The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-21
not redeemed afterwards, for Tim Hurlev

jscted the right of Bowen to govern and
teontfsf their .pteain the Ceavention.s
81 .L@arebee Cain, ,saf Edgefsld, gave Es
spppoft MChambsrl snd dshalged Aat
DunH Vas ewhgsd qfa ansp piTacgi
fls74by which d Denlocratie riot muir
dered colored men at tie polhs in Edge
field.
sraker, of orangsburg, was opposed
10 d. 81. G. He thought party. was above
everything, however, and that the high-
est interests of the State were concentra-
ted in the unity yof the Republicans.
swails, Of Williamsburg, had no inten-
.sion sf making speech, but 'Ma aged to
1'hll g. ffhs, time without. anch trouble.
Democrats asked him why he supported
Chamberlain, after abusing him last win
teri Is He never abused the great Daniel
in hfs life, and it was was 4 Democratic lie |!
| He differed with the Governor, occasion
ally, and had the manliness to assert his
differences to his face, but this wasaIl he
ever said against Chamberlain. - The first
Iitime be ever met Dunn was at Kingstree,
when Dunn arraigned the Republican
party for everything under heaven. he
replied to Dunn and whipped him out Of
his boots. Next time Dunn came as Sen
ator from Horny, elected by Democrats !;
and when Chamberlain was nominated
two years ago, Dunn walked out Of this
hall and organized the Independent Re
publicans to beat the regulars. If he is
the prodigal son, We don't intend to kill
the fatted calf too soon. m '''.'
Minort, Hampton and Harriott. (all
eo!ored) ventilated their: peculiar views.
upon the situation, and the last named
declared that the women in Georgetown
wNiears all calling for D.. H.C. a.,
Red Hot, Jones, the Senator from
Georgetown, spoke q piece against Cham
|lberlain, charging him with derelictior' Of
duty. in not afFording protection to the
eitisensof the State, who we're hourly in
dangerof being massacred by: the blood
thirsty Democrats; He discovered the
hand writing lapon the wall, and told
them TO bear in mind one. thing, which
MAS that this election seals forever the
destiny Of the Republican party in this
| STATE; and that this was the last opportu:
n,it'y| 70, stand together, There is no State
| where citizons are. so: loosely protected as
in South Carolina, which was in! the
hands Of an armed mob: Men have been
shot, Eaylaid, murdered, and he wanted
| man at the head who will stand up and
protect Republicans. Armed men had
said to the Chief Executive that you shall
not speak at public meetings. The Gov
ernor had allowed men to be murdered
in cold blood, and not q proclamation
had been issued to prevent it. Jones
had seen mounted men riding in Charles
ton the same as in Edge6eld, and where
is the proclamation to make them cease
riding He wanted a man at the head
who will have the back bone to suppress
them, and wanted to tell them that the
handwriting is on the wall. Our lives
arein danger, and the party must make
/
no mistakes. = Do away with strife and
bickeripgs,, inasmueh .as the Republican
party has everything rtolose in this con-
test. He asked that she Convention go
into secret session. : TX, 5.,'' -
T A number of lesser lights participated
| In the discussion, and one of them nomi-
mated DR.. John Winsmith, of Spartan
burg, as candidate for Governor His
name was afterwards withdrawn. A Bit
ter speech against Chamberlain was
made by mulatto named Miller, OF
Beaufort, who arraigned the pretended
reformer. and exposed the fallacies OF
such pretence. He denounced the Gov
ernor as traitor to his party and a man
incapable of keeping his promises. He
denied that taxation was reduced last
winter, and said that Chamberlain had
not accomplished a single reform meas
ure.
Sam Lee, ofsumter, opposed the Gov
.ernor, but advised unanimity in the party.
If the Independents of the last campaign
were to remain quiet, not vote, prove in
active or lukewarm, the party would be
routed horse, foot and dragons.
w. A.. .Hayne, Of Marion, was particu-
larly incensed against the Democrats,
and related conversation which he said
took place on the cars, in coming from
the Fort Moultrie Centennial, between
Gems. Hampton, Kerahaw, Gary and an
other gentleman whom he did not know,
in which Gen. Gary said that, so far as
he was concerned, he would never accept
reform from the Republican party, and
he could raise FIVE hundred men who
were ready to cut the throats of Cham.
berlain and the rest.
i Whittemore made loud and boiste.
rous speech-"full Of sound and fury.
signifying nothing"-in which he assail.
ed Chamberlain for keeping company
with Democrats when he had the chance
and beloved Justify his threatenings
and denunciations against Democrats in
general, and South Carolina Democrats
in particular. he said there is no word
in the English language SO much despised
by him as "color," and he would blot il
out of the vocabulary.
T. McCants Stewart, the law partner Of
Elliott, made speech in favor of Cham,
berlain, giving three reasons for his re-