Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-08-29

play anu free speech, and moved that
Frost be allowed to speak with what
ever latitude ne pleased, and to bring
out the facts and figures. If a candi-
dates character or rt tcord was such as
could not be discussed, he was not fit
to be the nominee. Mobley's motion
being put was carried overwhelmir gly.
Elliott left the chair vacant, and Frost
proceeded.
He had come into the convention
pledged to his constituents to vote for
no man identified with the causes of
the present ruin of the State. In pur-
suance Of these instructions, he had
voted for Tomlinson as Governor, and
for Cain as Lieutenant Governor, be-
lieving them to be hone st men. In the
Richland County Convention, which
sent Cardozo to this convention, he
lCardozo) pledged himself to oppose
the nomination Of Moses, and then had
come in.o the convention and moved
heaven aud earth in favor OF Moses.
What had made Cardozo 80 strong all
at once? 1t was because he had lately
taken a certain stand, which he took
to further his personal Interests.
Swails followed, nominating John
Alexander, the Mayor Of Columbia,
and savagely assailing Cardoz,, v ho
had been either cIiminally misled, or
guilty OF frauds damnabe and deep.
God forbid that they should place in
the hands Of such men as he the treas
ury. He had prCstituted the great seal
Of State as the seal Of no other State
had ever been prostituted.
The utmost confusion and disorder
prevailed at this time in the hall,
Swails repeatedly called the attention
Of the chair to the movements of ssy-
eral members Of the |. O. U. B the
Chief CS clops of which was on the
floor. circulating industriously among
m, mbers, talking loudly and promot
ing general disorder. Swails made
several earnest appeals to the chair to
preserve order, which the chair Ger,
tainly MADE very feeble Efforts to DO
aud the sctre was one Of the Wild ST
turbulence.
Cardczo rose to reply. and then, fol
the first time, the chairman enforced
semblarce oforder by active exertions
Cardozo replied by bitter personal at
tai ks on Frost and Swat s, accusing Che
one Of being soreEea led at the failure
of his own nomination as St cretary o
State; the other being one Of chief rob
bers IF the land commi! sion. AS to tht
esUl.:;ops against Noses, adopted IL
the R;chtand County convention, ht
said they bai been put at late hour
and carried amid confusion and with
out the members uLd rstaudlng wha
they were voting Oh. He did not e
himself b3u2d hy such resolution ant
when he came iuto the State Conven
ton he beca.ne convinced that }iose:
was he best man for him TO support
Cardozo next procSeafd to attacl
Mobley for bis sIlp r. 0 L ost, sa, III!
be had gone up TO UniOn two years ag'
arl fpund MoD!ey had packed cpnven
tons there in tie Interests Of Eimst
and ticket which VAS dis usting Il
tie peoila Of UGi"n.
Moblry rose, greatly excited, ant
md strenuous t!firts to get TIE liHO
iii reply. He demanded his right Il
to r, ply to a y rsnbai attack on himself
Chairman Elicit tecihed Sl"b!ey ou
ofo' der. Motlty stlllclal'u*d The floor
den urcing Car'i"zo u: Il lar.
CarAoz) procet Aed 10 speak, salin!
that ;wJ years agJ he only suspccse'
frauds being practiccd but did ne
know il for CO. lanty, and he$ira,cd L
bring fnl ward men Oh suspicious.
Al This time Motley WAS clt'min!
his right tD be heard, and macy "thc
mcmbe's unitsd III ca 'llEg Cardoz) t.
0rdc; for violently abusive aI.d pc s'n
al lansu age, wg:i,h he was cjniiDnall.
using toward members. y sense q
conviction was evident They ha'
b. AID enough ab,u. Cad. ", and d
size TO proceed with tDe business 4
the cow niion. The cEai man pc. s'sI
emily ruled in favor TT Glrd"ZO. I'll,
hamme.td down all GpponeIts. Fo
more than an hour Cardnzp declaim,,
at the full strength Of his lungs. Mob
lev insisted thai be ou!d be heard, au,
reaching over the reporters able stiz
a heavy, massive inkstand filed will
ink aud crmme;.ced slamming it on h
table with r, sS.unding blows in oppnsi
ton to the chairman S gavel. This
continued some minutes, Noble
pounding with the inkstaad, the il
dying in every direction, and the re
porters seated at the table in the mids
Of Gtnse mass Of excite d members
The sergeant al arms attempted t
take The iubstaud away fron Noble
and eject him from the hall. Man
members ral i. d TO the support nf Mob
ley, swearing he should have fre,
speech. Stveial pistols wele drawn
and the crowd swaytd 10 and fro IL in
Vulnerable personal conflicts and stru
giles. In the midst Of this uproar, th
| chairman declared the c,nvention ad
journtd ill ten O'clock TO- ElOrruw an
thus the convention literally aid en-
lhA!i a:lg broke Up in row.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.