The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-08-20


Contest the Tillmanites Organize and
Control the Convention.
COLUMBIA, S. c., August 13.-Pre-
ciselv at 12 o'clock Colonel James y
Hoyt. Chairman Of the State Executive
Committee, took his seat in the Speak
er's chair and raped on the desk with
the gavel. The noise and hubbub ceas,
ed at once and for moment there was
a calm. foreshadowing, perhaps the
storm that was soon to follow. at the
direction of Col. Hoyt Col. Willie Jones.
Secretary of the State Executive Com
mittee, read the call issued by that
committee for the August Convention.
When the call had been read there was
mild hubbub, amidst which Col. Hoyt
rose and said:
Gentlemen Of the Convention: Under
the call just read I, as Chairman of the
State Executive Committee, to-day consider
it my duty to call this Convention to order
and prepare the way for permanent Or
ganizalon. In conformity with the Gus
y, =
Mr.. G. Lamb BUST, of Charleston, tor
temporary president. 1t is the custom of
the Convention to submit to the nomina-
ton Of the Chair
Immediately DR.. Sampson Pope arose
eXcitedly and put in nomination for
temporary president Mr.. ". J. Talbert,
Of Edgefeld. Col. Hoyt replied that it
had been the custom always to accept
the nomination. DR.. Pope replied that
he insisted upon the right to nominate
a temporary chairman. '1t Is the rghs
the people have" he dramatically said,
land that if it had been the custom OF
the executive committee do not ln-
tend to give it up to them any longer.
It is right that weshonld have the pre-
siding officer"
Here Senator Smythe, of Charleston,
arose and asked: Have you got any
roll Of the Convention? IT the gentle
man will furnish roll for the conven-
ton there can be yea and nay vote"
Col. Hoyt replied: Il presume this
custom has grown up for the reason
that when the temporary chairman is
called there is no roll to determine who
are members Of the convention. l re-
spectfuily ask the gentlemen that they
will provide way, and it will be my
pleasure to conform to their wishes.
DR.. Pope said: There is a complete
roll in the News and Courier to-day, and
if you do not wish to adopt it call a
roll of the counties. How is your
nomination to be voted on If ours be
not voted on ,"
Col. j. C. Haskell asked: II would ask
the gentleman what proof he has that
the counties have sent delegates. There
is no delegate here until he has present
ed his credentials and taken his seat
An attempt was made to drown Col.
Haskell's voice, but it failed. His
magnificent bearing and coolness sham
ed down those who tried to hoot down
the one-arned hero.
Question. question. question! the
previous question:" yelled the Tillman-
ties, while Haskell! Haskell! God bless
you HaskellI' cheered the Straightouts,
meanwhile the galleries joining in the
cheers for Haskell.
When Col. Haskell sat down Senator
Smythe demanded the yeas and nays.
Col. Hoyt replied: 1--WE have no roll.
Then followed running controversy
of which the following is fair sample.
Pope: I'VE want the roll called
Hoyt: There can be no roll call.
Robertson, of Abbeyille: "How do
you propose to put Buist as temporary
chairman except by vote?"
Haskell: "This is no house. We have
no roll. How can Col. Hoyt recognize
any of US as delegates 2"
Cries of Question:" rang from two
hundred throats and pandemonium
prevailed. After awhile quiet was re-
stored.
Haskell: II assume the point of or
der is that you Ito Hoyt) cannot act as
temporary chairman"
Pope: II ask all who are not delegates
to leave the hall"
Cries of Keep your seatsw came
from all quarters.
Irby, of Laurens: "The constitution
Of the Democratic party says that the
temporary chairman shall be elected
How can Mr.. Buist act without being
elected? The people of South Carolina
propose to rule this State. There has
been no rule adopted to govern this
house, and l rise to point of order.
Haskell: There is no house to act
You DO not know that that gentleman
is member Of the convention. You
have to assume it. You cannot sub.
nit the question to the house. and we
do not recognize the call for ques'
tion.''
Irby: Il propose that all who are not
delegates leave the floor
Some Tillmanite renominated Tai
bert, and Col Uoyt was about to call 6
vote on the nomination when Col. Has
kell said: "The Chairman of the State
Democratic committee has no right K
put question
Hoyt: GAS the chairman of that com
mittee have right to put that ques
ton"
Smythe: Il call for the ayes ant
nays"
Hoyt: "You can't call the ayes ant
nays"
Bean: Il cali for the previous ques
ton"
Some one moved that Hoyt appoin
two tellers and {, rising vote be taken
Hoyt appointed Col. Haskell and j. L
NJ. Irby as tellerS.
Il beg to decline" said Col. Haskell
for do not recognize the right of th'
chairman to appoint tellerS."
In the meantime Col. 1rby and Mr
Talbert leisurely walked up and stoo'
on the Speakers platform. Cries o
"Take him down! He's got no righ
therer' rang out all over the hall.
Then ensued scene Of excitement
Men shook their fists at Talbert ant
and yelled themselves hoarse in crying
him down. But Talbert never flinched
It had been arranged that he was to b
chairman, and he was determined to b
chairman. All the hooting, all tn
fist-shaking, all the maledictions hurl
ed at him, failed to swerve him in hi
purpose to speak of himself as 9TH
Chair" The scene reminded one Of tn
days of 1876.
When order was somewhat restore
Co| Hoyt anp0intp6 the Hon w T