The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-09-05
TUE PoW-WOW IN COLUMBIA
8. ReruInrs'" Convention.

T\Nc extract from the Charleston Co@r"r'
At five o'clock the Convention re-assem-
hle1 and the Committee on Permanent VI
",nizot;on submitted the following report:
For Presilent-R B. Elliott.
For Vice Presidcnts-B. +. Whlttemore,
Robert Smalls, I. j. Mackey, and +. l.. Gar
doza e.,
Socrctaries-T. j. Mutton and c. Smith.
Scrocaut-at-Arms-J. i. Green and o.
D. I.owndes. :,
When this report was read, it was found
three Of the Vice Presidents, Cardoza Mac
kew and Smalls were members OF the Commit
tee on Organization. An attempt was made
to strike out their names, but this was gag
ned down. and the report of the Committee
adopted.
Elliott having been conducted to the
chair. made q speech and announced the
Convention ready for business.
The silence was broken by Smals, Of Beau
fart who nominated rs candidate for Cover
nor Judge S. w. Melton. The nomination
was received with very fair share of ap-
nlause. at the conclusion of which, Jamison,
Of Oranceburg, the noisy member, arose and
nominated NJ. R. Delany.
H.J. Maxwell, of Marlboro, next arose.
and in brief speech nominated F. j. Mo-
ses. ir.
This nomination was received with deaf
ening cEee:s, and from that moment the
fight was entirely one-sidcd. Jones; OF
Georgetown, seconded the nomination III
speech in which he said that the only charge
that had been brought against Moses was
that he had issued L large amoant OF pay
certificates "If,' said Jonos, ;'hc did,
there is one thing We know, that they were
given to The poor people who were run out
of their homes by the Nu-Nlux." Cheers
Jamson couldn see what more the white
people could want than Moses. In him they
gave the white people native Southern
white man for Governor. They had asked
ether white men before, but even Governor
Orr had not been willing to come to the par
ty until lately.
DADDY CAIN.
The Reverend Il. II. Cain next put in his
oar. The Reverend Licutenant-Governor
that hopes to be, delivered telling sermon,
and the burden Of his song was, of course,
Moses. He said that Iloses had been true
and tried friend Of Rcpublicanism, and had
always borne his share OF the odium attach
ed to that name Hc didn't care one cent
about the threatened bolt, of which he had
heard. If it had come to this he was ready
to meet the issue. [Checrs. This was a
fight Of the rich man against the poor man J;
the bondholders and spectators against the
laboring man. [Chcers.] 1t had been said
that Moses was spendthrift. Well, if he
did spend money, the poor man got it.
[Chccrs.] Suppose that Moses did issue pay
certificates, did the members ever get any
pay? [Cries of no; MOI Then, said the par
son, there have been mysterious fittings
across the room. Mr.. Spinner has been cir
culatng around here. He was proud to say,
however, that Moses had not spent one dollar
for the nomination. He (the parson) dcs-
pissed in his heart, the man who would at
tempt to bribe another Here Honest John
Patterson and Timothy Hurley, who were
sitting opposite each other, looked at each
othe@ in an instant, and winkcd and smiled
knowingly, as, who should say, We know that
well = This however, did not come to the
notice of Daddy Cain, and he continued his
sermon. F.. J. Noses said he, had less to
do with the pcculations of bonds and stocks
than any member Of the State Government; ;
and another reason why he supported him
was, he had never addressed love-lotters to the
Democratic party. lie finally wound by
swearing that he would 60 for Moses morn
lug, noon and night. against all the boilers
and Democrats in the world combined.
MR.. swAILs,
Of Williamsburg wanted to propose the name
Of q pure man who had just come to this
State in the interest Of education. A man
who, when corruption enyelopcd the officers
Of the State, was the only man to whom
they could not point their fingers. He non-
;naicd Reuben Tomlinson, and he would ask
she colored people to pause aud consider the
condition of the State before they took ac-
tion Such action is they might take would
result in the downfall Of the Republican
party in the Sta.c, and it was the colored
people who would be held responsible for
this. ..........
JUDGE ORR
arose to second the nomination of Mr.. Tom
linson, who was the pioneer Of education in
the State. lie was also their first Auditor,
and had arranged the whole system of taxa
ton for them. His integrity WAS beyond
reprcach, and the tongue Of calumny never
wa~gcd against his reputation. 1t is very
important at this time that man like Tomlin-
son should occupy the Gubernatorial chair.
The condition of affairs in the State render
cd II indispensably necessary to elect for
Goyernor some mau who possesses the conf
dcnce OF the people, and the capacity to re-
lieyc the State Of its embarrassments. The
party had become by-word and rcproach
outside the State, and the party itself was
responsible for this, and should correct it
inside of the party, of course. They had no
right to consult their personal feelings, but
to select the best man.
lie understood by the ruling Of the Chair
that he would not be allowed to criticise the