The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-20
A ROW IN THE WLGWAM.
MEETING OF THE RADICAL STATE
CONTENTION.
a v.rv Decorous Body-The Trouble In
the Camp-Fort sumter Moses Leads
the Delegates out of the Wilderness
One More Blow at Senators Robertson
and sawyer-An Hands for Grant,
tho Omce.X1yer.
rspEcIAL TELEGRAM 10 THE NKws.l
COLUMBIA, 8. c., February Il

COLUMBIA, 8. G., February 10.
The Republican State Convention, held for
the election of delegates to represent the
State In the National Republican Convention
which meets Ia Philadelphia In June, assem-
.bled to-day, and was called to order at 5.25 P.
N. by Lieutenant Governor Ransier. The
floor, the platform and the lobby were crowded
with delegates and lobby members, the whole
forming q chatteriDg, turbulent mass, In
which the colored element, of course, largely
predomInated. Ransfer explained the objects
of the convention by reading written speech,
trSSghicf he advised the election of six dele
gates at large, and two from each OF the four
Congressional districts, with fourteen alter
mates.
"A heated and violent debate followed, the
bone of contention being the temporary chair
manship. Lee nominated Congressman Eli
lott; Jones nominated B. a. Gleaves, of Beau
fort; Richardson nominated Speaker Moses,
who declined. Jones declared that ring had
been formed to send eleven white men and
three coored men to Phlladelphia, who were
to stop, on the way, at Washington, see
President Grant, and demand more ap.
pointments here, or refuse to support
Grant In the National Convention. This dec
Iaration caused tremendous sensation. For
tive hours longer thew of words continued,
the debate taking the widest scope, and the
delegates indnlging In the bitterst personal
abuse. Ranster Yalnly sirove to preserve some
sembiancs Of order. Whipper nominated 3.
n. Cain, but Speaker Moses was renominated
In spite of his previous refusal, and was elect
ed by acclamation amid loud applause. l,,
Speaker Moses when escorted to the chair
returned thanks for the honor done him, and
pointed out the gravity OF the duty which the
the delegates were assembled to discharge.
he said that the Republican party at home
was united, but there were men in the coun.
eli Of the nation who had proved unfaithful to
their trust The delegates must, he said, !tell
President Grant. that he had listened too long
to certain representatives Of this State In the
Senate. The speech was received with ap-
plause.- .--.-.--.- .5..z- -
II. j: McKinlay and T. K. sasportas were
elected temporary secretaries, and commit.
tee on credentials were appointed, consisting
of Jones, Sheriff Aackey, Hayne, smalls,
Nash, ,Jamison, Mobley, o'Connell, swails and
Lee. A recess of thirty minutes was then
taken .,
There are two tickets In the field. The first
contains the names of Scott, Ransier, Elliott,
L. G.. Carpenter, Orr, Rainey, Frank Moses,
Maxwell, smalls, Sheriff Mackey, Nash, Cham
berlain and T. J. Mackey; the second, the
names of Scott, Ransier, Elliott, TAFT, Car
penter, Moses, Jones, Maxwell, smalls, Sheriff
Mackey, Nash, Lee, 7. j. Mackey and Mobley.
A long printed letter from Chamberlain,
warmly eulogizlng Grant and demanding his
denomination, is industriously circulated
among the members.
The recess of thirty minutes extended to
two hours, aud the convention reassembled at
10P. n, when the committee on credentials
made partial report. The Charleston dele
CATION, as reported, Is as follows: W. G.
Pinckney. E. W. NJ. Mackey. R. N. Brown, W.
N. Taft, R. C. Delarge, P. P. Hedges, Gil.
Pillsbury, R. d. Cain, W. J. McKinlay, j. A.
Washington, F. Ladson, G. Simons, s. Brown,
G. Lee, Michael Caulfeld, P. L. Miller, J. P.
Howard, Frederick Robinson. =
A committee on permanent organization
was appointed, consisting of 81. E. Hsyne,
Johnston, DeLarge, G. D. Hayne, Harris, Tol-
bert, O'Connell, johnson, sasportas and
Whipper. . PICKET.