The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-01

him (Clinton to read it and not his
masier. Clinton said Moblcy was not
the man to represent the Fourth dis
ti1ct or any other or any county in the
district. The nominations mado by
the Fourth district caucus were made
after careful consideration, and the
tncn named arc worthy in every re-
spectof the trust delegated to Them.
They arc the choice Of the Fourth dis
trict, and he appealed to the conven-
ton to sustain the nomination.
| G. W. Wade, of Union, nominated
g.. g. Macoy, Of Chester, which motion
was tabled.
Moblcy moved to strike out the
name of Pointer and submit tho clcc-
ton of the other delegates to the con-
vention. The motion was tabled.
Glostcr Holland, Of Aiken, said that
II the staten'Gpts made by Mobley were
true, and the letter shown by him was
q true copy Of one written bv Wallace.
there was some uudcrhand trick to sell
out the col lorcd people, and it should
DC exposed and stopped. lie was in
favor of an investigation. If Wallace
wrote it, /" God'siIamc put him down.
III ne was NOT guilty he ought to have
! justice done him.
On motion of Whipper the debate
was closed, and the report nominat-
ing Poinicr and Cook was adopted
On motion made to hear an ad-
dress from ID. II. Corbin, Fred Nix, of
Barnwcll, said the Convention had not
assembled TO hear what Mr.. Corbin or
anybody else outside of the body had
TO say, and it made very little differ
encc what candidate MI. Corbin favor
nTI t,n r.,
man to come and advertise himself to
gain popularity in Washington. The
people in his county wcro going to
make grand success this Year and
elect men they could rely on. They
! were tired of. the old hacks.
W. II. Thompson, of Charleston.
said that after the Convention had
elected the delegation to Chicago any
body who desired to be heard would
probably be accorded a hcaring, but
they did not want any advice. He
was glad to see that the colorcd Re-
publicans Of South Carolina were
making up their minds at last that
those who had been instruclinu and
advlslnS them for the last twelve years
had done SO for the last time. He was
surprised to sec Mr.. Corbin showed
upon the Convention for the purpc sc
or securing votes by making speech.
when the party had gone under in
1873 Corbin left the State with great
copcd!tl0n, and never returned again
until an election was in sight. As
soon rs an election was near at hand
that gentleman had come South again
TO try and play again upon the crcduli-
ty OF the colorcd people. He, for one,
was not willing to trust to Corbin's
adElcc any longer, and lie was GLAD to
say that his people had learned Il les
son that they would not soon forget.
When we have done with our business
lhcn we will hear these speeches, if
necessary. We don't want to select
men by any soft sycccllcs that they
may make Tonight, but by their past
records. ~
80 Corbin was not allowcd'to speak.
Ihe@ convention consisted of eighty
two: negroes and thirtv-six whites.
The :countics Of fLcXington and Horny
lallcd to send delegates, and there were
some abscntceS from other counties,
Of the negroes nearly onc-third ap-
pear in the Frand Committees rcport
ais tiimtes aud bri;:c-takcrs, and tho
white. dGlcgntes, with scarcely an cX-
! cePtioN, either arc, or have been (nnd
hope TO. be) Federal otflcchollcrs.
"A comical story is told of two
we'll known Southern clcrov,ncn, one
OF whom undertook to rcbukc the 9TH
CT for usug the weed.
"Brothcr G.," he exclaimed. y ith-
out stopping to ask any other question,
"iS it possible that YOU chew tobacco 2"
81 must confess l do" the other
quietly replied.
"Ihcn would quit it, sir" the oil
gentleman cncrgctically continued.
lit IS Il very nnclerical practice and
very nnclcanly one. .Tohacco! Why,
Sir, even hog wont chew it,"
"Fathcr e., lo yon chew tobacco" ?"
responded the amused listener.
81? No, sir!" he answered ernfIly
with much Indignation.
"ihcn, pray, which is the most like
the hog, you or I?''
The old doctors fat sides shook with
laughter rs he said:
"Wcll, ! have been fairly caught
this time"
The Missouri Republicans, who
will hold an anti-Grant convention
May 6, arc led by ex-senator John 3.
Henderson, who was kicked out of the
judicial service Of the Government by
Grant, because he venturcd to hint
that Babcock was silent partner of
the whiskey ring. The evidence
against Babcock was conclusive, but
he was taken into the bosom Of the
alleged demi-god, and is now cnioyinp
fat position in the light house ser
vice. Henderson has not forgotten the
incident referred to.
| Emma r." asks the SPRINGFIELD
J. (O) Tribune this extraordinary oucs-
ton: '"Do you think it right for a girl
, TO sit on young mans lap, oven if
she is engaged to himf" Whcrcupon
the editor gets off a very cxtraordina-
ry lic! eve have had no experience
in the matter referred to-" WHY
didn't he say: "Ifi it was our girl and
our lap. yes; if it was another girl
and our lap, yes; but if it was our
girl and another fellows lap, never"