The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-10-24

the good of the whole State, which was
willing to give the negroes their rights
under the Constitution, whether they
asked aid or not, should be supported
to a man by the negroes of the State.
(Applause.l
GIegsry: ANY guarantee of our
Chappelle: "No; but one faction says
it is going to prevent the negro from
voting and the other hasn't said so.'
[Applause.
Voice: Between two evils we will
choose the Least"
Gregory: "a few of us have voted
for the last fourteen years. Have you
any guarantee that our votes viii be
counted this timer"
Chappelle: "The only way to prevent
it is to have blind men to do the count
ing. iLaughter.l If there's good in any
of these parties for the well-being of
the negroes of South Corolina we ought
to go to it. We have been waiting too
long toibe invited. We are citizens.
Present your checks and claim your
baggage. am in favor of supporting
Mr. Haskell. am going to vote for
him and don't care who knows it.
want these resolutions to endorse Mr..
Haskell anG don't care who knows
that. [Applause.] am opposed to the
man who publicly announces that Ger.
tain citizens shall not have the right of
the ballot. Here delegate shouted,
Anything to beat Tiliman, and there
was much laughter and applause. |
Whether this Conference endorses Mr.,
Haskell or not want the delegates to
go home and tell their people to vote
for him if they want good government
ln South Carolina. Judge Haskelrs
principles Of fairness have come down
to him by inheritance. Not only Has
kell's, butall the gentlemen who rep
resented the true Democracy. Stop
and think of these poor hungry Till
man men getting control of the Gov
ernment. I'm for Haskell all the time"
[Applause.
Fred Nix, of Barn well, said he didn't
know yet whether he would vote for
Judge Haskell or advise his Republi-
can friends to do so, because he did not
know j he would remain in the field
until November. If he did continue a
candidate until the election he would
vote for him first, last and all the time
but lot the resolution go to the cxecu-
tive committee. He had friends in
both factions, and had called the Re-
publicans of Barnwell together to de-
eide who to vote for. The Republican
PosSy III SOoth SoAollub WIS ~ du emu,
and SO was the Democratic party. Not.
withstanding the threats of the gentle
man from Edgcfield he would vote for
Haskell if he remained in the field.
Next Tuesday, the 21st, the Barn
we'll Republicans would make a de-
cision.
The Rev. r. Carroll, of Orangoburg,
said he could not approve Of leaving
the matter to the Republican executive
committee, because he knew the COM
mittee would endorse the Haskell tick
ct. How do you know?] Because one
of the leaders told me so. am here to
oppose the colored people taking
any action whatever, We have got
what we nave prayed Tor so long, a
split in the Democratic party. Join
one side now and you will grasp sha-
dow. Let the thing work. He be-
lieved Tillman ought to be elected.
Voice: "Oh, no."l Well, let me talk.
Before Tillman was nominated, we
were all Tillmanites Voice: "No, no."1
We arc rejoiced. We wanted his sue
cess. Now he has been nomin ated.
any, living asan since tic War. VI is5.
made colored as well as white people
Democrats went into office on '76 and
the negro question. Tillman came
along and let the negro alone. Voice:
Hamburg" "EllentonT1 He put peo-
pie to thinking on other things than
the negro. He ought to be Governor,
and If was white Democrat I'd cast
10000 votes to reward him. Pm not
afraid of Tillman. I'm afraid of the
men who got in his wagon and were
pulled into office by him. The white
people are divided, but the moment the
negro comes in they will get together
again. [Applause.] Both parties will
turn on the negro and he will have to
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 to
nigger is not the only one."] If you go
for Haskell Tillman will be buying
your votes. haven't lived in Green
vile city three years for nothing, see-
inglthcm buy colored votes with sugar,
sacks Of flour and SO on. Laughter.
Durham: "We don't come here to
contrast the worst qualities Of some
people with the best OF Others"
The Chair: "The point is well taken"
Carroll: eff you endorse Haskell I'll
enter politics with 100000 others.
["Won'J vote for Tillman."] He'll be
Governor just the same.,' t"Never."1
Thomas j. Smith, of Sumter, warmly
opposed Carroll's views. If the situa-
tion was bad for the negro he might
keep it from becoming worse. He
ridiculed Carroll's praise of Tillman
and urged the adoption of the resolu-
tions.
The question was put and the reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted.
On motion the roll was called and
each delegate invited to step up and
contribute quarter to the illumina-
tion Of the hall and other necessary ex-
penses. The response was by no means
unanimous,
l-T--.--.! -. --'-'s.. ~ sses
Instability Of endorsing the Haskell
| ticket, +. a. Saxon declared that Judge
Haskell had expressed his sentiments
exactly when he said no party's will or
race terror should prevent him from
doing what his conscience dictated.
lApplause.l He had been strongly urg-
ed by friends not to take sides in this
matter, but he was not working for
selfish ends, but for the good Of the