Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-21
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order; the chairmanlha no authority
to put a motion.n2
No GREEN IN HIS EYE.
DR.. Byrd, of Florence: 'lf the
executive committee has absolute
power over tho Democracy of this
State, ], for one, don't conoede It.
This is a solid body of the Demo-
cracy Of the State Of South Caro-
lima. The committee is a creature
Of thia convention, and Q creature OF
tho Democratic party" :.
Mi. Irby 81 call for tho question:"
HASKELL AID NAUsEAM.
Col, Haskell: II rise to a point of
order, Tho chairman of tho State
executive committee cannot submit
a motion to this body and thereby
assume the duties of temporary
chairman. You arc not q member
of the convention (Irby,) and conse.
qucntly cannot submit tho motion"
HoYTI is GAME.
Col. Hoyt: Gas chairman OF tho
State executive committee l have
The right to preside Mt the opening
of this convention. If motion is
necessary to prepare the way for n
temporary organization of the con-
vention as chairman of the State
executive committee / have the right
to entertain the motion. [Checrs.
OBJECTS TO TIL RUIlNG.
Col. Haskell: awe enter our pro-
test to that ruling, and submit that
anybody in this hall and gallery has
tho right to vote" [%"I1urrah for
Haskell."7
"ME TOO" TUrpER.
The motion was put viva vocc.
Mr.. Topper, of Charleston, entered
a protest on the part of the nays.
Til OUTSIDERS VOTED NO.
With the half of the outsiders
packed in the a~islcs, the Ants sent
up an answer that about oquallcd in
volume that of the Tillmanites, and
the Ants began to laugh, but, he
laughs best who laughs last.
Col. Hoyt announced that the ayes
had it, and tho Tillmanitcs took their
turn at cxulting.
Senator Smythe "Beforc the vote
was announced the nays declared
themselves not satisfied and called
for a division"
Col. IIoyt: "Ihosc in favor of
Mr.. Talbcrt rs president Of this con-
~vention will please rise. 1.-THE audi
ence arose.
KICK, KICK, KICK.
Mr.. Topper objected.
Col. IIoyt: "T'hc ayes have it,"
Col. Haskell: "You didn't make
the count; you appointed no tcllcrs.
The chair must say how many votes
on each side"
Col. Hoyt: 81 will appoint Col.
Haskell and Mr.. Irby rs tellcrs to
count the division" mfr. Irby took
position by the chair
ANYTHING TO KILL TIME.
Senator Smythc: 81 nominate G.
Lamb Buist rs temporary president"
The committee on credentials con-
sisted of ono from each county. DR..
S. }. McElroy was chosen for Oco-
nee.
IT was stated on the floor that
there were contrasting delegations
from Florence, so that no committee
man was appointed.
a RE.EsS TAKEN.
Az 1.33 the convention took n re-
! cess until 1 p. NJ, in order to allow
the committee on credentials to sub
nit their report. when the conven-
ton rc-asscmblcd, another recess was
taken until 7 o'clock, as the commit
tee was not ready with its report.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The convention did not rc-as-
semblc tonight until 9.15, the COM
mittce on credentials not being ready
with it's report until then. One ma
jority and two minority reports were
submitted. The majority recon-
mended that the Tillmanite dclcga-
ton from Fairfield be seated; one
minority report recommended that
the Anti delegation be seated, and
the other that neither delegation be
seated, and "that both of the Demo-
cratic organizations in said county
arc hereby declared illegal; and
therefore a reorganization Of the
Democratic party in said comfy is
hereby ordered"
The report on the protest against
seating the delegates from Berkeley
county was handed up by DIR. Pope,
: who moved that the delegates from
Berkeley county be declared dele
gates of this convention. The pro-
test rs well rs the report was read,
and it vas moved that the protest be
laid on the table. Carried.
DIR. Pope moved the adoption of
the majority report.
Col. Haskell moved to amend that
by moving that the delegation with
Mr.. Douglass name at the head be
seated.
Mr.. w. d. Evans, of Marlboro,
moved to amend the amendment by
the adoption of the report that rec
ommcnds the seating of neither dele
CATION, and ordering n re-organiza-
ton of the party in Fairfield county.
Mr.. II. M. Smith, of Spartanburg,
moved to indefinitely postpone tho
amendment offered by the gentleman
from Marlboro. Carried.
The question then came up on the
amendment offered by the gentleman