The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-10-30
The Radical Convention
In SECRET SESSION.
School Teachers as Statesmen~.Pcda'
gogueS as Demagogues.
Things Said in Secret Proclaimed
on the UOuSrtOpS.

ON Saturday the 18th instant. The at
tendance was very Small-not more IMAM
six townships being represented: Ah.
Titus took the chair, and w. w. Frasler
acted as Secretary. After Il trco-rnliler-
cnce and a political lovc-leaSt, W.. M.
PrcSslv moved to adjourn the meeting
until Saturday the 10Th instant. NO
white man in town heard of this meet
ing until yesterday.
The Second Mccting--lsoll Of Dele
gates.
On last Saturday the Radicals OF TINS
county held their second Nominating
Convention at Abbcrillc. 1t was SO Sc
crrtly done that our citizens had not the
sliwiitcst SlsniciOn of what was going on
in the school house above the depot. On
Monday the report of the fact ina thcy
had made nominations WAS freely clrcli-
lated. Various tickets were reported to
be nominated, and it was with difficulty
that any reliable information could be
obtained. Finally, by use of the tclc-
phone, the following statements came to
The editorial Sanrtum for the bench OF
the readers of the Press dnd Banner.
The statements arc believed to be correct
in the main:
1t twelve o'clock on Saturday, the 2Gth
instant, the Convention assembled in the
colorrd school house OH Magazine Hill,
with closed doors, the delegates being as
follows:
ADDEvILE COURT HOUSE.
Alb. Titus-cy-otlicio member, being
County Chairman ; Alfred Butler who
came near precipitating a conflict be-
tween the races on Big Tuesday, and af-
forwards ut the election stood on the
PRINCIPAL streets, delivering Radical
tick cts to drovcS of negroes, telling them
to vote the Chamberlain ticket, "it would
take them straight to heaven - William
Evins, painter Bill Solomon McCaw
Samuel Johnson, (precinct Chairman al
Abbevillc.) The spectators ut this meet
ing from Abbcville were: Isaac III,
| White, colorcd carp2t-baggcr, school
House from this county; w. NJ. Presslv,
school teacher now, once school commits
| eiOncr, called to preside at this meeting
Yarb Madden ; Nelson Evins ; 1rcrsOi
Logan.
MAGNOLIA.
| Solomon Bowie, Simon Davis, Samuel
Boyd. AS far rs we know these arc new
leaders.
CENTI EvILLE.
B. +. Donaldson, black man, school
teacher. This sable school teacher had
an assistant TO help him represent this
precinct, bat W. failed to get his name.
LowNDESvILLE.
George Washington Hunter. This old
man is Il charter delegate, having attend.
ell every Radical meeting ut Abbcvillt
since reconstruction.
CALHOUN'S MILLS.
Matt Banks William Holloway; Abe
ID. Savage.
WHITE HALL AND SMITuvILLE.
John Henry G. Turner, one-eyed
school-teachcr on the Promised Land
Joshua Wilson; Ivcrson REYNOLDS, al
old Radical agitator in the White Hal
settlement Dan Chalmers; 1Iczekial
Griffin.
LONG CANE.
Ben. Weems, school teacher at Gilmcr's
Crossing, has been in two or three Re-
publican meetings ut Abbevillc, and was
Il swift witness against the white people
of this County before tho Congressional
Investigating Committee.
GREENWOOD.
A. Is. Griffin, was once constable for
Tarrant, and was one Of the guards at
Inc Mackcy House, when it was contend
ing against the Wallace House-he was
nominated for county commissioner on
the Radical ticket in &c, and Is unpopu.
lar with tho whites of his neighbour
hood !; Washington Shed. Rev. Isaac
b. Smith was also expected from this
precinct, but failed to appear.
N~INETRY-SIN.
Pat richardson. We learn that some
of the ~constablcs of the county arc seek
ing an interview with this delegate on
the subject of house burning.
DUE WEST.
Cyrus Wimbush, Brigadier- General,
who commanded the colOred troops al
the battle of Wimbushville, and resist.
cd arrest by constable of Trial JUS
tica duly commissioned by the Hampton
Government.
CEDAR SPRINGS.
w. W. Fraser, mulatto school teacher
at Frasicrvillc, of fair education, above
the average intelligence of his race
Hannibal y. Widcinan, formerly Z mem.
Der Of the Legislature. and afterwards
took a scat in the Mackey House t.
which he was not elected, always an un
compromising Radical Charles Logan
was once Il school teacher, is a jealous
Republican, and has never missed at.
tending but one Radical meeting at Alb
bevillc.
o NESBURY.
Mitchell Gogsins, member of the Leg
i~slature in Radical times, was expected
to represent this section but he failed tt
come.
DONALDSvILLE.
Nobody came to represent this place
MILLwAY.
Without representation.
BORDEAUX.
Thomas Martin, once q member Of tn,
Radical Legislature from this county
was expected to represent Bordeaux il
the cOunSels of the faithful, but from un
accountable causes he was not at his post
Organizing the Meeting.
Alb. Titus called the meeting to order
Upon motion of Charles Logan of Coda
Springs, W. NJ. Prcssly was aftcrward
elected chairman of the meeting by &C
clamation, and, upon motion of Alb
Titus, w. w. Frasier elected Sccretar,
III liiS SliIlN iIl'tIllISl. Inv pIl lIlttllclll vi
ganization being effected, the Presidcu
said
OPENING REMARKS BY w. NJ. PRESSI.Y
Gentlemen Of The Contention: Not being n lc
gal delegate to this convention, | did no
come with the intention OF m%aliinga speech
| came merely as Il spectator, and did not TX
poet to be called upon to act as an officer il
any capacity. | do not think under the cir
cuInStanccS that it Is eXpedlcnt TO make
nomination at all. but if It Is the wish of tn
Convention to puta ticket in the field l thin
1t best to put Il majority of Democrats on TIN
ticket. Such men as General McCowan, jas
Ii. Rice, of Ninety-SiX, w. *. Bradley ant
DR.. j. l.. PRESLEY of Cedar Springs, and W
II. Parker, W. {. Bcnct Of !Abbcvillc. | he
licvc these men are in favor of giving to CIV
cry man, white and black, all the rights guar
antecd to them by the Constitution and tn
laws of the State. In case we should put
tick ct in the field. and upon goingto the poll
on the day of the election, you should NM
that your voting for it should have u tendcn
cy to lead to Il disturbance of the peace,
think 1t better to retire to your homes ant
have nothing further to do with the election
| think it likely that our ticket will not b.
elected any way. | believe even if our tick
| ct Is elected that 1t will be of but little bcncti
to us. So faras the Governor of the State !
concerned we can hope for no improvement
| regard Hampton as q good Governor. u'
has acted. as far as I know, fairly and square
~ by the whole people The only lutur'
hope Tor our people as Il race lies in the cdu
eating our children, and by industry ant
economy to make money to puy holnc fo
our families. 1t Is needless TO expect any ait
from the National Government to carry thu
election, that day Is past. We must rely upon
ton for the honor conferred, ! pledge myscl
To preside impartially over your dclibcrl
lions. The Convention is ready for business
Milking the NOm,nnfiOns.