The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-21


evident, from the temper and expressions Of
the members, that the entire body was almost
unanimously in favor OF the denomination Of Grant
for President, but great deal Of bitterness was
manifested by large majority towards the federal
oniceholders. who undertook to run not only the
State government but the Convention and every
thing else
GOVERNOR SCOTT SEEMED DECIDEDLY UNPOPULAR.
In the morning the Governor OF the State was In
viIed TO a seat upon the moor, and upon coming in
made, ike President Grant, brief speech. He
hoped the Convention would exercise It's usual care
In the selection OF delegates who would truly repre-
sent the party which sustained the State and federal
administrations.
There was no applause to this speech.
A resolution was introduced and referred,
declaring that in the selection Of delegates to
the National Convention, this Convention will
have regard rather to intelligence and noelitY
shan to other qualifications. The Convention
then decided to elect three delegates from each
OF The four Congressional districts and two delegates
from the State at large, after which the Convention
look recess until three P. M.
THE DELEGATES NOMINATED BY THE CONVENTION.
At three r. M. the Convention reassemDled and a
committee OF three were appointed to draw up
platform and address.
IL was on motion agreed that each Congressional
district should nominate Its delegates for the action
OF the Convention, and after much squabbling the
following nominations were made to the National
Republican Convention:-Frst Districts. A. owails
II. j. Maxwell and w. II. Jones, all colored mem.
beers OF the state Legislature. Second district-E.
M. w. Mackay, white; Robert Smalls, colOred, and
q. +. Mcintyre, white Fourth District. Mallen,
J. j. Patterson and T. Mackay, all whites. The
Third district failed to agree upon any nomination.
Alter these nominations were announced the
aTph nf
to pull at eacn others ears, ana the
disordetly scenes 81 the previous night session were
repeated. Mr.. Elliott, coored Congressman &C.
cused Mr.. James, candidate for Philadelphia, of
being drunk. Mr. James acknowledged the
corn" but accused Mr. Elliott OF dirty practices.
one colored member from the rural districts pro-
tested against the wasting OF the time OF the Con.
vention by these two ofceholders; but this failed
Convention Recessed In order to give the gentlemen
lime tOreconcile their differences.
, THE SITUATION AT MIDNIGHT.
The election or delegates is progressing, ana s az
tended by the most bOiSterOuS confusion and unDre
cedented Babel OF noises ever heard. The election
has so Tor resulted as f0llOws:-
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DIsrRICE-S. A. Swails, n
J. Jones and "a. J. Maxwell, all colored.
Robert Jerrols, colored. and G. F. Mcintyre.
THIRD DIsTRIcT-The following ticket was
elected:-R. b. Elliot, colOred w. b. Nash, coored,
and James l.. Orr, white. Alternates-S. j. Lee O.
N. WDdes and L. Cam, colored.
of anu J. M Heny All w6e sr
nates-James Mobey. colored; p. J. O'Conneli,
white, and Joe Crews, white.
FOR THE STATE AT LARGE--T. ]. Moses, Jr.
Speaker or the House OF Representatives and A. J.
Ransier, coiored Lieutenant Governor OF the State
GONE DEAD FOR GRANT
The Committee on Platform, OF which T. J. Mac
kay re- the chairman, prepared the following plat
Vention:-
Resolved by the Union Republican party of the State
Ss Of That we
sncccssiu hnanca policy which has reduced the national
preserved full faith with the public creditors.
the profound n gratitude Of the republicans Of
second Congress- for their enactment OF the act enforce the
to President O S. Grant for his prompt timely en-.
and Operated by the party for the
Tree se.ch ana free ballot in South Carolina have
Thira-Tnai while We accord merited endorsement
N The Whole county, S ss
but earnestly remonstrate against the great majority
this State during three whereby repnb
IL friends and we do hereby express our belief
that such appointments of not IN sympathy with the
snsepesentsons made to the President by United States
fo1gihLTha! The national republican party having de-
~ ~ platform 1 81 s s se 81 We
Convention to move and advocate the adoption of a
s on
every peh Of Amersan soil and their full and equal enjoy
SCOTT REFUSES TO SERVE
The nomination OF Moses for the state al large
was nominated as a delegate for the State
al LARGE nut the previous action OF
would be certain he had the shrewdness to write
letter declining TO serve. Upon this Speaker Moses
nominated A. D. Ransler, who IS the nrst colored
Lieutenant Governor who mas ever been elected In
Tins state, ana VINO Is also the chairman OF the
State Republican Executive Committee, was also
elected.
PERSONNEL OF THE DELEGATES.
tn, the delegatlon, as now composed, consists OF
whom, with single exception, are oniceholders.
Judge James L. Orr was the nrst gov
rebellion Upon the organization Of 'i the n recon- ac
siructon OF the state Government he allied
himself to the republican parry ana was elected
Is, together with Moses. the only native
white man OF prominence In the delegation.
Fourth district, is belonging 10 clique Of Pennsy-
wanna, and is better known IN the state as the
was freely asserted that he mad purchased his
nominations: but he met with no opposition
are all OF average intellect and all members OF the
State Legislature except X. b. Elliott VINO is a Con.
gressman as WIN be seen by the platform presented
GREAT CAUSE OF DISSATISFACTION
IN the party Is the federal OF President
1rant II Is claimed tlat these made in the in
terest ofex-Congressman Bowen and senator sawyer
aC are nU sae 50 muc w e
dislavor that the mere mention OF Their names
raised howl IN the Gonyen,lon II Is understood
be instructed TO vote against Grant unless ne
makes cfean sweep among the federal onices In
the state
THE SCENES DURING THE SESSION
Of the Convention are almost indescroable. and
were such as can scarcely be imagined
by the readers OF the HERALD. The
members MADE frequent and repeated appl-
cations TO an adjoining peanut stand winch
Tor the time being had been converted. into run
mill, wherein was vended mountain corr
wnIskey,. and at ten O'Clock 1t seemed tina
two-tnirds Of the Convention was In an enyablt
STATE Of convlvlaty. When your colored politician
reaches this stage he ID addicted TO speaking on
plainly exactly what he means. one coored mem
her, fresh from the rural districts and apparently
not endowed with very reyerentla respect Tor ms
own race, arose during The evening 10 reply 10 the
argument on q colleague, and upon being urged to
vote for q ca ndldate because OF his color, replied
"Tnat for one ne was not OF the opinion dat
NIGGEks OUGHT TO BE IN CONGRESS-;
in point OF tact, ne expressed decided opinion
s'dat it would be better TO send mule there than 10
send a damned nIgQer.n The general make up
OF the Conventioi, was characteristic OF the new
TfOune in the state. 10 was composed entirely