The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, August 21, 1890, Image 2

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; . PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. OLINKSOALES,) Editobs and tt.C. LANGSTON, J Peopbietobs. THURSDAY, AUG." 21, 1*90. TERMS: okeyeae^^. ?..._... s1.bo. _ 75o. ; S_ MONTEB...., ?m 'A'call for Eepublican State Convention, .'.1890, has been issaed from the rooms of { tke Eepublican State Executive Commit? tee, dated Columbia, S. 0., August 15th,. :jf$89Q,.to"meet at Columbia, S. 0., on ?".,Y7ednesday, the 17th day of -September ^est, at 12 m., to elect an Executive |iOtfmnuttc?:for- the State, and to transact - such other business as may be deemed advi ~J sable.- It is signed by Eilery M. Brayton, Chairman, and by John "A. Barre; Secretary. " _____ The State Democratic Convention, hieb was held'in Columbia on Wednes? day, 13th inst., was perhaps the most remarkable one ever held in South Carolina, and this week we publish as full an account of the proceedings as onr r space will permit. The condition of af f>faira jnst now" is most deplorable. It had ^'been hoped that this Convention would k'do something to heal the breach in the i ^artyV and make us once more a united ^Democracy; But not so.. The breach is .widened, and from now until after the September Convention it will take careful r.ork to prevent a division of the party, very true Democrat must regret the anger , that menaces us, and earnestly ope; that some way may be found out of the. difficulty. The surest way of promot Ug-harmony is for both factions to do i.othing that is not fair and honorable. *' 'division of the- Democracy of South Carolina, means the downfall of white pr8macy, and we know there is no trie ^Democrat who desires to see that.' The -Ikttilligencee (does not want to see any ^ division in the ranks of the Democracy, ana will.use every effort possible to pre ijent;it. - The September Convention is ust three .weeks off, and during that time ac!?;wilL be said and done by both aciio'n^^brit for the sake of our beloved old State and.the.perpetuation of a white iaan's government, let each aide act with iseretion-and in a very conservative anner.: I0OKS UKE A SPLIT. Intl-TlUman Delegates Secede and Organ? ize Separately. jfFfOfo the Greenville Kews* ; Columbia, S. C., Aug. 4.-tcThe primary jr a split" was prophetic. The split ma? terialized early this morning when the "ntis left the convention in a oody. The invention;;remained in session1 until 15.26; thjte/morning, despite frequent efforts an the tpart of the antis to take a recees in til tosiay. . .,?' ^ When the antis withdrew they proceed? edxtoi Agricultural Hall and organized yith G. L. Buist .chairman and E. J. iBrenrien secretary. Messrs. A; 0. Has * etf, J.-BarnwelJ, J. D. Blanding, Walter jfjtzar? and W. J. Verdier wereappoint !d a committee to prepare a statement of their reasons for withdrawing and a.cou vehtioa'of the advisory committee of the 'Straightout July conference of 400 were ?in session all day and are preparing a call for"; the reassembling of the conference about ton days hence. If the new exe icWy? committee/ which is declared tobe llllegaily elected, demands tbe funds from ^ho JBoyt Committee John C. Haskell, as tho member for South Carolina of the ^f-Natipnal Gdmmittee;w111 Bue out a writ of ' 'injunction to restrain the treasurer from [paying overBaid funds. : It-is understood the committee of "Straightouta" are to night preparing for ?a State Convention to meet, here shortly to takestep3 to nominate candidates in ^opposition to Tillman. It is further sla? nted ;,tbat if the executive Committee velectedl:by ;the Convention last night Bhould demand of the old committee its mrtenances an injunction restrain ing ie treasurer from delivering same will be ied but in the courts. "The account printed in the Greenville "f?fla.of.yesterday of the proceedings of . io Democratic State Convention closed ?ailj?05a". m., at which'hour the report of , s committee on credentials on the Fairfield contested delegaC-iis was under conside r ^ . ration. These reports were three. The . .: -majority report favored the seating of the ? &^Kllman candidates -from Fairfield. One .minority report favored the Tillman del? egates'. Another declared neither dele? gation- legally elected. ^ i- :; , - The "committee, unanimously reported sautet the protest against the Berkeley -r delegation (Tillman) filed by Mr. Weber, ^?rs'fepf Charleston and its report was adopted U^'withoot division. ? Dr. Pope moved tbe adoption of the majority Teport. - Colonel Haskell moved to amend that, . by moving that the delegation with Mr. >?;H>oirelas3'B name at the head be seated. :~. W. D. Evans, of Marlboro, moved to amend the amendment by the adoption of ptha report, that recommends the seating ^pc^teither delegation, and ordering a re? organization of^ the party in Eairfield eouity..... " 7. - E^M. Smith, of Spartanburg, moved to ^indefinitely postpone, the amendment goffered by the gentleman from Marlboro. ^ -Motion- was put and carried. ijPfie^Piesideht:",,The question, comes up on the amendment offered by the gentle? man from Eichland." ? Colonel Haskell then stated at length the history of the Fairfield case, as given .them.in a letter written by the Chairman f "of Fairfield County, Mr. H. A. Gaillard. s^P?">T)f. Pope spoke in reply, and during fhialflpeecn was interrupted by Senator I Wood ward, of Fairfield, who declared ^one of .his statements to be "a false and '*"'? palpable lie." iA scene of tiemendons confusion fol ' lowed, the friends of the two men crowd ', Jug about them, the lad:es in the gallo ' xks making frightened attempts to escape '^and everybody .shouting at once. The ^:^(^^:Xbuirkr aays a hundred hands ^^^jin hip pockets.. The chairman ap ^ipe?led for ortier in respect to .the women ' present and John C. Haskell mounted a |?-v0^chaj?iwd shooted that Dr. Pope was an : horiestman; if he had made a miBstate *?y.f ment it was a mistake as he would not tell ^0.-A falsehood. When order was restored Dr. Pope ^^^v.conclnded his speech and was replied to "4by. Col. A. C. Haskell and A. C. Doug _.. (lass.. Ira B. Jones spoke for the minority report. '?|-?Tfie minority report was adopted, 138 ,to'70. Six of the Abbeville delegation andStanlahd, of Berkeley and McSwee ney, of Hampton, Tillman delegates, vo? ted with the minority. " The Fairfield-Bratton delegation then ^ratfidrew iafter John G. Mobley had vcSaiIed for three cheers for the Fairfield / Democracy, and their hands were shaken '^ r ^ cordially by their fellow anti-Tillman ' ites. Mr. Talbert was elected permanent . ; chairman. :I The .following nominations for Vice J:-~:.';Pwsidents were made, and carried: Dr. l^r Wr^' Stekea, First- Congressional Dis :* rir' trict ; 0.6. Jordan, Second District; Dr. v ; Samuel Pope, Third District; J. L.. M. ?;'..- Irby, Fourth District; Ira B. Jones, , - ^Fifth District; James Norton, Sixth ?District ;: J.^ W. Strickland, Seventh District.: - ? Kj,;;?,- Whittle; of Edgefield, was ap? pointed sergeant-at arms with instructions - to eject the first man who gave another C-^tbe lie.' Committees on constitution and on platform and resolutions, consisting of one ' from each county were appointed. ' _ The platform and resolution committee /v reported the following: ?'. "Whereas^ evil disposed persons, cause* lesaly hostile to the Farmers' Movement and regardless of the fair name of South Carolina, have caused to be circulated, through the press of the country, state menta intended to prejudice the general public as to the relation of the Democrat? ic party to the public debt of the State, and whereas such sinister statements, growing out of hostile political motives, are wholly at variance with the purpose of the Democratic party of the State, and if nnnoticed would create wrong impres? sions and possibly do harm, and be un? just to the people of South Carolina, be it "Resolved, by the Democratic party in Convention assembled, That the debt of South Carolina, as now recognized, is a public obligation of primary importance, and in the future, as in the past, will continue to have the fostering care of the State government, and should command the confidence of the investing public." Messrs. Haskell, Bedding, Eeid and Colcock, the four delegates constituting the minority, objected to this resolution because there is, they said, no evidence to support the preamble and because it was beyond the legal powers of the con? vention. Messrs. Smythe, Hazard and Verdier, of the committee on constitution, printed elsewhere, protested against that docu? ment as being outside of, beyond the pur? pose for which the convention was called. Leroy F. Youmans, of the Bame commit? tee, submitted a separate protest. It looked for a time as if there, would be peace. Major Buist made a concilia? tory speech and was followed on the same line by Mr. Bean, of Edgefield. Mr. Stackhouse, of Marion, moved to lay the new constitution on the table until the September Convention. The minority report was defeated 253 to 53. The motion to adopt the Consti? tution was put, but before the vote was taken the Bichland, Charleston, George? town, Beaufort and Snmter delegates withdrew, their departure being-marked by sarcastic applause from the Tillman ites. The convention at 5 o'clock went into the nomination of a new State Executive Committee, resulting as follows: First' Congressianal District, H. A. Metze, 0. E. Lowman, Second, D. 0. Jordan, G. D. Bellin? ger. Third, W. A. Neal, A. W. Jones. Fourth, J. L. M. Irby, 0. W. Buchan? an. Fifth,-W. C. McCreight, Ira B. Jones. Sixth, T. E..Early, M. C. Gallichat. Seventh, E. A. Williams, D. E. Keels. First Judicial District, T. W. Stanland. i Second, A. M. Youmans. Third, L.S. Bigham. Fourth, T. W. Daggett. Fifth, H. H. Townes. Sixth, G. W. Gage, Seventh, E. A. Lancaster. Eighth, H. B. Buist. . Mr. J. L. M. Irby was elected Chair? man of the Executive Committee. The following were introduced: "Reso{ved,Th&t this convention confirm the call made for a State Convention the 10th of September. That those counties which have not yet already .elected delegates to the Nomina? ting Convention called for September 10th, 1890, are hereby ordered to do so under the provisions of the constitution heretofore. Besblutioos thanking the permanent officers of the Convention, as well as Col. J, A. Hoyt, for courtesies in presiding, were adopted. ?On .motion of,Mr. Irby, a resolution was; submitted in writing that it is the sense of this Convention that no primary be ordered for State officers this year. Adopted. * The Convention at 5:30 a. m. adjourned sine die. The confusion was at times fearful. The body is generally, declared to have been the most disorderly gathering of white people ever Been in this State. The Columbia Register aays that throughout the discussion on the appointment of tho committee on credentials "the floor of the convention presented a scene of confound? ed confusion of which no words of descrip? tion can convey the slightest conception to the mind of the reader. ..."The entire force of the minority were on their feet nearly all the time, each in? dividual member adding his own voice to that of the clear resonant tones of J. C. Haskell, who was leading the discussion and whose voice could be heard above the din and clamor around him. Occasion? ally the loud voices of A. T. Smythe and G. L. Buist would sound out while Weber violently flourishing his walking cane in the direction of the chair, and Gonzales, and Tupper and Adger Smythe and a score others grouped together under the Speaker's stand, were yelling out their motions and protests in a chorus, which mingled in one general diapason of noise and confusion. "But all this was as gentle music to the noise made by the big crowd on the other side, which, led by the stentorian tones of Dr. Pope, ably assisted by J, L Irby. with the voices of the two hundred ana seventy performers fresh from their training on the hustings. All were shouting, hurrahing and stamping at the same time with just enough of cessation to permit the voice of the speakers and the chairman to be occasionally heard." Columbia, S. C, 11 p. m.?Ex-Chan? cellor Johnson, chairman of the auti Tillman conference held here July 10th, issues a call for another meeting to bo August 26th, under the instructions of the former conference. The address of the seceding delegates will be given to-the press to morrow. THE NEW CONSTITUTION. The following is the new constitution for the Democratic party of South Caro? lina reported to and adopted by the State Convention: Abticle I. There shall be one or more Democratic Clubs organized in each election precinct, each of which Clubs shall have a distinct title, "The Democratic Club," and shall elect a President, one or more Vice-Presidents, a Becording and a Corresponding Secre? tary, and a Treasurer; and shall have the following Working Committees, of not less than three members each, viz: A Committee on Begistration, an Execu? tive Committee, and such other Commit? tees as to each Club may seem expedient. Abt. II. The meetings of the Clubs shall be frequent after the opening of the canvass, and some member of the Club or invited speaker deliver an address at each meeting, if practicable. Abt. III. The president shall have power to call an extra meeting of the Club, and-members of the Club shall constitute a quorum for the trans? action of business. Abt.TV. The Clubs in each County shall be held together and operate under the control of a County Executive Com? mittee, which shall consist of one mem? ber from each Club, to be nominated by the respective Clubs and elected by the County Convention, and such other mem? bers as the Convention may add, but those powers to the said Executive Com? mittee does not carry with them the power to pass upon the election of mem? bers to tho County Convention or their qualification to sit as members, for this Sower belongs to the members of the 'onvention through the appointment and action of a committee on credentials, whose report shall be acted upon as the members of the Convention may deem proper, The Executive Committee, when elected, shall appoint- its own officers and fill all vacancies which may arise when the Convention is not in session. The term of office of the Executive Com? mittee shall be until the first Monday of May of each election year, at which time the County Committee shall be called together to reorganize the party, or unless sooner removed or suspended by the County Convention. Ast. V, County Democratic Csnven tions shall be composed of delegates elected by the several local clubs, one delegate for every twenty-five members, and one delegate for a majority or frac? tion thereof, with the right to each County Convention to enlarge or dimin? ish the representation according to cir? cumstances. The County Conventions shall be called together by the Chairman of the respective Executive Committees under such rules as each County may adopt, and when assembled shall be called to order by the Chairman of the Executive Committee, and the conven? tion shall proceed to nominate and elect from among; its members a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary and Treasurer. The clubs recognized by the respective County Conventions at their last meeting shall continue to be recog? nized as tho clubs from whom delegations to the next County Convention shall be sent and no others, unless by a two-thirds vote of any Convention to whom appli? cation is made for the formation of an additional club, or new club is formed, except that in all cities with a population of 5,000 and more, there may be two clubs in each polling precinct, and they shall be organized in obedience to this constitution, as are the clubs elsewhere in this State; and in organizing said clubs, they may have representation in the County Conventions respectively, as said Conventions shall declare in accor? dance with the provisions of this consti? tution. Art. VI. The State Nominating Con? vention for the nomination of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and other State officers in 1892 and thereafter, shall be composed of delegates from each County in the numerical proportion to which such County is entitled in both branches of the General Assembly. Said delegates to be chosen by primary election to be held on the last Tuesday in August of each election year, the delegates to be elected to receive a majority of the votes cast. At which election only white Democrats shall be allowed to vote, ex? cept that negroes who voted for General Hampton in 1876, and have voted the Democratic ticket continuously since may be allowed to vote. The club rolls of the party shall con? stitute the registry list and shall be open to inspection by any member of the party, and the election under this clause shall be held and regulated under the act of the General Assembly of this State ap? proved December 22d, 1888. and any subsequent acts of the Legislature of this State. ? Art. V.U. The officers of the State Convention shall be a President and Vice President from each Congressional Dis? trict, two Secretaries and a Treasurer. Art. VIII. The State Executive Com? mittee shall be composed of two mem? bers from each Congressional District, and eight members at large, one of whom shall be from each judicial district, said members to be nominated by the dele? gates from the congressional and judicial districts respectively, to be elected by the Convention. When elected said Execu? tive Committee shall elect its own offi? cers, shall meet at the call of the chair? man or any five members, at such times and places as be or they may appoint. The member of the National Democratic Executive Committee from South Caro? lina is to be elected by the Sta te Con? vention in 1892 and every four years thereafter, and when elected shall be ex-officio a member of the State Execu? tive Committee. The Executive Com? mittee shah have pewer, by the vote of a majority of the whole committee, to call a Convention of the Democratic party of this State, at such time and place as it may designate, but after calling a Con? vention shall not have power to revoke said call. The State Executive Commit? tee is charged with the execution and direction of the policy of the party in the State, subject to this Constitution, the principles declared in the platform of principles and such instructions by resolutions or otherwise bb the State Con? vention may from time to time adopt, and shall continue in office for two years from the time of election or until the assembling of the State Convention which meets in 1892, for the purpose of electing delegates to National Conven? tion, unless superseded by the action of a State Convention which may meet earlier. Said Executive Committee being a creation of the Convention can be sup? erseded by it at any time. If any vacan? cy occurs on the State ticket by death, removal or other cause the committee shall have the power to fill the vacancy except that in the case of the office of Governor sufficient time remains to call a convention, they shall do so, but if not they, may fill the vacancy. Art. IX. When the State Convention assembles it shall be called to order by the chairman of the State Executive Committee, A temporary president shall be nominated and elected by the Con? vention, and after its organization the Convention shall proceed immediately to the election of permanent officers 'and to the transaction of business. When the business had been conclud? ed it shall adjourn sine die, but this shall not prevent a -recess from being taken if deemed necessary. Art. X. There shall be a primary election in each Congressional District in this State on the last Tuesday in August, 1892, and every two years there? after to nominate candidates for Congress, but this shall not prevent a primary or convention being in each Congressional District for 1890 or before 1892, as each district may provide to be conducted and managed, as heretofore provided in the election for delegates to the Stats Con? vention, the vote to be received, tabula? ted and announced by the State Execu? tive Committee to the chairman of whom the result of this vote shall be transmit? ted by the respective County Chairmen, and on the last Tueeday in August, 1892, and each fourth year thereafter the elec? tion for Solicitor of the different Circuits shall be by primary subject to the same rules and regulations, and to be announc? ed in the same way as set forth for Con? gressmen. At the elections of both' Congressmen and Solicitors only those persons shall be allowed to vote who are herein allowed to vote for delegates to the State Convention. The provis? ions of this Constitution shall not apply this year to the election of Congressmen in the Third District which is soon to occur in which a primary is now in pro? gress. Art. XI. Before the election in 1892 and each election year thereafter, the State Democratic Executive Committee shall issue a call to all candidates for State officers to address the people of the different Counties of the State, fixing the. dates for the meetings and also inviting the candidates for Congress and for Solic? itor in their respective districts and cir? cuits to be present and to address the people and at such meetings only allow? ing such candidates to speak and none others. Art. XII. It shall be the duty of each County Executive Committee to appoint meetings in their respective Counties to be addressed by the candidates for the General Assembly and for the different County officers. Otilclal Explanation of the Action of the Seceding Delegates. To the Democracy of South Carolina: We the undersigned delegates from the Counties of Sumter, Beaufort, Rich land, Charleston and Georgetown to the Convention of the Democratic party which assembled in Columbia on August 13th, 1890, hereby announce to our fel? low Democrats the reasons which com? pelled our withdrawal from that body. The Convention assembled under the call of the State Executive Committee "for the sole and exclusive purpose of determining whether delegates to the State Nominating Convention to be held on the 10th of September-or thereafter, should be elected by a primary election to be held on a certain day throughout the State and for no other purpose what? soever." The Convention after its organisation, instead of transacting the business for which it had been summoned, proceeded to take action looking to the adoption of a new constitution for the party in this Slate, making many important changes in that instrument. Against this action we made such ar? gument as was possible in the limited time allowed for debate by the majority of the Convention. We pointed out that under the general rules of party government as laid down by so distin fnished a parliamentarian as the Hon. . G. Carlisle, late Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States: "When a convention js called for a special purpose its authority is necessari? ly limited by the terms of the call itself;" that "it can have no general authority to bind the party by its actiou on any other subject for the obvious reason that its members are simply delegated to do a particular thing." We pointed out that this general rule as to party conventions was jn exact ac cordance with the decisions of our State courts in the analogous case of tbe pow? ers of a Convention of the people called under an act of the Legislature for a specific purpose. In the celebrated case of McCrady vs. Hunt, decided by the Court of Appeals, Judge O'Neale used the following lan? guage : "A convention assembling under the constitution is only the people for the purposes for which it assembles, and if they exceed those purposes, their act is void unless it is submitted to the people tobe affirmed by them. It is true the Legislature cannnot limit the Conven? tion, but if the people elect them for tbe purpose of doing a specific act or doty pointed out by the act of the Legislature, the act would define their powers for tbe people elect in reference to that and nothing else." Judge David Johnson concurred in this opinion, and Chancellor Harper, in his opinion uses these words: "Certainly tbe Convention was not the people for any other purpose than that for which the people voted and delegated them * * * To conclude that the people intended to invest the Convention with their author? ity for any other purpose than the pur? poses specified * * * * would be plain unsurpation of the power of the people." We stated these views fully and ap? pealed with all the earnestness in our power to the majority, aa fellow Demo? crats, not to force us into a position where we would be compelled, in view of the limited authority conferred upon us by our constituents, to refrain from participation in further proceedings of the Convention. Notwithstanding these appeals, usurp? ing powers not delegated to them, and in open violation of tbe law governing the subject, tbe majority proceeded, under the operation of the previous ques? tion, to take action upou the adoption of a new constitution for the Democratic party of the State. We therefore withdrew from the body, being unwilling to allow the Democrats whom we represented to be bound by its further action or to be committed to a precedent so dangerous and illegal. J. D. Blanding, And others. Conservative action of the New Executive Committee. From the Columbiu Register. The Executive Committee organized by the Tiilman convention held a meet? ing yesterday morning, and authorized Chairmen Irby to instruct the County chairman in those Counties which have not already elected delegates to the Sep? tember Convention to do so under the regulations of the constitution heretofore of force. They also suspended the oper? ation of tbe provisions of their new con? stitution as to these elections. 'it-? THlman?Tavored the Compromise. Fr<n)itfke<Augusta Chronicle. I had a brief interview with Col. B. R. Tillmari before he left for home at six o'clock this morning, and he did not seem at all disturbed by tbe turn things had taken. When I asked him if he had attended the all night session he said : No, sir; I was in my bed at tbe hotel, but when they told me about the wrangle on tbe constitution I did go np there and try to get them to let the matter go over till the September convention, and com? promise on a a new Executive Commit? tee. There was no cause in the world for the withdrawal of those delegations, but they wanted an excuse to split, What will be the result? Why, I will go the September Conven tion stronger than ever, and in the new elections will be certain to cary the Fair field, Georgetown and Beaufort delegates. It is all right, and they can't beat me to save their lives. A Compromise was Lost by a Misunder? standing. From the Augusta Chronicle. Mr. Bean, of Edgefield, who was one of tbe prominent young leaders on the Tiilman side, earnestly commended the speech of Major Buist and favored meet > ing half way. [Applause.] In a moment all was excitement. The aisles were thronged, and everybody was conferring, It was evident that the Till manites were ready to elect a new Exec? utive Committee and let the constitution go over to the September Convention, and it seemed as if the convention, was going to end in a love feast. Chairman Talbert settled back in his chair and gave the leaven time to work. The leaders were in conference, and for fifteen minutes everything was in a buzz of excitement and suspense, When business was. again resumed several motions were made showing the disposition of the Tillmanites to let the constitutional question go over till Sep? tember. Mr. Townes moved the conven? tion take a recess until September 10. Mr. Stackhouse moved to lay the ques? tion before the house on the table and elect a new Executive Committee. Upon these motions President Talbert Eroperly ruled that the previous question aving been ordered, the argument con? cluded under the call, and the yea and nay vote haviog been taken on tbe mi? nority report which wa3 rejected, he waB obliged to complete the vote on the ma? jority report under the call for the pre? vious question before any other motion could be put, but that the report could be voted down by the convention, and then any other action might be taken that was desired. At this point Mr. J. L. M. Irby, leader, with Dr. Sampson Pope, of the Tillmanites, said to the chair: "Never mind, go ahead with your pre? vious question; we tried to compromise with them and they refuse, so we'll just go ahead now and take the whole hog or none. (Another sensation and great ap? plause among Tillmanites.) Senator Smythe, of Charleston, denied that that the anties had declined a prop? osition of compromise. Mr. Irby?You can deny it for your? self, but your Bide refused it. I asked if we elected a new Executive Committee and let the constitution go over until September, if they'd agree to that, and a dozen voices all over the delegation said "no." Maybe Mr. Smythe was not among them, but his side declined the compro? mise, [Applause.]" At this point the chair had ordered the vote to proceed. Mr. Duncan Bel? linger was in a chair addressing the president and moving a reconsideration of the call for the previous question so that the objectionable vote could be avoided, and there is no doubt that a few minutes more would have straight? ened things out when Col. J. C. Haskell advanced into the aisle and declared that as the Convention was about to proceed to vote upon a question which they had no right to consider, and, as the Rich land delegation could not take part in any Buch vote, they respectfully with? drew from the Convention and declined to act further with a body which persis? ted in acting upon matters not contem? plated in the call for the Convention and the instructions of delegations. Chairman Buist made the same an? nouncement for the Charleston delega? tion, and these were followed by the Sumter, Beaufort and Georgetown dele? gations. Call For an Antl-TUJinan Conference. Columbia, S. C, August 14.?Ex Chancellor W. D. Johnson, of Marion, president of the anti-Tillman convention, which was hold in this city July 10th and 11th, to night issues the following call ? "Colombia, S. C, August 15th, 1890. "The conference held in the city of Columbia on the 10th and 11th July, 1890, adopted the following resolution: "Resolved, That when this conference adjourns it adjourns to meet subject to the call of the president and in the event that the August Convention refuses to make provision for the election of dele? gates to the September Convention by primary election, that the president call a meeting of this conference to be held for the purpose of consulting together aa to what course shall be puisued to pre? serve tlip existence qf tbe regular Demo? cratic party of Soutli Carolina. "In pursuance of ihh roBolu^iqn and in obedience to this mandate of the confer? ence, I hereby call a meeting of the conference to reassemble at the Stats House in tbe city of Columbia on Tuesday, August 2Gtli, 1890, at 8 o'clock p. m. All members of tbe Conference and all others in sympathy with the object and declared purposes of those then participating in said movement are hereby invited to attend. W. D. Johnson, President. What the Up-Country Delegates Say. From the Greenville News. All the up-country delegations to the convention left Columbia yesterday morn? ing. The Greenville and Pickens dele? gations arrived here yesterday afternoon, all jubilant, but looking weary and Bleepy from their all night session. The Hon. M. L. Donaldson, one of the delegates from this county, was seen by a News reporter. He said the disorder and excitement in the Greenville County Convention was a mere speck compared to the events of the Columbia convention. The convention adjourned as tbe sun rose yesterday morning. "What caused the splits?" asked the reporter. "One of the most trivial mat? ters in the world," answered Mr. Donald aldsoc. "There is no possible excuso for the action of the bolters. Some amend? ments of a technical nature were proposed to the constitution. They were as fair for the antis as for the Tillmanites. We would have been perfectly willing to have made no changes or amendments until the September Convention if the antis bad not withdrawn, and we were just about to propose to let tbe constitution stand when the split came. We were willing to concede that much to avoid a split, but after it came there was no use delaying the matter." Mr. Donaldson said that Col. Haskell led the bolters from the convention. He said that he spoke to several of the most prominent members of the Charleston delegation, telling them that they were doing a "bad thing. They said that they knew it and regretted it, but were forced to it. Me. Editoe : It has beeu reported in some parts of the County that at one time I was Secretary of a Greenback-Club, and "Dem? ocrat," in last week's Intelligences, re? peats the same charge. This report upon me is so baseless and so utterly without foundation that I would pass it by, treat? ing it as a campaign slander, and take no notice of it whatever, were it not that I am satisfied it was intended more as a cnt and Blur upon the farmers of tbe County than upon rue individually. The policy of the opponents of the farmers, from the beginning to the ending of this campaign, has been to circulate any report to injure, and do anything to cast discredit on-the men whom the farmers have chosen to represent and lead them, and the article referred to is in keeping with that policy, and is published in the last paper, but one, before the primary, thereby preventing a reply. Now, I will say thut I never was a member of a Greenback Club in my life, therefore could not have been the secretary of one. More than that, I never attended a Greenback meeting,- except once, and the circumstances causing my attendance at that time wero these: Col. D. Wyatt Aiken was to make a speech at Hunter's Springs in reply to Mr. .Russell, and wait to make a speech at a pic nie at Deep Creek Grange Hall on the next day. Col. Aiken was to spend the night at my father's, and I was sent down to Hunter's Springs after him. I arrived after the close of the de? bate, and did not hear any of the speeches, except the one Col. Aiken made to those present after tbe discussion had closed. I was not aware, until this report had start? ed, that there was a Greenback Club organ? ized at that time, and if I am correctly in? formed as to the date, it occurred before I became of age. I have been a member of and an active worker in the Sandy Springs Democratic Club ever since I was old enough to vote, as can be easily proven. J. W. Bowden. Denver, S. C. Flat Book Items. Farmers are quite busy pulling fodder. Mr. J. B. Herron wears a broad smile. Well, it is a girl. The primary election takes place next Friday. It is the duty of every Democrat in the County to vote. Mrs. Annie Vermillion is now quite ill, and has been for some time. Cotton is now opening and will soon be ready for the pickers. The Presbyterians at Deans aro making preparation to erect a house of worship. Rev. D. J. Spearman, of Piercetown, was in this community last Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. George Brown, of Elberton Coun? ty, Ga., is now in thip community visit? ing her father, Bev. B. Hays. Miss Mack Ragsdale from the Barker's Creek section, is visiting her friends and relations in this community. She is at present the guest of William McCown. Rev. Wi M. Finson, of Greenville, iB assisting Rev. B. Hays in a protracted meeting at Mt. Creek Church. Mr. George Bell, of Due West, is now in this community visiting Mr. Warren Par pall. A series of meetings of more than a week's duration, at this place, closed last Sunday, 17th inst, Rev. Tr H, Garrett, the pastor, was assisted by Eev. W. M. Pinson, of Greenville. They preached day and night with such power that Church members were made to stop, think and ask, "am I a Christian ?" Tbe back? slider was made to repent and come back to the Church and confess his faults. Many young people were often at the anxious seat asking an interest in the prayers of the Church. We bad a good meeting and the Church much revived with an addition of twenty to their num? ber, At the close of the services Bro. Pinson was the recipient of a valuable purse presented to him by the Church and congregation as a token of their apprecia? tion of his services. We think these brethren have made a good and lasting impression upon the minds of this com? munity generally, and we trust that their labors will be as good seed sown in good ground that will bring forth fruit to tho honor of our Master. Flat. Five Fork's Items. There is so much transpiring in tbe Kingdom just now that it requires one of brains and better memory than your humble scribe to give you the items in full and in good taste. One thing is I have got my old head so full of politics and religion, that I can hardly tell whether George Washington was tho father of his country, or tho father of Zeb edee's children, But anyway here goes for the dots, Oliver left home yesterday morning bound for a negro Association near Bel ton. He took a wagon load of live, ebony freight. Mr, B. Richardson and family have re? turned from their mountain tour. Boss & Co. returned the same day. MiBS Georgie Davis, one of Brushy Creek's beauties, has returned home, after a week's sojourn in the Kingdom. She was the guest of her uncle, J. P. Gaui brell. Since her departure Walter's ap? petite is going into a decline. Miss Alice Mullikin, one of Waco's most accomplished and attractive young ladies, is visiting her aunt, Miss Emily Jones. They visited the "Mansion" this morning. Come again, ladies, my parlor is always open lor the reception of wingless angels, ?specially when they bring pound cake. I learn this morning that Sam Robin? son, a negro, left home yesterday morn? ing for work some where in the woods. He did not roturn at the proper hour, but put in an appearance this morning in AUamic costume?loo much holiness or lazi? ness, or perhaps a mixture of the two. I am sorry to learn that little Mittie. daughter of B. S. Watson, is quite sick with scarlet fover. The schools of Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Darracot are both full to overflowing, We are all anxiously awaiting the ap? proaching primary election. All eager to vote for our favorite hand-squeezors. It is sad to reflect that some good, worthy men will "strike the ceiling," before another week rolls around, but such is life. As for myself I shall have a twofold purpose in voting, viz: First, to assist in putting good, substantial and worthy men, and second, in keeping some out of ofllce who have no more business there than a calf has in Congress. I close by declaring myself?not a candidate?no not even for matrimony; but I declare myself in favor of the sub-treasury lav/ and protection. That is to say? From raiding fleas, and stinging bees, and lawyers fees, Protect us. From hostile raids, and squalling babes, and poor old maids, Protect us. From biting flies, and baker's pies, and coal black eyes, Protect us. From patent pills, and Doctor's bills, and snow white frills, Protect us. SffANKS. WALHALLA FEMALE COLLEGE. IF you wish \,o give your daughter a good education at a very little cost, send her to the Walhalla' Femaje College, For Catalogue address f ? H. G. REED, President. Aug 21, 1800 7 i ANNUAL STATEMENT Of the Treasurer of the City of An? derson for the Year 1889-1890. T>Tt. To amount on hand Aug. 1G, 1SS1)..$ 821) 55 S. V. R. R. Bond Tax collected 5,232 19 General Tax collected. 2,007 IS Water Tax collected. 1,727 13 Street Tax collected. GOG 00 Collected on Tax Executions. 2S0 00 Fines collected. 1,232 50 Liqnor Licenses collected. 5,478 75 Other Licenses collected. 052 35 Miscellaneous receipts. 31S CO Collected on sanitary account... 52 05 Borrowed money.. 1,700 CO Total receipls.....$21,327 19 CK, By paid Police Salaries.$ 2,177 G2 Mayor's Salary. 200 00 Clerk's Salary. 200 00 Pay Eoll for Street Hands 2,044 85 Street Department. 1.G37 48 Fire Department. 1,446 80 For Lighting Streets. 441 05 Mule Feed. 337 41 Office Bent, balance 88-80 50 00 Office Rent for 80-90. 100 00 Printing and Advertising 213 25 Prisoners and Calaboose... 77 50 Sanitary account. 4314 Cemetery account. 7 00 Past Indebtedness. 312 72 Permanent improvement 1,000 00 Miscellaneous accounts... G02 50 Borrowed Money and Int. 1,71105 Rent of Wagon Yard. 37 GO Money refunded. 45 00 S. V. R. R. Bonds.,. 4,940 00 Balance on hand Aug. 12,1S90. 2,021 G2 $21,327 19 ASSETS. Cash.$2,021 G2 Two Notes. 309 00 One Lot purchased. 1,000 00 Total.$3,930 G2 Amount of cash on hand for different de? partments : For Water Works.$1,727 13 For S. V. R. B, Bonds 292 19 For General Purposes.. 911 30 Total.$2,930 G2 I, J. E. Breazeale, City Clerk and Treas? urer, do hereby certify that the above state? ment is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, as shown by my books. J. E. BREAZEALE, City Clerk and Treasurer. August 12, 1890?759-1_ Pendleton Female Academy. THE Fall Term of the Pendlelon Female Academy will begin Sept. 1st, 1890, under the charge of Miss S. N. Calbouu. The musical department will be presided over by Miss Mary W. Pearsou. The suc? cess of these young ladies in their several departments during the lash year is a guar? anty to all who may wish to educate their daughters that thoy can find no better school for that purpose in the State. J. B. SITTON, Ctim'n. Trustees. Aug 21, 1890_7_4_ Application for Charter. NOTICE is hereby given that applica? tion will be made to the Clerk of Court of Anderson County on Thursday, 18th 'day of September, 1890, for a Charter for Suow Hill Colored Baptist Church. R. H. HARRISON, Jr., and others. Aug 21, 1800 7_4* ATTENTION, DOCIvRS! THE ANDERSON COUNTY MEDI? CAL SOCIETY will meet at Ander? son on Wednesday. September 3d, 1890, at 11 o'clock a. m. W. H. NARDIN, President. RALPH W. BROWN, Sec.andTreas. July 17, 1S90 50_ly PATRICK MILITARY INSTITUTE ANDERSON, S. C. NEXT Session opens September 17. For rates of Tuition, &c, apply to COL. JOHN B. PATRICK, Principal. Aug 14, 1800_(3_4_ Due West Female College. NEXT Session begins October 0th. Full corps of thorough and wide awake Teachers have been engaged. Rooms pleas antaud comfortable. Boarding department well kept. Send for catalogue at once, and see the advantages. Rates low. MRS. L. M. BONNER, Principal. H. E. BONNER, A. M., Vice Principal, + Due West, S. 0. July 31,1890_4_8 GREENVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE, GREENVILLE, S. C. The Session of I89G-9I begins Wednes? day, September 24. CORPS of Instructors 15. Registered last Session 229. The College leads in Music and Art. In Music Prof. WADE R. BROWN, a full graduate of the N. E. Conservatory of Music, is the Director of Music. The record for health among the hoard? ers is unrivalled. Send for new Catalogue. A. S. TOWNES, President. Aug 14, 1890_0 4 SPECIAL I If you Fail to call on E. W. BROWN & SONS Within the next thirty days you will miss some RARE BAI1GAINS! WE MEAN BUSINESS 8?" Come to see us, TEE 3D ST PIC NIC Li, Will be held at the ALLIANCE STORE During this month. Our Buyers are now in the Northern Markets buying Goods for the Fall. We buy in Larger Quantities than any Mercantile Firm in Upper Carolina. THE Fall Goods will soon be rolling in, and we wish to clean out all odds aud ends in stock at present to make rooT?f'loT'lheM. .???????"? We have made slaughter of prices. Many lines marked down to one-half wholesale prices. Note the following : (1.) All of our Colored Lawns, Batlbto, Tennis Cloth and Challies marked down to the uniform price of 5c per yard?some of these goods are worth 123c. (2.) One lot of short length Table Oil Cloth at 10c per yard, worth 25c. (3.) All our Bilk Windsor Ties, that were 25c, 35c and 45c, now go at the ridiculous low price of 15c. (4.) Men's Teck Scarfs, four in hands, that were 45c to G5c, now you may have your choice at 25c. (5.) One lot of good, strong working Pants at 50c. This is less than the cloth cost. Right here we wish you to remember that this Fall we will have the finest stock Clothing ever brought to Anderson. (G.) One lot (45 dozen) Ladies' Collars and Cuffs to match at 5c per set of one Collar and a pair of Cuffs. These are well worth 25c per sot. Come early, they won't last long. (7.) 27 dozen Men's 2100 linen pleat? ed bosom Shirts at 50c. The wholcsalo price on these was $7-50 per dozen. (8.) Meu's four ply Linen Collars at 5c. We have gone through the entire Btock, and culled out the small lots, and marked them at prices that are ridiculoully low. While our buyers are in the Northern markets they will take pleasure in filling any special order one may send. Very respectfully youre, RB Si HILL? MANAGER. P. B. ATTENTION, HOUSEKEEPERS! Will receive in a few days several car loads of Cooking and Heating Stoyes. Alsp, Hollow Ware in great variety. HURRAH! For the Big-, Bustling, Busy BOOT and SHOE HOUSE OF ? I buy nothing but Boots and Shoes, and in large quantities, for the cash down, and propose to make the Shoe trad e lively this Fall. All Slippers and Low Cut Shoes AT COST I I GO North AugU3t 20 to buy 'he largest et )ck of Boots ani Shoe? ever in Ac derson. I will visit all the leading Factories for the best goods for the least money. I have cut my profit on all Shoes ho close I will sell only for the Spot Cash. Yon need not ask for credit, for I am positive I will lend you 50c before I would break: my rule and credit ycu for 25c. Look Out for my "Tillman" and "Mary Jane" Shoes, Two special brands for the Fall trade. Don't be taken in by Shoes at Cost until you take a look nt mino, and you will be apt to take a pair of mine home with you. Mr. R. L. CHESHIRE is now v .h me, and will be glad to see all his friends " Yours, anxious to please, O. B. VanWyck, Leader Latest Styles and Lowest Prices. GROCERS, ROOM 5.HOTEL CHIQ?0LA. SYNONYMS : FRESH GOODS, LOW PRICES, COMPLETE STOCK, FREE DELIVERY. JB?* ALL orders will receive prompt attention. Prices and quality guaran? teed. Housekeepers, use IVORINE, And save labor?the best and cheapest Washing Compound in 'he world. Half pound Package 5c, or six for 25c. f Seed Barley and Rye for Sale. vj BEFORE DECIDING WHERE ? TO - EDUCATE YOUR DAUGHTERS, Send for a Catalogue of the Mail Ffiif College. FALL SESSION OPENS SEPTEM? BER 10, 1890, with bettor facilities for thorough instruction than ever before. Best advantages. Lowest rates. Address REV. S. LANDER, A. M.. President, Williamston, S. C. July 24,1800 3 8 WOFFORD COLLEGE, SPARTANBURG, S. C. J AMES II. CARLISLE, LL.D., President. FOUNDED 1851. Woltord College oilers to students In the fovr College classes two parallel courses of study, each leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, In ono of which Modern Languages arc substituted for Greek. Expenses?Board, tuition, matriculation, wash? ing, lights, fuel, books and stationery, tho neces? sary College expenses for tho year, can be mot with Ono Huu lred and Fifty Dollars. The ad? vantages offered by Wigbtnian and Alumni Halls, enable students to meet their collcgo expenses with this very small amount. The government Is moral and paternal, but without espionage or con? straint. The next session begins the 1st day of October, 1S90. J. A. GAMEWELL, Sec. of Poculty.' Wofford College Fitting School, SPAETANBURG, S. C. The Fourth Session bcgins'October 1st, 1800. Boys prepared for College. Expenses may fco covered by ?150 a year. Supervision careful and constant. A. G. BEMBEBT, A. M., Aug 14?3 Ilcad Master. Honea 0 Session begins Sept. 1,18901 Principal: J. B. WATKINS. Principal Academic Department : W. P. CULBERTSON. Assistants: MISS FANNIE WATKINS, MISS SALLIE WATKINS. Music Teacher: MISS ZULA BROCK. Expenses per month of four weeks: Tuition.$1.50, $2.00, 82.50 Music.$3.00 Board, exclusive of washing.$0.00 Sopnrate boarding honses for boys and girls. A Scholarship will be given to the Student making the highest average during the session, and a Gold Medal to the one making the next highest average. July 31, 1890_4 5 MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF REAL J3STATE. UNDER and by virtue of a power con? tained in a certain Mortgage, execu? ted and delivered by Martha E. Vandiver to The American Freehold Land Mort? gage Company of London, Limited, of London, England, hearing date the 4th day of December, A. D-, 1SS3, and record? ed in the office of R. M. C. for Anderson County the 21st December, 1?83, Mortgage Book No. 20, pages 313 to 317, inclusive, I will sell as agent and attorney for said Mortgagees, at Anderson C. H., on Mon? day, the first day of September next, at 12 o'clock in., to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real estate, to wit: All that certain Tract or Parcel of Land, situate, lying and being in Broadaway Township, in the County of Anderson, on Broadaway Creek, waters of Rocky River, containing Two Hundred and Eighty-two acres, more or less, adjoining lands of W. A. McFall, Jesse W. Norris and oth? ers, and heing the same Tract of Land granted and conveyed to said Martha E. Vandiver by her husband, Aaron Vandi? ver, by Deed dated December 12, 1873, and recorded in office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance for Anderson County, In Book PP, page 315, Purchaser to pay for pa? pers THE AMERICAN FREEHOLD LAND MORTGAGE CO., Mortgagees. Per J. J. BROWN, Attorney. Aug 14,1900 _(3_6_ We can cure you in from 2 to 4 d&js?guaranteed, _ Vi's make the celebrated ?r. Webster's Female Pills, which never fail. A full line of drug sundries alwavs in stock?In fact ice} hep everything. If there fs anything that you cannot obtain in your own locality, write U> ' us, and we will be sure to hs ve it. Let us hear - from you. SAMUEL FULTON, Druggist, 518 So. 19 Street, PhlladelpHIa, P?, Ai!E7,1890 5 ? 4 ? FOR YOU!