesday, August 1st, and despite
contrary predictions, the delegates were
all comfortably seated within the ball. The
gallery, which had been set apart for the use
of visitors, was well filled with whites and
blacks. Only a few ladies were present. The
members of the delegations sat together, the
localities in the hall being designated by little
American flags, bearing the names of the
counties.
The body was called to order by Gen. James
F. Izlar, the Chairman of the State Democratic
Executive Committee, who in doing so said:
Gentlemen of the State Democratic Convention,
the duties to be performed by you on this
occasion are not only delicate, but they are
grave and responsible. Upon your action today
will depend, in a very great measure, the
harmony and success of the Democratic party
in the coming campaign. If your action shall
be wise and judicious, as I feel confident that
it will be, then the harmony of the party is
assured and a victory >s guaranteed. The
Democracy of the State ftas been reorganized
and is as bold, earnest and determined as m
the past. "Home rule, intelligence, honesty
and Anglo-Saxon supremacy" is still the watchword
of the party. Laying aside then all personal
considerations, and with an eye single to
the true interests of the party and the State,
let us address ourselves to the important duties
for which we are assembled. I take pleasure
in nominating for temporary chairman of
this Convention
MR. WM. MUNRO, OF UNION,
a gentleman of character and ability.
Mr. Munro, on taking the Chair, said:
The Convention of to-day makes a new departure
in the political life of the State.
Wedded to Conservative ways, our people have
hitherto followed the path laid out for them in
times past and entrusted to others the work
which will now more nearly than ever before
be done by themselves. The result is that
your body will be in some respects perhaps a
more unwieldy one, but it is of the people and
from the people, and will assuredly reflect
their true and well matured sentiments and
convictions. There is no need to despair for
South Carolina. Her sons have always stretched
out their hands to shield her from assault
and their counsel has always availed to save
her from harm. But a few years ago prostrate,
down trodden, oppressed with Federal bayonets
and overwhelming numbers, by force of
their manhood, superior intelligence and unanimity,
our people achieved for themselves a
wonderful deliverance,' and now, fortified and
sustained by victory and prosperity, our people
can never be subjugated and brought back to
the same condition of political servitude and
degradation. I have confidence that the same
spirit of unanimity still possesses you, and
will inspire you to put forth a ticket that will
awaken the enthusiasm of all the people of our
State. I am sure you will cultivate a spirit of
harmony, will divest your minds of the spirit
and bias of partisanship, and all work together
for the good of the whole State. I have to
thank the chairman of the executive committee
for his kindness in calling me to preside
temporarily over the deliberations of so distinguished
a body of Carolina gentlemen.
Mr. J. Ancrum Simons, of Charleston, and
Mr. G. W. Nicholls, of Spartanburg, were
then requested to act as temporary secretaries.
On motion of Mr. G. Lamb Buist, there being
NO CONTESTED DELEGATIONS,
the roll of counties was called, and the credentials
of the delegations were handed in.
The roll call showed 314 delegates or their
representatives present, the total number ot
delegates being 318, and not 310, as had been
erroneously calculated.
The Chair then announced that the Convention
was organized and ready to proceed with
the election of its permanent officers.
Col. J. H. Rion moved that the temporary
chairman and secretaries be elected the permanent
officers of the Convention. The motion
wa&. adopted without opposition, and Mr.
Munro was elected
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN
and Messrs. Simons and Nicholls permanent
secretaries by acclamation and amid considerable
applause.
Mr. Munro, in accepting the position thus
unexpectedly conferred upon him, said :
Gentlemen of the Convention, I thank you
for the distinguished and unexpected honor
you have conferred upon me. Your duty will
be to set forth such a platform of principles
and select such candidates as shall win the
confidence and respect of the j>eople of the
State. I am sure you will perform that duty
without any bias or partisanship. I am sure
you will do it with an eye single to the good of
the people of the whole State. There are no
issues to distract or divide us as Democrats.
The only matter about which we can differ is
ar tn the selection r?f snitahle candidates, and
in all the list of names before this convention
there is not one who is not a true and tried
Democrat, and I am sure that the Convention
cannot go wrong if it nominates any one out
of the number.
On motion of Mr. B. L. Buist, seconded by
Mr. E. B. Murray, the rules of the House of
Representatives, so far as they were applicable
to debate, were adopted as the rules to govern
the Convention.
The following vice-presidents, representing
the seven Congressional Districts, were then
nominated and elected by acclamation: First
District, Maj. Theo. G. Barker; Second District,
J. H. Brooks; Third District, R. E.
Bowen; Fourth District, S. S. Crittenden;
Fifth District, J. C. Coit; Sixth District, M.
C. Coker; Seventh District, J. D. Blanding.
Mr. J. Q. Marshall was also elected treasurer.
The permanent organization was then declared
to be complete, and the proceedings of
the Convention were opened with prayer by
the Rev. Win. Martin.
Mr. Cannon, of Spartanburg, offered a resolution
providing that where the delegation
from any county was not complete that the delegation
be allowed to cast the full number of
votes to which the county was entitled. Mr.
Barker very pointedly asked how the vote of
the county would be given in cases where the
delegations were divided, and Mr. Cannon not
answering, the resolution was lost.
Mr. E. B. Murray then moved a reconsideration
of the vote whereby the resolution
had been rejected, as he considered the resolution
an eminently just and proper one.
lie did not think the people should be deprived
of their representation because the delegates
they had elected had not attended.
Major Buist opposed the motion to reconsider
and said he considered the proposition contained
in the resolution one of the most extraordinary
propositions ever presented to a deliberative
body. Such a course was not sanctioned
in the National conventions and would
be hooted down in any of the State conventions
of the country. The very object of
DOUBLING THE REPRESENTATION
would be defeated by such a course, and he
hoped the vote would not be reconsidered.
Mr. Callison, of Edgefield, moved to table
the motion to reconsider, which was adopted.
. Mr. Joseph II. Earle, of Sumter, offered
the following:
Resolved, That the candidates for the State ,
offices be voted for in following order ; Governor,
lieutenant-governor, attorney-general, j
secretary of State, treasurer, comptroller-gen- i
eral, superintindent of education, adjutant
and inspector general.
Mr. Johnstone, of Newberry, offered an
amendment, which was accepted, making the
secretary of State come third and comptrollergeneral
fourth on the list. The resolution ,
was then adopted. Mr. Earle also offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the voting be taken by counties,
and that when each county is called the
chairman of the delegation shall rise in his
place and announce the vote of his delegation.
Mr. Earle said that he was informed that
each call of the roll if every man answered individually
would occupy two hours.
Mr. G'arwile thought that where the delegations
were not solid it would not be possible
for the chairmen to announce their convictions.
He believed in a viva voce vote where
each delegate spoke out boldly for the man of
his choice. [Cheers.]
Mr Earle said his motion had been made to
expedite business.
Mr. Johnstone, of Newberry, said that such
IX (UUtCCUIllg nuuiu IHltl UIIV 1I1UKIUU....VJ
of the delegates. The delegates were sent to
perform their duty in an individual capacity
and each is to be responsible for the vote he
casts. [Applause.]
Mr. L. W. White, of Abbeville, agreed
with Mr. Johnstone.
Mr. Joseph W. Barnwell was in favor of
each man answering for himself, and he was
satisfied that the calling of the roll would not
consume one sixth of the time mentioned by
the gentleman from Sumter.
Mr. Johustone moved as a substitute that
; the roll be called by counties, and that each
delegate announce viva voce the candidate he
favors.
Mr. J. W. Johnson, of Marion, thought that
if the vote of the delegation was announced
by the chairman there would be more freedom
in the voting. He for one did not care to vote
out loud against some of his friends, and yet
he would have to do it if the viva voce rule was
adopted.
Col. J. II. Rion said he didn't want to vote
second-handed or through a mouth-piece. He
wanted to hear himself vote, and he wanted .
others to hear him vote.
' Mr. Johnstone's substitute to the original
resolution was then adopted by a large majority,
amid loud applause. i
On motion of Mr. Callison all speeches were
limited to five minutes on each subject. I
Mr. S. P. Hamilton moved that a commit- ]
tee of one from each county be appointed, to
whom shall be referred the duty of preparing '
a platform of principles of the Democratic ]
party of South Carolina, and to whom be re- ;
ferred all resolutions touching the policy of
the party, to be by the committee considered 1
and reported upon to the Convention. <
This motion was adopted and the following i
committee was appointed : S. P. Hamilton, i
T. J. Davies, F. A. Connor, Dr. T. A. Ilud- <
gens, D. P. Sojourner, J. G. Barnwell, J. I. i
Mikell, Jos. W. Barnwell, J. C. Coit, John J. 1
Jngraham, M. P. Howell, S. A. Gregg, Ii. G.
Bonham, H. C. Davis, R. Dozier, T. Q. Don- 1
alson. J. W. Moore. C. P. Quattlebaum, W.
D. Trantham, Ira B. Jones, J. B. Humbert,
A. Minis, J. G. Blue, C. S. McCall,Geo. John- (
stone, Jos. W. Shelor, Samuel Dibble, R. A. *
Child, J. Q. Marshall, J Cannon, J. W. Hud- [
son, David Johnson, Jr., T. M. Gilland, Allen *
Jones. c
Mr. White, of Abbeville, offered a set of j
resolutions condemning the action of the \
REPUIILICANS IN CONGRESS i
in unseating the Democratic Congressmen J
from South Carolina for party purposes and ?
in defiance of all law and justice. Tlie resolutions
were referred to the committee on *
platform and resolutions. 1
A resolution was also offered and referred '<
to the same committee providing that the rep- 1
resentation of the Democratic party in future ?
conventions should be one for every 300 members
on the rolls of the Democratic clubs and 1
one for every fraction over 300.
At this stage of the proceedings there was 1
an evident desire on the part of some of the *
members to postpone the nominations until <
after dinner and a motion to adjourn was
made. The friends of the candidates, how- 1
ever, each considered any desire to postpone 1
action wws a sign of weakness on the part of
their opponents, and consequently the motion 1
was lost by a large majority. 1
Mr. Iiodgers, of Beaufort, moved to make
the nominations the special order for 7 P. M., '
but this was lost. J
Major Barker thought it would be better
to have a platform before nominating the i
candidates who were to stand upon it. <
Mr. Crittenden thought that as there was <
no great division in the Democratic party of 1
h>o fsiafp Iia fpit. sure that the candidates 1
elected by the Convention would stand upon ]
any platform put forth by the Convention. [Applause.]
He moved that the Convention i
proceed at once with the nominations. This 1
motion was adopted. Amid a
nrzz OF EXCITEMENT '
Major Theo. G. Barker rose and nominated !
for the position of Governor j
TIIE HON. JOHN G. BRATTON, ]
of Fairfield. Major Barker, in making the
nomination, spoke eloquently of his high character
and his manhood, the two qualities
which in 1870 the people had sought to combine .
in the candidate who was to redeem South Car- (
olina. He alluded earnestly to the great and. ;
many services rendered by Gen. Bratton to '
the State, both in peace and in war, and he ,
placed his name before the Convention, he ,
said, with the assurance that he would re- '
ceive the support of all classes and be recognized
as the exponent of no combination J
whatsoever.
Mr. Dozier, of Georgetown, seconded the ,
nomination, referring feelingly to the sim
pncity 01 cnaracier, iuouesiy ?uu uewic.uiui (
and the natural retiring disposition of the 1
candidate in addition to his bravery, his character,
manhood and sound judgment, all of .
which characteristics he had learned to know ,
and admire from a long and close friendship
of many years.
The nomination of Gen. Bratton was received
with loud applause. Mr. M. D. Trail- .
tham, of Kershaw, then rose to put in nomination
J
GEN. JOHN D. KENNEDY,
of Kershaw. lie spoke glowingly of Gen. ;
Kennedy's services in the field, where he received
in fighting for his State many honora- ;
hie wounds. In peace, he said, his services '
had been equally great. No man had done
more in '7<>, '7S and 'HO than he had done for
South Carolina.
Mr. T. C. Moody, of Marion, ably seconded
Gen. Kennedy's nomination.
Mr. W. L. Maudlin, of Greenville, then rose,
and, amid considerable surprise, proceeded to
make
A THIRD NOMINATION.
He desired to place before the Convention,
he said, the name of a distinguished citizen
of South Carolina, a gentleman well known
in the history of the State?the name of one
who, although not a candidate, was a man
whose name would strike a responsive chord j
in the heart of the jieople, and the enthusiasm |
over his nomination would spread from the |
mountains to the sea. Without disparaging
the claims of the distinguished gentlemen
who had already been put forward, he nominated
the Hon. Hugh S. Thompson, of Richland.
The announcement of Col. Thompson's
name was hailed with cheers, and it was easy
to see that the delegates who had put him forward
in spite of his repeated assurances that
he could not be a candidate, had a strong hacking
and felt confident of success. The announcement
was a surprise to many, but it
was pretty well known that some movement
to put forward a dark horse was on foot. The
name of the proposed nominee was only known
to a few.
Mr. Knox Livingston, who is a forcible and
attractive speaker, rose to second the nomination
of Col. Thompson. He remembered, he
said, how in 1870 the people had for a long
time remained in doubt as to who the leader
was to be, hut when Hampton was named, he
called to mind the electric spark which flashed
from county to county, from the mountains to
the ocean, which showed the determination
that the white people of South Carolina should
rule South Carolina. He had heard the nominations
of the other candidates, but no real
feeling had been shown until the name of
Thompson had been announced. The Convention
was electrified by his name, as they had
been in '76 at tlie name of Hampton. He was
a man who would carry the banner to victory,
and the echoes of this campaign will go down
until in 1884 the Democracy will not only elect
the State ticket, but will send Democratic
electors to the electoral college.
Mr. Livingston's remarks were received wun
cheers, and a number of Col. Thompson's most
enthusiastic friends seized the little flags which
marked the localities of the delegations and
waved them excitedly over their heads. The
delegates crowded into the aisles, and the Chair
found it exceedingly difficult to secure order.
Mr. E. B. Murray then rose and said : "Col.
Thompson has requested me to say that he is
not a candidate and cannot be a candidate. If
the Convention nominates him it will be the
wish of the Convention and not his wish, and
if lie is nominated I think the ground of the"
gentlemen from Greenville and Marlboro' is
well taken. This Convention has undoubtedly
the right to call on any son of South Carolina
to lead the Democratic hosts to victory,
and it cannot call 011 one better qualified and
110 one who could give more force and character
to the Democratic standard than Hugh S.
Thompson."
Long and loud cheering followed this announcement,
and Col. Thompson's strength
was largely increased by it, as it gave the Convention
to understand that Col. Thompson,
while neither a candidate nor desiring the office,
would not turn a deaf ear to the call of
his State.
The first ballot then proceeded under suppressed
excitement. The call of the roll resulted
as follows : Total vote cast 314, necessary
to a choice 158, of which Thompson received
112, Kennedy 107, Bratton 95.
The announcement of the vote was hailed
with loud cheering for the different candidates
and the Convention proceeded to a second ballot.
This ballot resulted as follows: Total
vote cast 312, necessary to a choice 157, of
which Thompson received 147, Kennedy 90,
Bratton 75.
Upon the announcement of this vote Col.
J. H. Rion came to the front and said that
he assumed the responsibility of withdrawing
the name of Gen. John Bratton as a-candidate
before the Convention. I take pleasure in
seconding the nomination of Col. Thompson.
The excitement then ran lu'gh and the dele
gates rushed pellmell into the aisles and aq>plauded
loudly.
Mr. Trantlmm, of Kershaw, following Col.
Rion, withdrew Gen. Kennedy's name and
moved that Col. Thompson be nominated by
reclamation.
A vote was taken and Col. Thompson was
unanimously nominated by acclamation. The
jnthusiasm which followed was very general,
ind on motion of Mr. Knox Livingston a committee
of three was appointed to wait upon
Dol. Thompson and inform him of his nomination.
Messrs. Livingston, Mauldin and
Rion were appointed on the committee.
On motion of Major Buist the Convention
:hen proceeded to the nomination of a
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Major Buist placed in nomination in eloquent
terms the name of the Hon. John C.
sheppard, of Edgefield. Mr. M. L. Bonharu,
Jr., seconded the nomination, and with eloquence
and good taste recounted the manifold
.ervices rendered the State by Mr. Sheppard
md bis peculiar fitness for the office. The
lomination of Mr. Sheppard was received
/ery warmly and with prolonged applause.
Mr. Ansel moved that the nomination of Mr.
Sheppard be made by acclamation.
Mr. Jos. W. Barnwell stated that he desired
to nominate Senator Wm. Coker, of
Darlington, who if put upon the State ticket
is Lieutenant-Governor would have the whole
leople behind him. He was no politician;
v plain straight forward, honest farmer.
Col. John T. Rhett, of Richland, seconded
die nomination. The vote was then taken
uid resulted : Total 304, necessary to a choice
153, of which Sheppard received 216 and Coker
S8. Mr. Sheppard was declared the nominee
)f the Convention.
Mr. Coker was not a candidate, and the
yote he received under the circumstances was
/ery complimentary.
A motion was then made for adjournment,
but Mr. George Johnstone made a motion
:hat the order of the election agreed upon for
State officers be rescinded in order that there
should be no trading during recess until 7
L\ M.
Mr. M. L. Bonham, Jr., who was standing
in the aisle very near to Mr. Johnstone's seat,
irew himself up to his full height and in a
3lear voice that could be heard all over the
hall, said : "It is an eminently apt old saying
that he who suspects unfair dealing on the
part of others is himself worthy of suspicion."
Mr. Bonham went on to say that there was
no ground for the charge that there was
trading.
Mr. Johnstone started to reply, and said he
iiurled the personal insinuation back into the
liarl mu/lo if TMlt* VPct. nf
Mr. Johnstone's remarks were overwhelmed
by the cries of adjournment, and a moment
later the convention took
a recess
until 7 P. M.
At 7 P. M., the Convention reconvened, and
the committee appointed to notify Col. Thompson
of his nomination, walked into the hall
imid loud applause. Mr. Livingston presented
Col. Thompson to the Convention, and Col.
Thompson addressed the Convention briefly,
js follows :
Gentlemen of the Convention, it is but simple
truth for me to say that the honor which
you have conferred upon me is one which I
neither solicited, expected or desired. It
would be less than the truth if I did not express
my profound appreciation of this honor,
coming so unexpectedly as it does. My relations
with the other gentlemen who were offered
in nomination were such that I could not
without dishonor have entered the canvass
against them. There were other reasons why
I could not desire the nomination. I had
looked, not without hope and not without ambition,
to lilliug a position in my chosen profession
in which I trusted I might have served
South Carolina. But the call of this Convention,
which 1 recognize as the call of the people
of the State, has been made and I appear
to answer that call and to discharge the duties
you have imposed upon me to the best of my
ability. It is not proper in me at this time to
offer any suggestions as to the course which
this Convention should adopt in the framing
of a platform of principles, but I feel confident
that it will contain the cardinal principles of
that old Jeffersonian Democracy upon which
Hip maintenance of free institutions in this
country depends, and I believe that you will
recognize the importance of economy in the
affairs of the government. I believe you are
ready to lend an earnest helping hand to the
aid of manufactures and agricultural resources,
and that, above all, you will aid in
the development of our institutions of learning.
With this, with justice and impartiality
to all, recognizing the equality before the law
of all classes of our ]>eople, and recognizing
that upon you who represent the people of the
State devolves the duty of preserving that Anglo-Saxon
civilization which has been transmitted
to us through centuries of freedom,
with principles such as these to guide us there
can be no doubt as to the future ; and un- j
worthy as I may be to carry your banner, I
feel that 1 can make this pledge, that on the
day of election in November 1 shall have borne
that banner in such a way that it shall wave
unspattered over the conquering legions of
tim inviiwihlp Dpinocraev of South Carolina.
[Loud and prolonged cheering.J
The Charleston delegation, owing to the absence
of live of the delegation, tilled their
places by the appointment of Messrs. F. W.
Dawson, T. M. O'Neill, W-. P. Cantwell, W.
\V. Jolmson and J. K. Blackmail. .
On motion the Chair appointed a committee
consisting of Messrs. Moody, Henderson and
Dibble to wait 011 Mr. Sheppard and notify
him of his nomination.
Major Hamilton, on behalf the committee
on platform, asked and obtained further time
until to-morrow.
The chair announced that nominations wen
in order for , p
SECRETARY OF STATE.
I Mr. T. C. Gaston nominated Hon. B. H,
j Massey, of York. Mr. W. D. Trantham sec
onded the nomination of Mr. Massey.
j Hon. J. "W. Moore nominated Hon. James
N. Lipscomb, of Newberry. Mr. D. 1'. Dun
| can seconded the nomination of Col. Lips,
comb. Mr. T. W. Carwile also seconded the
nomination of Col. Lipscomb.
Mr. It. A Child, of Pickens, nominated
j Hon. D. F. Bradley, of Pickens, and the
j Hon. 1). S. Henderson seconded the nomina!
tion of Mr. Bradley. Mr. I). J. Carter sec;
onded the nomination of Mr. Massey.
I The Convention then voted for secretary
! of State. The first vote resulted as follows :
Total number of votes cast 302, necessary tc
a choice 151. Col. Lipscomb received 130 Mr.
Bradley 02, Mr. Massey 80. On the second
ballot the total number of votes cast was 307,
I necessary to a choice 154. Col. Lipscomb
received 157, Mr. Bradley 88, Mr. Massey 02.
Col. Lipscomb was therefore declared elected.
The nomination, of Col. Lipscomb was then
made unanimous. >
Mr. Slieppard bein^lntroduced by the cornmi
tteemade an eloeii^t and telling speech is
acknowledgment of his nomination.
The nomination of a candidate for
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
being in order, Mr. J. "VV. Johnson nominated
Gen. W. "VV. Harllee. Mr. T. C. Moody, ol
Marion, seconded the nomination of Gen.
Harllee.
There being a short pause Mr. G. E. Prince,
of Anderson, moved that Gen. Harllee be
elected by acclamation. This was laid on the
table amidst hearty laughter.
Mr. J. Q Marshall nominated Col. J. R.
Abney, of Columbia. Mr. J. H. Earle seconded
the nomination of Col. Abney.
Mr. Charles Inglesby, of Charleston, nominated
the Hon. C. If. Miles. Mr. L. Buist
seconded the nomination of Mr. Miles.
Mr. I. B. Jones nominated the Hon. Y. J.
Pope, of Newberry. The Hon. J. S. Thompson
seconded the nomination of Mr. Pope.
The Hon. G. W. Craft nominated Mr.
James Aldrich, of Aiken. Mr. W. G. Sims, of
Barnwell, seconded the nomination of Mr.
Aldrich.
The Convention then voted with the following
result: First ballot, whole number
of votes cast 314, necessary to a choice 158.
Mr. Miles received 88, Mr. Aldrich 78, Abney
75, Pope -40, Harllee 27. The names of Messrs.
Ilarllee and Pope were then withdrawn. Second
ballot, whole number 307, necessary to a
choice 154; Miles 121, Abney 101, Aldrich 88.
The name of Mr. Aldrich was then withdrawn.
Third ballot, whole number 307, neccesary
to a choice 154. Miles 185, Abney 12*2. Mr.
Miles was therefore declared elected, and on
motion of Mr. Marshall his election was made
unanimous. Nominations for
STATE TREASURER
being next in order, Mr. J. II. Earle nominated
the Hon. J. P. Richardson, There being
no other nomination for treasurer, on motion
of Mr Johnstone Mr. Richardson was
elected by acclamation.
The nomination for
f'AVDTt)r?T I CD ncvci? A T.
VWiX 1 JWUiilJit
being in order, the Hon. W. II. Perry nominated
M. J. W. Gray, of Greenville. Mr. II.
II. Newton seconded the nomination of Mr.
Gray.
The Hon. J. T. Rhett nominated Col. Wm.
Wallace, of Columbia. Mr. Thomas Morgan,
of Newberry, seconded the nomination of Col.
Wallace.
Col. J. II. Rion nominated Mr. W. E. Stoney,
of Berkeley. The Convention then proceeded
to vote. -w
First ballot~wholtyfiumber 297, necessary to
choice 149? Stoney 148, Gray 94, Wallace 55.
One delegate finding that Col. Stoney lacked
but one vote of election, changed his vote
from Gray to Stoney. The point of order was
however made that the delegates could not
change their votes after the result had been
announced.
The Chair sustained this point and another
vote was taken. Col. Wallace's name was
withdrawn.
Second ballot, whole number 2.87, necessary
144: Stoney 175, Gray 112. Mr. Stoney was,
therefore, declared elected. She convention
adjourned till 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.
SECOND DAY.
Columwa, Wednesday, August 2.?The
Democratic State Convention reassembled at
9 o'clock this morning, two hundred and eighty-eight
delegates answering to their names.
On motion of Mr. Ansel, of Greenville, the
Convention proceeded at once with the nomination
of Superintendent of Education. Mr.
Humbert, of Laurens, placed in nomination
Mr. James Farrow, of Laurens, who, lie said,
had graduated at the South Carolina College,
rose to distinction at the bar, represented Spartanburg
in the Legislature from 1859 to 1800,
served in the Confederate Congress during the
entire war, and was a member of the Convention
of 1805. He was a man of culture and
ability and peculiarly fitted for the position of
superintendent of education. Mr. Farrow's
nomination was ably seconded by Mr. Richard
Dozier, of Georgetown.
Mr. E. B. Murray,of Anderson, said he rose
to nominate a gentleman who had no intimation
that his name was to be used, but his reputation
throughout South Carolina was a snllicient
nominating speech, and his character
was such that no encomiums would add to its
lustre. He was a man whose attainments
were such as to make him beyond question the
most acceptable gentleman in South Carolina
to fill theollice of superintendent of education,
and under his management the educational interests
of the State would receive able and intelligent
management. He came from the
white section of the State, which had been
given no representation on the ticket. The
gentleman he referred to was the Rev. Ellison
Capers, of Greenville.
Col. S. S. Crittenden, of Greenville, warmly
seconded the nomination, and the Convention
applauded with great?tethusiasm. Mr. Capers
had not been spoken of until late Tuesday
night, and accordingly when his nomination
was made it was with some surprise and with
very much the same enthusiasm as followed
the nomination of Col. Thompson.
Major Barker said that he regretted very
much lo hear infused into the debates of the
Convention the old song of sectional distribution
of ollices. If there ever was a time when
it was not needed, it was certainly with refer
ence to this nomination. He thought General
Capers a man of great ability, and if it was
not for the fact that he was going to vote for
another up-country gentleman he would cheerfully
give him his support, but if he should
cast his vote for him it would not be because
Charleston had received a place on the ticket,
but because of his qualiticatiions and his merits.
In conclusion, he asked the friends of
Gen. Capers if they had any assurance that he
would accept the office, as in his opinion it
would place the Convention in a veryawkward
position to have him decline.
Mr. Murray said that he "had already stated
that the nomination had been made without
the knowledge of Gen. Capers, but the Convention
bad yesterday laid its linger upon the
man who was to be the next Governor of
South Carolina, and called hitn to the position
without consulting him. The ofiice of superintendent
of education he considered one of
the most important in the State, and in casting
about for a man who thouroughly meet its
requirements they had selected Gen. Capers
as the most competent and suitable. He was
not nominated because he was from Greenville,
but because he was the right man for
the place.
Major Barker said he thought the Convention
should have sufficient assurance that
Gen. Capers would accept the position to
avoid making their votes a nullity.
Col. Crittenden said that the friends of Gen.
Capers had considered that point maturely,
and were satisfied that he would not decline
an honor which had been spontaneously offered
him by the Democracy of the State.
Mr. Youmans, of Barnwell, then nominated
for the ofiice of superintendent of education
; Senator G. B. I^jirtigue, of Barnwell, anil in
a very warm and eloquent speech placed before
the Convention the high qualifications
for the office possessed by Dr. Lartigue. lion.
[. II. A. Gaillard seconded the nomination of
Dr. Lartigue, earnestly recounting his services
, to the State and his fitness for the office.
Mr. Gaston urged the importance, as a matter
of policy, of giving a representative on the
, ticket to the upper tier of white counties,-at
the same time disclaiming any intention to
I create sectional feeling.
, Mr. Stackhouse stated that he thought Gen.
' Cajiers, would accept the position and called
to the attention of the Convention the fact
that he had under the Provisional government
, of 18(35 held the position of secretary of State.
There being no further nominations a vote
[ was taken and resulted as follows: Whole
number of votes cast 288, necessary to a choice
[ 155, of which
HEN. CAPERS RECEIVED 170,
i Farrow 65 and Lartigue 5'3. Gen. Capers was
accordingly declared the nominee of the Convention
for superintendent of education,
i The next and last nomination to be made
was that for
ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL.
i Mr. M. L. Bouham, Jr., offered the name of
Gen. Arthur M. Manigault, whose training
at West Point and whose services as adjutant
and inspector general of the State during the
last two years, he said, were sufficient guar
J antee of his eminent fitness for the office.
Mr. S. P. Hamilton, of Chester, very ahly
and warmly seconded the nomination, and on
motion of Mr. White, of Abbeville, Gen. Man,
igault received the nomination unanimously
by acclamation.
After a brief recess the committee on platform
and resolutions made a report upon the
resolutions referred to them, and also submitted
a platform for the adoption of the Convention.
The platform was read by the Hon.
Samuel Dibble, and after a few amendments
offered by Major T. G. Barker, Capt. F. W.
Dawson, Mr. T. C. Gaston and Hon. Samuel
Dibble the platform was unanimously adopted.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform adopted by the Convention,
after-re-aflirming the declarations of 1870 and
1878, proceeds as follows :
First?Just legislation, impartial administration
of equal laws, economy with efficiency
every department of State government.
Second?Popular education is the bulwark
of free institutions. Liberal appropriations
for public schools for the whole people.
Third?The systematic efforts of the Republican
party to obstruct reform and destroy
good government in South Carolina by turn|
ing to partisan purposes the appointing power
ot tne jrecierai government are a scanning
menace to the people of this State and a
growing danger to the good citizens in every
part of the Union. The Federal oflices in this
State are made political infirmaries and training
schools for the defeat of honest government
in South Carolina.
Fourth?The honest home rule Democracy
of South Carolina, representing the tax payel's
of the State and a tnajoriry of the whole
people, invite, and have the right to expect,
the sympathy and support of their fellowcountrymen
in their strenuous efforts to preserve
an intelligent and equal administration
of the Government.
Fifth?The practice of packing juries in
political cases in the United States Courts in
this State is a criminal violation of the inalienable
right of every citizen to a fair trial*
by a jury of his peers.
Sixth?The extension of the franchise as a
political result of the late war has enlarged
enormously the number of present and prospective
voters requiring education in the.
public schools. The burden was increased
while the ability of the State to bear it was
diminished. The Federal Government, by
liberal appropriations from the treasury on
the basis of illiteracy, should help the Southern
States to cure the evil of nonintelligent suffracre?a
National dancer which calls for
National action and National aid. With civil
service reform anointments to minor ollices,
under tests, will indicate the qualifications of
applicants, promotion by merit, fixed tenure
of office and no removals except for cause.
Eighth?Blackmailing public servants under
the guise of political assessments, converts the
public treasury to the extent of the contributions
called for, into a campaign fund for the
advancement of a political party, thus taxing
the whole people for partisan purposes.
Ninth?the present protective tariff robs
the many for the benefit of the few. Duties
on imports should be decreased and an early
repeal of the duty on cotton ties, on machinery
used in the manufactory of cotton and wool,
and 011 tools and agricultural implements,
will stimulate manufacture and be a welcome
relief to the farmer and laborer.
Tenth?It is most desirable that internal
Revenue taxation be abolished so soon as this
can be accomplished without rendering permanent
theexisting protective system. Rigid
economy in the conduct of the tTOvernment
will hasten the day when tariff shall be moderate
as in the early days of the Republic and
the army of officeholders employed under the
T-i~. 1 nv,,, l,n rlichoil/lll/l
Jillt'liuu lie veil lie inns nuij >j\- uwuimuvu.
Eleventh?The public credit, National and
State, must be religiously maintained.
Twelfth?In the conduct of the affairs of
this State, the Democracy have been actuated
by but one desire, and that is to promote the
greatest good of the State. Only within the
Democratic party and by party action can defective
legislation be remedied without imperiling
the safety and well being of the State.
Democratic unity is public safety and present
security.
Thirteenth?In the State, justice and equality
for all, to insure harmony and good will
between the races ; in the Union, no sectionalism
in policy or feeling, an indissoluble union
of indestructible States, one flag, one
enimti v. one destinv.
The Convention then proceeded to act upcn
the resolutions referred to the committee.
The following substitute offered by the committee
for the resolution to appoint a committee
of seven to consider the question of the
kki'kesentAtion of counties
and parts of counties in the Congressional
Convention was adopted.
Jtcsohed, That Article XIII of the Constition
of the Democratic party be amended by
inserting after the lirst sentence the following
: "And whenever any county is or shall be
subdivided among two or more Congressional
districts the delegates to the conventions of
the several Congressional districts shall be
elected by the county Democratic Convention
and apportioned among the respective Congressional
subdivisions of the county in proportion
to population.'"
The Convention also amended Article XIII
by inserting on line nine of the fourth page of
the printed Constitution after the word
"counties" the words "and parts of counties,"
so that it shall read : "The executive committee
of each Congressional district or judicial
circuit shall consist of the respective county
chairmen of the counties and parts of counties
forming the district."
The committee made a majority report
against the adoption' of the resolution to strike
out Article VII of the Constitution of the
Democratic party and substitute a new article,
fixing the representation in the State Convention
on the basis of one to every 300 voters
on the Democratic club lists in each county,
:nifl one for everv fraction over 150 voters on
said club lists.
Messrs. .las. "\\\ Shelor and T. A. Hudgens
made a minority report in favor of the resolution.
The majority report was adopted and the
resolution was rejected.
The committee reported up favorably on the
resolution to amend the Constitution so as to
require all further nominations for Congressmen
to be made at a primary election, and the
resolution was rejected.
On motion of Col. .J. II. Iiion Article XI of
the Constitution of the Democratic party was
amended so as to give
TIIE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
power to fill vacancies on the State ticket, except
as to the office of Governor when there
shall be sufficient time to call a State Convention.
The following executive committee of the
Democratic party, composed of three from
each Congressional District, was then elected :
First District?James F. Izlur, George D.
Bryan,, J. Otey Reed.
Second District?G. W. Croft, D. P. Sojourner,
C. J. C. Hutson.
Third District?E. B. Gary, George Johnson,
E. B. Murray.
Fourth District?Wm. Munro, It. P. Todd,
Wiley Jones.
Fifth District?John B. Erwin, Giles J.
Patterson, T. Stobo Farrow.
Sixth District?John W. Williams, J. F.
Rhame, J. D. McLucas.
Seventh District?Wm. Elliott, Charles S.
Sinkler, Joseph II. Earle.
The Chair announced that Capt. F. W.
Dawson was also a member of the executive
committee by virtue of his office as the member
of the National Democratic Committee for
South Carolina.
The work of the Convention being over,
on motion of Mr. D. S. Henderson the Convention
went into committee of the whole,
and Col. J. H. Rion was called to the chair.
A resolution was then offered by Mr. Johnstone,
of Newberry, extending the thanks of
the Convention to the chairman and secre.
taries for the courteous and efficient manner
in which they had discharged, their duties.
The resolution was adopted unanimously,
and when the Convention reconvened Mr.
Munro was notified of the resolution that
had been adopted, and replied briefly.
He said : I thank you for your kind words.
You have done your work wisely and well.
"* ^ wl.ir.l, will
1 OU llclYt? put until it otdLC bitncv nuiv.ii mu
commend itself to the solier judgment of our
people, and I am sure the ticket will receive
not only their hearty but their enthusiastic
support. I wish Nyou a speedy return to your
respective homes, and'I assure you I will
treasure up this day among the most pleasant
recollections of life. [Applause.]
On motion of 0. C. Jordan, or Aiken, the
Convention then at 11.45 adjourned sine die.
THE ARRANGEMENTS
for the comfortable accommodation of the
318 delegates of the Convention were under
the entire management of Mr. J. 1). Brown,
the sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives,
and were very admirably conceived
and carried out.
The real hard work of the Convention devolved
upon the secretaries, Mr. J. Ancrum
Simons, of Charleston, and Mr. Nicholls, of
Spartanburg, and to their efficiency the Convention
was indebted for the facility with
which the work was transacted. The calling of
the roll, which it was estimated would at
least take forty-five minutes, was called by
the secretaries in twenty-three minutes, a less
time than it takes the skilled clerks of the
National House of Representatives to call a
shorter roll.
THE NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Shortly after the election of the new State
Democratic Executive Committee tue committee
assembled and organized by electing
Gen. James F. Izlar, of Orangeburg, chairman.
SKETCHES OF THE NOMINEES.
TIIE NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR.
The Hon. Hugh S. Thompson is a native of
Greenville county, and is 46 years of age. lie
is a grandson of Chancellor Waddy Thompson,
who, for about twenty-five years, was one of
the Judges of the Court of Equity of South
Carolina, and a nephew of General "Waddy
Thompson, who was for a long time member
of Congress from South Carolina, and afterwards
minister to Mexico during the administration
of President Harrison. Col. Thompson
was graduated at the Military Academy of
rthis State, at the close of 1856. A year-after
his graduation he was elected by the board of
visitors assistant-professor in the Arsenal
Academy at Columbia, and rose by regular
promotion to the rank of captain, having tilled
the professorships of French and belles-lettres.
During most of the war he was stationed in
Charleston, and did duty with the corps of cadets
in defence of the city and at different
points in the State. The cadets under his
command regarded him with great affection
and confidence, both ;is a professor and as an
officer in the field. After the war he was elected
professor of the Columbia Male Academy,
and, taking charge of that institution when it
was in a very low condition, he raised it to the
front rank of classical schools in the State.
In the Democratic State Convention of 1876
ha iirao mmnimnnslv nnmin:itpd for State SU
perintendent of education, though not a candidate
for office, and he did not even know that
his name had been thought of for the position,
lie was unanimously renominated in 1878 and
again unanimously in 1880, and would certainly
have been renominated without opposition
for a fourth term by this Convention, but he
withdrew, at the request of leading members
of the board of trustees of the South Carolina
University, who expressed their preference for
him as president of the University, to till the
vacancy caused by the resignation of President
Miles. Had he not been nominated by the
Convention for Governor, he would certainly
have been elected president at the meeting of
the board of trustees in August. He took
charge of the public school system of the State
when it was in great confusion and heavily in
debt. Under his administration, great reforms
have been instituted, and the public
school system of South Carolina is now rapidly
reaching a high state of efficiency. When
the military of Columbia was reorganized in
1874, he was president of the first rifie club,
and it was under his command that the Governor's
Guard attained such efficiency as to be
acknowledged by army officers to be equal to
any corps in the army,
lie not only did not seek the nomination for
^ ' - i ^ .-j. ll l..^?..% 4K..4- 1,^ AlA
uovernor, UUl 11 WilS wen i\nunii.iii<u lie uiu
not desire it, and this fact was stated upon the
lloor of the Convention after he was nominated.
Col. Thompson is a good public speaker,
and his name will be a tower of strength to the
ticket.
THE NOMINEE FOR LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
John Calhoun Sheppard was born in Edgefield
county, July 5th, 1851. lie was educated
at the Furman University in Greenville, and
subsequently read law in the office of Butler &
Youmans, at Edgefield. Although young in
years, he soon acquired a lucrative practice,
lie was a delegate from Edgefield to the State
Democratic Convention of May, 187(>, and was
sent by that Convention to the National Democratic
Convention which met in St. Louis
that year. In 187(3 he was elected to the Legislature
from Edgefield county, and upon the
organization of the Wallace House was made
chairman of the ways and means committee.
He was re-elected to the Legislature in 1878,
and was unanimously elected Speaker of the
House. He was re-elected in 1880, and again
re-elected Speaker of the House.
THE NOMINEE FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
Charles Richardson Miles was born in St.
Matthew's Parish, Orangeburg county, in 18:29,
and received his early education in the city of
Charleston. Graduating from the College of
Charleston in 1849, he entered the office of
Hon. 1. W. Ilayne, then attorney-general of
the State, and began the study of law, and was
admitted to practice in the State Courts in the
spring of 1851. Upon his admission to the
Bar, Mr. Ilayne made him his deputy to rep
[ resent the State 111 the uity conn, unu in io-j-i
I took hint into partnership. Mr. Miles had
large experience in the criminal prosecutions
j of the First Judicial Circuit. In 18(52 Mr.
Miles received the appointment of assistant
Confederate States district attorney. After
the war, in the latter part of 18G5, Mr. Miles
resumed the practice of his profession in
Charleston, and in 18G9 he formed a copartnership
with Hon. II. D. Lesesne. Since the
close of the war Mr. Miles has been actively
identified with all the movements to secure
good government for his State and city. In
the Pi I lsbury-Lesesne contest he was prominent
in unmasking the rascality of the commissioners
of election. Again, in 1873, when
the infamous board of commissioners of election
and their tools had, by the most flagrant
rascality, defrauded Gen. Wagener, the Conservative
candidate, out of his election as
Mayor of Charleston, Mr. Miles was selected
to conduct the protest and contest in behalf
I of Gen. Wagener and his hoard. Mr. Miles
i also took a prominent part in the Tax Unions
and Taxpayers' Conventions of 1871?and 1874.
Everybody remembers the stubborn and successful
fight made by Mr. Miles against the
plundering of Bowen, his prominence in the
struggle of '7<i and in the subsequent prosecution
of the public thieves who had so long rioted
in Columbia. His latest, though not
least, public service was his able defence of
the citizens who were made the victims of the
election prosecutions in the United States
Court last spring.
THE NOMINEE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
James X. Lipscomb was born in Edgefield,
S. C. lie was graduated from the South Carolina
College. lie married the eldest daughter
of Governor F. W. Pickens. He settled in
Newberry county as a planter near Chappell's
Tionnf in isiui Up was electee! to the Lecrisla
ture. In 1801 he was on the start' of Governor
Bonham at the battle of Manassas. In 180*2
he went upon the staff of Gen. M. C. Butler as
quartermaster, but in 1803 was made adjutantgeneral
of division of cavalry, in which position
he served to the close of the war. In 187*2
he became connected with the Taxpayers'
movement. In 1870 he was elected to the
Senate from Xe wherry and secured his position
in December, 1877, serving until 188(1.
He was appointed auditor in 1880 and served
that year acceptably to the people of his county.
About 1874 he became Master of the State
Grange, which position he has held continuously
to this day.
THE NOMINEE FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL.
William E. Stoney was born in the city of
Charleston in 18311. lie was educated in the
private schools of Charleston and in 185G entered
the fourth class of the South Carolina
Military Academy at Columbia and commanded
Company B of the Cadet Corps in his first
class year. lie graduated in April, 1800. In
December, 1800, he went in to the State service
as lieutenant in the Moultrie Guards, 1st
Rifle Regiment, and remained with this command
until after the fall of Fort Sumter.
Then, having been appointed a lieutenant in
the regular Confederate army, he w;is ordered
to Wilmington, X. C., as a drill master.
Soon after was sent to Richmond, and attached
for a time to the staff of Gen. W. S. Winder,
then transferred to the staff of Gen. M. L.
Bonham, in the field at Vienna. Upon the
resignation of Gen. Bonham in Xovember,
1801, he was transferred to South Carolina on
general staff duty, and made adjutant-general
of the forces on James Island, then under
command of Col C. II. Stevens. In May,
1803, he was promoted to captain. He was
on Morris Island at the time o? the attack,
on the 10th of July, and remained in Wagner,
on the staff of Gen. Taliaferro, until the assault
of the 18th, in which he was severely
wounded. Reported for uuiy 111 aepicmuer,
and made inspector-general of Ilagood's Brigade,
then just organized. At the battle of
Port Walthal, near Petersburg, was shot
througli the lung and incapacitated for service
for a few months, but rejoined his command
in time to participate in Fort Fisher campaign
in December, 1804, and remained witli
the brigade through the rest of its career
until it was surrendered at Greensboro, on
April 25, 1805, and disbanded at Lancaster
Courthouse, May, 1805. He then returned to
Charleston and engaged in planting, but disgusted
with the persecution of the Freed man's
Bureau went West in 1808, and for three
years was employed as an engineer in the
States of Nevada. Missouri and in the Indian
Territory. In the fall of 1871 he returned
to South Carolina and again engaged
in planting, but being offered a position in
the office of his old commander, Gen. Ilagood.
when the Democratic party came into power,
he abandoned his planting interests and has
since been steadily employed in the office of
the comptroller-general.
JOHN PETER RICHARDSON
was born in Clarendon county, S. C., in the
year 1831. lie is a son of Governor John P.
Richardson, and a great-grandson of Gen.
Rithard Richardson, who was prominent in
that section of country both before and during
the Revolutionary war, and four of whose
descendants have been Governors of South
Carolina. Col. Richardson was graduated
from the South Carolina College in 1849, with
distinction. lie then engaged in planting in
Clarendon county. He was chosen a member
of theXegislature in 1850 and served until
1802 when he joined the army, serving upon
the staff of Gen. Cantey in the West until the
war ended. Since the war he has represented
Clarendon county through all the dark and
troublous days of Reconstruction, lie was
returned to the Legislature in 1878, and in
1880 was elected State Treasurer.
GEN. ELLISON CAPERS.
was born in Charleston, and is a son of the
late Bishoo C'aners. He received his early ed
ucation at the Methodist High School at
Cokesbury, in Abbeville county. He was
graduated from the Citadel Academy in November,
18.57, and after his graduation he accepted
the position of assistant instructor at
the Citadel. When the war broke out he
promptly embarked in it, and was soon elected
colonel of the 24th South Carolina Regiment.
His career in the Western army was very distinguished,
and upon the death of Gen. Stevens
he was elevated to the position of brigadier-general
of Stevens' Brigade. He was
conspicuous in the army for his gallantry and
popularity with his men. At the close of the
war he was elected secretary of State of the
Provisional government in 18(35. Following
the bent of his mind he shortly afterwards entered
the ministry and filled the pastorate of
the Episcopal Church in Greenville for several
years. He then removed to Alabama, but returned
to Greenville at the earnest request of
his congregation, and is now rector of that
Church. He has become prominent in the
counsels of the Church. He is a brilliant orator,
a good scholar and has interested himself
earnestly in the cause of education in Greenville
county. He is a genial gentleman and is
truly a man to win golden opinions from all
sorts of people.
GEN. A. M. MANIOAULT
was born in the city of Charleston in 1824,
and is consequently 57 years of age. After
being prepared for college he entered into
commercial business in that city, and continued
in that pursuit until the commencement of
the Mexican war in 184(3, when he joined the
volunteer company and was elected its first
lieutenant. In the latter part of that year
he went to Mexico and was engaged in all the
battles in which the Palmetto Regiment took
part during the war. Although he wils severely
bruised and injured on several occasions,
he was never severely wounded, and during
the whole period of his service he was never
sick a day and never lost a day's service. On
his return from Mexico in 1848 he went into
business as a commission merchant in Charleston
and remained so employed until 1856 when
he inherited some property from his parents in
fienrcrpfown countv. From that time he fol
lowed the pursuit of a rice planter until the
late war between the States. At the beginning
oi' this war he raised a volunteer cavalry
company which he commanded, lie was soon
after transferred and placed upon the staff of
(Jen. Beauregard as inspector-general until
the raising of the first ten regiments of the
State volunteer troops for the war. lie was
then elected colonel of the Twelfth Regiment.
The first six months of the war he commanded
the first military district of South Carolina under
Gens. Lee, Remberton and Ripley. Early
in 1802 Col. Manigault was ordered with his
command to the Army of the West, then under
the command of Beauregard and Bragg.
His services were .continuous in the Western
army until the close of the war. lie was
twice wounded, the last being a very serious
K'.Miml frnm which hp did lint entirely 1'eC'OV
er for a year after he received it. During the
late war as in the Mexican war he never lost a
day's duty from sickness, and only received a
single furlough of twenty days, which was
granted him during the war. At the close of
the war he found his fortune pretty well
ruined, and his plantation, houses and everything
destroyed by the enemy and negroes.
He lost everything that he possessed in the
sha]>e of silver, library, pictures, &c. He
went to work again as a rice planter, which occupation
he has continued to follow with varying
success up to the time of his election to
the office of adjutant and inspector-general in
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