The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-29

at Williford'S Store, Sandy SprlngS at oan-
DIV Springs, Savannah No. at Hollands
Store. Savannah No. Q at Davis Mill, Slab
town at Slabtown Academy, Williamson
at Williamson.
e. B. MURRAY,
County Chairman.
Tho Radical County Convention.
In obedience to the call of W. R. Parker,
County Chairman, the Republicans of this
County met in Convention at Anderson on
last Saturday for the purpose of electing
delegates to the State Republican Conven-
ton, which met in Columbia yesterday to
elect delegates to the Nstional Convention.
which meets in Chicago.
At about II o'clock the delegates. IS or
40 in number, all colored, gathered at the
Greeley Institute and after they had been
pretty generally and thoroughly collogued
and juggled with by Parker and Pat Kirk
land, assembled in the Institute and was
called to order by Parker, who stated that
there was a considerable difference of opin-
ion as to where the meeting should be held,
whether in the Court House, which had
been rendered, OF at the place where they
were then assembled. He said that he was
himself in favor Of holding the meeting in
the Court House, but as there was good
many ofthe delegates who were'opposed to
going to the Court House and thought they
should hold forth in the 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
fayor 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 9 few
minutes before the delegates gathered at the
Institute that the Convention would be
held in the Court House, and that the 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 single
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.
ker 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
;ngly proceeded with. Sam. johnson was
nominated and elected temporary chairman
and G. D. Williams temporary secretary.
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 ihe
was little tardy about coming in, it gave
Lawrence Walker time to put in an objec-
ton TO elevating Sam. to the chair on the.
ground that he would be more valuable to
the Convention out of the chair. This bril-
liant idea seemed to take, and motion was
then made by Henry Kennedy, who was
not member of the Convention, that Par
ker be made temporary chairman, which
was enthusiastically received and adopted.
It was then moved and seconded that a
committee of five be appointed on creden-
tials, but before the motion was submitted
another motion was made to appoint an as
sistant secretary. This created some con-
fusion, and one of the learned ones arose
ito a pint of order," and submitted that
two motions could not be considered at the
same time, and that it was the duty Of the
chair to put the motion appointing the
committee of five on credentials first,
whereupon Prof. (?) G. D. Williams, who
seems to know more about parliamentary
law than even Prof. Nell, arose and stated
"for the information of the chair" that &C.
cording to parliamentary law the last mo-
ton made before body should always be
the first considered. This seemed to please
Parker, who nodded approval to what Will
liams had said, and proceeded in accordance
with his decision. Henry Harrison was
then elected assistant temporary secretary,
after which the motion to appoint the COM
mittee on credentials was adopted, and the
following constituted the committee, viz. !:
Anthony Webb, w. R. Redmond, Nose
Lee, Davis Williams and James Mcdowell.
On motion of Sam johnson, the chairman
of the committee was then called up by
Parker and examined as to whether he was
delegate or not, after which the committee
retired to make up their report.
During the absence of the committee, Sam
Johnson and Parker were colloguing nearly
tbe entire time, and seemed intent on some
matter of vital importance. After an abb
sence of about half an hour, the committee
returned and reported thirty-five delegates
present, all of the precincts in the County
beiny represented except Honea Path, Will
,iarston, Sandy Springs, Craytonvillc and
the Corner. Parker here again raised the
question of going to the Court House, and
ssid that if the colored people got afraid to
hold their County Convention in the Court
House they would get afraid to go to the
no,ls and vote. Considerable confusion here
nreyailed. and jawing was here indulged in
nretty generally, but very few expressions
could be caught. 1t was evident, however,
that they did not intend to rescind their for
ner vote, and after the lapse of few min
ntes order was restored, aad the report OF
tho committee was received and adopted.
The temporary officers were then made the
permanent officers of the Convention and
parker, with Characteristic pomposity, an
nounced the Convention duly organized
and ready for business.
Sam Johnson then moved to elect John
p Cochran the first delegate to the State
convention, which was unanimously adopt