The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-06

hoped the Convention would not elect
Poinier. He did not know what peni-
Tertiary he had come out of. They say
we are not competent to represent the
State in the National Convention. They
have made US competent to put them in
Office, and we can put ourselves in office
Just as we'll. There will be no white Re.
publicans in this State if you will take
away the Offices. They will do as Ensor
and Stolbrand and lots of others have
done. You say you want to send re:
spectacle delegation, and yet you send
such men as these barroom suckers, gam
blers and dissipated scoundrels to repre-
sent your people. The poor men in the
Democratic party are making all the
nominations. Why can't we do the
same7
Lawson, of Sumter, interrupted, and
wanted to know if N1obley was going to
keep up his blab all night?
Nlobley courteously replied that Law
son always had been mule-headed mule,
but he thought he had more sense than
to interrupt gentleman while speaking.
Clinton, of Lancaster, replied to Mob
ley, and said that Mobley objected to the
nominations because he was not nomina-
ted himself. The majority of the Con.
vention was not in favor of Moblcy, and
when he found it apparent that be was
not the choice, he WAS opposed to any
nomination and retired in order to re-
tard this Convention.
Mobley said he had letter from A. S.
Wallace, and he asked him to show it.
Mobley handed the letter to Clinton and
asked him if he could read. Clinton
handed it to A. s. Wallace, when Mob
ley told him that he wanted him (Clin.
toni To read it and not his master. Clin-
ton said Mobley was not the man to rep
resent the Fourth district or any other,
or any county in the district. The nomi.
nations made by the Fourth district eau
Gus were made after careful considera-
ton, and the men named are worthy in
every respect of the trust delegated to
them. They are the choice of the Fourth
district, and he appealed to the conven-
ton to sustain the nomination.
G. W. Wade, of Union, nominated @.
G. Macoy, of Chester, which motion was
tabled.
Mobley moved to strike out the name
of Pointer and submit the election OF the
other delegates to the convention. The
motion was tabled.
Gloster Holland, of Aiken, said that if
the statements made by Mobley were true,
and the letter shown by him was true
COPY of one written by Wallace, there
was some underhand trick to sell out the
colorel people, and it should be exposed
and stopped. He was in favor of an in
vestigation. II Wallace wrote it, in
Gods name put him down. If he was
not guilty he ought to have justice done
him.
On motion of Whipper the debate was
closed, and the report nominating Poin-
ier and Cook was adopted.
The second District was then taken up
and Dunnemann offered the names Of @.
c. Bowen and w. N. Taft Of Charleston
as delegates, and W. II. Birnie and p. A.
Webster as alternates. Elected without
opposition.
Fifth District was next taken up and
Robert Smalls offered the names of W.
j. Whipper of Beaufort and w. +. Myers
of Colletin as delegates, and Fred Nix
and Lawrence Cain az alternates.-
Elected without opposition.
The Third District next came up and
H. H. Jiilson offered the names of @. M.
Wilder and w. M. Fine of Columbia as
delegates, and D. R. Phifer and II. ..
Noah as alternates. Elected without op-
position.
The four delegates at large were elect
ed one at a time viva uoce, the FOLLOWING
nominations being made: E. W. M.
Mackey, Robert Smalls, E. NJ. Brayton,
A. S. Wallace, G. C. Macoy, R. B. FL
liott, J. R. Tolbert, D. 7. Corbin, j. p.
Wilson, D. A. Strakcr and E. A. Web
ster. The following we're declared elect
ed:
E. w. NJ. Mackey, unanimously on the
first ballot; E. NJ. Brayton, of Aiken, on
the second ballot, 65 votes R. B. Elliott,
of Aiken, on the first ballot, GO votes,
(Corbin who ran against Elliott was
withdrawn after his defeat. Sam Lee,
of Sumter, on the second ballot, IS votes.
Alternates at large, T. E. Miller, colored,
Henry Kennedy, colored, G. G. Macoy, OF
D. A. Strakcr, colored, OF
Orangeburg.
The election of the delegation having
been completed, Miller, of Beaufort,
moved that the resolution of Shrewsbury
in relation to the Whitaker outrage be
taken up and agreed to. After speeches
by T. E. Miller, G. w. Murray and D.
A. Straker in favor, and by w. j. Whip,
per against the resolution, it was moved
BY R. B. Elliott to refer The resolution TO
committee of five to prepare resolutions
on the subject.
This annoyed the originator of the res
olution, and a lively fig int ensued. The
resolution was finally referred to COM
mittee of five, and the Convention adj
iourned at 100 a. m. to $50 q. m. Thurs.
day morning to receive the report OF the
committee.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
COLUMBIA, Thursday, April 90.
The Convention met promptly at the
hour appOlnCeC, anu Luc lllot ulN1.e. Va
business introduced was the following
resolution, which was offered by Deas,
from Darlington r.,
Resolved, That in case the name OF U.
S. Grant is withdrawn as candidate tor
the Presidency, or it becomes evident
that he cannot be nominated, then the
delegates from this State be, and they are
hereby, instructed to vote for Senator
James G. Blaine, who is hereby declared
to be the second choice of the Republi-
cans of South Carolina.
After considerable discussion, the reso-
luton was adopted by vote Of 81 to 40.
The following resolutions in regard to
the Whitaker outrage were adopted,
after several hours of bitter wrangling
over several important questions:
Whereas, the unmanly and disgraceiul
attack recently made on Cadet Whitaker
at West Point merits the condemnation
of the civilized world and speedy and
thorough Investigation at the hands OF
the National Government, not only In
order to discover the parties committing