The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-25
At o'clock, the Convention took a
recess until P M.

| MQcKey nominated Il. II. Cain. w,
McGill Fleming nominated James M.
Allen, of Greenville. Gen. Smalls no.
minated J. P. M. Epping. June Mob
ley nominated l.. Cass Carpenter. For
nearly On hour, Mobley kept up loud
and rambling harangue.
Upon counting the votes. r. H Cain
received 70 votes; L. G. Carpenter. g;
james NJ. Allen, IL; J. 7. NJ. Epping, 6.
The Convention then adjourned to
Monday morning, at 10 o'clock.
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THE REFORM REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
This body met yesterday, agreeably to
adjournment, Mt II NJ, in the Court
House. Judge Orr was called to the
Chair
a Committee on Credentials was ap-
pointed, and the Convention took a re-
Cess until s o'clock p. NJ.
at tue evening session, Judge Orr
again took the Chair. and called the Con-
vention to order. The Committee on
Credentials reported about fifty delegates
present. n motion was then made and
clrried, that the Convention 20 into
| nominations.
Mr.. Petty. OF Charleston, nominated
Mr.. Reuben Tomlinson for Governor.
Mr.. Earle, of Greenvijle, seconded the
nomination, in few hearty words in
commentator of Mr.. Tomlinson and in
encouragement of the movement, whose
final success he could not doubt.
Mr.. johnson. Of Anderson, nominated
Mr.. d. T. Corbin, which Gen. Whipper
seconded.
One of the colored delegates from
Charleston nominated Mr.. G. G. Bowen,
and another seconded it. Mr.. Bowen
rose, and thanking his friends for the
honor done him. begged to withdraw his
name i'll favor of Mr.. Reuben Tomlirson.
The name of Mr.. Corbin was also
withdrawn.
There being but one candidate, on
motion, the vote was taken by acclama.
ton, and Mr.. Tomlin son was unani.
mously nominated.
On motion, u committee of three was
appointed to inform Mr.. Tomlinson of
his nomination, and conduct him to the
stand. Mr.. Tomlinson was accordingly
brought in, and introduced to the Con
vention by Judge Orr as the candidate
OF the honest Republican party.
Mr. IomlinsOn made short and very
good speech, thanking the Convention
for the honor conferred upon him, and
pledging himself. so far us his power
might go, to m honest reformation of
the State administration, should he he
elected Governor.
at the close of Mr.. Tomlinson' g
speech, Mr.. Bowen arore and said he
desired to make q nomination, which
was perhaps out OF order, but which,
Tor certain reasons, he desired to make
at that time. He desired to nominate
| fOr Atfnrnou- -Cnro ID
publican, the Hon. John T.. Green, OF
Sumtor. The announcement was re-
celved with rapturous applause Mr.. s.
Lee, (colored,) OF Sumter, seconded the
nomination in O fitting speech.
Mr.. J. H. White. (colored,) of York.
nominated Judge s. W. Melton, who,
he said, had been nominated ut the other
Convention. He spoke in the highest
terms of Judge Melton.
General Whipper spoke few words
IN favor Of Judge Green, saying that he
had all respect for Judge Melton, but
that he proposed to make square fight
with the ring crew-to fight them from
first to last, to the knife. and to the hilt
OF the knife; and that, inasmuch as
Judge Melton had chosen to associate
himself with franklin ]. Moses, he pro-
posed to let him lie in the bed which he
had made.
Judge Melton's name was Withdrawn.
and Judge Green was unanimously no.
minated.
The name of DR.. B. A. Bosemon was
next presented, by General Whipper, as
nominee for Lieutenant.G Governor.
DIR. Bosemon begged to decline the
nomination, upon the grounds that he
designed to aid the movement, heart and
soul. upon the stump, and he did not
think that it was wise for him to accept
nomination for any office from the
Convention.
The hour being late, no further nomi-
nations we're made.
The following platform was then sub
mitted. and read by Mr.. Earle, of Green
vile:
The true Republican party of South
Carolina enuncates the following plat
form:
Whereas gross and fagrant abuses in
the administration Of the affairs of the
State of South Carolira have grown up
in the executive and legislative depart
ments of itstgovernment. and have be-
come an intolerable burden on the Re-
publican party and the State; and
whereas the State Republican Conven-
ton had put in nomination for Governor
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