The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-26
Captured Again.

Mr.. EDITOR Knowing the interest
that not only yourself but the many
readers Of ahe old JOURNAL feel in
everything that affects the welfare of
our county, I will write you a brief ac-
count of meeting that was held at
Cureton's Mill on Saturday last-a
meeting that was appointed by the
Radicals, but captured by the Demo-
Gratis.
Having q few weeks before been mot
and answered at Holland Harris School
House. the Radical leaders eudeavored
to get up the meeting at Cure:on's
Mill without the knowledge oftheir op-
poncnts ; but, like murder, it would
out. and. instead Of having it all to
themselves, they were confronted by
about seveuty-fve "red shirt" Demo.
Gratis, who called for and got q division
of time. That the Radical headlights
were badly demoralized by the unex-
p.cted appearance of so many of the
"untcrrifed," was manifest, and from
the first it was clearly evident that with
US it was to be simple matter OF asking
and receiving. Some of the colored
men, who have always been noted for
their extreme views and hatred of the
whites, suddenly became perfectly
polite, and, had the polls been open,
would without the slightest hesitation
have voted the straight Democratic
ticket from Governor down to Ooroner
Others were less domonstrative, while a
few thought it was "pretty come Oh
dat de Publicans couldn't hab meetin
wild out de Democracks comm to it in
dishere way" The meeting elected dele
gates to the Republican County Conven,
ton, which meets in Camden on the 3rc
of October, and it was organized without
molestation from the Democrats. Ter
delegates were chosen nine colorec
and one white man, the last nameo
being one Mr.. John @. Williams, wht
was raised in the upper portion OF ker
shaw county. who comes from go"e
family, but who Of late years has wan
dered far away and become desperatel.
demoralzed politically. If his new as
sociates can reclaim him, and get an,
good out of him, they will indeed haV
accomplished a wonder.
The business of the meeting havin!
been transacted speaking was next II
order, and Mr.. Abe RADON, who in hi
old age has become a most ettectlT
s.umper, delivered string address ii
his own peculiar earnest, pointed an
original style To quote the words o
one of one Of his friends and was present
.Old Alb, talked with the bark on.
The next speaker was james L. ThonF
son, the coored Radical pricinct chair
man, who spoke as well as he could TO
his side, considering the terrible "ian
bsstiug" he !pt at Holland Harris tw
weeks before. He had toned dow
greatly, and said but little against tn
Democratic party. He was answere
by MIR. Thomas R. Cantey, who mad
au eloquent and forci5le speech, present
ing in an unanswerable manner tn
: claims of the Democratic party upo
, the colored people for support. At tn
conclusion of Mr.. Cantey's address
Wesley Salmond, young colored ma
who has lately migrated from Richlan
: to Kershaw county, and who FROM h
accent and side whiskers would b
= taken for candidate for minister;
f honors, was trotted out. He did nj
deliver the speech which he had evlden
ly prepared, he, too, having been at tn
> meeting at Holland Harris and havin
S there learned that the time has passe
when Radical speakers can get up