The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-04-20

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this out of order, and the chair so ruled.
Cardozo appealed, and the chair was sus-
tanned by q vote Of 104 to 13.
Lieutenant Governor Gleaves (colored)
nominated Swails (colored) for temporary
chairman.
Nash (colored) nominated Gov. Cham
berlaip.
The result of the vote was, Swails 80,
and Chamberlain 40. No prominent
Radicals, except Cardozo, Nash and
Cochran, voted for Chamberlain; but
Elliott, Smalls, Worthington, Patterson,
Bowen, Carpenter and Dunn voted for
Swails.
/ Upon being conducted to the chair
Swails said he was not success as q
speech maker, and proved this by max
ing long address, saying in conclusion,
that the time had come when Republi-
canism must hang together, or they would
hang separately.
Elliott moved the appointment OF .
committee on credentials, consisting of
one from each county, except the coun-
ties having contesting delegations. On
this committee Chamberlain and Cardozo
were appointed, but the overwhelming
majority in the Elliott Patterson interest
includes Elliott, Whittemore, Carpenter
and Gleayes.
Second Days Proceedings.
When the Convention re.assembled on
Wednesday. Congressman Smalls called
attention to an article in the Union
Henah, which stated that some one had
attempted to take the life of the Gov
ernor on the day before, and was pre-
vented from executing this foul design
by newspaper reporter, who rescued
Chamberlain from the danger by seizing
the chair which had been raised over the
Governors head. He moved that the
reporter of the Union Herald be requested
to state where he obtained the informa-
ton, and this motion provoked windy
discussion among the lesser lights. The
reporter explained the sources of his in
formation, and the Governor stated that
he did not see any chair lifted over his
head, although several persons told him
he was so threatened, but he did not fear
any bodily harm, as he had witnessed
such scenes before. The whole matter
was afterwards laid upon the table.
Elliott then presented the report of the
committee on credentials, which ex.
cluded all the contssting delegates from
Beaufort, Colleton and Charleston. A
minority report was presented, signed by
Charleston and Others, which recommen-
ded the seating of the contestants. The
majority report was adopted, with few
dissenting votes.
The discussion upon these reports was
very bitter on the part Of Elliott and
Cardozo.
Elliott charged CardozoN with having
made combinations with the Green party,
and with having confessed that he had
done so.
Cardozo contended that he had control
Of the regular printed tickets and could
have defeated the party if he had chosen
so to do. He declared Elliott's state.
ments untrue, and asserted that no i'm.
proper proposals had ever been made to
him, and that the regular tickets were
sent by him to Charleston to Senator
Gailliard, with Elliott's knowledge, the
object being TO get as many votes as pos
sible for the State ticket.
Elliott declared this false, denounced
Cardozo as traitor, and said that, if he
did borrow money as charged by Cardozo,
1t was because he had not had the oppor-
tunity to grab as much as Cardozo had.
In the midst of the excitement, and
after the vote had been taken, Leslie, Of
Barnwell, said, pointing to Cardozo, eve
don't intend to have the party sold out
by such damned scoundrels as you"
Leslie was brought to the bar Of the
Convention to apologize, and said that
he knew that his remarks were not decent
or respectable, but his soul was worn out
with fighting the Democracy and such
men as Cardozo.
Swails was elected permanent chair
man, and q recess was taken for two
hours. Upon resuming their arduous
labors at nine o'clock p. M, the Conven-
sion proceeded to elect delegates to the
Cincinnati Convention by confirming the
following selection made by delegates
from the respective Congressional Dis
tricts:
Fret D;arie-S. A. Swails, colored,
and Joseph a. Rainey, colored. Alter
nates-T. B. Johnston, white, and 81. ].
Maxwell, cslored.
Second D;striet-H. g. Worthington,
white, and w. J. McKinlay, colored.
Alternates-A. B. Knowlton, white, and
R. 81. Cain, colored.
Third Ds,triet-H. G. Corwin, white,
and w. B. Nash, colored. Alternates-
A. W. Curtis, colored, and T. w. Tolbert,
white.
Fourth DistrieEA. S. Wallace and
John Winsmith, white. Alternate-C.
@. Mccoy.
Lawrence Cain, colored. Alternates-
VIM. NJ. Thomas and DR.. Fred. A. Pal
| mer.
Before the confirmation of these dele
gates Judge Carpenter rose and said,
that the delegates from the State at large
ought to be elected frst. The conyen.
ton had fought shy all dsy OF the great
underlying principle, and be wanted to
see it settled. In his opinion there was
an irrepressible conflict between the
State administration and the Republican
party. If the Convention intended to
support the administration Of Governor
Chamberlain, he Carpenter) and his
friends were not the proper persons to
represent the party at Cincinnati, and if
it did not endorse Governor Chamberlain,
that gentleman and his friends had no
business there. He would, later on, re-
view the administration of Governor
Chamberlain and give him an opportu-
nifty to reply.
This intimation of Judge Carpenter
| that he was prepared To scalp the Cover:
nor produced great expectations, and
when the contest came for selecting dele
gates from the State at large, the real
| fight Of the session was entered upon.
r. B. Elliott was chosen one of the dele
gates at large almost unanimously. Then
John j. Patterson was nominated as q
true, tried and trusted Republican, and
| D. II. Chamberlain was instantly placed
| =. ...:o,&:on o,,;J r,raof opD1onoo Mr.