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

in Columbia the 18th and 18th inst. 1t
shows the weakness of the party and it's will
hngness to smalgamate with any other party
organised to defeat the present white govern.
Went OF South Carolina, and proposes to make
Col. Cash their leader to carry the State by the
shotgun system.
adopted:
Resotced, That this Convention endorse the
nominees of the State ticket of the Independent
Greenback Labor Reform party.
substitute was offered: THAT committee
OIL seven be appointed on the part of this Con-
vention to confer with similar committee on
the part of the Independent party Of 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 Greenback ticket had been
spoken OF as very weak but it was as strong as
could be expected from such poor material. 1t
was certain that we could not elect q single man
ON State ticket, and, in the name Of God, let
us take the Grccnback ticket and help them to
elect it,
delegate from York said, he "was unwilling.
however, to take tn I'm upon their empty prom
Use to do better for us than the Democrats. We
had been caught with that sort of chaff before
and now we must have some substantial assur-
nnce that they will share the County Offices and
Legislature with us in consideration for our
support of their State ticket.
Miller Of Beaufort, charged that the revenue
department 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
iack the Convention with them and outvote
honest Republicans. The party had been brought
to ruin by mismanagement in 1876 But for
these dissentions in Coleton in '16, Hampton
and his damuable horde would never have ruled
South Carolina.
Brayton said it would not DO TO scrutinize too
closely the methods by which the delegates had
been returned, or it might be found that but few
would remain.
Some member asked him how it was with
himself?
lie replied: "Well, he had been outlawel,
but he paid his poll tax in Aiken and had his
washing done in Columbia
a sable representative said that the Democrats
had brC ught the Republicans 10 such an unhap-
y condition by their election and stock laws and
laws against stealing that il was better to be in
hell than under Democratic auspices.
There were two reports from the committee
on crcdentials-ninjority and minorty-and it
appeared that the ma ority wanted to seat Mes
srs. c. NJ. Wilder of Rchanl and Warren II.
Marshall of Fairfield, (?) as delegates from Union,
although neither of the gentlemen had ever
lived in Union and knew nothing of the consti.
Mr.. Cummins had come to Columbia from
Newberry on visit, and being good man to
vote, he had been assigned to represent Pickens,
which, as 4 member said, knew no more about
Cummins than Cummins did about Pickens-
The same good office was performed for Andcr-
son. which had not sent suitable delegate, and
gentleman from the revenue department was
temporarily assigned TO duty for the Republican
moonshiners.
The sentiment of the Convention was we'll ex.
pressed by the last speaker. who said: .'We
have got to do something to save the party. and
II we cant help ourselves one way 1t us do it
in another"
SECOND DAY
The committee appointed yesterday to confer
with the Greenback Commit rs to the terms
Ticker, reported tnat tney nau conference
and recommended that the Convention endorse
the State ticket of the Greenback party, and
that the committee of that party gave them as.
surance that they would secure free ballot and
u fair count.
The proposition provoked long and bitter
discussion, and the following substitute by Con-
gresham Mackey was adopted:
ReSOtUcd, That the Convention of the Union
Republican party Of South Carolina, while repu.
dinting the financial principles advocated by The
Greenback party and reaffrming the princples
OF the Union Republican party, do recommend
that at the next genei al election the Rep ,blican
voters of the State, in the interest of free bal
NV anu - COUNT cast tnelr DailOtS as Reput-
hcans for the State ticket nominated by the
Greenback Labor Convention on the 9th instant.
The discussion which ensued disclosed very
great disposition on the part ofthe colored mem
bers to take the. desc prepared for them by
Mackey and the revenue men.
Mackey said the proposition did not ask the
adoption Of the Greenback PLATFORM but simply
that the Convention should endorse their State
ticket. There was but one all ernative; we have
got TO run straightout Republican ticket, which
no man who had an ounce of sense believed we
ST her cRsei Ro il
was true, would 20 further than promise n
free ballot and q fair count. and we would have
TO trust them for the fulfment of that promise.
Miller said that the great advantage he ex.
pecteu from the endorsement of the Greenback
ticket was that it would teach tho present rulers
OF South Carolina the lesson that they can be
sPlt up and divided, and having done this in this
election he had no doubt that by 1884 the RapubIi
can party would he strong enough to stand alone
and then it would absorb the Greenback kers and
other factions and be acknowledged by them ns
the grand ruling power which was hencefortb N
sway'the destinies of the people of this State.
The delegate from Sumter thought the com.
mittee had not done its work as they should have
done. Everything should be stated that The
ureenoackers intended to do. They are as de-
pendent on us, as we are upon them. They know
that they cannot carry the State ticket yyitbon,
us, and it would be asking no more Than wba,
was fair if we supported them that we should
nave part ofthe Offices. The Greenbackers
were but part and parcel of the Bourbon De-
mocracy, and who knows that after the election
is over, having used us to secure il, they win
turn us out in the cold and forget all these
promises to us.
The Greenback platform was called for and
submitted, but the managers of the coalition
would permit 1t to be read.
The talk, which had consumed three hours
was on the naked proposition of the COMMITTEES
of Conference to endorse the Greenba:k ticket
The discussion showed that the temper of the
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