The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-27

this bolt was organized last July, when cir.
cular was sent out inviting certain persons to
assemble In Charleston, to organize move.
ment in opposition to the present State ad.
mlnistration. The circular offered to pay all
expenses to and from Charleston, and was
signed by Sawyer, Corbin, Clark and Tomlln.
son. In accordance with natural law all the
rogues graVltated 10 that common centre.
now take up F. A. Sawyer. On December
10, 1868, he enrolled himself in the Confederate
array, In Charleston, In the company Of Capt.
a. b. Brown. He did duty and served as
guard at The Workhouse, where Union prlso
ners we're confined. On September l3, 1864,
when the Confederacy was in Its death throes,
Sawyer obtained pass and went to the Union
lines Time passed. He was elected senator;
I protested against his being seated, and
Bowen made affidavit to the fact that Sawyer
was member of ablockade-runnlng company,
which was engaged in importing rebel arms
until 1864. Charles Sumner and Henry Wilson
voted against bis admission; and on December
12, 1869, Senator Wilson, In The Senate, allud-
iuc 10 Sawyer, said: II hope the time will
soon come when the Southern States will be
petty politicians" Another word about Cor
bin. His opposition to Judge Carpenter in
| 1870 was because Carpenter would not soil
the ermlne OF the Circuit Court by giving a
decision in favor of the phosphate company.
To Judge Orr, extend the charity OF silence.
But sorely feel his detection. he signed the
ordinance of secession, and I, al hls mandate,
entered the Confederate army. When was
near the bullet and the bayonet, Orr was far
In the rear studying the law of safe distances
as applied to prolectiles. Corbin Is Infamous
in private life and odious for public corruption.
It Is natural that Bowen should be with Bolt
era, for he has been controlled by boilers
these sixteen years, during which time ne has
been beyond the bolts Of jaiis. When he was
pardoued TOR bigamy, told President Grant
that Bowen had beeL cashered from The Con-
federate army for forgery and had murdered
Colonel White. Grant was astounded and
shocked. He thought Bowen had rendered
services to the Union, but such as he could
render the laws of civilized warfare 90 not al
low. Another Reformer Is NJ. Mclaughlin,
who Ia Indicted for fraudulent conduct
as county commissioner, aud has Just
been discharged from Jail on charge of
larceny II the Boilers had any regard for
the proprieties, they would have held their
convention within the walls of The penilen-
lary. Judge Orr was right In saying that the
bolt is supported by tried Republicans. IL Is
supported, indeed, by Republicans who have
been tried and convicted. The Boilers lave
neither principles nor constituents, and us
soon as the canvass ends, will fly the yellow
hospital flag to mark the place Of their killed
and wounded. Whipper is another reformer.
He says there has been gambling in State
bonds. Well, he Is an authority on gambling,
az recent little game In Columbls shows.
Others gamble as an amusement-he is a
gambler by profession. Whipper was sink
lug fund commissioner. 1t became his duty
to transfer to the Blue Ridge .ilroad Com
pany the stock of that company owned by The
State. He refused to sign until he was paid
len thousand dollars. dare George 8. Came
ron, of Charleston, 10 deny that he was go
blnobnaailed by this reformer. Edwin +.
Gary is Lhe nominee OF the reformers tor
State treasurer. Tns man is tho Intimate
friend of Scott, aud was his candidate for
treasurer on the regular ticket His nomina-
tlon Is the proof of an alliance between TIE
Boilers and Scott. The Boilers have one Other
recruit, B. F. Whlttemore, OF West Point cadet
selling fame. Another limb has fallen from
The Republican tree, bat 1t has fallen because
of it's own rottenness In conclusion, Mackey
declared that he and bis party meant genuine
reform, and events would prove to the whites
of this State that they meant what they said.
Judge Msckey was listened to throughout bis
speech with The most rapt attention, and bis
flights of vltuperatlve eloqnence and frequent
flashes OF wit were greeted with long con-
tiuued bursts of applause and laughter.
4, the conclusion OF this speech the conven-
ton took recess OF one hour.
Uoon reassemblog the Slate convention
proceeded to nominate Presidential electors
with The following result: First District. 5.
A. Swais, mulatto, State senator from Will
liamsburg. Second District, W. N. Taft, white,
coroner of Charleston. Third District, Henry
Sparnlck, white, of Aiken. Fourth Dis
trict. T. J. Mackey, white, Circuit Court judge,
Chester. For electors for the State at large,
the following were the candidates: D. Fl.
Chamberlain, VIM. Gurney, Governor Scott
and B. q. Yocum, white, and NJ. R. Delany,
W. q. Nash, G. D. Loundes, W. q. Jones, Jr.,
and E. P. Small, black. A ballot having been
had, D. q. Chamberlain, attorney-general, re-
ceived seventy.si1 votes, VIM. Gurney, Treas
urer of Charleston, seventy-four, and W.
B. Nash, black, senator from iRlchland, sixty
ive votes; Scott received one vote, Delany
ran strong, and come within three votes OF
election.
The Statehouse Convention adopted rules Of
organization as reported by the committee,
and the following State central committee
was elected. r. B. Elliott, chairman vice
president, ]. L. Neagle, this appointment
being fought By Smas. OF Beaufort; treasurer
W. B. Nash, elected. F. j. Moses, Jr., 10 eulo-
CYSTIC speech, nominated c. D. Melton as
member Of the State executive committee,
and he was elected unanimously. In answer
to question it was announced that Mr.. Mel
ton supported the regular ticket. Congress-