Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-09-26
COUNTY CONVENTION.

COUNTY CONVENTION.
The county convention met IN the
court room Tuesday last, for the purpose
Of nominating a ticket for the coming
election. The meeting was called to Or
der at 12M., by Robert Smalls, chairman
for Beaufort county, who explained the
object of the convention. 1t is our duty
he said to nominate only those who are
true republicans and whose record shows
them to have always been true to the
party; he referred to the large number of
candidates for office, and said that the
convention which was to meet the next
day at Yemassee depended on a bolt
from this convention on account Of the
large number who were destined to be
nominated to stay at home. He said Mr.
Whipper was going to try to play game
on his friends by printing score Of tick
cts so as to please everybody, and but one
name will be on all and that will be
Whipper.
He stated that rumor was on the
street that he had received 5000 from
Mr.. Carleton to support him for clerk of
court, and that afterwards Mr. Judd had
paid him $3.50, and that he then sup
ported Mr.. Judd; but he would brand
the whole thing as lie. Neither Of the
persons had ever given him a cent for po-
litical purposes, he should support the
nominees of this convention no matter
who they were
The mules referred to in the REPUBLI-
CAN he says, will change their names after
October Is, to Settler and FiniShcr, and
that if Mr.. Moses paid for them, he has
not heard of it, but that there is due on
them $3.50.
The chairman then made a fewremarks
on the subject of Mr.. Whippcr, rcfuting
the charge, published in the Times, and
stating that if one halfthe charges were
| true hclthe chairman) would now be look
ing through the bars OF the jail, and Mr.
| Whipper wou' d have clear track.
On motion if T. Hamilton, Robert
Smals, was elected temporary chairman,
and on motion of II. Robinson, r. X.
Carlton, ESQ, was elected secretary. Mr..
Judd then moved that committee on
credentials be eappoirtcd. Adisputc arose
as to the mlmberto compose the commit
tee which was finally settled by adopting
nine as the the number.
The convention then adjourned till
O'Clock, when the committee reported frl'
delegations from twenty-seycn precinct s.
delegates answering the roll. The meet
ing then, elected Gen. SmallS permanent
chairman. And s. d. Gilbert secretary.
The meeting then adjourned till Wcdues-
day morning.
The convention reasSembled at 10
O clock, Judge Wright was present and
byinvitation took seat by the chairman;
90 delegates answered to their names.
The nominating Of candidates being in
order, Robert Smalls. was nominated
by acciamation for reelection as Senator
for Beaufort County. A resolution
was offered TO elect nominees in the
order in which they were named in the
call, which elected several speeches
from the delegates, in opposition,
especially aspirants for Legislative
konors who desired in case Of failure tC
fall back on the smaller prizes. The
resolution was finally indefinitely post,
poncd.
DR.. Pritchard then moved that Z
committee be appointed to decide how
many County officers each parish is en-.
titled to. This brought out several mem.
bers who objected to the consumption
Of valuable time. The resolution was
supported by speech from the DR.
The object Of the resolution was insis
ted upon by the up country delegates
who seemed TO fear that they would not
Get their share Of the Offices. a vote
was finally taken, and adopted almost
unanimously. The chair then appoint
ed committee Of seven to decide, who
retired todeliberate, and Judge Wright
was called upon to entertain the audi
ence. The chairman euloglzed the
character and abilities Of the Judge
and trusted that be would always be
right and ne hoped to have the pleas
ure of voting for him for the next
L. S. Senator
The Judge commenced by saying he wa:
not 4 candidate for any office in the gifj
Of the people, but was candidate to &c
good for the people, and he hoped tC
work for them. He referred to his efort>
in Beaufort during the war, and his diff
culties, as the army was for the purpose
Of preserving the Union and not iOr the
good of the colorcd people; but things are
different now, the constitution has now
been amcrded, and we are il a bettel
condition
The Judge then gave the convention
some very sensible advice in regard to the
course they should pursue in placing il