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VOL.2. ABBEVILLE. S. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 81, 188(5. NO. 51.
Swallowed Ut> in the Surf.
News nml Courier.
The painful intelligence reached the
city yesterday afternoon, at about 5
o'clock, of the death by drowning of
two yonng men on the beach of Sullivan's
Island. The two unfortunate men
were Mr. Louis Ludekins and Mr. Edward
T. Shaw.
Mr. Ludekins whs well and favorably
i r<?. wi o.,u:
rv 11U >? II ill viiiii ii;^vwu auu wu ?
Island. His family sire at present residing
in Aiken, and he was last summer
and the previous season engaged as clerk
at the New Brighton Hotel. Mr. Shaw
was a son of Mr. P. It. Shaw, who lives
at the corner of Smith and Montague
street?, and does business at the corner
of Chapel and Elizabeth streets. Mr.
Ludekins was about twenty- five years
of age and My. Shaw scarcely more than
nineteen. From his connection with the
hotel Mr. Ludekins was familiarly
known to a large circle of friends in this
and other Southern cities, and Mr. Shaw
being a Charlestonian, the news of their
death was received with sorrow and regret
wherever it became known.
The story of the sad event was told
to a reporter at ihe Charleston Hotel
3Tosterday afternoon soon after t!ie arri
val of the steamer from Sullivan's Island.
The relator of the circumstances
was (i. B. Ott, a young gentleman from
Aiken, who was in batliing with Messrs.
J Shaw and Ludvkius at the time of the
drowning. Mr. Ott was a guest at the '
!New Ilrighton Motel, and was spending
some time there, accompanied by a
friend. Mr. K. S. McCrarv, also of Aiken, i
11
]\Ir. Ott and Mr. Ludekins were old j
friends and at the invitation of the Ut- j
ter a parts' was made up to go in hath- ; ^
ing. the paitv consisting of >'r. Ott,tMr. 1 '
Ludekimv and Mr. McCrary. Mr. Shaw ,
did not go down ir.to the surf until some j
time afterwards. It was about 12 o'clock j *
and the tide wns rieing. The three
young men went (ioft'n from th?? baching '
house little thinking of :he sad events '
which a*ere to take place within the !
. }
next hou*\ They passed ;
BF.VOKl) THE nHKAKKUS,
and kept well out l/eyond them during
the whole time of tlu'ir bath. From . *
what happened it is to he inferred that;
ihev unconsciouslv, although the tide i
was coming in. were moving out towards j .
tlio channel, where, in faet, tlio drowning
took place. Mr. Ott said that just
before the disappearance of Mr. Lude- j ^
kinsthejwrreclo.se together. Mr. Ott i
was not a crood swimmer, and Mr. Lud I
*- i i|
flkins was touching him how to take the ! ^
surf hath with as little exertion as pos- j
1 ()
sible. Mr. Ludekins was supporting j
his friend with his hwid, when the latter ! j
- S lid that he did not think he was tnak- ! j
i'lgmuch progress, and asked Mr. Lude- j
kins to allow him t? shift for himself.!'
Mr. fjudekins complied and they sepa- j
riteu. .Just at that time Mr. hluuv was
but a short distunce farther seaward
than Mr. Ludekins. Mr. McCrary and ;
M.r. Oct wore both between the two men e
that were drowned and the shore. .
Soon after Mr. Ludekins parted from
Mr, Ott
A VBItY HEAVY WAVI5
rolled in. Mr. Ott took advantage of it ''
and turned his face towards the shore H
and was earned imvard. Before doing I ai
that, however, his attention was direct- tl
od to Mr- Ludekins for an instant. This tl
v latter gentleman being a good swimmer tl
boldly faced the wave and plunged into a?
it. Mr. Ott could not say whether, wlu n w
he turned to look at Mr. .Ludekins. Mr. a(
Shaw was still in sight, lie thinks, i hi
however, that he was not. When Mr. .'? ?
Ott had recovered an- upright position b<
lie turned round and looked back in the ol
direction in which Mr. Ludelins had
disappeared. Mr. Ludekins was observed
then by Mr. Ott at a considerable dis- gi
tance from the place where lie had dived af
into the wave. His head and shoulders w
were above water. Mr. Ott then thougl>t at
that he heard M
A CUY FOR }1 KM*, l,<
rnd thai it came from Mr. Ludekins.
But he imagined that his friend was
"joking." as he knew him to be a good 1
swimmer. The cry for help was again
repeated and then Mr. Ott knew that
Mr. Ludekins wax in danger. He want ^
however, powerless to asssiut him. He y*
did not dare venture out into the suif w
where the unfortunate man was drown- ?'
ing. Mr.* McCrary, although not a ki
good swimmer, made an attempt to reach w
Mr. Ludekins, but failed to reach him in
time to be of any assistance. In fact
the drowning man and Ott and McCrary
wore too far apart for oven a good swimmer.to
have reached a person in time to
have saved him from neath. When Mr.
Ott, therefore, saw that any exertion of
his would be useless without assistance
he ran up as host he could through the
surf in the direction of the bathinghouse.
t
HOTII niSAl'I'EAKKl).
As he ran ho looked back j#id, in what
he took to bo a very short space of time,
both Ludekins and Shaw had disappeared.
Mr. Ott said that ho did not see
Mr. Shaw struggling as if in any danger
and he did not hoar him utter "any cry
of alarm or distress.
Mr. Ott reached the bathimr-house in
a low minutes after both men had gone
down, and the news from that point
spread like wild fire over tho Island.
THE 11KACII WAS CUOWDKI)
with the guests of the hotel and the citizens
generally, all looking anxiously
into each incoming wave and searching J
it for some news from the sea beyond. |
the utmost and intensest anxiety and excitement
prevailed.
ONB IVtUY HKCOVKUKl).
About three quarters of an hour after
the occurrence a body was seen floating
near the shore, a considerable distance I
north of the place where the drowning!
occurred. It proved to be that of Mr. I
Shaw, and it was immediately taken
ushorc. After disposing of the body;
md preparing it for transportation to the !
3ity last night the search was continued j
for the body of Mr. Ludekins, but up to ;
the time of the departure of the boat J
from the Island (4 p. m.j there were no
.idin-JTS of the missi n?r man.
KUTJI.K A'l'TKMI'TS AT UKStrsciTATIOX.
Immediately after I he body of Mr.;,
>haw had been removed from the water I
o the beach it was surrounded by a j1
arg? gathering of sympathizing friends, |
\mong those who had assembled was a' |
lumber of ladies, who worked assidu- |,
uisly, aiding those who were vainly en- \ ]
leavoring to restore life to the body. ! ]
Ivory possible remedy was tried. bntL
i!'e had long been quite extinct. Mr. j j
\ U. Shaw, the father of the unfortu- t
late young man went over on the 7:30 '
?. in. boat yesterday, and returned to j
he eit3' last night at 10 o'clock with the ! t
aslcel, which was received at the Kerry ' (
rharf by a number of the friends of tlie I j
leceased. IL
I.fDKKIXS' 1J01?V NOT KOITXI).
I
lT|> to ha If-past ,U o'eiuck last night | a
he body of Mr Ludekinshad not been i r
e cove red. All during the afternoon and i t
ntil it was too dark for such efforts to! r
availing various parties of men werej t
ut in small boats soutuliiir. with -i view : y
f finding the hodj*. Kverytiling pos.-i- j J
le under the c.ircuinstances was done j Jj
hut human aid could a fibril or ingenuity j v
ugge^t, hut without effect. | y,
Upon his arrival in the city yesterday j y
Ir. MeCreary thoughtfully telegraphed h
? the friends of Mr. Kudckins the fact ](
f his death, with tin? further intelli- 1,
ence that he would inform them when- <j
ver the report should reach the eitv l.
V
i?t Mr. liiulifkins's body had been s?
>uiid. S
A KKMARK Altl.K JXC10KXT. a
A remarkable incident occurred durthe
evening, which was related to a p
enorter latt night by a gentlemen who u
irived in the city on the last boat from jt
le Island, llo said that not long after ^
ic recovery of Mr. Shaw's body from r(
le waves a dead shark was washed U1
ill ore at very nearly the same spot y,
here MVt-Shaw was first seen ifoating
'ter his death. There can, however.
o no possible connection between the
rcumstan-ces, in as much ns Mr.Hlinw's u|
ody was intact, and without the sign (.(
* a violent death. U(
THE INQUKST. tj
The information of the accident was ,j
von to Coroner DeVeiuix. yesterday 1U
'ternoon at about 5 o'clock. The boat
as not ta leave the* city until 9.30 p. mM
id as the intention of the relatives of
r. Edward T. Shaw was to have his
_>dy brought over to the city at 10..">0 (J
clock, the cornor determined to post- C
)ne the holding of the inquest uirtil in
lis morning at 10 o'clock. (;,
AXOTHKR ACCOUNT. CI
The following is the statement *nade w
j Mr. McUrary to Coroner DeVeaux f>"
?sterday evening in Charleston . "We til
out in bathing about half-past 12 th
clock at high water. Mr. Ott, Mr. k(
udekins and I went in together. We th
ere in the water about three-quarters W
an hour, and Mr. I.undekins was w
>out fifty yards from us towards the al
ean. I think I heard h!m call for to
^ \ . /
help, and when I looked round I saw
him
SINK AND HtSli A(i A IN.
"I then started to go towards him, bill
when I got about half the distance?
twenty-live yards-from him to me 1
didn't sue him anymore. lie had disappeared.
As to Mr. Shaw, I don't
think he was in the water more than
five minutes when he was drowned. Hi;
was out where Mr. Ludekins was. I did
not know Mr. Sluiw. He was on the othside
^farther out) of Mr. Ludekins, and
disappeared suddenly. I don't think he
struggled or I would have seen it. Mr.
Shaw's body iloatcd up in about three
hours afterwards."
TI1K TKACKHV OK 1S84.
The tragedy ot' yesterday recalls an
equally sad event of the same kind
which occurred on the Island a little over
two years ago, and in which Miss* Ella
M. Benjamin lost her life. The previous
tragedy occurred, however, not at the
same place as that of yesterday. It was
011 the beach near the breakwater which
ends at the fort. It was on the afternoon
of tho loth of August, and a number
of children were bathing on the front
beach, iienr Dr. Kin loon's house. Miss
KUa M. Benjamin, a lady from fjummerville,
who was staying on the Island,
was bathing with them. Julian Held,
a little son of Mr. Loughton U. lleid, of
Charleston, who was among the children,
got beyond his depth, and was in imminent
danger of drowning when Miss.
Benjamin saw his peril, and being a
good swimmer at once went to his rescue.
She reached the drowning child,
caught him in her arms and held him
ahovt: the water for uearlv fifii*t>n min.
utes until a boat in which were two colored
men camp up. The little hoy was
lifted safely into tin; hoat and the men
then turned their attention to the heroic
woman who hail saved him. The prolonged
efforts to save the life of the
;liild, however, hadjdoubtlcss exhausted
Her strength. She kept afloat until she
lad saved the child and then <jui.:kly |
sunk beneath the waves, I? was a gal- 1
? |
ant and heroic act, and the incident at
he time attracted general attention.
A WAUXINU KKrivATKli.
.\t that time the A'e/r.s- and Courier j
ook occasion to call attention to the |
act that some precautious were abso- j
??*?. ) v tu illitKl! SUI'I U.'lUllllg 1
?n the island sale. The hint was taken j
>> the Xew Brighton Hotel proprietor, j
n<l the space in front of the beach was
oped in. A storm, however, removed
hese ropes, and, the}' have never been
eplaced. It is imposible at tins time
i) tell the cause of the death <>!' the two
oung men who perished iti the surf,
lathers who have been in the habit of
lathing on Sitlivan's Island, are familiar
rith the treacherous undertow and
arely venture out beyond their depth.
Ir. Ludekins was a good swimmer, and
is death is dihicult to account for, un ss,
havitig been in the water for too
jng a time, he was seized with a suden
cramp which rendered him power:ss.
On the other hand, this would
carcely account for the death of Mr.
haw. who had only been in the water
short time.
There have been rumors of late of the
renc6 on the Island beach of sharks in
tore than usual numbers, and a bather
? the surf recently is said to have been
itten by one. The story, however, was
jceived with grave doubts '13' many,
id the sharks at least cannot have caus1
Ml". Shaw's douth. linnsiiiPf l>i?i lnwlv I
lows no signs of un attack by these
lonsteis of the deep.
The suil ft flair is altogether ur.accountjle.
It was freely discussed, hut 110 one 1
mid arrive at a theory which would
rcount for the double tragedy. After 1
lis warning it is hoped that precau- 1
nns will be taken against any future 1
:cidents of the kind. <
The t\, C. U. & C. It. K. 1
I
Mr. Ii. \V. Haddon, of Due West, S.
., one of the Directors of the Carolina, i
utnberland Gap & Chicago Hailroad is I
Aiken in the interest of that road. 1
?1. Howen, President of road, has se- 1
irod the services of 100 convicts, who <
ill be put to work grading the road ?
om Aiken to Crofta's Mill. To enable 1
ie President to do this, it is necessary 1
at $10,OX) be raised in and around Ai- |
;n, the money to be used for feeding
e convicts and paying for guards, etc. t
rhen Trenton is reached the road t
ill come into money, as every town <
ong the line has voted a subscription t
it, and the rest of the work will bo i
1WBWWWWWMPBWWDW ??
' easy. Mr. lladdon, accompanied 1?>' j t
Cap. W. \V, Williams, is actively can- j I
vassing our citizens in ai<l of this grand 'I
. project, and is meeting with encouraging ii
- success. The money subscribed now t
[ will not be called for until October.? c
Aiken Journal and Jlcriew. \
i ii
The "Tillman-Dawson Alliance."
i ?- ]
I (jrecnvillc Xews.
In the Weekly Xen's of August 17th j
under the caption, ''Information want- ^
ed," you ask the following questiors:
"Have Captain F. W. Dawson and Mr.
\\. 1! 'I'illmnn - r
. uuu a vuiiivruiiui! t)i any
kind, by correspondence or otherwise, r
and have they made an agreement or ^
understanding as to their respective .
courses in any matter effecting the pub-!
lie interests or polities of this State ?
"If there has been an agreement or .
11
understanding between them, what is
. ? 'a
it ?:'
As 1 know no reason liwhv they
should not be answered," I will cheerr<
lull}' give you the light you sock. This ^
can best be done bv a siiort statement
c;
of facts.
c
When I commenced the agitation of
n
the issues which form the core of the
a
farmers' movement, viz . '1 he establishment
of a real agricultural college and ^
the reorganization of the department of
agriculture, the -Vmrs aitrf Courier was
*? ai
I emphatic in its approval of the college
: id"a, and did not oppose the other. 1 ^
; stinted out as an agricultural reformer? i
! without any design or desire to make j ,
I i i ? i
I > <; iKMi'iiiuui ii jiuniK'iu out1, exempt i?
1 the extent of securing the necessary leg- j
i islatioM. Soon, almost before I know i*.,
ai
i I found myself swept ufl'my foot, as it
Were, l?v a grand uprising for iiolitie.il .
r , ~ , . | 1)1
I reform, reduction ol taxes, purification
' 1 ai
of tire government and correction of i
i ? , f ai
I abuses l?ciliar the leading ideas. Ten
w
i years of republican misrule, followed J
Uy ten years^of democratic . imbecility I
j and a growing disregard of the rights
r . oi
I and wishes of the musses, bad laid the j
I mine. I struck a match for another j
pi>rpose and the explosi >n known as the
"farmers' convention" followed. Its ro- ^
verberationa lmve not yet died away and ^
its effects, past und to come, upon the
future of this State are plainlv to be .
ha
seen.
Captain Dawson left for Kuropc in
January, tho JYam and Courier up to ^
that nine having been my friend. During
his absence the paper somersaulted oS
and began to attack the movement by a
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series of insiduous editorials aimed at
the "call" for the convention and intend- t,n
ed to bamboozle the farmers or divide ^
litem. And these changed to strongly
antagonistic editorials imniediHoly alter '1'1
the convention adjourned. Some days 110
after tho adjournment Capt. Dawson re- aCl
returned home and I wrote to ask him
whether lie dictated the course of of the su
paper while away and to learn whether
1 could still u.-;e his columns, lie re- an
plied he had not, and that the paper was ^0I
open to me for any legitimate purpose.
Me said he was still an advocate of a |?
farmers' college but could not swallow nn
some things which the convention had 1
recommended, i suggested that if we ')0
could have a conference an agreement 1)0:
miurht be readied. He agreed to thib ^ol
O .
and we met in Augusta in June, and we
discussed the whole of the work of the cst
fanners' convention, or what I deemed er<
ii* important work. Not one word was
said about any man's candidacy, not one J ]
word about any combination or alliance. t
The conversation related solely to exist- '
in;; abuses, many of which had not been de<
broached by the farmers' convention lun
mid the whole of it might liavo appeared do<
the next day In print without exciting bu
?ny surprise or "omment. We made no fii.s
igreoment of any Kind, but parted with tr?
the tacit understanding that the Scws to I
rjnd ( '*)un'er would advocate and urge rig
the establishment of an agricultural col- pol
lege, as it had done from the start, while alr
1 would cease my attacks on the citadel- the
riiis is the agreement and the whole of ]
t. I did not undertake to keep others
roin advocating the abolition of the cit- R<
idel, and there was no subsequent agreeiii
n n t Imlirnnn no a a tr\ or>*? "
I..VMV VV?TT VWtl MM V V MI?J UIUII CUI1UI* J
lacy. It can bo now seen upon what of 1
;mall foundations rests tho lie. started insi
;he night before the State convention pie
net, about the uI)awson-Tillman-Shep- abc
)ard combination." by
The Columbia ring, which had started tee,
hat lie and then packed the galleries of the
he opera house in tho interest of tho icki
:andidate of their choice, are welcome C
o their victory. It remains to be saen Reg
whether Colonel Richardson will prove vor
; i .a.
lie pliant tool tln-y hope for or whethei
i?j will redeem the pledge he has made.
I'he farmers of South Carolina arc awake
t last, thank liod ! and will know how
o reward or punish him ami others ac:yrding
to their deserts. As 1 am on the
mness stand, and mention has heen
lia.ltJ of the "iKirsil lcl ennrcnu <*c ai
'illmi.n ami of (Japt. Dawson in the
ilatc convention,*' 1 will simply state
ihv I voted for Messrs. ftheppard and
Iutsun?we did not run together on aturney
general and all other vot?-s were
mrely accidental, certainly not the reult
of any ''understanding." Edgefield
oled solidly for Mr. Hutson for two
casons First, because of resentment
gainst Greenville, which had found
o'.es for everybody but Governor Sliepard.
Secondly, Kdge field and Hampton are
1 the same congressional district and
re on very friendly terms.
As regards inv support of (?ov. Shepard
: Long before Gov. Thompson's
i\signation and therefore before there
ras the least probability of his being a
nndidatc, (iov. Sheppard and I had disusscd
the issues presented by the farJOIN'
pniiVPntiAn fi?<l T IY% 11
Uin? i i ml llllll 111 mil
ccord with us in everything except the
idling of a constitutional corvention ami
le abolition of the military academy,
herefore when he became Governor
ud was naturally considered in the race
; his own successor, I had to decide as
etween him and others. We made
.rcnumis ellorts to (ind a strong camll;ite
of our own, We had tried to conurt
some men whom we thought availjh*.
hut failed. They couldn't '*see it,"
id when the convention met we were
irtually at sea. We lacked -10 votes of
uing able to control the nomination
nl therefore were forced to a choice
nong the avowed candidates. Xow
hv did I urge Gov. Sheppard as our
mdidate ?
First, because he came nearest being
i our platform. Without any selfish or
terior design, so far 1 could see. he
id so expressed himself long before
ov. Thompson's resignation, and reiced
his ideas to writingaVmy request,
Ler I had decided to support him.
Second, He is a man of ability, who
s filled every position he has occupied
th credit to himself and to the Siate^
u pays his debts one hundred cents on
e dollar and there is no blot on his
cutcheon, that I ever heard of, and he
d fallen heir to the office, so to speak,
lave been accused of hypocrisy in voig
for a lawyer after making such a
3w about farmers' rights and the
cstion asked, why 1 did not oppose
n in our county convention? 1 had
reason to oppose him. lie was in
iord with our views. We had been
IVmates at sehnnl anil frion/lu nvnr
ico. He lived in Kdgefield and was
r son. What reason did I have to
tagonize him ? I had never clamored
' a "New Deal" and I had asserted
it the farmers' movement only aimed
secure our rights?not to ostracise or
pose on other classes.
[ am damned by the editors and rorti.-s
because they say this is my purse,
and when I disprove it by voting
1 a man who is not a farmer 1 am dnmnbecause
I do so. 1 am in the in taring
situation described in the dogsi.
'He can and he can't,
Ho will and lie won't : !
He'll bo damned if he does, *
And he'll bo damned if he don't. ,
I'he farmers of South Carolina must
:ide the question as to whether I
k'c betrayed them, misled them or ,
?eived. I do not claim to be infallible, j
t I do claim to be honest and unsetb.
1 defy nriy man to prove the con- (
ry. If the people send the right men ,
the legiluturo we will secure our j
hts as farmers and all needed reform t
itically. If we do not, I will then, if (
ire, try to find out why and to tell
m who is to blame. B. It. Tillman. (
idgcfield, S. C.. August. 24, 1886. (
fuuion ofOrr's Regiment of Rifles i
'he annual reunion of Orr's Regiment *
Rifles took place on Tuesday, the 17th
tant. Social intercourse* fully and
asantly, occupied our time until
iut 11 A. M., on Wednesday, when 0
invitation of the executive commit- 4
T y
, Col. J. J . Norton briefly recounted t
action of the regiment at Freder- 0
nburg, on the 13th of December I8G2. *
!ol. Miller, the last Colonel of the 8
c
;iment and President of the Survi- a
b' Association, was, much to his and "
* our regret, prcvcHtp^frniM j?
. ent, on account of the serious illness of
s his wife. The other officers of tli/i. As- t. ;
sociution were > .
Col. It. K. Craytpn.i, %eft8y,f fffe^. iY
He called the meeUpS w.teje-ak;Z,V? f ?).:i
M. on Wednesday.,. JJortott.
** C " * 4
was on motion, ailled{to0thy;tfb;iiir.tftnsl - >.< <
T. A. MoKlroy elec^j o^CCfeta^jr.^
Sandy Springs was cboseji.naS;, jth# ftftV,?,'< ..
inanent place of annual meeting! l?*t. thai ? v
tixing of tUo time was left taAU^ I^flfiQpv ;<.f
tive Committee, .v?f
The old ollieers of thQ|>aH9ftCiatif?!ftjiJaia
were unanimously re-el epte4to<^^,;jC?oJ>; f.-j
G. Mcl). Miller, L'rpsi4p|ifc;;M94iWMWAl<.:*vi
Col. J.T. Kobertsoo,; J,6t .Yico-P^idQUtJ/utM /
Major Leonard I logons,;{2d,, IVHcwrtifcwtf > *t(f
dent; Adjutant \V. i^fecjj^Wry,; j:m
Quartermester IS. l\.;Cxayfqn,/?rffeftttWf n i.?
and an executive committor,Qfj-Olje y;(j
each company. The. excc^iy^ j.l(a
toe was charged witfvtfje jyreparafi.^, ;J,
a const'tution and roll? of: io,f^makion?} ^
as to those who at.any (J.un? Jh^(jl.,beenf . yi ,
members of the Regiment.. ?t t^j.fdc^p., a ,
of the business mee^u?giaipho<ograpii <M ?
the members of the.regitiieulsipresent at -./ ;<
tiiui nine was taken. .
During the meeting., abOMt- jlOQ suT\'\-:t..
vors and about TOOoiU/erw-1 were pros-'ent.
The survivorebf two' other com
panies, the Gist ilittes of the Hampton
Legion and Company of the 22d
Regiment S. C. V.,'rMt at l"he sflnYe time '
with us. ! 1 v " ' '
Among the maivy pleasing* incidents
of the occasion was th&pre'SGnCo of Mi's-'
Oit. widow of our fiTst Colonel. The
hospitality ot tho'tviiHiy Springs 1
neighborhood was1 \i-?ll nraintained.': '
' ? ASurvivon- '
The Vacant Place Filled.
?T I * ' t-. . J."'! v ?
Columbia Bureau XaWs ?h<l-Courier*
The State Democratic executive Cbrii-''
mittee^met in the reading-roonx i>f the
Hotel Jerome at 8 o'clock this evening,
v I
and organized by unanimously electing 1
Col. J. W. Moon*, of Hampton/ chairman,
and Willie Jones secretary'.
Balloting for adjutartt and inspector
general was immediately begUii'.' On
the nineteenth ballot Capt. M."L. Bonham.
Jr., editor of the' Abbeville Jles- 11
nenaer. received the nomination/ v '
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Of the committee-the following" members
were present : W. II. BraWtey. S!"":
P. Wingard, L. T. I/liar, J>/'Vt'l4 kdori^''1
G. S. Mower, J. A. Hoyt,' 'TK' -Jdiin^n''
G. W. Shell, H. E. Allison"; T. II. Clarke/ "
G. W. S. Hart, S. I'. Smith, 11. 1>. Lee,
W. J - Tnlbor? ..?i " -
?? ?? ? i, l./ilWKQp. >
On tin; first ballot, ltonlmu). received. .. 5
3 votes, Marshall 2, Fprley.o, McKissicly
1, Holmes Coward 1, Mills 1. Oil the,
last ballot iSonham received 8 votes,
Marshall 2, Farley .4, and MoKissick' V
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The following resolution was unini- .
inously adopted :
Jiesolccd, That thq< irtqinbers of U19
State Democratic e.N'ycytive eoiuuvit*?,.j
some of whom have:.^erved with., him
and all of whom are familiar ;.witb ,his.:
public record, do hereby express their
high appreciation of the zeal, energy
and ability displayed by lien. James F.
lzlar, the retiring chairman, during the
two successive terms of ottice through'
.1 i I ? i 1 * * i *
which the Democratic party has beep
?in;i'AM...i.. / t
......ui.iiij smjci'ssiiii, anu covering the, t.
period of the national election,- vu whiek..
South Carolina cast her elective vote fan
liiovrr Cleveland, the present President
j\ the United States. ' ' .**'
It was decidoo to open the.,campaign
ibout the first of October. A large ui'ass
meeting wil be h.dd in . each Congress^ .
onal district :it which ..the candidate*
will speak, but the usual Canvass of '
jvery county in the Stfcte will bo di*;-"
tensed with, except when a county asks, .
or a special meeting, and in that.caso
:ho executive committoe will provide j .
'or such a meeting. The timeB. unrd '
iliiccs for holding the mass meetings' hi '
he Congressional distrifcts will bp deci^
led upon at the next meeting of tb^ e'i- ' 1
jcutive committee. ' '
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I'he meeting adjourned at 11 o'clock,r(
iubject to the call of the presidoirk v
t i iii
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r> secure the Agency for s^ch. articles egjiav^-',!
rell-known merits and ,are thterebjr'.'iif^Tl,.
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ecurcd the Agency for the celebra^. Vuv- r <
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nd Cheat., ?ud to show ouj con?4anc$, ' v, ??
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