The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-09-22
THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

in Columbia Oh the 18th aud lIth inst. 1t
shows the weakness Of the party and its viii
lingness to amagamate with any other party
organized to defeat the present white govern.
wcnt of South Carolina, and proposes to make
Col Cash their leader to carry the State by the
shotgun system.
On the first day the following resolution was
adopted:
Res0ice1, That this Convention endorse the
nominees of the State ticket of the independent
Grccnback Labor Reform party.
a substitute was offered THAT n committee
of seven be appointed OH the part of this Con
vcntion to confer with similar committee on
the part of the independent party "f the State
on the nominations which they have made and
other matters which may come up.
That accords with the suggestion of the White
letter.
Smails said The Grccnbacl ticket had been
spoken of as very weak, but il was as strong ns
could be expected from such poor material. Ii
was certain that we could not elect single man
Il State ticket, and, in The name OF God, let
rs take the Grccnback ticket AMI help them to
elect il.
delegate from York said, he ''was unwilling.
however, to take tn IN upon their empty rIOm.
iSc TO do better for us than the Democrats. We
hal been caught with that sort of chan before,
and n"w muist have some substantial nssur-
nncc that they VIII share the county UiICcS ana
Legislature with uS in consideration for our
support Of heir State ticket
Miller Of Beaufort, charged thnt the revenue
dcpal tmcnt was running the Convention; that
brayton had imported men from other States
and appointed them to office, to the exclusion of
good men, white and black, only that he might
ack the Convention with them and uutyutc
hoHea Republicans. The rarty hal been brought
To ruin by mismanagrmcnt in 1876 liut for
these disscntiuns in COllctun III -, Hampton
and his damnablc horde would never have ruled
South Carolina.
Erayton Snd il would no! lo 10 scruinizc too
closely the methods by which the delegates had
been returned, it might be found that but few
would remain.
Some member asked him how it was with
himself?
lie replied: well he hal been outlawcl
bat he paid his poll tax il Aiken and had hi.
washing don" in tulumha
\ sable representative said tint the Democrats
hal br u1ht the Republicans To such an urhap
v condition by their election and stock laws and
laws against si'I'Uag that it was better to he III
hell than under Democratic auspices.
There were two reports from the committee
on majority AMI minority and il
appeared that the ma jority wanted to seat Mes
Sis {. VI. Wilder Of Rlchlanl AMI Warren Il.
Marshall of Fairfield. q: A. delegates from Union,
although neither Of the gcrIivmcu had ever
i,Cl in Union arl knew nothing of the cpu>li.
iucuts they we've Gale on to represent.
\ MIR. Iumi!.:u> hal carlc t. Columbia from
NcNhciry Oh u visit. aul being \ good man to
vote. Ec hal been a>>i .rci to rcrrc>cn, rickcns
which, as l member sail. knew no more about
CHmmiu> than Cummu> dii about rckrnS --
The sane good Office was performed for Amber.
son. which hal moi sent u sm,i"i5" delegate, and
II gentleman from the revenue department was
temporarily assigned TO duty for the Republican
moons hiucrS
The sentiment Of the Convention was well cX
pressed 10y the last speaker, who said 1--WE
nave got 10 40 s''"''h,''e I" Save 'n' parry anu
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