The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-18
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: as the candidate Of the Convention for the
otice. Hon. II. B. Carpenter, Of Cnarleston'
{Applanse.] .,o oon
r.. r. q, Mcclure, ESQ.,, nominated as the can
djdata. Hon. George s. Bryan, of Charleston.
He said that speakers had stated that SCUM
8 Carolina should be ruled by South Carohnians'
rhnnlause.l He did not know any difference
between Governor Scott and Judge Carpenter.
Both had come here to make what they could
{ ont of the State; so far as he knew, one was
as good as the other.
- Colonel T. Y. Simons, in seconding the NOM
nation of Judge Carpenter, said:
-ats REMARKS OF COLONEL sMoNs.
Mr. President Since I have had the honor
Of occupying aseat as temporary cnaaH aVaide ID
:. taking any sctlve part in It's dehoerations.
' But the nomination Of Judge Carpenter meets
-awith my warm and hearty support osusse
l. him to Be the man who, upon the platform, OF
this marty, and In my judgment, the only mao
IN s s6pnth ph Y Carolina who can lead it on to sue
cess and victory. (Applause.l nave known
-Judpe Bryan for many years, but IN this mat
ter, dt is not question OF personal preference
y,or personal aspiration, but of the success OF
that cause to which we nave Ims ,Il aay ansea Ssl
,,tour efforts. Applause Sir, the question mas
been asked as to what is the difference between
s!yndre Carpenter and Governor Scott Judge
sY Oarnenfer came to South Carolina nom Ken
tucky. Heis Southern man, but Republican.
. Ter nearly two years he has been upon the
bench and for longer period has mingled with
onr neonle In Charleston, and during that time,
his life has been eanvassed, and 1t has so com,
mend6d him to the Judgment OF men OF au
.-on;nions nntjl. sir. the. only regret that the
; members Of the bar of Charleston, young ana
'I,g Sv ,hs @ Convention, the State will lose his
eminent ~ @ services as q Judge. [Applause.l I
Z saV ti,iss sir. as South Carollnian- upon
4 shis;soI, whose ancestors have lived upon it
.1:for hundreds of years, and say it conscien-
j :charre of judicial functions, has administered
.his dntieswith more exnctness and fidelity, and
y Whose officiaI course has met with such uniyer-
ccsN oommendati0n "a the gentleman who was
yIput In nomination by the delegate from Rich
.sdand for the su6rages OF this Convention; ZAP
nlause.1 But, sir, he has other Invaluable
Qualities ior our. leader in this contest. Judge
Carpenter is one Of best popular orators In the
W united States, and If he enters Into this CON
10 test aadreceiVes the frm and .unlted support
Of the whitea voters OF tne state ano OF our
eoidred citizens who have come IN !. 70 p heip, us us
his coat and stump every portion Of this State,
NOM the .seaboard to the mountains. ZAP.
nlause Il To 90 into every elections precinct, and
.sink ersWim. live or die, with the cause We have
i--fi,is day,inaugnrated. [ipplause. I Sir, want
20 ,s1t,na9 .non7inatedr by the Convention who
E,@ii,Htap MT home eentented With that honor.
This ia a contest of life and death. to IN, and
r,,s1nn ita iss1I, dai,ends all that we haye here
Seeen enifeayorfHr to iriaugurate What Is the
scone Me.haye here presented to ,us for the
q so 1rst fine, in South Carohna-a scene which
;s most gsatifying to nv. hearth Two races
I.ratoSoSsa Siyided by the maehinations of the
ssr.rsnnS enemy who have made : of
,nneM The coloreS race-a stepping stone
nnon Which they. could rise to power and
~ninnder.: are here to-day, with hands
: ssrasned' in an effort tor our common
REDEMPTION. Sir, we want man as our stand
ard Nearer who win commend himself to the
indement OF both OF these races, and who will
, lad them to victory. am aware that It has
heen said that there is no hope for us In the
contest Mr.. President. the time has come, in
when s he success Of the s
I've camnaien. lander the consclousnsss that
vii Lead to their rsdefeat]to to separate the two
roeea yShn inhahitr gmth Carolina. will be nut
an end tn That antsronIsm between the two
races ia their life; but the moment that the
,Vhite people grasp the baud of the col
ored man In fraternity, they know that their
2nfeY upon the yItals of the State. Hence all
fhese efsorts to prevent our colored delegates
rom coming to the Convention, and the de-
,:SIded efforts that have been made to create
GiScnrd among US. Mr.. PreS1QenC, we want an
active. live man to lead In this contest, and
Judre' Carpenter commendS himself to us be.
cnHse he Ia a pronounced Republican. He
Comes here with the stamp of Republican prin-
eiples upon him. He has, as q Judge, held the
scales Of Justice equal and true between al;
and, as have said, has commended himself TO
the he5iudgment OF all in our section OF country.
Since have been In Columbia have heard
fumors about him, and Ihave traced every one
OF them to the camp Of the common enemy
iApplause.l They do not want Judge Carpen-
ter nominated. They know he is thef strong
est candidate whom we could put up In the
State to oppose the present head of our gov
ernment. who has lent himself to this system
OF corruption and fraud which We are endea-
-Feffng to stop, and hence their sinister whis-
perings In reference; to him. And, cir,
make the prediction that II we nominate
Judge Carpenter, Governor Scott will not
dare to meet him on the stump In
sny precinct In the State [Applause.1
.Therefore, he ia the man that our opponents
do not want to have nominated. But, sir, the
Charleston delegation can bear witness TO
.jndpe Carpenters standing. and qualities to
HtIv An the Executive chair OF this State. The
,1:rresidant az our 5Chamber of Commerce, tMr.
-Enra IWho is the Chairman of our delegation,
cam sneak with confidence on the subject We
have been associated with him from every vo-
-eatlen In life In our CITY, and every man In the
ad6ieGafion VIM tell YOU that during his resi-
s41ence,in their midst. he has conducted him
TraIf n, s,ich way as to commend himself to
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