Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-10-21
See to the Congressman.


See to the Congressman.
The loss of Congressman in Ohio and
Indiana is a powerful incentive to the solid
South to send solid Democratic rcprcsen-
tation. There is danger now that the
small Dem Jcratc majority in Congress may
DC lost, II result which would be disastrous
in tho extreme. We cannot afford to lose
single representative, and heavy res -.
possibility rests upon every Democratic
voter of every district Remember that
one vote may lose the party Congressman,
and that ono Congressman may hold the
balance of power in the House. Should
the election of President be thrown
10 the House, that Que vote may decide it
for our veal or woe. Should Hancock be
elected, our triumph will be spoiled, and
efforts to secure for us fair play aud justice
hampcrcd by a Republican House. Should
Garfield succeed, with disappearance of tho
Democratic majority in Congress would go
down tho last barrier between US and the
destroying flood.
Democrats! If United States Commits.
sioncr A. Blythe were in Congress he
would vote for Garfield, the hater of the
South, tho brbo taker, the perjurcr, the
suborner Of perjury. Ilo will be under
TIC ! adcrship of CoukIipg, who denounccs
all Southern white men MS thieves and
murGe 'crs, and all Confederate soldiers as
traitors, deserving death. He lives and
expects to 1.-Two on the supremacy of tho
Republican party, and his past is sufficient
proof that he has neither sympathy nor
respect for tho white people of his own
State. Stolbrand is a degree less guilty,
being carpet bagger, and our natural
enemy. Let both &c laid away with the
other broken, discarded and forgotten po
litical rubbish in November.
GfcenuWc Me,os
COLUMBIA, October I3-Tho Rcpubli-
cans OF Richland County met 10 Convcn..
ton to day at II oclock, at Eutcrpri
Hall. @. A. Carr, county chairman, call
Cd the meeting to order. observed in the
hall about fifty Of the worst looking negroes
ever SAW and only two white mcn-B Bar
mum and Lee. A motion was made to
nominate permanent officers, which brought
half dozen members to their feet asking
questions, making points Of order, and so
forth. Tho following seven names were
placed in nomination for president: James
Wells, Nicholas Shelton, a. G. Carr,
Pelham Jones, Thomas Brown, Scipo
Startling and Sam Thompson. A motion
discussion, during which the hall tremblcd
with discord. The scene was the most
disgraccful ever witnessed in convention
Several burly members from the rural dis
tricts were very drunk and tried to rule the
meeting. have never seen a more tur
bulcnt concoursc of politicians An hour
was consumed in frutlcss efforts to restore
order and the meeting broke up in row.
At 4 o'clock the remnant roassemblcd at
the same place and went into secret session.
excluding reporters and everybody else
They remained in session until to night,
but their proceedings have not transpircd
yet. My attempt to interview several
members failed signally.
Rumor has it to night that the Convon-
ton discussed at length tho advisability of
placing county ticket in the field, but
having no Available material out of which
to construct the ticket decided to endorse
Mossrs. @ o. Marshal and j. H. Taylor
for tho Legislature, md support Dent for
Sheriff | am also informed that William
Fine, noted gambler of Columbia, was
no minated for Clerk of Court.
Negro groups about the streets to night
are very jubilant over the news from Ohio
and Indiana. If it be confirmed they will
hold q mass meeting either to morrow night
or tho next night. have talked with
prominent Republicans, and learn that the
Democratic rcycrses ip tho West have made
it probable that they will run full State
ticket, and there ,s much talk of calling
State Convention next weok. Tho Re.
>bublicun executive committee hss bcen 10
session, but it is impossible to loarn anything
Of its proceedings.