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

ers. Miller paid his respects to the
Reform Republicans" fit bee 4me
question between them and the Haskell
redshirted Democrats of'7G, he would
prefer the latter. IIo claimed that he
had prevented the appointment of Mr..
Memminger to the postmastcrship Of
Charleston. He had asked Mr.. IIarri.
son how he could appoint a man who
some years ago had said that the bap-
tism of Christ could never regenerate a
black baby. 1t might regenerate q
white one, but the black baby would be
lelt out because the ecclesiastical
clothes would not fit. ii it is true that
the blood split on the Cross is not for
us, where arc we? Why, il the name
OF the Heavenly Father and all the
saints, the man who denies the efficacy
OF the blood of Jesus as administered to
the negrO-is he fit to be q component
part Of the organization that knows no
black man? Miller spoke or and on for
| one and half hours, and was followed
by other speakers.
II. S. Shrewsbury offered The follow
ing resolution:
"Rcsolycd, That VIC hail With pleasure
aud satisfaction the position taken by
the recent Democratic convention with
regard TO the necc ,sitY of inc, eased
facilities Of education of the masses;
that in view OF the fact that the wealth
and intelligence of the Democratic party
was there represented, we look with
hope to the realization of what we have
so Frequently urged in convention in the
interest OF the neglected masses; that
upon the personal integrity and honor
of those represented in said convention
| hn1 rn1 ~ t,I I,.l, I,
s0liCitudc for the complete fulIilment Of
those sacred pledges, to sustain which
the people as q who e arc taxed general
ly aud by poll to support"
| Shrewsbury supported the resolution
with Il speech. With Improvement of
the public schools the negro would get
his share OF the benefit.
Noblcy deprecated its passage. lie
evidently was opposed to giving the
Democrats credit for anything.
Bricr, Of Grccnvillc spoke ut length on
the same line. He was humorous, how.
ever, in his picturlnes of the negro be-
ing held down between the Haskell and
Tlllman factions. He alluded feclinglv
10 the eight box law.
Shrewsbury replied that education
would eliminate the injustice Of that law.
The resolution was referred to the
committee OH platform and resolutions.
AT : O'Clock the committee on creden-
tlals brought III It's report. The co H.
mittec recommended the seating of al
the delegates on the temporary roll. with
the exception OF those from COllctlOn
and Kershaw. In the iormer county
The dcleGales on temporary roll were: J
T.. Brown, j. Nj. MarLain, 5. B. Butler,
j. w. G. Grant and ID. W. RDbiuson.
The committee recommended the ssaL-
ing ot w. "A. Paul, Jn0.X Crook, w.
~. Chisolm. T.. ID. Baunet u and W. F..
My crs. In the kcrshaw county case it
was RECOMMENDED that A. w. Powell, j.
ID. McI.estcr aud +. 5. Brown on the
temporary roll be surplautcd by |. En
glIsh, -. NJ. Shannon and c. w. Nc
GsL.
II was then that there began to be
some fun, aud Tor ten minutes the chair
had his hands full. Dcus moved that
the report OF the committee be adopted
with the exception oflheir finding in re-
gard to Colleton and Kcrshaw counties.
Curtis mnvcd to include III this eXcep-
ton the county Of Georgetown. There
was fight over this, half il dozen men
speaking at once. Finally Miller moved
that for the Sake OF harmony, both dele
cations from Colleton and Georgeto
DC seated and each be allowed one-haE
representation. There was a storm of
protest at this suggestion. After some
squabbling, however, the convention
Was unanimous cnOu 5h TO allow the roll
TO be called. The result of the vote
was 81 TO 81 against Miller's motion.
Dckcrson, OF Aiken, novel that each
delegation be allowed fifteen minutes to
present their ctScs TO convention. Car
riCd
The delegation headed 10y Brown of
Cullcton for the unscaLed delegates, pre-
scntcd its case. Brown was the count,
chairman and he claimed that his dclr-
gates had been elected by the regu lar
convention aud he knew nothing of
contest until today. Paul. for is dele
CATION, claimed that Brown had only
sent notice of convention TO his friends
and had cut Off the heads Of all precinct
chalrmen who were opposed to him.
Paul acknowledge d having used whskey
and cigars in elcctionccrng thou hL
1t very poor politician who did not.
On motion to sustain the report of
the committee on credentials, there was
an exciting fight. This was Murry's
committee, and lis report was IN 0pposl-
'Ioil w lilC w NcDSlCr executive commit
tee, which had arranged the temporary
roll. f.. b. Sigh spoke to sustain Muir.
rays committee, which was also sup
ported by Miller. Smalls, Dcas and
Crum were for Wcbster's committee.
BY a vote of 80 to 80 the convention
refused to accept the report of of the
committee OH credentials in reference to
the Collcton delegation, and seated the
brown Gclegation-a victory for the
Wcbstcrltcs.
In The Georgetown contest, Green
contested Andcrson's seat. The con-
vcntlOn sustained Anderson.
In the kershaw case Il prolonged and
hopeless fight was made. The matter
was settled with the settlement of the
Collcton contest, 1t being certain that
the convention was going to stand by the
action Of the Webster committee, by
whom the temporary roll was made.
For two hours there was aenseloss