The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-27
THE BEST BOWEN CAN do.
A "TRUE REPUBLICAN" TICKET, WIFE
A VENGEANCE.

A "TRUE REPUBLICAN," TICKET, WITH
A VENGEANCE.
Results of the Two Days Fight-Stormy
Scenes I'm Hibernian Hall-The Cam
didatss for the Su6rages OF Charles
tontans and their Past Distinguished
Services.
The Bowen-Tomlinson County Nominating
Convention reassembled yesterday morning
at Hibernian Hall, and repeated, with but
slight variations, the principal scenes Of the
variety show OF the previous day. The trou-
BILE began at about eleven, and the chairman
announced that the first business In order was
the balloting for q candidate for coroner,
which business, he declared, had been pend
ing at the time of adjournment. AS the So
called adjournment on the previous evening
had been simply q stampede, accompanied by
a riot Of no small magnitude, 1t must have re-
qulred profound power of memory or in.
genuity on the part of the chairman to say
what was or was not pending; but there was
no one to contradict his assertion, and 1t was
accepted. The members, however, were
not to be deprived OF the opportunity to ex-
hale their eloquence, and q dozen delegates,
struggling to their feet, strove to get the
floor on ''questions of privilege" The names
supposed to be before the convention for
nomination were those of J. 81. Ostendorf,
Aaron Logan, William T. Oliver and B. 81.
Hoyt,, and their friends, getting the floor
through the Indulgence of the chairman, un-
der the above parliamentary pretext, began
vociferously shouting their respective prefer
ences, and ~champloning their candidates with
great energy and odorlferous warmth. ABOUT
q dozen were thus shouting at once, talking
against each other and against time. An e3-
cited speech was made by W. q. Thompson In
favor of Aaron Logan, basiDg his preference
on the question Of color, and this speech aud
argument appeared to carry the day. After
about an hour of tremendous confusion, which
the sergeants-at-arms were making frantic
efforts to repress, Mr.. Hurley and Mr.. Bowen
got upon the floor as paclAcators, and sue
ceeded in restoring come faint semblance Of
order, and the convention proceeded to a bal
lot. The result of this as announced BY the
tsllers showed that, with all the Ignorance
which is heralded as a cloak for the short
comings of the freedmen. they are adopts at
ballot-stufhng, for the number Of ballots in the
hat showed q large excess of the number Of
delegates in the convention. The votes for
Aaron Logan, however, largely outnumbered
all the others, and Oliver and Ostendorf with
drew their names. Mr.. Bowen then moved
that Aaron Logan be nominated by acclama-
tion, The motion was carried unanimously, and
comparative peace was restored. $50
. The convention then proceeded.t to the nomi.
nation OF q school commissioner, and this pre-
clpltated another but milder row. Mr.. Bowen
nominated B. q. Hoyt, other delegates shout
ed the names of Rev. j. B. Ssabrook, william
E. Burke and N. T. Spencer, a few excited
and abusive speeches were INDUCED In, q ballet
was ordered, and q recess OF ten minutes was
ordered to enable the members ITO prepare
their bailots.n This recess was prolonged to
haitian hour, sad was profitable employed d In
innumerabls Little shlndies and much industri-
ous lobbying. The convention reassemoled
at; one O'Clock, and the ballot was taken and
resulted in sixty votes for B. g.. Hoyt and
twenty-five for William E.. Burke, and'HoIt
was declared the nominee of the convention
for school commissioner. ."
The cohventiont then proceeded to the'noml-
nation ola State senator tor four years, to sue;
coed Senator, D. T. Corbin, and this was ae-
complished without much difficulty. C.sF..
Miller nominated William B. Jervey. Mr. Bow
en- secondetthe nomination and moved that
II. be made by reclamation. There being no
opposing candidate, this motion was carried
unanimously; william B. Jervey was declared
the nominee Of the convention for State sena.:
tor, and q recess WA takenat two O'Clock for
half anqhour.
The convention ,reassembled at about three
o'clock, and proceeded to the nomination Of
candidates for the Assembly. It was evident
that the main trouble Of the whole convention
was about to commence. There we're eighteen
candidates to be nominated, and at least elgh-
ty aspirants to the positions. Every member
Of, the convention who had not al
ready received a higher nomination. had
a hopeful eye out toward a seat
in the House of Representatives, and
while the former contests had been largely
matters of enthusiasm or policy the fight
upon assemblymen was a personal, bitter,
hsnd-to-hand fight, with every man for him
self and the demon Of dlscord for ALL Mr..
Bowen evidently expected that the storm was
about to burst upon. the convention, and
amid the din which was rapidly rising, bis
voice. was heard exhorting and begging the
delegates. to behave themsslveo. During this
speech, a crowd Of clamorous patriots In the
lobby were beslegIng the locked doors Of the
hall, and during one OF Mr.. Bowen's most
seductive flights of eloquence the doors gave
way and the outside barosrlans poured pell-
nell into the hall. This caused a unanimous
rush of the delegates to repel the Invaders,
and for two or three minutes there was a free
fight, ending with the expulsion Of most OF
the intruders. This was a fair sample OF the
proceedings of the rest of the session, until
late at night, and it would BIO tiresome to
record all the scenes Of pandemonium that
were enacted. The nomination of candidates
for the country parishes was first proceeded
with, and was completed at about seven
O'Clock by the election ofC ]. Audell, white,
and EdwardPetty, Richard Bryan, Isaac Prlo-
,oar, Julfi,a Tinoman. C. <. North, John Van