The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-05-05

SbaTihRh aud ~. IL SCnyci temporary
secretery. The following cunmittee OF.
Credentials were appointed; NJ. w. WILL
iams Geo. A. Reed Vincent $. Scott, II.
b. Myers and lhaddeus Jones and al
Adjournment took place till 4. o'clock
P.m m.
AT 4. p. hi. the convention after listen
ing to the port of the curunittec on
credentials und deciding that the dele
gates entitled to seats numbered seventy
one effected permanent organization
with Robert Smslls as president aud
Nelson r. scovcl as secretary.
Sumuel Green was nominated rs Sem
ator In place of 1aob,rt Smalls without
opposition. Nominations being in order
for representative in place of Samuel
dteen, the names Of the following aspir.
ants were advanced; w. j. Whipper
Hamilton Robinson Joseph Cohen W. H.
Middleton Peter Robinson Peter Davs
BENZ. Reynolds, Geo. P. Woods N. l..
Si'ntnons and on q second ballot ",
WhipPer having rceived forty four votes
was declared the successful nominee.
Nominations were now received for ;.
candidate TO take the place Of N. Il.
hycrs resigned as follows; r J. Rav.nnab
PhtrniS Robinson, beni. Simmons, Jas
.. Wync, J. B Bascomb.
There being but seventy-on. legal voice
to bc cast, and Mr. Ravennsh bayir,
received thirty.six on the second ballot
was evidently the legally elected nomi-
nee, but as that was not in accordance
with the "Slate," as prepared by .he ring
f"r this occasion third ballot wa. rcsor.
ted to, when seventy: fee votes were
permitted to DC counted and Ben. Simmons
was declared to be the choice of the
Convention. On tho first ballot heinz
had for n successor 10 Geo. Watcrhous
as County commissioner, NO less than
eleven cahdlut,s rccciv cd votes und il
Vas not until la third ballo,ing, that Mr.
Z. J. Martin having received the number
"f votes nee, ssary to choice, vas decur-
ed the duly elected nominee.
RESOLUTIONS were then introduced bv
1. +. Miller endorsing the course OF
Gov. Chamberlain, and applauding hi.
.hort' TO prevent the Republican party
from rclapsing into the corrupt practices
os former administrations.
thomas Hamilton a.d Geo. A. Reed
opposed tine adoption Of these resolutions.
the latter offering substitute which
with tho original will be- found in another
column. hr. Hamilton opposed the res
"iut'ons because hr c'u!d not approve the
course of thu G"y,ru,r, which he beliey.
I'd Was selling out the Republican party
t" the democrats, and who fought against
Mr.. Whippcr.s elc;ti OH t" tho Judgeship
OF the frat circuit in order to prevent a
colored man IRON sitting ON the Judici-
al bench; Mr. III. stoutly maintained
that the lowest democrat Il I'd moro inhu.
encc with the Executive than the Rcpub
lican of CHEST p"sition. Mr.. Myers opp,s
cd the adoption ot the substitut arguing
that the Conven in was MT called upon
to findicate the character of the County
Treasurer, nor was it necessary for thu
Governor to lay before the Grand jury
the evidence of that offi.els culpabilitv.
With regard to the charges made, he
had with him the figures which would Il
confirm thca. While the Treasurer has
ever been allowed by law com p cnsstion
for his services not to exceed twenty five
hundr dollars per annum it could be
proved that Mr. Holmes had received two
thousand dollars from the State, twelve
hundred and fifty dollars from the Coun.
ty and between six and seven hundred
dollars drawn from the school funds of
the different school districts as commits
sions. His listeners from those school
districts might now learn why their
schools were closed from the lack of
funds. These and other statements were
listened to by an attentive audience. The
time had passed said M. Myers, when tho
fiat uf n Senator decided who should br
= County Treasurer or Auditor, for -.
now had n Governor who did not leave
the appointment to the ca price of one man
The President Of the Convention Rob
ert Snalls then offered some remarks in
vindicaiion of the Treasurer, and Lieut..
Governor tfleaSes being present was invi.
ted to addfrss the Convention and took
occasion to give Substantial reasons for
granting reapits to the men in Charles
ton jail under sentsncse Of death.
1t was one o'clock Saturd,v ,,or,;,