Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-21


tee Of the executive committee had
been made to play the part Of a COM
m;t.ee or credentials. Mr. FRESH
don't, political bodies in South Caro-
lima have the right, whom there are
~contesting delegations, to have them
passed uponby . committee on ore:
dcntiais.
They asked for the committee on
credentials, and they were TOLD, the
strangest thing you ever heard of in
your life; that after the temporary
organization they might give them 3
committee on credentials, but that
the report of tho subcommittee
must stand ut that timc-actually
refused to them which ovory con-
testing delegation is entitled to, a
committee OH credentials.
TOM WOODWARD SAID IT.
Mai. r.. w. Woodward, of Fair
fold Mt this stage of DR.. Pope's re-
marks, rose, and shaking his fist ut
DR.. Popo, said "You are uttering a
false and palpable lie and you know
1t, SIR" Chccrs.
Tho confusion resulting from this
episode was great, tho excitement
was intense and tho danger of a per-
sonal conflict between the Ants and
Tillman factions seemed certain to
materialize into a serious row. Tho
situation was perilous. The friends
of DR.. Popo gathered around him,
and they glarcd at Maj. Woodward,
aud tho Ants who surrounded him,
with ferocious and threatening looks,
while Maj. Woodward's friends, who
had gathered thick about him, bore
expressions of equally intense Zero
ciousncss towards the Tillmanites.
AN APPEAL o ORDER.
President Talbert, amid tho great
confusion, appealed to the conycn-
ton to come to order and especially
appealed for order in behalf of the
ladies who were present, and said
that tho next man who gave the lie
in the hall, he would have him put ont
by the sergcant-at-arms. (Checrs.
HASKELL DEFENDS POPE.
Col. Haskell, after quiet had been
restored sufficiently to enable him to
he heard, got on a chair and mag
unanimously offered the following
testimony TO DR.. Popc's integrity !:
CDR Pope has allowed me to say a
word here. l intended when Dr..
Pope finished to reply to some things
he has stated concerning which |
disagree with him; but when any
ono says that anything DR.. Pope
says is Intentionally false, | say, sir,
that from my ten years knowledge
Of him, he is incapable of saying
anything false" GChccrs.
DR.. Pope then resumed his speech ::
"NIr. President, | have come here to
argue this question, and by the help
of God | intend to do so. If | make
a misstatcment there arc members of
the committee on this floor, and I
hope they will correct me. l say
that these mcn asked in that con
vcntion for n committee on crcdcn-
tials. That was the testimony be-
fore us, and l call upon my distin-
guishcd friend from Richland to say
whether or not that was the case.
Col. Haskell "It was not, accord
ing to my understanding. They
called upon the convention for a
committee on credentials before
there was any convention to appoint
it FROM"
DIR. Pope: 81 was coming to the
argument of that very question.
When that committee met and was
presided over by Mr.. Gailliard, Mr..
Rutland, who was a member OF that
committee, got up and said that the
proper way was to have q committee
on credentials, and asked for it.
What he asked for was refused in
this way, that the chairman said that
when a temporary organization was
completed, then would be the proper
time for the appointment of com,
mittce on credentials"
The subcommittee Of the exccu.
tive committees report was adopted
instead of appointing n committee
on credentials.
AT the suggestion Of Col. Haskell,
DR.. Pope moved that a speaker be
selected from each side, and each be
allowed fifteen minutes. Carried.
Mr.. j. b. Jones was selected fol
the delegation recommended to be
seated by the majority report. G.
A. Douglas spoke for the minority
The vote resulted z38 to 70, and the
| Ants from Fairfield withdrew.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The temporary organization was
then made permanent. The follow.
ing vicc-prcsidents from the defer
ent Congressional Districts were
unanimously elected: First, J. w
Stokes, Orangcburg; second, O. G.
Jordan, Aiken; third, Sampson Pope,
Ncwberry; fourth, j. l.. M. Irby,
Laurcns; fifth, Ira B. Jones, Lancas.
ter; sixth, Jas. Norton, Marion.
seventh, ~. w. Stanland, Summer
vile.
On motion of DR.. Sampson Pope
the rules of the House of Repre-.
s%cntatives were adopted for the gov.
eminent of the convention.
A committee on platform was
appointed, onc from each county
DR.. j. A.. Johns was chosen fol
OpopOn