The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-08-16

dress The people, eNsrAsa that repo,s
very far wrong. Erom the earlist dawn
the people began to crowd 10, on the
trails, on f,ot and in every description
Of vehicle the bumsn ianagiuation can can
conceive.
The friends Of Judge Andrews had
taken every measure to entertain the
Republican hosts, and were only dis.
appointed in the band, which had been
engaged in Columbia, fniling to come to
time. The .n4e.ing Numbered about
500 or 1000, and was called 60 order
promptly at che hour Of ten, and organi.
zcd By the election Of Richard r. Dun.
can, one of the old war horses of Orange.
burg, as president, and John L. Hum,
bert, prominent aud popular young
lawyer, as secretary. Upon taking the
chair, MIR. Duncan addressed the meet.
ing in a speech which was characterized
all through with great deal of sound
sense, and atatimes With much earnest. .
ness aud eloquence.
| The speech of the president Of the
meeting was we'll received and loadly
cheered throug hout, and evidently put
The crowd in most excellent sp rit
Mr.. Humbert also made few ap-
prepriate remarks, and tho Meeting
proceeded to business by appointing q
committee of seven on the permanent
Organization and speakers The com.
mittee consisted of j. j Nit ,hel, A. B.
Knowltoh, Joel l.arkins. July Emby,
S. l. Duncan, A.J. Minger and p. L.
Jones.
During the absence of tile Gnr,inittee
MIR. John Phillips asinvited to address
the meeting, but while acknowledging
the call, preferred to wait until another
time. Mr.. Phillips is one of the stannc h
farmers of the Fork and is looked upon
BY the people as ons upn.i whom they
can always rely. He is one of tho most
effective stumpers in that section of the
State. 9 =
In looking oyer the crowd we notice d
the Hon, ). l.. IloSe, Hon. T. II Cooke,
L, G. Northrop, editor of The Uni5a-
Herald, aud all the prominen, politicians
Of Orapgeburg county. Just at this
moment, Mr. Brnjamin Byas, the ir.
repressible candidate, arrived with
band OF musiv, aul Soine lsnipo, MS BY
way of banners, aud Will, him was Colo 1
nei samuel Dickcrson. of ch,rleston,
and some Others. Thfs crested niue /.
confusion, when &c. Bsas vas called
suppn to speak. He was listened to |
thoagh The Efforts Of tho c.r,ir aia aud
delivered himself eredi,abiy ON an cccs. 4
sion where the rules of the parry and
popularity of the regular nnnlintc sre
asairs. him. OF course is. was BOT
expected to carry nnck weight in that
party. RI e .ss
Judge Hose wns ucxt called On aud
made the speech Of the day. His nc
count of the. Ssnstors who hid bean
elected from Orapgeburg, whieh is his
old s,amPing ground, was very opropos,
and distribute to his old cosnrade in
arms, the Hon. b f. Rtpiplpt, were
tho most eloquent, chasts and touching
y n
Sentences uttered that day in the cause
ofthe Republican faith. The fudge
then said that he had long known Mr.
Andrews, che candidate of the regular
conventions, aud had watched him closely
for many years, aud Chat he never knew
more upright, straightforward aud
siacere Republican or emo more worthy
OF the confidence of the people, The
speaker paid his respects to the opposi !
tion candidate in style that pleased |
the crowd all over, aud if ever Mr.. Byas
had the ghos. OF chance in this con
test, Judge Hoge buried tirrt ghost for
ever in his speech. Tie warned the
people that tho party would violate all |
itn laws. and split, tina, some fiao morn
ing they would wake up end find that |
they had elected Democrat as the
result OF Mr. Byass opposition to the
regular NOMINEES.
The pezt speaker Was Mr.. KoKinlay, |
the school commissioner. and one of the |
candidates before the convention This
speaker defended his record and pledged |
himself to vote and work for the election
of Judge Andrews as the regular nomi.
nee, and Expressed the belief that tho |
people never would regret the uuaui
nous vote they had given judge. an