Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-21
The Democratic State
e Convention.
[From the Charleston World. ]

CoLUMBIA, S. c., August Is, 1900
Il is 3 o'clock Thursday morning.
The august convention" is in
session in this city, in the hall of
the House Of Representatives, at
this hour, with tho probability Of an
all night. session.. Tho convention
has been in session since noon, with
tho exception of a few hours recess.
There were some stormy times
during tho proceedings. The Ants
were massed together on tho left
Immediately in front of the speakers
desk, and led by Messrs. Smythc and
Haskell succeeded in delaying for
nearly ansiiour the final agony which
had to come. Scattered throughout
the rest of tho hail were the Tillman
delegates, headed by Messrs. Irby,
Pope and Bean.
REPRESENTATIVES, DEMANDED.
AS fast as one motion was made
by the Tillman side, Mr.. Smythe
would demand tho yeas and nays,
which, of course, could not be put,
rs there was no roll of delegates
before the unorganizcd convention,
and MIR. Haskell would ask where
was the Secretary to call the yeas
and nays, while the majority would
back their motions by calling for a
viva voco vote, saying that as the
convention had no rules, it was
bound to ignore any demand for a
yea and nay vote.
At several periods a perfect pan
demonium reigned. Several dele
gates would take the floor at the
same time and address the chair,
while yells and cries would 60 up on
every side. Added to this there
were several hundred persons pre-
sent not members of the convention
who were distributed promiscuously,
so that at times they would be
jumbled up among tic delegates.
SUPERIOR TO pREJUDIcEs.
While the fever on both sides was
at its height, the Tillmanitcs calling
for their motion 20 be placed before
the convention, and the Ants using
their bcst arts to prevent it, Col,
Irby, of Laurcns, who had gone on
the stand and was standing in the
rear of Col. Hoyt, told the latter
that if he did not put the question
he, Irby, would do so. Col. Hoyt re.
piled that he intended to. put the
motion, and did so.
The greatest possible interest was
displayed by the entire city through
out the day, and the galleries were
packed, the fair faces Of lovely
women of tho capital city being
observable here, there and every
| where.
THE BALL OPENS.
Promptly at IL O'Clock the con-
vcntion was called to order by the
Hon. James A. Hoyt, Chairman OF
the State Democratic executive COM
mittec, and by his direction Col
Wiley Jones, Secretary of tho cxccu-
tive committee, read the call u:.del
which the convention met.
Mr.. IIoyt then said "Under the
call just read, and as chairman OF
the State executive committee, it
becomes my duty to call this con.
vcntion to order and to prepare the
way for its permanent organization
in conformity to the established
usage of the party, and, in obedience
to the instructions of the State
executive committee, I have the
honor to name the Hon. G. Lamt
BUST, of. Charleston, rs temporary
President of this conventions"
II FIGHT HIGGINS.
This announcement brought q
burst of applause from the Charles.
ton delegation. 1t was also the sig
nal for the fight to begin and tho
opposing forces frightened theirtcthcr
for a battle royal that lasted three.
quarters of an hour.
DIR. Sampson Pope was on his feet
in the twinkling of an eye and he
threw an opposing boom in the nomi.
nation Of the Hon. w. j. Talbert
of Edgcfield, as temporary chairman
Chairman IIoyt was evidently ex.
pecting something of this sort ana
he spoke as follows:
cit has been the custom of the
convention to accept the nomination
of. the State executive committee
for temporary president. That
president has a very simple duty tc
perform. 1T is to further the organi.
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