The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-04-30
Edward Charley, Jo-

BENZ. Brunson, Edward Charley, Jo-
seph Witchcr.
Broeon' 's.-A. Harrison, Moses Gar
vim.
CorbiNsudle. kelly Jenkins, Ad-
am Tyler, j. B. Thomas, j. Robin
son.
Orange6urg.-Peter McFall, E. f.
Aiken, D. B. Bradwell, l.. G. Bellen-
ger, II. II. Haynes, John Carmichael,
f. A. Webster, (white,) j. DI. Thomp.
son, P. Robinson, G. Miller, A. Mar
tin, +. S. Kei,t, c. d. Salley, A. d.
Dantzler, Vandy Jenkins, Ned Keitt,
d. A. Straker, II. Anderson, r. L.
Dwight, d. j. Amaker.
The announcement that the perma-
nent organization Of the Convention
was now in order, brought about
twenty delegates to their feet; all jab-
herring with perfect Babel confusion,
each speaking in an unknown tongue,
while the Chairman kept pounding q
table with his hickory stick until he
succeeded in bringing tho noisy
crowd to something like order and
quiet. S. L. Duncan was then nomi-
mated and elected President and j. l..
Williams Secretary Of the Conven-
tion. The President OH taking his
seat cndcavorcd to impress upon the
members the Importance Of order and
accommodating them that reporters
Of the press were present and the
transactions Of the meeting would 60
before the public.
He announced The next business in
order to be the election Of five dele
gates TO the State Convention. This
was the signal for another general
Stir and shouts Of "Mistcr, President"
by fifty voices bent on being heard
Order at last being partially restored,
motion was made TO limit the
speeches nominating candidates TO
three minutes, pending the adoption
Of which third terrible rumpus in
the camp was created, to quiet which
ncccssitated long and continued
pounding on the table with the hlcko-
ry stick by the President, who was
certainly persevering officer.
The following nominations were ut
last recorded: S. l.. Duncan, ID. A.
Stralser, j.. A. Webster, c. w. Cald-
well, j. II. Livingston, l.. Arthur, II.
II. Haynes, Frank Simpson, Ellis
Forrest and D. G. johnson, when n
motion to close the nominations rails
eel Il yell in the camp that will not
soon be forgotten by every nervous
Temperament in the hall. Everybody
in general and nobody in particular
seemed TO have the floor, a hundred
hands were saving the air, and a
hundred voices, jarring in discordant
sounds, made the hall appear per-
feet pandemonium of demons. The
pcrsevcring Duncan with his hickory
club could be heard above the veil.
ing, dealing lusty blow after blow,
until the mob was reduced to some.
thing approNimating order when the
motion was put and, we suppose,
adopted.
n desire to know whether the dele
gates were in favor Of Grant or not,
opened discussion which had the
effect of taking the Convention COM
plcteiy out of the hands Of the Prcsl-
dent, club or no club, until d. A.
StTaker catching the ear of the Con
vention with his sharp, shrill voice,
offered the following resolution which
had soothing effect and the tulbu-
lent members quieted down:
RESOLVED, That the Delegates sent
by THE Convention to the State Con-
vention, which meets in Columbia, on
the 27th of April, 1880, be and arc
hereby instructed to vote for 10 man
as Delegate to the National Convcn-
ton who will not pledge himself to
vote for u. S. Grant as nominee of
the Republican party for President
i vi inc UDiIcd States.
After repeated calls of the list the
following delegates were finally elect
ed in the order mentioned: S. l..
Duncan, ID. A. Strakcr, +. A. Web
ster, j. II. Livingston and L. Arthur.
Several pints of order were raised du.
ring the election of the last delegate,
but after few more resolutions were
adopted the Conycntion adjourned
after stormy session Of five hours
but no blows except with the hickory
club on the table.
Fort Motto.