The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-09-12
Protracted Radical Meeting.

The mass meeting Oh the TiulCiti party III
the Court House on Tuesday was protracted
affair About three hundred colored people
were present during the day, and there was q
considerable sprinkling of whites in the audi
ence. The meeting was organized by eecting
Henry Kennedy (colored) to the chair, and
requesting Geo. w. Belcher and Green D..
Williams (colored) to act as Secretaries. MIR.
John R. Cochran explained the object of the
meeting, and stated that he would render an
account of his stewardship as delegate to the
State Convention, and would discuss the merits
of the two tickets with Samuel Johnson, (col-
ored,) who represented the Boilers. MIR. Coch-
ran entertained the audience for about two
hours, rehearsing the platforms and comparing
the tickets, arguing in favor of Franklin j..
Moses, Jr., for Governor, and assailing the
fitness of Reuben Tomlinson for that position
He uttered many truths concerning the past
history of the Radical party in this State, ac-
knowledged their failure to protect the rights
of person and property heretofore, and held
the leaders responsible for all the troubles con-
nected with the past few years, saying that If
there had been strictly honest administration
of the State government, there never would
have been Ku Klux in South Carolina. The
Republican party acted wrong to begin with,
and it was proper to shake hands over the
past, and work for the redemption of the State.
He believed that Moses and his followers in
tended 10 administer the government with hon
esty, economy and justice to all classes of the
people, and for this reason he gave that ticket
his unqualified support.
The reply of Samuel johnson, in favor of
the Tomlinson ticket, occupied about an hour,
we believe, but hearing only small portion Of
his speech, we cannot give any of his points,
except that he excoriated the carpet-baggers
and natives who were concerned in duping the
icolored people for the last four or five years.
He was followed by Rev. R. H. Cain, other
wise known as Daddy" in support of the
Moses faction. Daddy" Cain succeeded in
arousing much enthusiasm, not that his hearers
understood the arguments very clearly, but that
he excited their risibles by his unaccountable
grimaces and comic attitudes. He was fire.
quently interrupted with questions on every
conceivable subject, and lie showed tact and
ingenuity in rendering a prompt answer. In
one instance, where he was asked if he did not
saw that SHOULD Moses be elected, he would
sell out the State in less than six months" he
replied that these were not exactly the words
used by him, but that he did say that if Moses
was elected Governor, in order to carry his
measures, he would sell out the stones about
the State House yard His inventive genius
was apparent in this reply, and proved salts
factory to his dusky hearers, but the question
evidently embarrassed Daddy" as it is we'll
known to the reading public that he made use
of the expression attributed to him less than
six months ago.
Warren D. Wilkes was the next speaker, and
occupied short time in defending his course
as Republican and member of the Legisla-
ture.
Delegates from the various townships were
then called for, and a County Convention was
organized for the purpose of considering the
propriety of making Republican nominations
for the Legislature and County officers. A
good deal of discussion ensued, some delegates
favoring one plan and some another, until
finally it was decided impolitic and unwise
to make nominations at this time. 1t was ap-
parent that there is general desire to select
the strongest men in the field, offering as inde-
pendents, to defeat the regular conservative
nominees and it was frankly admitted by sew
eral delegates that straight-out Republican
nomination would meet an overwhelming de-
feat. Hence, the conclusion to await the de-
velopment of public sentiment among the
white people, and to coneoc5 ticket just be-
fore the election, which would carry consid-
cradle number of white voters, when the solid
colored vote would be cast for that ticket, and
they would claim the victory.
The Convention adjourned at five o'clock in
the afternoon, and at early candle-light the
Court House bell again summoned the crowd
for the purpose of listening to other speakers.
We were not present, but learn that II. W.
Purvis, (colored,) candidate for Adjutant and
Inspector General on the Moses ticket, and a
white man by the name of Kirk, addressed the
crowd.
Vnrnont and M9ina