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


noxious expression and tho two "een-'
! tlcmcn" hitched. In few seconds
| half OF the convention Jarmed Them
selves with chairs and sticks and the
battle that had boon threatened for
some hours began. They pummeled
each others heads for awhile, broke
all the sticks, disabled the chairs. shiv-
cred some OF tho glass globes in the
chandeliers and, becoming convinced
thas thcy Wcrc as powcyless to make
an am impression on each Others he'd l.. ~
them 4iley abandoned this sort of fun
ana returned to q battle of words.
During one of these stick and chair
disputes, cX.Speaker Samuel j. Lee,
well known in the good old Radical
days, remarked to your CORRESPONDENT
that the fight laid tho Hamburg riot
completely in the shade.
AS soon rs somc sort Of order had
been restored, Dcas, q mulatto from
Darlington, placed the following State
ticket before the convention and it was
unanimously nominated:
Governor--D. II. Corbin, of Charles
ton.
Lieutcnant-Governor--D. A. Strakcr,
Of Richland.
Observation-Disclosures w. Mel
tons, of Richland.
Adjutant and Inspector General
G. j. Stolbrand, Of Richland.
Trcasncr-C. G.. Macoy, of Chester.
Secretary of Statc-R. l.. Smith, of
| Charleston.
Superintendent of Education .-Rev.
j. E. Wilson, Of Darlington.
COmptrollcr-Gc j. SAWYER.
of Marlboro.
All OF these nominees are not entire
~ unknown. CorDin was the United
States District Attorney who Drosccut-
Ell the ku KluX in 1872, and the white
men who were brought to trial for
participation in the Ellenton riots in
1877. lie also claimed to have been
elected United States Senator from
South Carolina, and contested Senator
Buffers seat, but. as will be rcmomber.
cd, was defeated and Butler seated.
Judge Mackcy's description of him
w hen the vote seating Butler was
taken is so good n description Of him
at this time that I cannot resist thc
temptation to quote it. Mackev saws
that while the vote was in progress he
saw Corbin standing in tic lobby of
the Senate, "thc bright CLEAN of hope
in his malignant eye" His attention
was attracted towards the tcllers, when
the vote was announced, and MS soon
as this was done he looked again ri
Corbin and saw that q wonderful trans
formation had taken place. "Hope
seemed to have departed from him for
ever. lie looked like man who was
dead and Ahad died of tubcrcular con-
sumption, and had been buried i'm n
country churchyard and his BODY torn
from the rude ceremcnts of the grave
and placed upon the dissccting table
of some medical college in the last
stages OF caiavcrousness. In other
words he presented the appearance of
utter goncncSS."
hc is bitter malicious and vindictivc.
lie is native of Vermont. Since he
was rejected by the United States SEN
ate until this ycar, when he was sent
as delegate to the Republican Ma
tlonal Convention, he has not been
an active politician. Hc may not ac-
ccpt the nomination, as he probably
would not enjoy an expensive and un-
pleasant campaign for fun.
Melton is the present United States
| District Attorney and was Radical
Circuit Judge, in the days of good
stealing; lie is n white man and a
very able one.
Straker is colorcd man of consid-
cradle ability. 1t Is said that he came
originally from Bermuda.
| lie was in the Maakcy house in 1876
claiming to be a member from Orange.
burg county, and when the Republ-
can party collapsed Straker was re-
| tired from the service. he Is q nro.
lessor in the Allen Law School. for
colored men, in this city. He has been
sorchGad for some time and his
nomination was probably made to con-
| ciliatc him. Stolbrand is q white man.
and a revenue official. Macoyi is white
man and doubtless held some federal
appointment. Smith is pumpkin col.
orcd negro about 25 years old. He is
the editor of the Palmetto Press and is
an intelligent fellow. lie is a shrcwd
politician and showed ability in this
capacity by defeating Taft, one of the
| most astutc Radical politicians. Wilson
Is an unknown, and shares this distirc-
ton with Sawyer.
Brayton, having oustcd Taft and his
| crowd, was elected Chairman of the
State Executive Committee without
| trouble.
The nominating of an electoral ticket
| ana the drafting of Il platform was de-
| VOWED upon the Executive Committee.
These matters having been disposed
of, the convention finally gathered
itself together and silently stole away.
a WONDERFUL, ESCAPE