The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-10-22

and the other side wrong, and he be
lieved tha: that faction which sought
the coed Of the whole State, which was
willing to give the negroes their rights
encer the Constitution, whether they
asked sid or not, should be supported
to man ;.y the negroes Of the State
[Applausc.]
Gregory: any guarantee OF oul
rights ?"
Chapp"Me: No; but one. faction says
il IS going TO prevent the negro from
voting and the ether hasn't said So
[ApplaGsc.
Voice: Between two evils we vii.
choose the least
Gregory: "A few OF us have voted
for the last fourteen years. Have you
any guarantee that our votes Will be
counted this time?'
Chappelle:: "The only way to prevent
It IS to have biiuu men to DO the count
ing. Laughter II there's good IN any
OF these parties-for the Well-belng OF
the negroes of South Coro!ina ve ocgh;
to 80 to it. We have been waiting toc
long to:be invited. We are citizens
Present your checks and claim your
baggage. l an in favor Of supportine
Mr.. Haskell. am going to vote fol
him end l don't care who knows 1t.
want these resolutions to eldorse Mr.
Haskell and l don't care who knows
that. Applause. l am opposed 10 the
man who publicly announces that Ger.
tain citizens shall not have the right OF
the ballot. Here delegate shouted
'Ansthing to beat TillmaD,' and there
was much laughter and applause
Whether this Conference endorses Mr
Haskell or not l want the delegates tc
90 home and tell their people to vote
for him if they want good government
in South Carolira. judge Haskell
principles Of fairness nave come down
to him by inheritance. Not only Has
kell's, but all the gentlemen who rep
resented the true Democracy. StoI
and think of these poor hungry Till
man men getting control OF the GOV,
ernment. I'm for Haskell ali the time
[Applause.
Fred Nix, Of Barnwell. said he didn't
know yet whether he would vote fol
Judge Haskell or advise his Repubil
can frieuds to do SO, because he did moi
know if he would remain II the lleiC
until November. 1.-The did continue
candidate until the election he would
vote for him first, last and al the tim:
but let the resolution so to the sxecu
tive committee. He had friends II
both factions. and had called the Re
publicans of Barnwell together to de-
eide who to vote for. The Republican
party in South Caroliaa was at an end
and 90 was the Democratic party. Not
withstan6ing the threats Of the gentle
man from Edgeield he would vote foi
Haskell if he remeired in the fed
Next Tuesday, the 2lst, the Barn
well Republicans would make de
cision.
The Rev. r. Carroll, OF Orsngoburg
said ne could not approve OF leaving
the matter 10 the Republican executive
committee. because he knew the com
mittee would endorse the Haskell ticS
ct. How do you know? Because on'
oe thu laadn-s- *el@+ -srs-- re>.-t e11r'IeTc 4
oppose the colorcd people taking
any action whatever, We have go
what We have prayed for SO long, {
split iu the Democratic party. Joii
one side now and you will grasp q sna
dow. Let the thing work. He be
lieved Tillman ought to be elected
Voice: "Oh, no. Well, let me talk
Before Tiilman WIS nominated. w
were all Tillmanites Voice: "No, no."
We are rejoiced. We wanted his sue
cess. Now he has been nominated
Tillman has done US more good thar
any living man since the war. Ht
made colored as we'll as white people
thinkers and readers. Heretofore al
Democrats went into office on rs anc
tic negro question. Tillman csmi
along and let the negro alone. Voice
Hamburg" "Ellentonn] He put peo
pie to thinking on other things thar
the negro. He ought to be Governor
and if I was a white Democrat I'd cas'
10000 votes to reward him. I'm not
afraid Of Tillman. I'm afraid of the
men who got in his wagon and Teri
pulled into office by him. The white
people are diyided, but the moment the
negro comes in they will get togethei
again. [Applause. Both parties will
turn on the negro and he will have tC
run to the mountains. am opposed
to the colored people having anything
more to do with politics if they act as
they have acted in the past.
The man who sells his vote ought tc
be disfranchised forever. Voice; 9Th:
nigger is not the only one."] 1fyou &C
for Haskell Tillman will be buying
yourvotes. haven't lived in Green
Vile city three years for nothing, see
iDg.them buy colored votes with sugar
Durham: ave don't come here tt
contrast the worst qualities Of some
people with the best of others"
The Chair: "The point is we'll taken
Carroll: fyou endorse Haskell II
enter politics with 100000 others
I"Won't vote for Tillman." He'll be
Governor just the same, ["Never."
Thomas j. Smith, of Sumter, warmly
opposed CAROLS views. II the sltua
ton was bad for the negro he might
keep It from becoming worse. HI
ridiculed C2rroll's praise of TiilmaI
and urged the adoption of the resolu
tions.
The question vas put and the reso
lutionS were unanimously adopted.
Or motion the roll was called ane
eac!. delegate invited to step up anc
contribute a quarter to the lllumina
ton OF the hall and other necessary eX
penses. The response was by no mean:
unanimous,
In presenting the report of the com
mittee appointed TO consider the ad
visibility Of endorsing the Haskell
ticket, F. A. Saxon declared that Judge
Haskell had expressed his sentiments
exactly when he said 10 party's will o.
race terror should prevent him IRON
doing what his conscience dictated
[Applause.l He had been strongly urg
ed By friends not to take sides IN this
matter, but he was not working fol
selfish ends, but for the good Of the
State and his race. He read ihe com
m1ttee's resolution, as follows:
We, the committee, to whom wa:
referred the very important duty OF
considering the ady!sa5ility Of endorS
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