The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1890-08-20
ZIG STATE
CONVENTION.
Special to the Daily N . ws.


that everything was against them $,
they hent their strongest energies |,
the shape of dilatory motions aud ex
pert parliamentary tactics toward
battling the majority. But 1t was t,
no purpose. After nearly an hour %
fighting the Tillmanites carried their
point, which was the election of w
j. Talbert temporary chairman iu-
stead of allowing one to ba named b,
State Chairman Hoyt. Colonel HOY,
was placed in very trying position
but he ruled fairly at every juncture
though it was in opposition to his side
of the house.
Colonel IIoyt called the convention
to order at noon and after the cal
was read he stated that it became bi:
duty TO name temporary chairman
for the purpose of forming perma--
nent organization. He would there's
fore name the Hon. G. Lamb Buist
OF Charleston, az temporary chairman
of the copvention. This brought ON
the fight aud DR.. Sampson Pope nom.
mated w. j. Talbeert for temporar
chairman.
Chairman Hoyt tben explaSned that
Il asa been customary For thY Execn :
tive Committee to name the hempora-
ry chairman.
DIR. Pope said he did not care what
was customary; that the majority
wanted Mr.. Taibert for chairman and
they proposed to MAKE him such re.
gardless of the wish of the Executive
Committee. (TiIlman yells.)
Several delegates called attention
to the provisions of the constitution.
whereby the convention should eIec,
the temporary president. Chairman
Hoyt admitted that, hut said the Gus.
tom had been otherwi (Anti.Till-
man yells)
Dr. P"pe'irsis,ed upon his mn,ior.
Senator Smythe then made the pnin,
that there WAS no organiadtion aud
that Chairman Hoyt had no right to
assume the powers of chairman Of the
convention so far as to call for the
nomination of u chairman
Chairman Hoyt looked perplexe ed
and confusion reignei. Colonel Has
kell. Of Richland, rose to point OF
order. claiming that as the body was
not an organized one the chair could
not recognize any delegate save by
personal acquaintance.
DR.. Pope still insisted upon his
nomiua:ion and called upon Chair
man Hoyt to put the question. Sena .
tor Smythe asked for a nay and yea
vote. Chairman Hoyt ruled that a
nay and yea vote could not be had.
| Cloud protests from the antis, aud
yells from the Tillmanites). DR.. Pope
was vociferous for his nomination, in
sistIDg that there WAS but one nomina
tion before the convention that was
Mr.. Talbert j. L. AZ. Irby then
,nAIysd that Mr.. Tslbert be elected by
gssmssioD. sThi. m4sa wM pu,
and decided by the chair in favor OF
the Tilimanits amid vigorous protests
from the an.s.
Senator Smytbe and Col Jno. G.
Haskell succeeded in prolonging the
agony by ingenious technical poin,..
Mr.. Talbert was elected by vote OF
240 to rs.
Some one nominated w. p. Russell
OF Charleston, for oae Of the Temporal
ry secretaries, but Mr.. Buist arose and
Indignantly denied that there was am
such man on the Charleston delega
tion. j T Duncan. Of NewDerry, and
j r Bean, Of Edgefield. were elected
the delegates we're then enrolled and
the committee on credentials appoint
ed.
Pending the report of the committee
on credentials the convention took a
recess until p. m.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Aug. 13.-The
convention reassembled at 9:l5 and
proceeded to consider the report oi
The committee on credentials. These
reports were three. The majority re.
port favored the seating Of the Till.
man candidates from Fairfield. Oat
minority report favored the Anti-Tlll.
man delegates. Another declared
neither delegation legally elected.
The committee unanimously repor.
ted against the protest against the
Berkeley delegation (TiIlman) fiIel
BY Mr.. Weber, ofChar,estnn, and IT,
report was adopted wiiheps division
DR.. Pope moved tie xdoption Of
the majority report.
Colonel Haskell moved.s(s amend
that, by movIBg that tlle alega,ior
with Mr. DoupIass's mama - - k6.<l