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RIchland. rose to q privileged question. and
asked leave TO substitute H. F. Mills for Adam
Thomas, one OF the Richlanu delegation VINO
had died recently.
Andrew Curtis. another delegate nom Rich
land, Brayton from Aiken, Lee from Sumter,
and others, Joined In the discussion. and Har.
ry Noah was put up ~ IN opposition candt.
date. After O. deal OF talk Noah was elected
by q large majority.
Mobley then moved that as Lexington had
sent no delegates that Chas. J. He~ndricksand
Simeon Corley be substituted. Bowen, Tan,
nnd Straker opposed the admission Of the new
corners on the ground that any county which
had not pluck enough 70 keep up the organi.
xation Of the purity didn't deserve representa-
ton. Pr pdpsS S1sS MSnisy; o Wna9P tS:, M aam s sam
After two or three hours debate Corlcy and
Hendricks were admitted. -.
Nothing more was heard Of Corbin or his
speech for the time being, and the Convention
adjourned until 8 =. M.
The Night Session.
About9 +. NJ. the Convention was recon.
again. He announced that be withdrew his
motion requesting Corbin TO address the Con-
vention and took occasion to say TO the"Hy-
dra-headed magnates," as he called them,
the Convention, that they could Ill afford 10
cast reflection and dishonor upon such O man
as Corbin q man like him In the present cri-
BIZ IN SOuL0 S4TOllOb WH6 luIepciIeep!o
Corbin had been connected with politics In
the State since 1t was possible tor q Repuo.
lican party to exist In the State, and II IT
had not been for him there would have been
more Hamburg massacres In Sonth Caroli-
m.
Sam Leo, colored, then moved that the Con-
vcntion proceed TO elect four delegates at large
and two from each Congressional district TO
represent the State In the National Conven.
tion Mt Chicago.
c. G. Turner offered the following resolution
as a Substitute for Lees motion -,
Resolted: That this Convention do proceed
to elect delegates to the National Republican
Convention " meet at Chicago In June, as fol.
lows Elect the delegates first from the Con-
gressional districts, commencing with Dis.
tIo'a N t6e 4 5i and a,' tbe soe , sIest tSe G. ns'ssuieas
do elect four delegates at large.
This substitute was adopted. The Congres.
sional districts had all previously held eau
cuses, and had determined upon their resPec-
tive delegates. "
The First Congressional District was then
called, and II, T.. Shrewsbury. as spokesman
for the district, offered the names OF D. D.
delegates TO represent the district.
Dcns came forward with n minority report
In favor OF J. FL Wilson, OF Darlington. but
the m M. g rep H wSs PFS %r4e yyn Hoafn oUTg
The Second and Third Districts not being
ready TO report, the Fourth District was taken
up: G. {. Tnrnsr' OF p sInrtan o. S,S oseIeS ane
white and Wilson cook. colored, OF Green
Vile. =.
ed toattnck these nominations without gloves
He did not cure to draw the color line; It was
drawn: already by the demasogues. He
thanked God that the day had come when inc
who had ruled them for twelve years and
take care OF themselves. He was tired o.
! keeping In Office aset OF good.for-nothing loaf
ers. who did no work and LIVED on inc creda.
for the colored race to shun these men that
they had not been free for twelve years for
nothing. There hos been no nominations IN
the Fourth Congressional District. There
men had led the Niger TO destruction long
enough. He had two letters written BY old
A., g. Wallace In his pocket telling bis friends
must be kept down. II be had anything
more to do with white people he would 90
with the decent white men Of the State. Tn
white men who represented the Fourth DIE
trlct In the Convention were not In bis opin.
had made the report for the district had be-
trayed the Democratic party, and would be-
tray the Republican party. II he got . chance.
The Republican, wSnia ges on 40, looT ns aa1l
cratic party, but they were not ready 70 60 IN
With the white men who represented the Re-
publican party to-day. They had made thou
sands OF promises 70 INC eoiorea men tnSt Icy
who held their conventions In hotels because
they knew that niggers didn't 60 In hotels III
this part Of the country. The color line was
time came for q state Convention TO nomi.
nate State officers there wouldn't be 10 white
Republicans 10 the State. They VIII say ~ ~
Incxpedicnt as soon Us they get what they
want. They will say It is no use to run Q
State ticket, because the Democrats will roh
you Of your votes. / am ashamed OF myself
for ever supporting such men. l am tired o.
these men: No wonder the Democrnn say
that the niggers are not able to govern them
selves. when they select to govern them sucn
W.begotten white men as you sec before you
tonight. You elect these white men TO the
National Convention aud you wont gee them
and nobody is looking they damn the Dem
ocrats;' but the next thing you know you
see them walking arm IN aim with q Demo
crat, and Raying ":hese d-n niggers want e
put on too many airs, they want 70 rise Up.
We must elect people that will suit us., IN
! day is coming. and thank God our people VII
recognize men and manhood. We shoulc
! party In South Carolina, and that we don,
propose to remain In slavery my longer. /
you look into the papers you VIII see oil Ines
men saying Hampton was o good man. The!
IuSesI US I but. thank God, Hampton Was tce
stand to your manhood, colored n.eh
Stand together. Every race on earth stick
together. Even the stupid geese stick togeth
/ or. Why should not we stand by our race
A few days ago these men wore talking loud
ly for Grant and Sherman and Blaine, ant
now after we passed thai resolution TO-DAY
they are silent Grant men, and II you sent
them TO Chicago they will sell you out nne
cave the State until the next election. 81
hoped the Convention would not elect Pointel
, come out Of. They say We are not competen
to represent the State In the National Con
v%entfon. They have made us competent Il
put them in Office, and we Gun put ourseIVe
There viii be no white Republican in Thu
, State II you take away the ofnces. Ihey VIII
: do as Ensor and Stolbrand and lots OF other
have done. You soy you want to send a re
spectacle delegation. and yet you send suci
I MEN as these 6arroom suckers, gamblers ant
! dissipated scoundrels to represent your PEG
!, pie, The poor men in the Democratic part!
are making all the nominations. Why can
J. Lawson, OF Sumter, interrupted and wantet
: 70 know II Mo6ley was soine TO keep up III
Sfobiey Cautiously replied that Lawson al
= ways had been q mule-headed mule, but n
:. thought he had more sense than to Interrupt
Q a gentleman while speaking.
I'll Clinton, OF Lancaster. replied to .Mobley
and said that Mobley objected TO the homina
The majority OF the Convention Was not II
2 favor OF Mobiey, and when he found 1t appa
rent that he was not tho choice, he was op
/ posed to any nomination and retired IN orde
= Mobiey said he had q letter from A. g. Wal
lace, and he asked him to show 1t: Noble.
q handed the letter to Clinton and asked him
4 he could read. Clinton handed 1t to A. g. Wal
lace, when Mob.ey told him that he wanted
{ him tClintonl to read IL and not his master
Q Clinton said mobley was not the man to rep
resent the Fourth district or any other. or AZ,
8 county in the district. The nominations mad
( BY the Fourth district caucus were made afte
careful consideration and the men named ar
to them. They are the choice OF the Fourtl
district, and he appealed TO the convention y
Q sustain the nomination. ~.
c. W. Wade. of Union, nominated &C: Nc
Coy, of Chester, which motion was tabled.
n Pointer and submit the election OF the othe
e delegates to the convention. The motlon VIZ
n Gioster Holland, OF Aiken. said that II tn
e statements made by Mobley were true, an
the letter shown by him was a true copy OF on
hand trick to sell out the colored people, an
d favor Of an investigation. II Wallace wrot
1t, In Gods name put him down. II he va
Is not guilty he ought to nave justice cone nm
It and the report nominating Pointer and Coo
&c was adopted.
n Dunneman offered the names OF Z. u. Bowe
and W: y. Taft Of Charleston a. delegates an :
y W. II. Birnle and Z. A. Webster as altcrnale'
m Elected without opposition.
g. Tn Fifth District was next taken up an
Is Robert Smalls Offered the names OF W.
N Whipper of Beaufort and w. F. Myers or 90
N Teton az delegates. and Fred Nix and laV
re renee Cain as alterpates. Elected without o.