The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-29
Tho IiadlcaI county Convention.
e. B. MURRAY,
County Chairman.

county Cnnifmun.
Tho RadicaE County Convention.
In obedience to Che call of W. r. Parker,
County Chairman, the Republicans of this
County met in Convention at Anderson on
Inst Saturday for the purpose of electing
delegates TO the State Republican Conven-
ton, which met in Columbia yesterday to
elect delegates TO the National Convention.
which meets in Chicago.
At about II o'clock the delegates. IS or
40 in number. oil colored, gathered at the
Greeley Institute, and after they had been
pretty generally and thoroughly collogued
and juggled with by Parker and Pat Kirk
called TO order by Parker, who stated that
thore wGs considerable difference of opin-
ion as TO where the meeting should be held,
whether in the Court House, which had
been rendered, or at the place where they
were then assembled. He said that he was
himself in f,vor OF holding the meeting in
the Court House, but as there was good
many ofthe delegates who ereiopposed to
going to the Court House and thought they
should hold forth in tho Institute, he would
submit the question TO the delegates for
them to decide, which he did, and which
resulted in an almost unanimous vote in
favor Of the Institute, there being only two
delegates voting to go TO the Court House
This vote showed very clearly that the re-
port circulated on the public square few
minutes before the delegates gathered at the
Institute that the Convention would be
held in the Court House, and that tine meet.
ing appointed at the Institute was only for
the purpose of arranging the details for the
Convention, was intended to deceive the
white people and keep them from attending
the Convention. There was not oingle
reason given in the Convention for holding
the meeting in the Institute, except that
some of the delegates were afraid of being
worried by the Democrats.
After the settlement of this matter, Par
kcr read the call for the State Convention
and also his call for the County Convention,
giving the number of delegates each pre-
cinct In the County were entitled to, and
then stated that the first business was to
elect temporary officers, which was accord
ingly proceeded with. Sam. Johnson was
nominated and elected temporary chairman
and G. D. Williams temporary aecTetary.
Williams declined the election, and Jehu
Thomas was chosen in his stead. Johnson,
who was found not to be in the house, was
loudly and repeatedly called for, but as ,he
was o little tardy about coming in, IL gave
Lawrence Walker time to put IN an ohjec-
tion TO elevating Gam. to tile chair on the.
n ..A1 r. \ -
the Convention out Of the chair. This bril-
liant idea seemed . take, and motion was
then ...asis !: Esary gsnncdy, who gss
nota member of the Convention, that Par
ker be made temporary chairman, which
was enthusiastically received and adopted.
It was then moved and seconded that u
committee of five be appointed on credon-
tials, but before the motion was submitted
another motion was made to appoint an as
distant secretary. This created some con-
fusion, and ono of the learned ones arose
''to pint of order.n and submitted that
tv motions could not be considered at the
same time, and that IL was hetlnty of the
chair to put the motion appointing the
committee OF fvs on credentials first,
whererpon Prof (2) @. D. William5, who
seems 20 know more about par,;s.nentary
law than even Prof. Nell, arose and stated
for the information OF the CHAIR that nc.
cordlng to parliamentary law t.le last mo-
tion made before body ahonld always be
the INST considered. This SEEMED tu piivslso
Parker, who nodded approval TO what Will
lianis had said. and proceeded In accordance
witk his decision. Henry Harrison was