The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-04-30
The Radical County Convention.

The Radical County Convention.
The Republican County Conven-
tion, called to elect delegates to the
State Convention, which met in Co.
lumbia on the 9th instant, assembled
in the Independent Engine House on
last Saturday at IL o'clock A, NJ.
OF the one hundred delegates present
all were colored save two, j. II. Liv-
ingston, Sheriff, and E. A. Webster,
Postmaster. The majority of the col
ored members, though many Of them
old teams and well broken to the har-
ness, were a much more respectable
looking set than we expected to find
them, while a minority were rather
seedy looking country darkies, eyi
IDENTIFY unused to such weighty rcspon-
sibility.
At the appointed hour S. L. Dun
can, County Chairman, armed with
well-grown hickory stick instead Of
the customary gavcl, called the meet
ing TO order, when the Secretary read
the call under which the body had
met. After reading the list of dele
gates it was announced that The seats
of four of the Orangeburg delegation
were contested and the Chairman said
the first business to be tranacted was
the settlement OF this slight difference
in the camp. The contest was princi-
pally between Webster and Straker,
the other parties to the contest being
.colored men Of no influence whatever.
In this fight Boliver, who hates Stra-
ker with an abiding hatred, cspouscd
the side of Webster, and worked with
might and main to keep Strakcr out
Of the Convention. while SLraker was
equally rs Jealous to get in. Thus
stood the redoubtablc warriors when
the battle opened. which as.to be
stubbornly contested inch by inch.
A motion to appoin. committee of
eleven to decide the contest caused
considerable confusion, buster and
discussion, during which several
members tried to unbottlc their elo-
quence but we're promptly cholcd of
by the Chair. The motion finally
prevailed and the committee was ap-
pointed, and, after being instructed
by the Convention to report in twcn-
ty minutes, retired. The Convention
then took recess for twenty minutes,
during which time several patriotic
members cdified the brethren who re-
mained in the hall with speeches on
the issues Of the day in the usual
grandiloquent style. This continued
until the Convention rcasscmbled
when, after waiting sometime for the
committee on the contest to report,
motion was adopted appointing Sc
cond committee to inform said com
mittee that the Convention was wait
ing and they must report at once.
This peremptory command had the
desired effect and the tardy commit
tee, making its appearance, reported
that it was advisable to admit all the
contestants as members with only Il
half vote each. This happy solution
of the difficulty was vocitcrously
adopted by the Convention to the in
tense qualification Of the friends Of
Straler and the utter discontinue Of
the friends of Bolivcr.
The following was then called as
complete roll Of the Convention:
Fort Mottc.-S. L. Duncan, j. d.
Duncan, James Weeks, Lawrence
Stewart, Henry Duncan, A. J. John
son.
Fogles.-Richard Glover, Hcctcr
Smoak, George Darby, Frank Simp-
son, Larey Jefferson.
Avenger' r's.-Rufus Fielder, Jake
Bannister, Sam Tilley.
Jamison.-Rev. Lemuel Arthur,
Aprll hennedy, =. Il. Rlley, ii. u.
Glover.
Bookharts.-J. r. johnson, J. II.
johnson. Gallus Way, G. L. Hart.
BranchviNe.-D. G. johnson, G..
e. Baxter, John Rumff, Joshua Will
liams, David I.even, John Thomas.
Le,oisville.-James Rickenbacker,
G. w. Caldwell, A. j. Moore, j ohm
Morris, John Dix, j. Caanan, NJ. l..
Palmer, j. L. Williams, II. johnson,
Joseph Robinson.
Club House.-H. NJ. Clarkson, j.
G. Gardner, w. E. Chccseboro.
Cedar Grove.- Barton, Adj
am Phelps, Frank Williams.
GriNn.-A. II. Fielder, A. p. Rich
ardson, Mack Adgerson, Thomas AL
len, Thomas Northwood.
Zciglcr's-W. II. Nurph J. G..