The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-24
THE BOILERS CONVENTION
COLUMBIA, S. c., August %. 1877.

COLUMBIA, s. C., August u. 1872.
Agreeably to the call issued last night and pub
lished in the papers here of this morning, the
signature OF James L. Orr, the bolting members
OF the Republican State Convention met to-day in
the Couty Court House, and temporarily organized
by calling Orr TO the chair. Prominent
among the boilers were United States Sena-
tor Sawyer. United Smtcs District Attorney
Corbin, G.. w. Clark, Collector of the Port OF
Charleston Postmaster Trott and Reuben Tomlin-
son, of the same city, About fifty negro delegates
were present, and from the very first the move-
ment stamped itself as formidable, both In strength,
character and intelligence, and in having for its
aim reformation in the State government and the
overthrow OF the corrupt ring that governed the
nominations at the State House.
Upon taking the chair Judge Orr said
that this Convention had been called TO
nominate a ticket in opposition to that
nominated last night He wished 1t to be under
stood that the organization which this nomination
contemplated was to be exclusively republican, and
he did not propose to conciliate or buy up or
coalesce with either democrats or Greeleyites II
was that party that defeated the reform movement
of $780, Reform was necessary-m0re so
now than ever-but it may be accomplished
in the republican party II the democrats and So
called liberal republicans needed reform they would
have to to the republican party, for the party
would not 60 to them by rough calculation he
did not think that the cOrrupti0nists and bought
men OF the republican party in the State numbered
more than two thousand, and deducting these from
the republican strength, there was still left
the round number OF 900 uncontaminated and
true and honest republicans in south Carolina.
He considered the duty Of these to overthrow the
corrupt ring which had brought disgrace
upon the party and ruin upon the State. He then
reviewed In detail the condition OF the public in
situations OF the State, making the startling an
nOuncement that the lunatics In the insane asylum
and the convicts In the penitentiaries would
now starve, and would have had TO be
turned loose but for the individual credit
OF their respective superintendents. The public
schools organized by Reuben Tomlins0n were
closed for want Of funds. Not a saared oficer of
the government had been paid a cent for five
months and he himself had been forced to borrow
money to pay the necessary expenses incurred In
cult; yet in the face Of all this, over
million dollars in taxes had been collected,
he could tell them that while in Philadelphia, at
the convention which nominated General Grant
and Henry Wilson, he was asked by re.
for on Syey sase and rSS
OF the fraud and corruption In the
State government for it was load too heavy for
canvass, and heavier than all the other national
causes combined The reputation OF 10000 repub-
licans was at stake, and for the honor and
Convention TO get rid OF the corruptonists and let
the nation see what they could do with others.
He had withdrawn from the Republican Convention
because he could not supp0rtsFranklin j. Moses on
account OF his record.
He passed in review the frauds OF the state gov
eminent, denounced i. j. Moses bitterly. FIX
Congressman Bowen and others followed. pledgng
their counties to support an honest ticket.
District Attorney CoRBTN declared that he knew
the charges made against Reuben Tomlinson IN the
State Convention were false.
Senator SAWYER assured the Convention that
President Grant earnestly desired thorough
pulse OF the entire national administration beat In
sympathy with the movement.