The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-25

| LIE 1uOENAb IlEPUBLICANS IN SESSION.
At meeting Of the Liberal Republicans
held In this city, yesterday, at tho Co.
lumbia Hotel, on motion of Judge VIM
NJ. Thomas, Col. s. A. Pearce, the mem
Der Of the National Executive Commit
tee for the State of South Carolina, was
cailedeto the Chair, and Mr.. j. Evans
Britton requested 20 act as Secretary.
The importance Of complete and
thorough organization was fully recog-
nized, and after an interchange of views
upon the situation, it was unanimously
Resoloed, That q committee of three
be appointed for the purpose of confer
ence and corporation, on the basis of
tho action of the Baltimore Convention,
with the State Democratic Executive
Committee, ut their assembly on Monday
evening, as to the best course to be pur-
sued in reference to State aud national
aiTuirs.
In pursuance of this resolution, the
following committee was appointed
Judge VIM. M. Thomas, Judge r. y.
Carpenter and DIR. E. w. Wheeler.
1t was further resolved that tho Chair.
man OF this meeting be empowered to
call convention of the party at as early
q day as practicable, for the purpose OF
completing the organization Of the Llbe-
raj Republican party of tho State.
The meeting then adjourned subject
| to the conference and call.
THE STATE REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS The Con.
vention assembled at 10 A. NJ, Congress.
man Elliott in the Chair. Prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Hunter, OF Charleston.
Judge Mackey moved that the resolu-
tion, passed yesterday. closing the de-
bate upon the nomination OF candidates
for the Office Of State Treasurer, be re.
scinded; which was carri-d
Mr.. f. II. Frost, of Williamsburg,
arose to question of privilege. desiring
to reply to certain remarks made bv the
delegate from Riehland. (Mr. Cardozo J
yesterday.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Moblcy, three
hours we're allowed the friends of the
different candidates to state the claims
of their respective candidates.
Mr.. Frost then proceeded to open the
vials of his wrath upon the prominent
andidate-Secretary Cardozo.
S. A. Swails, (coloreI,) of Williams
burg, followed Frost, in severe ar
rn'gnment of Cardozo for his acts rs q
member of the Advisory Board of the
Land Commission, his connection with
the Infamous railroad ring. and sealing
the enormous over-issue. This man,
said Swails-this immaculate exemplur
OF Observation-Disclosures that he knew
two years ago of tho over-issue of bonds,
yet he kept his mouth shut, and allowed
the damnable frauds to continue. Now
he comes forward and asks for still
higher and more important Office. He
has had the seal of the State in his
charge. and now he wants the keys OF
the Treasury. If he 80 misapplied the
seal, what, in tho name Of God, may he
be expected to do with the keys of the
vault where the public moneys are kept.
lie spoke also of Cardozo disregarding
the express instructions of his County
Convention in voting for Moses.
| Cardozo replied, attempting to excuse
his conduct in the nomination of Moses.
upon the ground that it was the best he
could do, under the circumstances. He
then went into an explanation of the
scaling of the bonds, showing the most
corrupt and outrageous proceedings on
the part of SCOTT and Parker. He even
had been approached by one member of
the Financial Board, and asked if any
consideration could induce him to seal
the bonds. He ordered that man imme-
diately ont of his room. He referred
here evidently to Parker. though lie did
not call any name. In the matter of the
Land Commission, he made some az.
founding statements, accusing Leslie OF
downright forgery, by which he antici-
pated the appropriation of $500, 600,
and used up S250,00O of it. The ap-
preparation was made after I4eslie's
resignation, and at the time of the
appointment of DeLarge. The forgery
consisted in Leslie making fraudulent
contracts for land within few days after
DeLarge's appointment, and ante.dAted
the titles to the land in February which
were not actually purchased, or agreed
to be purchased, until March, after
DeLarge's appointment.
In answer to question by Swails as
to what the contract in relation to the
Greenville Railroad Company was, Car
dozo replied that it was the contract for
the purchase of the charter of the Con-
tinental Telegraph Company. Cardozo
said that, rs soon as his share of the
bonds, which he received as director of
tho road vaa f1amap1o1 I>1 tLo Co,tl,