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

cerned in this fight between Democrats.
| In a fight one side was sure to be right
and tho other side wrong, and he Oe
lieved that that faction which sought
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 man by the negroes OF the state.
I[Applause.
Gregory: "Apy guarantee Of our
rightsw
| .Chappelle: "No; but one faction says
it is going to prevent the negro from
voting and the other hasn't said so.'
[Applausc.
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 will lie
counted this timer"
Chappcllc: "The only way to- prevent
it is to have blind men to do the count
ing. slaughter. 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 to,be invited. We are citizens
Pres ent your checks and claim your
baggage. / am in favor of supporting
Mr.. Haskell. l am going to vote fol
wnnt those resolutions Ia endorse Mr.
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v,,".' lhPpi',,I;l ,n Uppo',S ,Sat oor' .,.
tn; .''' itiops NJ sho,} n',, howa tbe r;obt nf
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
For ,,i,, ;r thov ,yart g,ad troyernrnnnt
in Sn,,,h CoroI;n, ,mdrs U,sLnIi,s
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and tbink of thast. moor bmngrv TiIiE TiIiE,
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FrrI Nix, of Barnwcll. said he didn't
krn,Y rnt ,Shn, ,hnr hn wo"'iJ votn For
TmIw 1,I Irc WaG'nof uis nc MoIiu To.E W,i tTt
can frianIs ] ~ do ~ O" heco,an , I'M I;b not
kron Er'r 'i'iS ~ ~" ,vo,,iL r,n,,in IN ibn C;nJ
mnTI Mil Nn~o,MI'nr mJ Irhn IA - contipmn -
n,,,'ii,,.,to iii ,io r,nn,,n,, h' r,om,I
vn.n f"r -, iir.t last and ~, tbr t;,mn
but let tho resolution go to the cxecu-
tive committee. He had friends in
both factions. and had called the Re-
publicans of Barnwcil together to de-
cide who to vote for: The Republican
party In South Carohaa was at an end,
ana so was the Dem ocratlc party. MOI
| WlthHtandlng the tnreatS or The gentle-
man from Edgclleld he would vote Tor
liaSEeil II ne rcmalnea In the iield.
Next ucSuay, thc 1iSt, the Barn-
| well kepnbilcanS would make de-
clSion.
| l. (DrlnDnllIlrr
Saih he cou!u not approve OF leaving
the matter TO the Republlcan executive
conh'nlItec' because ne knew the com
nl'tcc Wou!a endorse the liaSkell TICK
eC. HOW 40 you KNOW j because one
OIL lhe leaders toid me so. am mere TO
oppose the coioreu people taking
any action WhateVer, we nay" SoV
":;;V We nave prayed for so long, a
split IN the Democratlc party. JON
one sue now anu you VIII grasp u Siia-
aoW. LeG tne thlng WORK. ne oG-
| IieVeu Truman ouGnt TO DE electeu.
poice' IN, no. ] wen, eC me Ialh.
before Iiiinlan was nominated. we
were all IlllmanlteS olce: NO, no..
we arc rcJolced. we wanted ms sue
cess. NOW ne mas Deen nomln ated.
nnv living man since fJfe War ffH1es
ni;Je cninrcd os we'll "a white people
thimlera and renders. Ueretofore all
Democrats went into ollice on &c and
the ncgro nnrstion. Tillman came
along and let the negro alone. Voice:
"iInf,hmrr "Ll,entonp'j He put peo
nie Tn thinIiin,r ON other things than
The nerro IIe oupht TO he Governor.
and if was n white Democrat I'd cast
I, In COO votcs to rawarI him. Pm not
afraid of Tillman. I'm afraid of the
mon who rot in his wagon and were
nul,rI into office by him. The white
ncn,,lr ore divided. 6ut the moment the
rrcrn conrs in they will get together
nmIin IAnplaI,se Both parties will
inrn on the negro and he viii have to
ruu TO ;ho mountains. | am opposed
to The colorrd people having anything
NOR. 10 do with Dolitics il they act aS
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