The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-09-21

ingiy important TO get through TO day
1t would be folly for the Republicans tc
nominate II State ticket rs not one.tentl
OF The votes would be count ed under the
present Registration and Election laws
IL wcaid be folly to give colored voters
seven OF eight ballots and get them to
put them i'll seven orcight boxes. Nine.
tnnths of the ballots would go in the
wrong boxes and would be thrown away
+ Where the Republicans have majority
let them elect their county tickets, but
1t is the well settled determination Of the
( men now controlling this State to count
/ out any ticket that may be nominated in
| opposition to them. 1t is our duty Ia
/ give support to any ticket against the
Democracy If the GrcenbacEcrs don't
! succeed in the next election they will
keep pegging away until the time viii!
come when an independent movement
Will succeed in South Carolina; and by
supporting tho Grecnback ticket now in
two years the Republicans may be strong.
er and in better position to make their
own nominations. II is the duty Of the
Republicans to try and elect Republicans
to the Legislature. This is more impor-
tant than the choice Of the State ticket,
AS long AZ the Registration law stands
az it is it will be impossible to have a
fair election. In Beaufort, Berkeley,
and one or two other counties, it is not
necessary TO mako compromise with
any party, but in other counties we may
succeed by coalescing with the Green.
bnckcrs. 1t IL impossible for this Con.
vention to lay down settled policy for
| the whole State, and ~ Il substitute for
the report Of the committee Of confer
cnce submit the following:
Resolved, That tho Convention of the
Union Republican party Of South Caro-.
lima, while rcpudiatii!g the financial
principles advocated by tho Greenback
party and reallirming the principles of
the Union Republican party, do recon-
mona tnat ut linz neAt general election
the Republican voters of the State in the
| interest of FREQ ballot and fair count
cast their ballots rs Republicans for the
State ticket nominated 10y the Green.
back Labor Convention on tho 9th in.
st1nt.
Taft said that while dcnouncing the
bourbon Democrats !ie thought it would
not be out of place to also dcnOunce the
bourbon Republicans, and while he was
IN favor in every instance Of voting u
straight Republican ticket " hcrever there
was chance Of winning, he did not
think it wise to adopt the dog in the
manGer policy and refuse to mako in
other cascs combinations. We should
combine with such men rs knew the
methods of the Democracy, and the
Grcenbachcrs having affiliated with that
party know to carry into effect the
shotgun pc. ;. Wo want to 20 with
men who will shoulder their shotgurs,
20 to the polls with them and demand
that their ballots be counted or blood.
Ho was in favor of endorsing the Inde.
pendent candidate for Congress in the
Fifth District because he understands
how to handle tho shotguns. lie was
opposed to Mackey because he was a
| deep dyed traitor to the party, and he
hoped he would bo buried 40 deep in the
Fifth District that he could never rise
again. lie was in fHvor of Campbell in
tho First District because he can beat
Dibble. He was in favor Of all such
nominations. lie WAS willing to forgive
The Greenbackcrs for their past offences,
but would go with them in opposition to
the Democracy.
Internal revenue officer l|rayton then
made spread eagle GRAFTON, declaring
| that there was no truer motto than "In
union there il strength" lie wanted to
| accept the Greenback ticket, but thought
the Convention should act guardedly
and see whether they meant what they
said. 1t were better to express alliance
with them in Il guarded way than to en-
| dorse their nominations. We are part
and parcel Of the great Union Republic
can party and should do nothing to its
| detriment, injury and embarrassment
elsewhere. lie rejoiced nj the big revolt
in the ranks of the Dem ocracy signified
by the Greenback movement, and be-
lieved the time would come by Joining
them in this fight when we will not 20
| with them, but they with us. The day
il coming when, if they succeed, we
will have the votes and power and will
swallow up all the disaffected Democrats.
Then they can't 60 back to the Demo
cratic fold, for the Democrats will not
| have them anu tncy will have 10 remain
with us.
| a delegate from Spartnnburg made a
prosy speech, Juggling in the old Kuklux
atrocities and calling on the Convention
to do something upon which the Rcpub-
| licans of tho upper counties could again
organize their scattered forces.
Mackey's substitute was then adopted
| unanimously.
The following resolution was ordered
to be referred TO the committee on plat
form and resolutions when appointed:
| Resoirei, That the Republican execu.
tive committee of South Carolina shall
open correspondence or have conference
with the executive committee of the
Greenback party with the view of ascer.
tanning definitely the plans and policy 10
be carried out toward Republicans in the
event Of coalition being formed between
the two parties and in the event of the
success of said coalition movement al
the ensuing election in this State.
No committee on resolutions was ap.
pointed, and so the resolution was killed
On motion of Tom Miller the secret
session was then dissolved and the doors
Of the Convention were thrown open.
| THE CIRCUS BEGINS
Taft submitted rules for the govern.
ment of the Convention, which were
adopted. Then followed the grand strug
gle of the day between E. NJ. Braytor
and T.. w. M. Mackey for chairman Of
the State executive committee. Both
candidates were nominated with long
winded speeches Of the usual style
Miller and Tuomey were appointed tell
e:s, and while the roll was being callec
busy hands throughout: the Ccnvea.:cg
kept the tally. The most intense natu-
raj quiet betokened tho coming storm
Mackey's tally sheet gave him sixty. foul
votes and Brayton fifty-fve, and wher
the chairman announced that Braytor
had received ffty.seven votes and Mack.
ey sixty, a black mob surged up towards