The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-14
jrRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
For r.uprx Eohrnory II

The meeting in ',ioint assembly" yesterday,
of both bodies of the General Assembly, resulted
in q most disgraceful scene. The action of
large number of the colored and few white
members of the House could not have been eX-
ceeded in noise, gcsticulations and giobersh by a
menagerie full Of halrstarved monkeys over a
handful of chestnu;s, or by hundred or two Of
Patagonians over q few glass beads and red fan-
mel jackets.
At one O'Clock yesterday, in pursuance Oh a
concurrent resolution, the Senate proceeded 10
the hall of the House OF Representatives. Corbin
took the chair, called the "joint assembly" 10
| order and announced that it convened pursuant
to concurrent resolution, for the purpose OF en-,
ering into an election OF Judge for the Fifth Judi
cial Circuit OF the State of South Carolina to fill
the unexpired term and vacancy occasioned by
the death of the late Hon. Lemuel Boozer, and the
chair was now ready to receive nominations.
| THE CROWD.
There was larger crowd present than upon
the occasion OF the election Of Wright to the Su'
preme Bench. The galleries aud that portion OF
the floor unoccuped by the legislators were fllled
| with Spectators the large majority OF whom were
white, and many Of them residents OF Columbia
and personal friends Of Mr.. S. W. Melton. promi.
nent candidate 1t had been predicted before the
meeting that disturbance during it was proba-
ble, yet there was very little indication OF such
result. There appeared to be little feeling among
the members, and there was by no means any
signs of excitement, such as marked the initia-
tory proceedings OF the recent election for asso.
ciate justice. Mr.. S. ". Melton sat little to the
left of the Speakers stand, and two others OF the
candidates, Messrs. Earle and Cooke, occupied
seats In the rear portion OF the hall.
NOMINATIONS.
AS soon rs the chairman announced that nomi-
nations were in order, T. X. Sasportas colored,
stated that as there was no Republican mention
ed in connection with the judgeship living in the
circuit he had right to nominate one living out
side of it, and he would nominate Thompson Il.
Cooke, of 0rangeburg, who ever since reconstruc-
tion began had been consistent Republican.
After praising the Rcpubiicansm and zeal OF his
candidate, and reading set OF resolutions from
the LOYAL League OF Orangeburg, recommending
him for the position SaSportas sat down, and w.
j. Whipper, colored. took the floor. He said SUBJ
stantially that whenever Republican and man
OF different politics were running for office, and
other things were nearly equal. he had voted and
would vote for the Republican; but that the man
he intended to nominate To-day could not
throw around him the halo OF Republican
ism In his (Whippar's) brief political
life he had met too many bright, new fedged Re-
publicans, and hereafter lie intended to look for
something better than mere professors OF Repub-
licanism on the eve Of an clection-as was the
case with too many Of these new rledged Repub-
llcans-for whom he might say he had profound
contempt. He desired to nominate one whom he
had said did not claim to be Republican-one
who went into the late war on the Southern side
determined to do all he could to make 1t success
full; but, after the war, he like few Others who,
when the Southern people were compelled by
force to yield-to bite the dust" accepted the
situation, and since then lie has pursued his pro-
fession with credit to himself, rs all OF US here
know While he has done nothing for the Re-
publican party, yet lie does not affiliate with
the Democratic party. That mans name Is
Samuel W. Melton, of Richland. The an
nouncement OF this name caused considerable
applause in the galleries. After it subsidized, De
Large paid a high tribute of praise to Melton, to
somewhat the same purport as Whipper's re.
marks. Wilson Cooke, colored, nominated "m'
E. Earle, cf Grcenville. P. j. o'Connell nomna-
ted ]. Scott Murray, OF Anderson. George M.
Wells stated that as, according to the statements
of the other speakers, there was not material III
the Republican ranks, he would nominate good
man and an outand-out Democrat-and named
Leroy F. .loumans, or Edgefeld. w. c. Morrison,
colored, didn't desire to nominate either Repu0-
lican or Democrat, and named d. I. Cor0ln.
rLaughter] Swails said lie believed that all OF
those who had been nominated were either Demo
Gratis or shaky Republicans. and as lie wanted
sound man, he would nominate Coy Wingo'
colored, Of Sparan6urg. This nomination crea
ted q little merrlmcnt, during which Rainey Sc
conded it, and spoke briefly aud humorously in
favor Of the nominee stating that he lllu Decn
member OF the Constitutional Convention, anu
aspired to bc the attorney general OF the state
and, as he had not gotten that o.:'ce, aesefNe'
some reward at the hands OF his party.
TIE VOTING.
A. this point the chair announced that the Vote
would be taken rica c0ce. Each legislator, page
and almost everybody else, had secured lead
pencil and roll OF the members OF each pody,
and stood prepared to check on as the clerks
called the names The clerk OF the Senate called
the roll Of that body first. Arnim, Buck, Cain,
Foster, Leslie, Montgomery, Maxwell, Nash,
Rainey, Rose and Wmbush, voted for Melton;
Allen, Barber. Dickson, Duncan, lIoyt, Johnston,
Lunney and Owens, for Murray; Cerbn and Jill
son, for Earle: Greene, for Cooke: and Swai!s for
Wingo. The whole number 81 senator's who voted
was twenty-thrce, Q. Which number Melton re-
ceived e,,..ven, and Murray eight votes. The
clerk of the House then calied the roll OF
that body. Bosemon, Bowley Brodie, Brown,
Burton, Joseph Boston, Boswell, Bryant,
L. Cain, Crews DeLNrgc, Dennis, Drfle,
DOYLE, Elliott, Ezekiel, Feriter, Gray, Gard
ncr, Goodson, C. D. Hayne, ]. n. Hayne, HARRIS
D. ]. j. johnson, S. Johnson, Jackson, II. James,
Kuh. LomaH, G. Lee, S. J. Lee, Lewie, LlttleJohn'
Maycr. Morrison, Vim. Mckinlay, Mickey, Mead,
Nelson, Purvis, Ransler, Richardson, Stewart,
Stolbrand, Smals, A. Smith, Saunders, Slrews-
bury, Smons, s. q. Thompson, Thomas, Turner,
Wilder Whipper and Wright voted for Melton:
John Boston, f. J. CAIN Cooke, Collins, Quinn,
Grant, Hayes, Iiumphrics, Hoffman, llutson,
Henderson, jerks, Jacobs, W. IL. Jones, Lang,
Mcintyre, McDaniels, Moblcy, Moore, Milford,
Mays, Miller Nixon, NucSles, Neagle, O'Connell,
Perrin, Prendegrass, Root, Rush, Rivers, Smythe,
Sect, Sullivan, Tinsley, Wilson, Waller, Woolley
and Wells for Murray; DcMars, Farr, Sasportas,
Smiling, for Cooke: II. Johnson, T. James, Toni
llnson, for Earle; f. ]. Moses, Jcrvey, for e. w.
Montgomery. The whole number Of representa-
tivcs who voted was one hundred and three, Of
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