The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-26
THE FIGHT FOR THE COUNTY
NOMINATTONs BIZ THE BOWEN CON-
HENTTON.

A Characteristic Radical Conventtcle-
Enthusiastic domination Of Bowen
for Shorin-A Turbulent Night ses-
sfon-The Ticket to be Completed
To-Day.
The nominating convention for Charleston
| County of the True Republican, Tomlinson-
Bowen, Reform. Boiling Republican faction,
was held yesterday at Hibernian Hall, and
proved to be no less of a turbulent bear-gar
den than the majority Of the Radical assem-
| blages In Charleston. The convention was
called to meet at ten o'clock, and at that hoar
the hall, the sidewalks and half Of the street
were filed with an eager and excited crowd
composed almost wholly Of colored men.
The convention was called to order at about
eleven o'clock by W. b. Thompson, who read
the call by the county chairman and briefly
explained the objects of the convention.
W. R. Jervey, of st. Stephens. Parish, was
then elected temporary chairman, and on
taking the chair he made q short speech, ex-
| horting the convention to act with intelll-
gence, decorum and promptness. He dilated
upon the Importance of Its duties in View of
the present complicated condition of county
political affairs, with another powerful faction
ready to take advantage OF their slightest
error, and With the Democrats wavering be-
tween the support of either. The Democrats,
he BALD, had already thrown out a
bait to the convention In an editorial
article In The CHARLESTON NEWS, which
in,imsted that whichever faction placed upon
it's ticket a few Democratic names would re-
celye some measure of Democratic support,
but be hoped that the bait would not be &C.
cepted. If they placed a single Democrat upon
their ticket, their ticket would be fated. They
must nominate a respectable, Intelligent and
honest ticket, but 1t must also be q Republi-
can ticket, and If they were to go down, they
would 20 down with Republican colors flying.
The Democrats had said that they only desired
honest and intelligent officials, and cared
nothing about their politics, and he exhorted
the convention to put them to the test BY
nominating an honest, intelligent Republican
ticket, and see If they would support 1t. he
said he would of course be glad to have the
support OF those gentlemen, but If he couldn't
have their support Of his principles, he would
not ask for their support.
This address was we'll received, and the
convention then elected Mr.. A. G. Richmond
temporary secretary. On motion of W. A.
Grant the chairman appointed the following
committee on credentials: W. A. Grant, G.
G. Bowen, W. b. Thompson, J. W. Lloyd, q.
G. Inwood, Peter Ashe and Aaron Logan
This committee retired at about 11.SO, and
then ensued q long and tedious interval Of
waiting, the convention inthe meantime pre-
serving no semblance OF order.
At about ons o'clock the convention was
called to order, and Major 3. Il. Wlllonghby
was called upon for q speech. Major WILL
loughby said that he was q man of few words,
and did not desire to make a speech. He
would therefore simply advance one sugges-
lion. He thought that the convention should
certainly nominate none but honest men, and
they certainly ought to nominate good and
strong Republicans, but he thought at the
same time that they ought not to confue
themselves to the Republican party, aud he
believed that If they were 10 nominate one or
two gentlemen who were liberal in their
opinions, but connected with the other party,
It would have a good effect upon. the county.
Captain R. B. Artson then made a speech Of
some length in favor Of Q s%traIght-out Repub-
llcan ticket. Senator Sawyer was next called
upon, and made a long address, combining bis
remarks principally to the State and National
campaign. He gave q rose-colored view of
Republican prospects In the North and West,
and then he spoke of the attitude of the ma
tlonal administration toward the two factions.
He said the administration could not be e1-
pected to take sides In this contest. It said
to the party In South Carolina, "You are all
Republicans, and we expect you all to vote for
us on the national question; but as to your
family quarrels In your own ranks you must
fix them up as best you may" he said, how"
ever, that the Regulars had had no word from
Grant. or any one else Ia authority 10 the Ma.
tional Republican Party, In favor of their
nominations. Grant refused to say vote for
Moses or vote for Tomlinson, but be did say
II want to see a good Republican government
In South Carolina" and he could not call that
a good or honest ticket which was headed By
F.. J. Moses.
Major Samuel DIckerson was next intro
duced, and made one OF bis characteristic
spread eagle addresses.
Toward the close Of Major Dlckerson's ora
torlcal efforts, q squabble In the p~assage.way
nearly emptied the hall, and the convention
| relapsed into confusion, which lasted until
about half.past three, when the committee on
| credentials returned to the hall aud reported
In favor Of the delegation, headed by Dr.. II.
q. Collins, from Ward 6, and that headed by
N. T. Spencer from Wards.
On motion, the following committee on per.
manent organization was appointed by the
chairman: W. E. Burke, W. B. Turner, P,
Lesesne, B. Bryan, Wa. Grant, W. q. Glover
and A. B. Mitchell. To this succeeded another
tedious interval of waiting, ending with the
return of the committee and the nomination
of the following officers, who were duly elect
ed and installed:
W. B. Jervey, president; A. G. Richmond
and W. G. Glover, secretaries; J. W. Lloyd ant
]. G. TIngman, vice .presidsntsi B. E. Savage
and Charles Smalls, sergeants-at-arms.
A motion was then made that the hall bt
cleared and the delegates readmltted upor
the call of their names. This proposition wa
adopted amid some confusion. The process