Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-05-06


OF tho House Of Representatives from 1874
to 1876, candidate for attorney. general of
tho State in 1876, and defeated by Gen.
James Couner; at present holds the Office
OF special agent Of customs. ID. Sam Lee
Of Sumter, prominent during tho Green
campaign 10 1874, and notorious as an out-
rage grinder before tho Teller committee.
Tho election of tho delegation. having
been completed, Miller, of Beaufort, moved
that tho resolution of Shrewsbury in rela-
tion to tho Whitaker outrage be taken up
and agreed to. After speeches by II. L
Miller, G. w. Murray aud D. A. Strakcr
In favor, and by W. j. Whippcr against
the resolution, it was moved by II. B. Ell
liott to retor the resolution 10 committee
OF live to prepare prop,r resolutions on the
subject
This annoyed tho originator of the rcso-
luton, aud lively fight ensued a mo.
tiou to adjourn was made aud lost. The
resolution was finally referred to commit
tee OF five, and the convention adjourned at
l.3O A. NJ. to $50 a. NJ. Thursday morn>
ing to receive tie report of tho committee.
There will be no other business transacted,
and the convention will, INN cdiatcIy after
passage OF tho Whitaker resolution, ad.
journ sine die.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
COLUMBIA, Thursday Evening, April 30.
When the Repuhlican Convention ad-
jourued last night tho siugle matter re-
naming uudieposcd of was the resolution
denouncing the outrage upon Cadet Whit
akcr, but long before the convention was
called to order this morning it was apparent
that marked change had come over the
members of the body, and especially over
those who had been elected MS delegates to
Chicago. AS long us it remained in doubt
who the fortunate ones would be, the aspi.
rants for Office were studiously silent MS to
their personal preferences for the President,
and when tho resolutions instrucling the
delegates for Grant wcro introduced they
were afraid to oppose them, and either voted
Tor them or failed to vote at a!l But this
morning, after tho fight was over and the
leaders had oil secured the coveted places,
their demeanor was strangely altered, aud
in an effort TO get from the delegates to
Chicago an idea MS to whom they would
support, if Grant should 10 withdrawn, |
was surprised to find that the majority of
the delegates laughed at the idea of bcipr
bound BY instructions. Bowen said that
the convention had, in the first D acc no
right or authority to instruct men who had
been elected by their Congressional Dis
tricts. The convention had right to in
struct the delegates at large, but the idea Of
obeylng such instruction, he said, never
entered the heads of delegation sent in
this way. Mackcy said it would be an casy
matter for the National Convention to re-
move the disabilities uf any delegates who
considered themselves bound The same
opinion was expressed by a majority of tho
Chicago delegation. These opinions soon
b came noscd around throu ghout tho con
vention, and the scores of defeated candi-
dates were only too glad of chance to
beratc their successful opponents to keen
them, as it was openly declared, from
barterinS their votes in The National Con
vcntion.
Deas from Darlington matlo matters
worse, and Increases the distrust of the
delegation by Offering the following rcso!u.
ton.
Resolcc7, That iu case the name Of U, $.
Grant Is withdrawn Us candidate for the
Presidency. or it becomes evident that he
cannot be nominated, then The delegates
froiA this State be, and they nrc hereby,
to vote fer Senator james G. Blaiac, wi.o
is Hereby declared to be the second choice
Of the Republicans of South Carolina.
w. +. Meyers said it vas Dot har,i 10 eco
that this resolution was only ricl, to re-.
sclnd The resolution nstluctiug The ,icc.a-
tlon to vote for Grant. 1t was too ,,c
now TINT tho delegation hnd hccn
elected to talk about changing the instruc
tioEs.
Shrewsbury moved TO lay Deass rcsolu
tion on the table.
The chair stated that unless the rules
we're suspended the resolution would have
to be referred to the committee on rcso
lutions.
Smal's moycl to amend the resolution
by inserting cor Sherman or apy other
man."
The rules wcro then suspended, and
Smalls moved that the resolution be indcti
nitcly postponed.
Miller said tho convention could not 90
back on Grant The Republican party
needed man like Grant in South Carolina.
WIN such man ut tie head of the Gov
ernmcnt the South would be more careIu!
ln Its attempts to trompIc upon tic rights
OF the colorcd mcu. by all means tho
resolution he thought should be ind, liu;tc)v
postponed.
Deas said he bad no doubt that tho
people of the State, if they had their
choice, would vote for Grant, and if they
couldn't get Grantthey would take Blaine.
lie felt sure that mono Of the delegation