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Messenger. *5Attn fed ?yt thue uo?,tyJfHco u? 2ud-cla?a mat tor -r.iJiiouA i., August 11, , AVBsoyirjxov? ... . $2 (10 W * MANIFESTLY UNJUST. The Greenville News, occupies A queer position in the Congressional race, in the Third District. It is posing in the attitude of contending for* principle. The queer part of it is, that Judge Cothran, the candidate against whom lie is waging such a vigorous warfare, *'s Carrying out to the vary 1? ttcr th.> high principle that the editor of t ie News is contending for. The piinciplu our friend is maintaining with so much warmth is that Judges should abstain i from politics,?the very thing that Judge ! . Cothran is doing. Does not the editor ] of the JWetvs know that Judge Cothran has abstemiously abstained from doing anything which might be construed as a struggle for the position of Congressman ? Does not the JVeivs know that he is staying in his office at home attending . to the duties of the Judgeship ? Docs not the News know that Judge Cothran does not expect to make so much as one sneech in his own behalf, or attend one political meeting ? Tell us then, our friend, how in the name of common sense, the Judge can be accused of dabbling in politics ? If the people desire him to represent them in the fiftieth Congress, they have the right to say so at the primaries, but the impression that the editorials of the JVews would leave is, that he, Judge Cothran is degrading the judicial ermine, by dragging it in the dirty slough of politics, when precisely the reverse is the case. If elected, it will be by the votes of the people of the district, and given to hiin without his even asking for them, furthermore than expressing a readiness to serve them in any capacity. We feel sure that the editor of the jVcj/w admiring the,, .T nHn-n'o O Kl I Wtr A O V? n ilr?nn mitn^ t V UV?QV/ a (??/ ! ?.jr UU UU UVVO) UlUOt UC 1U" boring under the idea that Judge Cothran has entered into a scramble for the office, and will stump the district to that effect. Such we know "to be entirely a mistake. His is a real, genuine case of the office seeking tho man, which is the true and highest Democratic "principle. His high sense of the dignity of his office, his rejined sense of right and . - wrong, and his self-respect preclude any t?uch idea, and no one ought to know it better than the editor of tho yews. The Ninety-Six Stock Show. The much-talked-of Stock Show came off at Ninety-Six on last Tuesday, and . though the weather Was somewhat in- ] clement, a good crowd estimated various- ' ly from fifteen hundred to three thou- ' sand persons, were in attendance. The , managers deserve great credit for their foresight in arranging everything to pass ' off so harmoniously. j The exhibition consisted of every- , thing imaginable in household and plan- | tation articles. Things necessary, and < things ornamental were tljere in great ( jiruiusiou. i ne j ersey cattle exhibited { were fine and numerous, and Capt. Mills t of the Millsriale Farm, near Greenville, > was very complimentary in his remarks ;j concerning them. o c Jn the horse and mule department t some blooded animals and fine common ( stock, together with jacks of good size, Q and colts of all ages, sizes and condi- t tions, were to be seen. 0 Several pens of pheep were exhibited g #nd elicited the admiration of all. fc Pigs of various breeds were there, a and porkers so fat as to be a burden to t jthemselves. a The poultry exhibits were few, con- p listing principally of chickens of the v game variety. 0 In the household department, every- tl thing almost that deft lingers could make, or bright minds conceive of, to- (j gother with fruits, jellies, preserves, t, cakes, breads, butter and other articles too numerous to mention, were .there in profusion. In fact, there was so much .. v to be seen that it was almost impossible to take everything in, > * The enterprise of our neighbor, the ? jPresa and Banner, makes it unnecessary for us to republish the entries, but P they consisted of over a thousand. ? The people of Ninety-Six never do 0 anything by halves and you can always ? rely upon anything they undertake, be- t ing well done.- J _ a We had a good raiji Sunday evening. 7 It is not fair for a candidate or n#??. " ? ?T paper to pitch into ? candidate just be- rr fore the election when the person attacked has no chiince to reply. Beware ? of insinuations and charges made in ' such a way. " . Capt. W. D. Mann hasn't had an op- t) pertunity to canvass tho county be- v cause his duties as jaile'r and deputy- a Sheriff have kept him confined. Bui ft he is a good man Tor County Comtnis- t) siener amd wo hope the people will g plect him. h ,-r 7 > .'?/ ' * . / /. viV>,: ?. v. v .v ? ,,f . "J W V->v\ POLITICAL MEETINGS. JHK CENTRE OP GRAVITY AND DUE WEST ENTERTAIN THE CANDIDATES AND THEIR FRIENDS. Large Crowds, Manly Speeches, Pretty Women, anil Spleudld Dinners the Order of the Days. Tho first political meeting wo have Attended this season outside of the Court House, was that held at the Centre of Gravity on last Firday. Tho day dawned bright and clear, and an early start was taken from Abbeville to avoid the heat a much as possible. Aft?r a pleasant drive of about three hours. ! we knew we must be in the neighborhood of the Centre of Gravity from the 1 vehicles which we saw coming in ?very j direction. Arriving there, a large crowd was found to bo assembled, and it was ' not long before the speaking comuienc; u'^ A stand had l>oen erected and was | covered with flowers and eVergreens, and the campaign Hag of the McGowan Campaign Club, floated in the breeze from one corner of the stand. The meeting was .presided over by Mr. Williams Black in a courteous dignified manner. He introduced as the first speaker, Hon. W. A. Moore. lie made a short speech, and stated! that he was decidedly in favor of reform, j lie was a tiller of the soil, but was not | one who thought a man ought to be j , sent to the Legislature simply because 1 he was a farmer He did think though, a farmer ought to understand the inter- 1 ests of that class better than any others;. He referred to the flattering ' vote his own township had given him. 1 A great many questions hail been ejected into the campaign. Among them was that of prohibition. The i)emocratic party had driven a nail through that and clinched it on the other side. He thought the Jury Commissioner , might be dispensed with. It was a use- ( less office. If elected he would serve ( the people to the best of his ability. The next speaker wnfl Dr. Geo. H. "Wad del I. Ho said he was glad of having an op- ' portunity to moot the good people of this section. He was unaccustomed to , public speaking though, and would only attempt to give his views in a plain ( sensible manner, without any attempt at , oratory. He spoke of the burdensome J taxes of radical times, and compared j them with thoie of to-day, and thought j there was still room for reduction. Ho ( expressed himself as in favor of reform. { but warned the people not to expect too much from legislation. More depended j upon themselves. He was in favor of t charging a tuition fee in the South Caro- j Una College and opposed outright to the ^ canal. He also favored a separation of j the Agricultural College from the Uni- ^ versity. He expressed himself as wil- j ing to answer any question of public policy that might be asked him. Hearing ' none, he thanked the audience for their attention and gave way to the next j, speaker. ' ^ Black then introduced ^ Dr. O. P. Hawthorn, j who said, that at the solicitation of J friends he had consented to become an aspirant for Legislative honors, and if ? sailed to that service by his fellow- ^ countrymen and Democrats he would c serve tnern to the best of his ability. v He expressed himself as belonging to t 'the wool-hat and one-gallps crowd," and aence unaccustomed to speaking off- e land. He had committed some of his news to writing and would submit them n ;o the audience without any attempt at v >ratory. He expressed himself as de- n ridedly in favor of reform. The cxpenles of the government wore too heavy md should be cut down. A number of a iseless offices should be done away ^ vith. Supervisor of Registration, and tj fury Commissioner were useless offices. The feeB in the Master s office should ut down. The office of Auditor ought o be abolished. All salaries from Jovernor down ought to be reduced. w L'he Railroad Commissioners ought to t} ?e done away with. Of course he was h pposed to the canal, and thought the South Carolina College ought to a, kn m o/lrt fill 1 ?/ 1 ? >v umuo ocii-ouBHtuiig uy reuucing n, alaries of professors and charging atui- f0 ion fee. He was not in favor of a sep- tr rate Agricultural College yet and op- ftl osed the proposed Female School. He g, ras in favor of reducing the per diem g< f the members of the Legislature, and I) us save $160 a day. ol There may have been other measures hat this speaker objocted, but we failed o remember them all. 8{ The next speaker was w O. T. Calhoun, Esq. w w As he stepped forth he was received Si rith applause. He expressed his grati- y< cation at being able to. speak to these a eople, his friends. They come from a d< lass who were the l}9.ne and sinew of To ur country. He intd always felt the ti( reatest ^ interest,J^nn their welfare, ag nd had never heattfcted to exoreuR it. w Le has great bogies of the Farmers' tfa loveuientj and w<gttld be the last man p< > oppose it. Three Tears ago and one bi ear ago ho had' advocated the same ht ling through the press of the State, ar 'he time had not^come then thaugh. H 'he farmers wejtfflRot tben ready to or- ra anize. He supposed they had not pi Bached that depth of poverty then rhich they hajro attained now. He had er o political motive in what he had writ- G sn then; He had always had strong m iews politically and nover hesitated to* hu xpress them. He had never been in ivor of the canal and thought that if th tie State of South Carolina wanted to th o into a speculation in that line, they oi nA ? i * - ? -- vcfcwr experiment ac rroiter'a j cc V .{\ ' '*v *''' ' *' . < ; .v ' . . * - Shoals. They could get all the water power there they needed at the expense of $25,000, when this caol would coat $2,000,000. He was in favor of charging a tuition fee in the South Carolina College, so as to take it out of the fields of unfair competition with the colleges we had ondowed by putting our hands into our ppekets and taking out the money to do it with. He expressed himself oh ready answer any question any one w ould like to ask, when Rome one asked how he stood on the usury law. With regard to that the speaker said he Wns in favor of KoiiiE back to the seven pur cent law, ami gave his reasons therefor. His time being up he had to desist. The next speaker was ltev. J. N. Young', who said he had never had any political aspirations. At the solicitations of his friends he had consented to enter this canvass as a candidate for the llonsc of Representatives. His neighbors and friends thought he was competent to serve them. He had never thought any thing about it. His views on the political questions were very much the san.e as those expressed by the other speakers. He was in favor of charging a t.iition fee in the South Carolina College and opposed to the Citadel. ; It was unwise to pledge Ourselves to vote unreservedly for or against any measure. Many questions must be decided upon their merits after full discussion on both sides. With the lights before me, I am not Klirn thrtt it. Won lit L>n ?nfr> trv innni> the. expense of tin Agricultural College. We jught to adapt ourselve to the situation as.wo'fiiid it- No legislation can bring thrift to an idle and profligate community. The remedy in many cases lies within ourselves. He industrious and economical nl home and we will be happier. In conclusion let me say that the other gentlemen who are offering to represent you in the Legislature are all honorable gentlemen, and if you in your wisdom should choose some of them and leave me out I shall not complain. I will again retire to the privacy of my home and continue to do the best 1 can to serve my State and County. Dtiiucr. This was announced as the last spcech until after dinner. The crowd then commenced to prepare for that meal, and those who had brought their baskets were overwhelming in their invitations to their friends. It was our good fortune to dine with Mr. and Mrs J?a. F. Clinkscalcs. The suuituous dinner, together (villi the cordial hospitality of our hosts, nade a meal tit for a king. After dinner the speaking was resumed and Hon. W. H. Parker >vas introduced as the first speaker. He uknowledged tho right of the people to leinand of those who aspired to -represent them in the halls of legislation .heir views on the political questions of he Uay. In obedience to that principle le stood before them to-day. Much iompluint was heard now-a-daysof high -axalion. The taxes were high, but tho diarge that they were as high as in rudcal times was to his way oi viewing it entirely a mistake. The levy before L876 lad reached as bigh as 1UJ3 mills, since hat time the highest levy was Neither ono of these included the school ax. The assessment of property was ligher then than i^ is now, and allogethsr our taxes were much more burdeniome. The greater portion of the levy vas made to pay the interest on tuj Uate debt, and minor nppropiiations, vere 4hey cut off would hardly be up>reciablo. A great many measures hud lassed the House that he was not in laor of, but the people must remember hat Abbeville County was a very small >art of the State, and he ilmt f every representative sent from Abbeille went there pledged to wipe out the Jitadel und South Carolina College they pould do no good, lie hud no objection 1 o an Agricultural College if the farmers ranted itt but lie warned them of the ' xpenae of it. He bad always opposed be Canal, but he could give the people 1 o assurances that an appropriation 1 I'ould not pass the next House. Some len houestly believe ir it'and' would xert their influence for the passage of 1 ..-U -?i - I uvi* uu a(i|)iupnui>iuu. -uc inunKea tnc udicnce for their attention and assured ( tfctn that if again called to represent iiein in the House of Representatives ] o would loook closely -alter the inter- ! sts of the whole State. j Capt. W. D. Mars ras the next speaker and made one o * le manliest speeches wo have ever ' eard on the stump. He was as heartily 1 > favor of reform and an economical < .lministration of the State government ' 3 any man could bo. Ho was not in ( tvor, however, of a niggardly adminis- * ation of it. To get good.men in office c id sustain-tho proud reputation of this > rand old Siato it was necessary to pay c aod salaries. The laborer is worthy of a !_ 1_ * -1 * 1 ik inrv, anu w? naa no right to ?xpect 1 ar responsible offices to be filled by ? en who were paid a mere song- for f teir service. Ho was. not, the man to F snd to Columbia on the platform of a holesale reduction in all salaries. He a as strongly in favor of education, and s as opposed to shutting the door of the n tatc University in the face of any poor jp aung man who might be unable to pay c tuition fee. South Carolina was in- a ibted in past years i;i no small degree t her greatness to her grand institu- d on of learning, and he was in favor of o pin elevating it to that height. He 11 as opposed to the Canal and thought b te appropriations for it a useless ex- a ?nse of money. He was in favor of t< tilding railroads with the convicts. He .a id his convictions on these subjects t< id did not hesitate to express' them, e e would suffer defeat a thousand times c th'er than be elocted on any other ti atform. t< About this time the clouds were low- ti ing, and just as the Hoq. Ellin G. o raydon was ihtroduced the rain com- e enced to pour down, and the crowd b id to seek shelter somewhere. ti The rain continued for some tirao and c< e farmers'hearts were, gladdened by e good season. After tne rain was c< rer "all prepared to go home, with tho h nsciougness that there was Ho more cl flli^ ' \ ' " ' " * 9 hospitable people in the County than those of this neighborhood. Due West. The candidates had been invited to address the citizens of Due West on SntlirdHV am) innnv i\( ''? ? -J , J ./I VIIVIM Miu?U IIWH1 Antrevillo to that place on Friday evening. The meeting was held in Lindsay Hall, and presided over by Mr. It. S. Galloway, who made a neat introductory speech and introduced the speakers in a happy style. G?n. It. It. Hemphill was the first speaker, lie Raid that it was the first speech he had made during the campaign. That his position on every question was so well known and especially at l)ue West that he felt that it was almost unnecessary for.hiui 1o say anything. There were somethings, however, that he would say something about. lie thought a constitutional Convention ought to be called, and the present instiument, which was the child of fraud and corruption changed in many particulars. With regard to the University, all that was asked of the friends of the institution was that they would conduct it according to law. The law never contemplated free tuition and it was a violation of the constitution to allow it. Ho was in favor of doing away with the ollice of Supervisor of Registration, and imposing his duties on the Auditor, and had introduced a bill in the last General Assembly to that eftect, but that body in its wisdom hud failed to pass it. They however, rcduced the salary of the office which made it less of a burden. His views on the Can<*l and the Citadel and the Militia were so well known that he would not take up the-,time of the audience to express them. Other Candidates. The candidates for the Legislature then expressed their views, which were ; about the same as those expressed at Antreville the day before. It will not bo necessary to give them again: lion. E. O. tiraydoa however, did not speak at Antreville on account of the rain and we give a syropsis of his speech, lie spoke of the complaint of high taxes and showed that our taxes wore not as high now by half as they were in Radical times, in '75 -'76 we paid 22 mills ; now wo pay only 10. There was not much chance to reduce the State levy. The greatest bulk of the levy was to pay the interest on the State d??bt. If a number of the minor appropriations were cut off the effect would hardly be appreciablo. He was in favor of maintaining the South Carolina College, but thought a reasonable tuition fee ought to be charged those i i i . uu?y who were aoie 10 pay. rne poor boys ought to bo allowed to go there and not pay n tuition fee. - He thought the appropriation of $12,000 to the Militia a useless expenditure and ought to be cut off. He had always opposed the Canal and Citadel. He had served this people for the past two years as failhlully as he knew how, and if ro-elected would continue to do so. The only candidate for School Commissioner present was the present incumbent, Mr. Hodge9, and we give his views on the school question in full. Speech of Geo. C. Hodges. Ladies and Gentlemen : 1 appear berore you as a candidate for re-election to the office of School Commission- ' er. 1 desire to say that I am not running against any one. I have nothing to*say against my competitor, who is a 1 good man. But as the loader of the present administration of your common j schools, I claim to be the representative of certain principles and ideas?issues 1 that are vitally important to every pa- 1 r :nt and to every true lover of progress ! :ind improvement. Upon the triumph of these principles and ideas of progress depend in large measure the efficiency ' luid I mav aav tho vsrv Mnfinnniioo -w ? - Y* . uf the common school system. During our term of office we published thoso principles in the county papers ind we now quote from those statements .0-indicate to you what we propose to lo towards improvement "We desire to iufuse more life and, rigor into bur languishing public school lystem, to arouse the lonpid energies of eacher, to correct, as far as possible, he carelessness and indifference of larents, and so to administor the school aws as to <*ain a vantage ground which vill insure the greater efficiency of all >ur educational forces. If tbe present condition of our public free schools' lpon which our people mainly depend or the education of their children is not inproved. I predict that, within a few lecades the records of illiteracy and gnorance wm startle us with just fears >f our freedom, safety, and tranquil ty, '' nd bring a blush of shame to all intel- r igent and patriotic citizens of this jrand old county of which we and our 1] athers in tho past have been so justly ? >roud." - |! These, fellow-citizens, are the ideas c nd pr.nciples which we have kept 0 teadily in view, in spite of the malig- q iity, abuse and violent opposition of c tersons who are the avowed enemies of ' ommon schools, and hence enemies of c live and progressive administration. s Our position in reference to the chil- ^ ren, rich and poor, all over this grand f, Id county, is well expressed bj Super- 0 rtteffdenf Smart of Indiana: 4,The 0 est and most valuable things we have t( re the children ; tho highest human inercsts are centered in their wellfare ; tJ nd tho greatest earthly duty we have tf, :> perform is to see that they are prop- jt rly reared and educated." Let these g. andidates for the Legislaiure speak of 1 ixes and hill-sido ditches, and our majrial resources, but infinitely abova ^ hese material interests come the devel- ?ji n merit of the niontiil ?n*l nmr?l nnur. r ? * ? |'v" t| rs of our own children?bone of our ^ one, and flesh of our flesh?whose des- ^ ny here and hereafter. God has largely ammitted to oor keeping, tr 1 have travelled all over Abbeville rt aunty visiting our country sohoots. I ave had tuy eyes and ears w'.de open. I p' laitn to ce a teacher of some experionco cl and success, and I . know poor work when I see it. I now declare to you fellow-citizens' that the greatest need of our school system is industrious, conscientious, and skilled teachers, male and female, in our country schools. In many of our schools the teachers have the crudest and most erroneous ideas about school government, classification nnd the. methods of imparting the simplest instruction. The parents have no | idea of the inefficiency of onr public schools. These incompetent trachers are absolutely wasting the public money, as well as the precious lime and j -r .t- ... - 1111iiu ui niese precious children uf ours and our neighbors. I have 'studied the inutter profoundly and I know whereof I speak. I speak fcelingly^ttacause I feel a deep interest in the educational progress of my native county. It is my conviction that the best way to increase the efficiency of the present school system is to increase the efficienciency of the teachers. If any man can suggest a better plan, 1 would thank him for it. The progrssive thought of this progressive age has endorsed "Teachers' Institutes" as the best means of increasing, the efficiency of the teachers. They we nov? established all over the civilized world, in almost every State in theUnion and in almost every county in every ftatc. Ileason, experience and common sense attest their incalculable value.' A few people in our county at one time objected to this Institute. Let me say that opposition is rapidly dying out as the people arc becoming to understand that the law of South Carolina authorizes the School Commissioner to appropriate not more than $200 to defray expenses of these County Institutes, and as thwy are beginning to realize that the best interests of the children demand their establishment. Their cost compared with the good accomplished weighs as a grain of sand against a mountain. It cost the county last year $143.70, which is a little less than $9.00 per township. Now take out of that sum what the negroes would have gotten, and wo see that it cost the whites about $6.00 per township. Diviflp tViio cum 1 ? ** , aMw 10 ouIII cuiivsiig liiu CjUIIUUIS or CHCti towi hip and it wonld not run the schools of the county three hours. Yet it is the testimony of every teacher and almost every trustee and visitor who attended the Institute, that incalculable good was accomplished. And it is the testimony of those competent to judge all over this county and 6tite, and all over the United States, that these Institutes are a necessity in any well regulated system of common schools. in other counties of the State the money allowed for expenses of Institutes was given to the faculty and they naturally pocketed it and left none of it in the county. But those noble and self-skcrificirig men and women of the two colleges at Due West, who have done so much for the cause of education in the South, and especially in Abbeville County, generously took the money which the law allowed them for their service and gave it to the poorly ^paid ! teachers of the county to pay their board while attending the Institute. The children, the parents, and the teachers of the county should thank the faculty of \ the two colleges at Due West. As to the pay of teachers, I cannot believe that-the sober second thought ? of the people of this noble and proud 1 old County will indorse any scheme to ! put the teacher of their children on a < level with the bootblack and the ditcher J and the shoe-mnkor. But the School Commissioner has nothing to do with Bxing the pay of teachers. So far as I am concerned whatever the trusteer, de- j side upon I am compelled by law to < igree to it. If the pay is $15 or $20 or 1 $25 I cannot help the matter. Let mo i read what the Suprome Court in school { [natters says : The County Board has j nothing to do with fixing teachers' pay. i That is a matter of contract between the * trustees and the teacher. No other in f terprctation of the law is Dossibln." e l'his disposes of the objection to us on t he score of salary of teachers. There is one other matter which I re- * *ret to mention, but justice to myself 1 md others demands that 1 speak of it. | Lt has been foolishly and falsely charged j hat 1 am opposed to "poor white ren- * :ers." That is the cry of the demagogue 6 n*ho would take this unfair means of j jrushing an opponent by appealing to { four prejudices. I do not believe that \ nany are influenced by such stuff. Let r no say that I know there are hundreds t >f men all over the County who remem- 0 >er gratefully and pleasantly Capt. Sam t dodges and it will be hard to mako them e >elieve that any of hri? sons Iwvp unv J . V . - - ?V c inch nonsense in thoir heads or hearts, f you will pardon a personal allusion 1* ? rill say that I obtained ray own educa- j? ion with money which I borrowed tnyelf and paid every dime of it back by v ny own efforts since I left College, lence I fully sympathize with the poor {,' toy or girl who is struggling for an ed- si loation. I say it boldly and boastfully ? or it is a matter of which any man may si ie proud, that during the 8 years of my 11 ife as teacher I believe I educated more hildren of Mpoor white renters," free f tuition than any man in Abbeville !ounty during the 6ame time. In one nj ase I beggod a poor man to send me 4 f his children for which I would not i w:_ ? - n uaigu Him uno uuiii. i ne location of a chool in Abbeville village on Floral h< [ill can only be attributable to my ef- ci >rts in behalf of the poor white renters c f Abbeville village, in whose favor no no, for years before, carod so much as c, ) lift a little finger. rj The Boards of Trustees of school dis icts are empowered under the law to ike the management and control of the >cal educational interests of their re- ? pective townships, to fix the rate of ay, to locate the school houses, to ae- B set and employ the teachers. Now* 9< ecausc the trustees of White Hall ownship exercised their judgment in ie way they conceived to bo for the {Ji est interest of all coneerned, it has F< een "charged falsely that thoy wero orking against the poor children. The uth is they claimed to bo working dijctly in the interest of more than 300 wj oor children of the township. They aimed that tho litilo family school on m ' * v . : ; * # ... ; 'j,;: . :V' > . iMi. nugu imon'K plantation easily accommodated, as heretc^^^^^^H Ihc VVhi e'Hnll school taught teach or of largo experience not a breath The gave satisfactory^^^^^^H for refusing the schools. An taken to the State Board of composed of five intelligent, disifl I od and honorable men, who ifl H good of the schools and the lip.irt nuil tlinw 'L ? ouvwuiucu II1U saying that the ground of the saying thut the ground of the was "assailable only (I I ground of partiality, corruption, misconduct, or mistake of law." This rhen, is all there is nonsensical talk that I am. "poor white renters.'*' I am as gfl I friend to the poor man, and -the^^^^^H children, as any man in AbbeviIte^^H^^| ty. Wherever my position in reg^^^^Hf tho development and iniproveme^^^^^H '.lie common schools is fairly undei^^^H^I ? ? .1 ? I ! I auu *? uvrever 11 is not w ill full shamefully inisaepresented, I hav^^^^^H satisfaction of knowing that my are indorsed. Candidates for Couuty Commlil I Mr. James A. Mo^ord, Capt. O^H^H Madison, and Capt. Jas. X. King allfl H their views on the County matteruB B none of them dift'erred very inatcr^^H^fl Rules for the Primary I>ctioB I To be held Saturday, August W I II CONSTITUTION ?AKTICLK V. All candidates of the Democratic party^^^^H county offices, for tho 8tate tteuate. the House 01 Representatives la tDe Legislature shall be nominated by prlifl election, which shall bo .icld ?'. nuch tlmH shall be ordered oy this club. Section 2. At such primary election one shall be allowed to vote except have been l'emocrats in good standing lea*t two months preceding said primary ! Hon, and who are twenty-one years of will be twenty-one years of age at the tfl lug general election, and no vote by shall be allowed In the County Club orprl^^^^H ry elections. HvrTTAX! 'i ?* * * *" U ? / I neuu auuil DS Voted f<)lV| sucli primary election as a .Democratic dale lor nominatl n unless he ban pubtj^^^H| pledged himself to abide tho remilt of dB pri ary election and support the nomlHH M of the Democratic party. Mkction -l. At such primary election th^^^H who recclve a m?Jority of all the votescast^^^H| the respective ottlces shull L>? declared to the nominees of the Democratic party such offices. Section 5. The managers of the prim^^^^H election at eaoh local club precinct and clerk shall be appointed in such manner Bj H nmv be determined by the respective clubs. kkction ?. Immediate1 y before opening tn EM polls at said primary election the mpnag^^^H and their clerks shall sign the following wrl^^^H ten pledge and shall forward the same to tfcH^H| club with tholr returns of said prlmany eleH H Hon, u> wit.* "I do solemnly pledge ray "c: ed honor that I will faitbfully perform "tha fllitlou ~~? *11 " ?.<? .Uviu?im w mjr piraiuuii as "ger or clerk of the primary election to "best ?f my ability." Ubction 7. Managers of primary eleotloi^^^H shall keep a correct coll list ol the vote^^^H at said election, and return the same, attest by them, with the election returns. section 8. At the primary elections tbS polls shall open at ulne o'clock A. M., an^^^l sbull close at six o'clock P. M., when theoiaifl ugcrs shan count the votes, and they sbs^^^B forward the leturns to the County Club at l^^^H next meeting after said election. Skctio.n d The County Ciub shall thereup^^H on canvass the ret urns of the primary elecjH^H tion,henr aud decide all protests and oonteaf^HH und deulaie the ret>ull'of said primary ele^HH !,lou. section 10. In case thore shall not be nomination for any ot the olllces to be fllle^^^l it such election, twice as many candidates there are vacancies to be tilled shall beselect^^H Ml from those having the highest number o^^H yotes, but lacking a majority, to be .voted it anotbo primary election to be held atauct^^H time as the County C ul> shall designate, an-i^^H to on till such vacancies are filled. ruleskok tub primary. The following resolutions or rulesgover&laii^^l he election were adopted, at the last ug of fche Central C.ub, and the newspapers >f the county weie requested to pUDllsKj^H Resolved, 1. That the primary election fttrwM ;he nominees of ihe Democratic party for ,he offices tobefllied at the general ftlectiral^H n November next, shall be held on SatnjrdKra^H ne 21st day of August 1880, at the variatur^H Places at whlob the local clubs have been sustained to meet. ' 2. That the b xesghall be opened at 9o'c!oelc^H i m, and kept open until tf o'clock p m, of w?e ^H| tame day. That said election shall be conlucted uy three managers to be selected by .hecluos. S. That each voter before casting lils vote ihall be required to state that he has not fotod at sa*d primary election, oud shall give ) lis name in full ana the name of his olno { o winch he belongs. The mauagm miHt jB teep a full lint containing the names qt all M jen-ons voting and the uumes of the olubs to M| vhlch they belong. The boxes shall be Mien- < ;d at tbe place of tne election and the bailout 1 j^l ihall be couuted immediately alter the etaa og ortho polls la the presence of all or atnv II orlty of Lhe managers. The ballots sIihII be ) :hrt;fu.ly preserved and replaced in the box vheu the counting is finished. 4. That on the Mond iy fol owing raid prfnary election the result of said election si itch precinct shall he reported to a meeting ti the club to be held on that day. 5. That the manage, s shall report vndcr heir signatures the number of ballots eeql for r.ch candidate?said repo^ shall be xeootnanied t>y the poll 1:81 anV all the ballots ( ast. 1^1 Those reports shall be aggregated by the fl ounty cltjb, and the candidate receiving the >ighest number of votes, provided it is a ma ?nty of the whole vote oast, shall be deoi?M4 h0 nominee of the Democratic party of Ab- - ovllle county for the office for which he VM . oted for. * Resolved. Thutln (>??? an? ;nged In said primary olootlon thenunaMll f the local club shall not count the Vbteulrot . ball write tbe name of the voter and the ause of challenge upon the back of the ticket Ithout opening It, and shall forward the im? to this club, which shall, before opening ,, decide whether it shall be counted or pot. - * : V ^ Notice. The Abbeville County Democratic Club will leet in the Court House, on Monday, Angu'st Jrd, at 11 o'clock for tbe following purposes f >j 1. To canvass the retains of the prtmary -X nd declare t*be result* 2. To elect delegates to a convention to be ^ aid at Seneca on Wednesday, September!.; * tiled by the execntive committee of tbe 3rd ongressional District in accordance with the - ? . ~ ?u- n ? - ? * ? - usuuuivilt H> kUO VUIIBWIUIIUB OX Ufl OdtO II eniocratic party authorizing nomination* of jJB mdidates for Congress to be made by prim*- ~?m r elections. W. C. BENET, M. P. DxBRtJLL, County Chairman, Secretary. ' 1 Buc felon's Arnica Salve:. 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