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Hosting the Black Flag.
THE NOMINATION OF 4 nL.ck.
AND-TAN STATE TICKET.

Sh''mberlala's Appeal and the Re.
sui'--ED'ot Nominated for Attorney.
"eher"i--Four Colored Candidates
o"t OF Six, and Two Officers 10 Hell
Z fom--Butts for Congress and tht
Charleston Solicitorship.
COLUMBIA, S. c., September b
The Republican Stale Convention me-
to-day at 10 \. NJ, and procce'ted a
once to the work of completing the
ticket.
n. b. Myers, of Beaufort, and juno
MobleC, Of Union, were NOMINATED
for Secretary OF State. AT TINS pOlilt u
corImittee appeared escorting Cham'
bc,rlaip and GleaYes; Chamberlain
md Elliot walking arm-in-arm
, 10th assembled the speakers stand,
and both spoke briefly, accepting the
nominations.
Chamberlain said he accepted the
nomination only Us an endorsement
by the people of his efforts for reform
| during the past two years. He claim
! ed that material reform had been real
" effected taxes had been reduced,
| higher tone among public officials es-
tablished, the judicial bench had been
saved from pollution, public expenses
have been diminished, official respon'
sibility had been established. 1t now
remains for US, he said, to 60 forward
| devoted to the idea that reform is the
only purpose of any political party III
South Carolina. If, said he, your
nomination is an endorsement of my
administration, as l understand it tn
be, then YOU are bound to see to it that
the ticket shall be in harmony with
such reform. If it is not, if ] am not
surrounded by such men, it will be q
| difficult question for me to determine
whether it will he worth while for me
to undertake to carry out the cam
paign. Put none but honest ana conf
petent Republicans upon the ticket,
men that will do homer to you. He
begged that, in accordance with these
suggestions, they would sec to it also
that he was not hampered hereafter
by u legislature not in sympathy with
him. and which would oppose him
like the last. He wanted to shake of
all the public abuses which now en-
danger the success of the party. NO
campaign, he said, can compare with
this i'm bitterness, and we must make
the fight, he said, on principle n not
for power. He proposed to advocate
reform wherever the people ask hlm
to address them, with such protection
AS the State and the United States call
give him, in the cause of Republican
reform, Not only u liberties, he
said, but those Of the people of the
State are wrapped up in this campaign:
| fear, he continued, ! am u timld
man ; but every drop Of blood have
shall ho given before the principles OF
the Republican party shall be dlshon-
ored or its great record soiled. AS a
comment upon the remarks maze
above, in reference to the State ticket,
it is worthy of note that Mr.. Chamber
lain refused 10 vote for one of the NOM
inees, Hayne or Elliot, Il forgot which,
and that he voted against Dunn.
Gleaves followed in a speech which
contained nothing worthy OF special
notice,
AT the close of the speeches business
was resumed, and Hayne was also
nominated for secretary Of State.
Bowen seconded him. M6bley attack
ed Hayne in y long speech, in which
he denounced him one of the most
noted corruptions in the party. AT
one point Of his speech, Hayne, who
sat near him, called him a liar, and
quite al excitement ensued, but 1t
blew over. Moblcy Withdrew his
name from the contest. The vote re-
suited, Hayne SO, Myers 254
For Comptroller-gencrnl j. ;. File
baown and ~. G.. Dunn were nomlna-
ted. Hirsh attacked Dunn in another
bitt.r speech, charging him with hav-
ing conspircd to overthrow CardoZo,
and bringing up other charges. Eli
Ut replied, and the vote stood: Dunn
81, Fillcbrown 20.
For treasurer, Cardozo was nomina-
ted by Chamberlain, who spoke warm
" in his behalf. Reubin Tomlinson
and Harry Noah were also nominated.
Earle afterwards withdrew Tonlinson
in CardOzo's behalf. The vote was
Cardozo 1904, Tomlinson, 4: Noah, J.
For attorney general, Earle declined
to run as he saw no chance for him,
and Patterson nominated Elliot amidst
great cheering. An attempt was made
to nominate him BY exclamation, but
the rules were insisted upon, and he
received lis votes and Corbin 10.
For superintendent of education,
Jillison and Shrewsbury were nomi-
mated, but it was late, and it was appa-
rent that q serious fight would be made
on the part of the up country, it was
decided to postpone further action UNI
til Tomorrow, and the Convention ad-
journed.
S. J. Lee was to-day nominated for
solicitor of the First Circuit, and K. NJ.
Brayton for the Fifth.
1t is thought u new candidate. j. F..
Bryant, of Spartanburg, will receive
the nomination tor superintendent OF
education. 1t is also very nearly GER
tain that Reading Clerk J. o. Mar
shall, of Fairfield, will receive the
nomination for acknowledgement. The
Candidates for this office are Mar
shall, G.. D. Hayne, of Aiken, and j.
D. Kennedy, of Columbia. ,
The up-country delegates are loud
tonight in their complaints OF the
way Earle was treated. His defeat
makes u white superintenden mt and
adjutant absolutely necessary for har-
mony in the party.
The Charleston delegates assure me
that r. H.. Cain will secure the long
term for congress, and that G. W.
Euttz will, he nominated for the solicit
torship for the First Circuit.
The great torchlight procession
which should have come off tonight,
and to allow which the Convention
held no night session, was prevented
by u heavy rain. The town is
now disturbed by wet negroes noun
ted on mules, who ride in every direc-
ton shouting themselves hoarse. The
majority have already gone home III
disgust.
The State ticket thus far nominated
is as follows:
For Governor, D. II. Chamberlain,
(white.)
For Lieutenant Governor, Il. II.
Gleaves, (mulatto.)
For State treasures, +. L. Cardozo,
(mulatto.)
For encouragement r. B. Elliot,
Black
Eor secretary of State, II. i. lIaync:
imulattO.)