The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-10-02


eternally dead. The voters
trning that they could not look
for home protection and they
Inly get it by struggling to regain
htrol of State affairs, and the hope of
.to'ng this would arouse great cnthu-
siaSm in the rank and file of the party.
He hoped the convention would be
harmonious.
Osterdorf, of Berkeley, read the
call Under which the convention was
held and the purposes for which it was
issued.
The roll wac then called, and at its
conclusion Miller announced that NOM
nations for temporary chairman wcro
in order.
McKinlay, a red-hcaded, freckled-
faced negro from Charleston, who was
standing in tho aisle, bawled out,
"Mr. Chairman" but Miller look ed
over and beyond him and recognized
"Mr. Purvis." McKinlay wiltcd and
Purvis advanced slowly towards the
chairman. Hating about half way up
the aisle, he threw himself in n dram
attic attitude and said: "Sir, there are
times when there is no necessity for a
speech, thcre are times when necessity
forces speech, but this is an occasion
when it is unnecessary for anything
to be said about the gentleman pro-
b. pose to put in nomination. lie is well
Known to all of you as man of the
highest, integrity and ability. nomi.
nate Hon: w. j: Whipper, of Beau
fort" Prince Rivers, of Aiken, and
Mckinlay seconded tho nomination,
>Mchinlay pronouncipg II lengthy culo-
gy upon Whippcr. While all of this
was going on, Whippcr sat a few feet
III front OF the speakers, II cane in his
right hand, his eyes rolled upwards, a
complacent smile on his lips and a
general appearance of satisfaction
illuminating his countcnancc. He cvi-
IDENTITY believed every word they said
of him. There being DO other nomi-
nation he was elected unanimously.
and Purvis and Myers, two bright
mulattoes, escorted him to the stand.
On assuming tho position of tempo
rary chairman, Whippcr said he would
not say what was usually said, that he
did not seek nor desire this honor. for
1t would not be true if he did. He
said he had the honor of presiding
over the first Republican convention
ever held in South Carolina. lie
begged that order be maintained, but
reminded his hearers that he had the
powc| to enforce it if necessary and
promised that it should be preserved at
all hazards.
Miiier nominated Fordham, "a
young man that is an honor to our
party" for secretary, but Shrewsbury,
another delegate, said that as the pres
ident Of the convention was from the
sea coast he thought it proper that
the secretary should be selected from
the mountains and nominated w. f..
THOMSON, of Greenvillc. Fordham
withdrew and Thomson was unani-
mously elected.
Smalls said he didn't want any
scramble in the convention, and moved
that the rules of the House of Repre-
sentatives of this State, with suitable
exceptions, be adopted. Carried.
Deas asked if it was i'm order to
move Tor the appointment of n COM
mlttec on credentials, and ON being
informed that it was, he moved that
such committee be appointed by the
chair, consisting of one member from
each delegation, where there was no
contest, on the recommendation Of tho
delegation.
Wmpper stated that he would not
entertain such motion, as it was the
province OF the chairman to appoint
the committee. AT the suggestion of
omaiis the latter part of the resolution
was stflcken out and then adopted.
Whlppef reminded the convention
OIL the Importance Of having good men
oil this committee and announced In
advance that he would not put any one
on the committee who was n mer,hnr
of the executive committee ati5 who
had heard the arguments in the con.
tests for seats in the convention.
Finally the committee was made mn
End retilcd, and contests for seafs
were announced in the counties of
Abbeville, Charleston, Colleton, Rich
land and Sumter. The executive com
mittee retired for consultation and the
convention took recess until O'Clock
n. yn.
The convention reassainbled at 4
o'oloSk &s,d recessed to 6 !. At that hour.
fIle credenfial committee was still
nflabie 10 report. Butler Spears, q
colored delegate from Sumter, adj
1fessed NE ccnyens5sn until Q O'Clock,
which time anotherreceS was taken
MI O'Clock. Spears bitterly de-
%dsbe white leaders of the party
Neeljzins oil the offices to the
the colored people. He
Mored members of the
elect officers of their
efect the white bosses,
@1nson and BIayton
Tgton and secured
u purposes and
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