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

Caiotln2 we're making up their minds at
last thai thoee who had been instFuctine
and advising them for tho last twelve
Year, had done go for the last time. He
was surprised to see Mr. Corbin showed
upon the Convention for the purpose OF
securing votes by making speech
When tho party had gone under in 1876
Corbin iefe the State with great expedi.
ton, and never returned again until an
election was ia sight. As soon as az
election was near ct hand that gentleman
had come South again to try and play
again upon the credulity of the colored
people. He, for one, was not willing to
trust TO Cofbin's advice any longer, and
he sfas glad TO say that his people had
learned lesson that they would not soon
forget. When we have done with our
business then We will hear theee speeches,
If necessary. We don't Want to select
men by any soh. speeches that they may
make tonight, but by their past records.
w. ii. Purvis, the adiutant general,
thought that Corbin couldn't do the
Convention any harm by making a
speech, and 1t was rejection upon The
deconcy Of the body TO insinuate that
members of the convention could be in
auenced by anything that anybody could
ocy a. nc 10 hSpuchCstp No uteu EiB
advice; We are not here to pass upon
ourselves made too much record.
Corbin has held proraiusut nusition be.
fore the Republicans of the country, and
he Thought it but simple justice that he
be accorded the privilege of addressing
Deas thought It a reflection on him
personally that the Convention should
teflise to aeat Oofbln. The Convention,
however, did not appear to be moved
even by this consideration.
Gloster Holland, small.sized darkey
from Aiken, moved that Corbin and a.;
other candidates for the Chicago Coll
vention be heard froui.
Smalls thought that If that motion wes
carried tho wh0io Convention would have
TO be included.
Pending The lnsideration of this mat
Ter, several persons we're received into
the Convention as delegates in lieu of
parties who wcSe appointed, and who
were not present.
Nothing more was heafd of Corbin or
his speech for the time being, and the
Convention adjourned until 8 p. m.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
+ About 8 p. m. the Convention was re-.
coEgened, and Deas brought up his Cor.
bin scheme. again. He announced that
ne withdrew his motion requesting Cor
bin to Address the Convention, and took
occasion to say to the "Hydra.headed
msgnatesi" aa he called them, who
thought that they were the only ones in
the Convention. that they could i'll afford
to cast reflection and dishonor upon such
q man as Corbin; 8 man like him in the
present crisis in South Carolina YVES in
dispensa5.s. CoTbin had been connected
with politics in tho State since it was
possible for Republican party to exist
in the State, and ifit;had not been for
him there would have been moro Ham.
burg massacres in South Carolina.
Sam Lee, colorcd, then moved that the
Convention proceed to elect four dela-
gates at large and two from each Con-
gressi0hal district TO represent the State
in the National Convention at Chicago.
G. @. Turner offered the following res
olution as substitute for Lees motion:
Pesolved, That this Convention do pro-
Iced to elect delegates to the National
Republican .Convention to meet at
Chicago in June. as follows: Elect the
delegates first from the Congressional
districts, commencing witIi District No.
I, and after tho election of delegates
from the districts then that the Conven-
tion do elect four delegates at large. y
This substitute was adopted. T.i3
Congressional districts had all previoI y
held caucuses, and had determined upon
their respective delegates.
The First Congressional District was
then called, and ii. L. Shrewsbury, as
spokesman for the district, offered che
names of d. d. Mccall, white, end w.
"A. Hayne, colored, as delegates to repre-
sent the district.
Deas came forward with minority re.
port in favor of j. E. Wilson, of DARLING
ton, but the minority report was prompt
ly voted down, and Mccall aad IIayne
were unanimously clected.
The Second and Third Districts not
being ready, to report, the Fourth Dis
trict WIS taken up. G.. @. Turner, of
Spartanburg, offered the names of Sam
uel Z. Pointer, of SpaFtanbnrg, white,
and Wilson Cook, coloTud, Of Greenville.
June hiobley rose and took the middle
OF the floor, end, with sleeves rolled up,
prepared to attack these nominations
without gloves. He did not care 10 draw
The color line; &c was drawn already BY,
the demagog He thanked God TINT
the day bad come when the colored peo-
pie would throw of the masters who had
ruled them for twelve years and take care
Of Themselves. He was tired of keeping
Ia oaice q sci of good. d.fos-noshing loafefs,
who did no work and lived OF the credn-
lity OF the eolored men. The time had
como for the coiored race TO shuia these
men that they had not been fres for
twelve years for nothing. There has
been nc nominations in the Fourth Com
gressionaI District. Theirs had been
nothing bus gag law. Thsse White men
had led the Higger to destruction long
enough. He had two letters written by
old a. 8. Wallace. la his pocket telling
his friends In the North that the Niger
In South Carolina must be kept deygIl.
Is he had any thing moro TO do with white
people he would gowith the decent " E.ite
men Of the State. e White men who reps
resented the Fourth h District iiu the Com
yentlon were not 10 bis opinion his
equals In any way. 6. q. Turner. siso
had made the report for the district had
betrayed the Democratic pEFty atid
would betsay tho ReEubl lieaa party III he
got q chance. The Republicans W6uld
gess IN foot after awhile, simply by the
blundersiof the Democrat party, hut
they Bere not ready Eos 90 Ia With the
whit6 men THO tep pseaen ted the Republic
can party taslih3 sc llisy hid madA tiioii.
sands OF iycu1is y, itli eOiored man tiiaS
they had iseyer Kept. They were the
Kind OF man 'ssh o hsla their Conventions
in hotels bscaliae they knew that niggeis
didnst 90 20 hotels III this part OF tiia
eSantFy. The color line was dEaSf1, and