The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-27

henry Wilson for President and Vice
President of the United States, and
whereas it is unnecessary to have two
sets OF electors for this purpose; there.
fore,
Resolred, That this Convention adopt
as their nominees for Presidential cleo
tors the persons named for that poeitiop
by the Republican Convention held at
the State House on the 21st of August,
1872.
The Committee on Party Organization
also submitted q report, which. upop
motion of MIR. Jervey, was so amended
| that the Convention elect the Chairman
of the State Central Committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Earle, Mr.. Bowen
was unanimously elected Chairman OF
the State Central Com mittee.
The Convention then proceeded to
elect members of the Committee, which
resulted us follows: W. +. Jervey, D. r..
Corbin and S. Lee, for the State at large;
from the First Congressional District,
3. L. Whittemore; Second Congressional
District, ". J. Whipper; Third Con-
gressional District, J. L. Orr; Fourth
Congressional District, s. T. Pointer.
! A motion was made and carried, that
the delegations present name the County
Chairmep. James Brennan, of Charles
ton, was nominated Secretary and Trea.
surer of said Committee
motion was made, that the four
members on the Executive Committee
from the various Congressional Districts
act as Congressional Chairman. Carried.
On motion, three rousing cheers were
given for Grant and Wilson and the
honest Republican party.
On motion, the name of the ''True
Republican Party of South Carolina"
was adopted.
Resolutions thanking tue Chairman
given for Hon. James L. Orr, who then
addressed the Convention in truly fell
citous manner.
A resolution Of thanks to the Secreta-
rics was also carried.
The Convention then adjourned sine
die.
STATE REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION FIFTH
DAY. Y.-Congressman Elliott presiding;
prayer by Rev. r. II. Gain.
The Convention proceeded to the CON
sideration of the platform.
Judge Mackoy submitted. rs all amend
ment to Section 5, "And the pay of the
attaches of the General Assembly shall
be limited by law"
Mr.. J. r. Cochran moved that Section
3 be amended as follows: "And that the
members of the Legislature elected by
the Republican party shall be pledged to
carry into effect the meaning and intent
} of this section. Adopted.
Mr.. Ruiney moved the following sub
stitute for Section 8, which was adopted:
eve pledge ourselves that the govern.
ment Of the State shall henceforth be 80
administered in all of it's departments,
hat oil kl,o II H.
asylum of charity shall be closed for
want OF proper maintenance by the
State"
Section9 was discussed and adopted.
F. j. Moses, Jr., proposed as Section
10 the following: "We maintain the au-
thority Of the General Government to
interpose for the preservation of domes-
tic tranquility in the several States, and
We acknowledge with gratitude such in
terposition in this State; and with the
hope that the examples lately presented
to the civilized world from within our
borders will avail to assure to our people
the enjoyment of free speech and human
righte, we invoke for such as were igno-
rant and unregenerate violators of the
Enforcement Acts, the merciful exercise
of executive clemency." Adopted.
Judge T. j. Mackey proposed as Sec
tlon IL: I'VE pleogo ourselves TO the
enactment and enforcement of proper
laws for the liberal encouragement of I'm
migration to our State from all quarters
of the world, to the end that the avail
able lands in the State, three-fourths of
which now lie fallow, may be brought
into speedy cultivation, manufactures
established, and our grand material re-
sources. be developed under our benefi-
cent system of government, which recog-
nizes, as between citizens of South Caro.
lima, no discrimination on account of
race. color or nativity" Adopted.
Section IL was then adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Cardozo, the plat
form as amended was adopted unani-
mously.
Mr.. Csrdozo submitted report from
the Committee on Rules for the Govern
ment of the Republican party.
At half-past 5 o'clock. the Convention
took recess for one hour. Upon re.as-
sembling, the Convention proceeded to
the nomination of Electors at Large,
which resulted as follows:
i For the Stale at Larye-D. Fl. Cham.
berlain, W. B. Nash, Gen. VIM. Gurney.
First Congressional Districts. A.
Swails.