The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-04-17
GUFFIN's GRIEVANCES.

The Ne,rs and Courier of Saturday
contains the following account of Gut
fms experience in Abbeville on the oc-
casion of the meeting Of the recent Re
publican Convention Of that County:
"They sat down on Gufin;' but Guf-
fin has got up again. He returned TO
this city from Abbeville on Monday.
He is knocking around as usual, and al
though be carries as high head as ever
he is evidently very much disgruntled by
the treatment that he received on revlsl.
ting the scene of his great political
achievements in the days of his power.
Guffin is looking somewhat older than he
was when he was cock of the walk in
Abbeyille. His hair is whittier aud there
are more wrinkles in his face, but there
has been no improvement in his politics
nor any change in his bearing towards
the white people of his old home.
"Gufin has handel a letter to the
Neus and Courier, for publication, in
which he says that the account published
in this paper of the Republican Conven-
ton at Abbeville was incorrect in every
essential particular; that the Convention
did not sit down on him; that the Alb:
Titus faction did not clean him out, and
that he was not tapped on the head by
Billy Patterson but by the son of q
prominent ex-lawyer at Abbeville, who
struck him over the head with a stick,
breaking the skin and 'bloodyiug' him
up in fearful manner; that he was
waited upon at the Miller Hotel by the
son of another more prominent ex-lawyer
and told that he could have Just one
hour to leave town. that there were
about twenty or twenty-five young white
Democrats at the Convention and only
forty or fifty Republicans; that the
Democrats created all the disturbance ;
that the Titus party consisted only of
Alb. Titus himself, drunken Tom Jones
and Miles Cobb, and that Alb. was bought
np by the Democrats and scared to
DEATH Gufin further stated that after
he had been assaulted he walked from
the hotel to the railroad track, where he
had buggy in waiting, and that he then
rode out to John Talbert's where he
SCayeQ uQLll Suuudy. 0uWu CiaiihS Inae
there was no election of delegates at the
Convention, and will not admit that he
has been whipped. The Press and Ban
ner gives an amusing account of the
Convention, from which the following
extract is taken:
"L. l.. Gulfin: Mr.. Chairman, have
another list of nominations to propose.
"The Chairman: The gentleman
from Charleston is informed that nomi-
nations are now closed. The gentleman
from Charleston must sit down. He is
iaterrupting this meeting. Nobody
wants him here. He had better be in
Charleston where he belongs. The COL
ored people of this County are not going
to be led by him again.
"The Chairman, turning from Gufiin
and addressing the house, continued:
Mr.. L. l.. Guihn told me this morning
if We didn't elect him delegate to the
Convention that Abbeville County should
not have any representation that the
whole thing should be kicked out. We
will show him that he can't boss us any
longer. Mr.. Guffin has been running
over US long enough
Gufin is great romancer. What he
has to say in defence of himself should
be taken with a great deal of salt"