The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31
Col. john C. H"skcli's letter

the matter referred 10.
-..'. nm yours very truly, .'"''
.....- -,'f s-.i .., E. S. ALIEN.
Col! john c. H"skcli's letter s.. .-....
Col. Haskell speaks promptly and positive
ly ia rindicaiion of Mr., JOhnstonc, and in
doing so boldly announces himself an intru.,
der. Cot. Haskell speaks orthe commuui-
Cation in the REGISTER as. il he had read it.
He certainly Should have done so II he in
tended To reply 10 any part Oft. Mr.. HOl-
Iuway's card aPpcarcd at the head OF the
communication, and in that card was
statement that the language in question was
uscd before Special ComIniiec. IL has
been so treated. The first hing that strikes
the eye upon comparing the letters of Mr..
JohnstOnc and Col. Haskell is the fat con.
tradiciion rs TO the subject matter before the
Ways and Means Committee. Mr.. john
stone says, referring 10 the Special Commit
tee and The matter before il: Before final
action the matter was in some form. or
Other, bnt in What form do not now re-
HIcmber, carried into the committee room
Of the Committee Of Ways and Means, of
which was chairman. Hence Col. llask-
ellis letter" Col HaSkell says AT rcsu-
lar meeting of the Ways and Means Com
mittee Bill or Resolution was offered by.
Mr.. BeaSIcy, Of Darlington, who was acting
Chairman of the Committee on Mines and
Mining, transferring some matter of phoS-
phalc taxation or assessment from the
ptroller-Genera's Department 10 the
Bureau Of Agriculture" 90 axe ...| &C.
All the duties appertaining 10 The, office OF
Comptroller General in connection With the
intcreS. of the State in the phoSphateS, phoS-
phatc mines. mining and manufacture. were
transferred to The Department of Agriculture,
eXcep: the duty Of receiving and fling The re-
ports OF rock mined and ding. and royalty
paid iatO the State Treasury, by an act ap-
proved Dec 2iih, 1880. The subject matter
Of which the Special Committee had cngni-
zauce. first made its appearance in the House
Jan. q, 1882 (Scc Journal The conclusion
is iicrjtablc, that what Mr.. J. said at the
timcCol Haskell speaks of has no connec-
ton with the charge" of what he said in
the Special Committee. Col. H. letter is
only evidence Of The fact that ut another
time Mr.. Jolln>tonc used language diSparag.
ing to lhe Agricultural Department. ...
Now vii consider Mr.. Pnpc'S rely in re-
gard 10 the Convention. What Mr. Pope
says ahont tho vote of Township No, 7.wouId
appear TO be true 10 those not acquainted
with the Constitution Of LAc Democratic
party Of Newhcrry County and the proceed
ings Of the Convention. | will show that
what MIR. Pope aflirms is without foundation,
and wl!a! | stated in former letter is truc
As nIfexamplc Of !hc manner in which 123
votes were obtained TO table The Aiken re-
solution. | cited Township No. 7 10 show
that there were twc've votes -'wtife -oniy-fivc
delegates were enrolled and present from that
township. lYAeQ the ballot iSby townships
The ComsG'u;i0n gives The power 10 any
number nf delegates from township 10 cast
Tic full vote Of lhcir, township. The dclcga-
les t0-t'ic State Convention were elected by
townships. hence Col. ThoS. W. Holloway
received 2l5 votes and Capt. las. n. Lips
comb, 203Tmes.l The catl Was byI townships,
not by delegates. The vote to table the
Aiken resolution was VIVA voCE, and the
ayes and noes were called. When thesayeS
and noes are called each delegate votes as
his.u&mc is called. The Constitution says
"caclI delegate shall have one vote; ho-more,
no less. ," Each Convention makes its OWE
rules. The proceedings Of the Convention
show that no such extraordinary rule as
Mr.. Pope claims and ectcd upon was adopted
1t is perfectly clear, therefore. that. there
shou!d lave been only iive.votcs instead Of
twelve from township So.7 against the
Aiken rcsoluii0n..li cited this township TO
show how Mr. Pope obtained 1913 votes
against the Ai:Cn resolution from 1876 en-
rolled delegates. Is il not fair to presume
tba; Il Largo humber of votes f:om other
townships was obtained in the same way? !?
Is il not fair 10 presume that mr. Popc'S
cOn1act and dcmcanor in the Convention
was assumed, and his intiammatory speech
which drove large number of delegates from
the building in disgust was made 10 create
lie confusion and disorder that this very
object might bc accomplished? Mr.. Pope
is not ignorant of the Constitution Of the
Democratic parry, or Of the proceedings Of
the Convention. Col. Aikcn's friends voted
according 10 the Constitution. and acicd ac-
coldinS to law ard order This no one can
deny. lhaye no experience in the manage
ment OF Conventions The one on the 14th
OF June was the first ever attended. Mr..
Pope declares that lie has attended many
Conventions. Mr.. Pope nominated himself
chairman Of the Congressional Delegation,
and in the disorder and confusion rushed 1t
through on VIVA vocE vote. | wish TO
know if Mr.. rope's long experience has
taught him that such proceeding is par.
liamcn;aIy custom in Ncwbery Conventions,
or docs lie stand alone in such achieve
mentS?
In reply TO the presumption that he de-
MED lie language attributed TO Mr. john
stone upon his own authority, Nj. Pope
says: "Al shall say on this matter is this:
heard in 1889 the same charge as it is
stated by Mr. keitt against the political re-
cord Of Mr. JohnStone, and lid not stop
un;il VAS authoritativcly assured that it
was Untrue"
1t was impossible for me to con slider Mr.
Pope psasssssd Of any Information esleera-