The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-26

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each attempting BY stentotlan repetitlons OF
the name to attract the notice of the chair
man.. The chairman stood bewildered and
disguised, pounding the table with a perfect
| tusllade of blows from a heavy gavel, and de-
| clarlng that he would recognize no one until
| order was restored. The din momentarily In
creased; the babel within the hall was echoed
BY the turbulence Of the crowd In the passage.
| way, who threatened to demolish the
| doors with q series of laundering
blows, and the confusion was becoming
worse COMPOUNDED, when q recess for fifteen
minutes was ordered for the preparation o.
ballots. After the recess a hat was provided
and the roll was called for the members to
vote. The candidates for the nomination, as
| far as their .nsmes could be caught in the
uproar, were understood to be Michael
Mclaughlin, Alexander Artope, Benjamin
Capers, h. W. Thompson, Garrett Byries,
Frank G. Miller, r. b. :Wiloughby, F. 8.
Curtis, T.. E. Dixon, P. 7. Moncrlef, Frank
Dover and John Bonum. The balloting then
proceeded amid great confusion, and resulted
in the nomination Of N. Mclaughlin by seven
ty.aye votes, b. W. Thompson by sixty.fve
votes, and John Bonum by forty-eight votes.
The result was announced at half.past Blk
o'clock. and the convention, upon motion Of
Mr.. Bowen, then adjourned to meet again at
h~aif-psst eight O'Clock In the Republican
office. corner Meeting and Market streets,
Hlbernlan Hall being engaged for the evening
by the Burns Charitable Association.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention reassemhled In the evening
in a close, hot, ul-ventllabed and v%lle-smelllng
apartment attached to- the Republican Office.
The delegates and spectators we're packed In
| the little room like sardines In a box, and con-
slderiug the composition of the convention
and the quantity Of cheap whiskey which had
been imbibed during the recess, the chances
for comfort or harmony were not encouraging.
There were two or three small battles In the
street and on the stairs before the convention
was called to order, and when, at about half
past nine, the meeting proceeded to business,
the prospects of a hrst-clsss. row. were incress-
Ing. The leaders of the faction wanted to ad-
journ, and Mr.. Hurley moved to postpone the
nominations for assemblymen until to-day,
and offered to pay the expenses Of those coun.
try members who would have to remain
In the city overnight. The delegates,
however, were not disposed to leave,
aud this motion was withdrawn. Mr.. Hurley
| then moved that the nominations be made by
| reclamation, and he named for Judge of pro-
bate the present Incumbent, Mr.. George Buist.
This nomination was seconded by Mr.. Rich
mond in a short ~euloglstic speech. A few
other members ventilated their eloquence
upon the subject, but no opposition to Mr.
Bulst was manifested, and the nomination was
made by reclamation and unanimously. From
this moment the meeting was a babel Of up
roar and turbulence. As far as any accounto Of
the proceedings could be keptit appears that
the convention unanimously endorsed the
nomination of Mr.. L. G.. Horthrop for solicit
tor, and that the names of. q. Ostendorf, W.
T. Oliver, B. q. Hoyt, Aaron Logan and j. F.
Greene we're proposed for coroner, but al
this point the din became 80 genera
and uproarious that individual voices
could no longer oe recognized. The chair
man. who was using a stout oak bludgeon fol
a gavel, made frantic efforts to preserve the
peace. but In vain. The crowd surged and
struggled around the little table at which lht
officers and reporters were trying to preserve
their places, and the convention resolved IL
self into a surg1Dg, persplring, mephitic mast
of humanity, which was no more to be con
trolled by reason or eloquence than a stampede
Of buffaloes, Mr.. Bowen was on Ills fee
trying to act as a peace-maker, but when tn'
climax of turbulence was reached, ne gav'
one despairlng and Disguised LOOK at the mob
proposed an adjournment until to-day AMI
beat a retreat. The crowd followed, AMI
poured out Of the room with a sort OF under
standing that they were TO assemble again q
ten O'Clock this morning at Hloernian Hall.