The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-04-28

e aSlCH 10 say That he Qlu net see where
some Of his friends found the ground
for euloRising Governor Tirman for
his acts OF friendship to the negro and
Tor his efforts to protect them from
lyEcholS. He reminded them that
nothing had beer done to the lyncherS
Of negro III Eigelield since Tillman
appointed as chief fish warden of the
State the chief actor IN the lynching of
defenseleSs negro in Lexington. The
protection Of this negro and his respite
hY Governor Richardson had made that
Governor very unpopular in LeXing-
ton.
Saxon of Laurens was evidently load
ed with Il speech. if nothing else, and
insisted on making a nomination, "in
order or out OF order" lie named John
II. Tolbert Of Abbeville as his choice.
DeaS returned TO the charge once more
with motion TO revoke that section of
the resolution recently passed prevent
ing Office hol icrS from being elected
delegates.
Miller moved to lay the motion on the
table. The roll call was demanded and
allowed.
Just before the result was announced
Morris asked who had answered to
the name Of Delegate primus. No one
responded, ttult ~ " do lIldJ d
number Of votes had been cast for men
not in the hall and not represented there.
Morris and Dickerson charged fraud
and illegal voting, and demanded that
another vote be taken.
This was allowed, and Il second call
Ct t!c roll WAS had The result was IS
nays to ID yeas, being avictory for
Deas, and resulting III the striking out
Of the non Official section Of the reS0lu-
tiOn.
Upou the result Of this vote being all
nOunc"d Norris remarked that he said
they were bound to perpetuation of
fraud and that there had been diSrcpu.
table money transactions. -Four or five
speakers took the floor, but finally Rich
ardSon got the floor and gave the con-
vention Il scoring for passing Il res0lu-
ton and ten minutes after withdraw
ing il.
~ motion WAS made TO reconsider the
vote by which the IT solution Was passed.
The chairman refused to entertain the
motion. Then there were the liYeliest
times OF the session. Morris, Smith
NIN and Il dozen others rushed up in
front OF the speaker and Nix swore that
II the motion WAS not ent r.dined the
speaker should not remain IA his chair.
y delegate from Engelield went wild
and ragged about the floor, as if he had
gone crazy. The preSSdre was too great
Tor the speaker, and he had to give in,
and roll call was ordered. 1t was now
hall past I o'clock a. IN. and the dele
gates were tired and sleepy. a motion
TO begin Dllloting was made. and SmallS
moved TO postpone taking the vote
There was II lively fight, hut upon
vote Smalls won hy - to 81. Many
OF the delegates We're sleeping in their
chairs and had TO be walked up to vote.
Nominations were again declared to
be IN order aud immediately Nix of
fercd the name Of Robert SmallS as Il
delegate to the national Republican
convention.
Webster, johnson, Dickerson, Bray.
ton. Tolberl, Shrcws bury. Crun, Miles
and Wallace We're nominated. Several
of them tad been put in nomination
early in the night. Miller ami Wallace
declined.
;. f.. smith made q speech urging the
negroes to stand by Cram. Resolutions
endorsing Crum had been prepared but
by some trick had never been presented.
lie asked the negroes to stand 10y one
OF their color. Upon the roll call each
member arose and named tour men,
almost Invariably reading them from a
slip OF paper. The result of the election
WAS AZ follows. IA votes Deinr cast:
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
w. ID. Crum, Charleston, (culOredD 81
T.. y. Webster, Orangeburg, (whlte,)
+. II. DeaS, Darlington, (colorrdD IS
T.. Nj. Brayton, Columbia, (whiLeD Il.
ALTERNATES.
ltoDert Small3, beaufort, cOloreu.
I. Is. johnson, Sumter, white
f. !. DickerSon, Aiken, colored.
J. i. TOlbcrt, Abbevllle, white.
The election of Mr.. BraytOn is consid-
cred hy his friends to he il great victory
for him over the Webster following.
He did not speak Il word upon the ll0Or
OF the convention and there Is no hint
OF his uSlug any money. On t!,r other
hand Robert Small5 received Il very
black eye. lie was confident OF going
to Minneapolis.
AS soon as the excitement caused by
the result of the election had subsidized,
Ilendricks Of l'ickeHs rushed forward
and offered the following, which was
adopted.
|. The ltepublic.n party Of South
Carolina IN convention assembled
gives renewed expression Of devotion TO
the principles of the National Republi-
can party, and declares the accordance
Of those principles to be tho bond of
union with the Republican party of
South tarOlina
2: We conmcnd the patriotic, wise
and courageous Administration of
President Harrison.
3. We commend the Republican party
in the last Congress for its rldrmptiOn
OF pledges made the people as to Il re-
vision Of the tariff in the interest of
home industry, and on its work in be-
halt OF liberal provisions for old sol
dicrS IN accordance with the pledges Of
the nation.
I. We dcnOince the registration and
election laws Of this State, 10y means of
which the Democratic party has con-
trolled the state Government for the
past ten years, against the Will Of a
large majority of It's citizens, as uncon-
StitutiOnal and Inconsistent with Il RE-
publican form Of government; that the
recent construction Of the registration
law 10y the Attorney General OF this
State, whereby 1t is declared that citi-
ZcnS who had DScnme entitled to regis
tratlon PRIOR to the last election and
tailed then to register are forever de-
barred lCOm rpplStrptiOn is cont r1rv ia