The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-21
ESTABLISHED 1865.
THE AUGUST CONVENTION.
Heated in Name and Keality-Lirely Time
and Intense Excitement.

Our report Of the Convention closed
last week when a recess was taken until
7p. N. "Wednesday. The further pro-
ceedings are made up from the daily
papers,
The afternoon session was called to
order and the report from the conn
mittee on credentials not being ready
the convention adjourned until :
o'clock. Not until $ O'Clock did the
convention reassemble and not until
9 did the committee on credentials re-
port and the convention resume work.
THREE REPORTS.
The committee made three reports
on the Fairfield delegation a majority
report favoring the Tillman delegation
minority report fivoring the Dratton
delegation 4 second minority favoring
seating neither delegation and ordering
I reorganization Of the Democratic
party in Fairfield county.
Hon. Sampson Pope, of Newbecry,
advocated the majority sport Hon
J. c. Haskell advocated the first mi
nority report and the second minority
providing for seating neither delega-
ton, was indefinitely postponed.
MAJOR WOODWARD CALLS DIR. POPE \
LIE.
DR.. Pope said that political bodies in
South Carolina have the right where
they are contesting delegations to have
them passed upon by committee on
credentials. They asked for the conf
mittee on credentials, and they were
told-the strangest thingyou eve heard
of in your life-that after the temporary
organization they might give them 4
committee on credentials, but that the
report of the subcommittee must stand
at that Theoretically refused to them
that which every contestng delegation
is entitled to--a committee on creden
tials.
Major T. ". Woodward, of Fairfield,
at this stage OF DR.. Pope's remarks,
rose, and shaking his fist al DR.. Pope,
said, "Nou are uttering a false and pal
pable lie, and You know it, sir"
[Cheers.
The confusion resulting from this
episode was great, the excitement was
intense and the danger OF a personal
conflict between the ants and Tillman
factions seemed certain to materialiZe
into serious row. The situation was
perilious. The friends Of Dr. Pope
gathered around him and they glared
at Major Woodward and the ants. who
surrounded him with ferocous and
threatening looks, while Major Wood
wards friends who had gathered thick
about him, bore expressions Of equally
intense feroci0usneSs toward the Till
NANTES.
President Talbert, amid the great
confusion, appealed to the Convention
10 come to order, and especially APP
pealed for order in behalf Of the ladies
who were present and said that the
next man who gave the lie in the hail
he would haye put out by the Ser
geant-at-Arms. Cheers.
Colonel Haskell. afie~ quiet had
been restored sufficient to enable him
to be heard, got on chair, and said
''Dr. Pope has allowed ME to say 4
word here. l intended, when DR..
Pope finished, to reply to some
things he has stated, concerning
which l disagree with him; but
when any one says that anything
DR.. Pope says is Intentionally false, |
say, sir, that from my ten year know
ledge of him he is incapable Of saying
anything false" !Cheers.]
TiIETILLMANlTE:SS SEATED.
At length order WAS restored and
several speeches We're made on each
side, the speech Of G. B. Douglass, a
member Of the Bratt0n delegation from
Fairfield, being the best one made.
He received quite an ovation al its con-
cluSion, after which u vote was ell
tered upon, and the majority report,
seating the rillman delegates adopted
by the Convention Oh I yea and nay
vote.
HEATTON DELEGAr LEAVE.
The vote rejecting the Bratton dele
cation from Fairfield .eaS 2:}s to 7U and
the delegation filed out of the hall,
leaving the Tillman delegation trium-
phant.
The protest against the Berkeley del
cgation was laid OF the table, This
completed the action upon the report
of the committee and the convention
was permanently organized by the
election of the temporary officers.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. Pope nominated Mr.. Talbcrt for
permanent president, and Mr.. Haskell
nol. mated Mr.. George Lamb Buist.
Mr.. Pope proceeded to put the name of
Chairman Talbcrt, and declared him
elected without even putting the name
of Mr.. Buist. Cheers, groans and
misses followed, and on the protest of
Col. y. G. Haskell the name OF Mr.
Bui>t was put before the convention
by Mr.. Pope and voted down.
President Talbcrt then thanked the
convention Cor the honor conferred,
and emphasized the great Importance