The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-21
not redeemed afterwards. for Tim Hurley
aud "Honeat John" Patterson reisS.

anu "honoat John" Patterson reisH'
jected she right Of Bowen to govern To-
cont q tiseir fSsea "a tho CsEvension.
81 Z q geSNEe Cain, bs5ii ESge lid, eSve ID,
e Chambs 1aiI ind ghafsed tsset
= szD.uss vi5y the sd ee ssssac il
'ls74by which d DeEl5craae riot nipr
dered colored men 1t the ps3ia in Edge
field.
straker, Of orangaburg. was opposed
to d. III. G. He thought party was aboy,
everything, however, and that tie high
eBt interests of the State were concentra,
ted in the unity Of, the Republicans.
Swails, Of Williamsburg, had no inten
Ton of making a7speech, but mshaged te
fill In The time without mnch trouble
Democrats asked him why he supported
Chamberlain, after abusing him last win.
ter. He novor abused the great Daniel
in hiS life, md it was a Democratic lie
Ho differed with the Governor occaaion.
ally, and had tho manlinesa to assert his
differences IN his face, but this was all he
ever said against Chamberlain. The fins,
time he ever met Dunn was at Kings.ree
when Dunn arraigned the Republican
party for everything under heaven. He
replied to Dunn and whipped him out OF
his boos. Next time Dunn came ss Sen.
ator from Horny, elected by Democrats
and when Chamberlain was nominated
two years ego, Dunn walked out Of this
hall and organized the Independent Re.
Publicans 10 beat the reguIars. If he IL
the prodigal son, We don't intend to kill
the fatted calf too soon.
hfinort. Hampton and Har,iott, (all
co:orcd) ventilated their peculiar views
upon the situation, and the last named
declared that the women in Georgetown
wore all calling for D. II. G..
"Red Hot" Jones, the Senator from
Georgetown, spoke piece sgainst Cham.
berlain, charging him with deyeliction OF
duty In not afording protection to the
citizens Of the State, who were hourly ir
danger Of being piaas,cre4 6y the blood.
thirty Deaoc,ats. He discovered the
hand writing upon the wall, and told
them TO bear in mind one thing, which
waa that this election seals forever the
destiny of the Republican party in thl
State, and that this was the last opppriu
nifty to stand tgether, There is no STATE
where citizons are so loosely protected nj
in South Carolina, which was in the
hands Of an armed mob. Men have beer
ahot, waylaid, murdered, and he wanted
O man at the head who will stand up and
protect Republicans. Armed mon hat
said to the Chief Executive that you shall
not speak at pubic meetings. The Gov
ornor had allowed men to be muraeret
in cold blood, and not d proclamation
hsd been issued to prevent IL. Jones
had seen mounted men riding ia Charles
ton the same IS in Edgefield, and where
10 the proclamation to make them ceas.
riding9 He wanted man at the heat
who Will have the back bone 10 suppress
them, and wanted 10 tell them that tn,
handwriting is OF The wall. Gu. live
are in danger, and the party must make
no mistakes. Do away with strife ant
5ickerings, inasmueh as the Republican
party has everything CLOSE in this con
test. He asked that the Convention e,
into secret session. ''H"F
A number ofle4ser Iights participated
in tho discussion, and one of then. Romi
natod DR.. John Winumith, of Spartan
burg, as candidate for Governor. Iii
name was afterwards withdrawn. A bit
ter speech ess;nst Chamberlain wa
made by q mulat.o named Miller, 0
Beaufort, who arraigaed tho pretendet
rcformer and exposed the faliscies o
such presence. He denounced tho Gov
crnor as traitor to his party and mar
incapable of keeping his promises. HI
denied that taxation was reduced las
winter, and said that Chamberlain had
not accomplished single reform meas
ure.
Sam Lee, ofsumter, opposed the Gov
ernor, but advised unanimity in the party
If the independents of the last campaigr
were to remain quiet, not vote, prove in
active or lukowarm, the party would bs
routed horse, foot and dragons.
w. A. Heyne, of Merton, was particu
larly incenped ngaiDss the Democrats
and related conversation which he said
took place on the cass, in coming from
the Fort Aouitrie Centennial, between
Gems. Hampton, Kcrahaw, Gary and an,
other gentleman whom he did not know
in which Gen. Gary said that, 30 far q.
he wSs concerned, he would never accept
reform from the Republican party, and
be corid raise five hundred men who
were ready to cut the throats of Cham
herlain and the rest.
Whittemore made loud and boiste.
rous spcech-"fall of sound and fury
siguifying nothing"-in which he assail
ed Chamberlain for Keeping nompany
with Democssts when he haI the chance
and beloved Justify his threatening,
and denunciations against Democrats in
general, and South Carolina Democrat,
in particular. He said there is no word
in the English language 60 much despised
by him as "color," and he would blot i,
out of the vocabulary.
7. McCants Stewart, the law partner Of
Elliott, made speech t. favor Of Cham.
berlain, giving three reasons for his re.
nomination. First because he has kept