Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-24
Our Richland Correspondent Re-Af-
firms his Charges Against the Oconee
County Democratic Convention Of
1890.
Prcu1..Nn. s. March %. 1892.

RICHJ.AND, S. C., March q, lo92.
DEAR COURIER: Of course We saw
Mr.. John L. Smiths letter in your issue
of the 18th instant, and also noted his
efforts to show the public that we had
departed from the line of truth IN
previous communication. His statement
of the facts. as far as he chooses to fol-
low up the ups and downs of u two
Clubs, (No. 1 and No. p are about cor
rect, but he stops with his explanation
lust where the trouble (~''robbery'0 be-
gan. Mr.. Smith says that "when the
regular Richland Club met % members
answered to their names," as if he Club
had already been organized and members
enrolled. Now the fact is that ecefur-
nished a list of the membership of 1888,
together with any other whom we
thought might be irduced to join this
Club, the whole numbering about 50.
Now if this roll Qist) was ever revised
we never heard of it: and. besides, we
know that some OF them belonged to
other Clubs at the same time. At this
FIRST meeting ssthe regular Rschland De-
mocratic Club proceeded to elect . dele
gates to the first County Convention,
after which members composing Club
No. , there being about 10 present)
withdrew and afterwards organized into
Club No. 2, with about 10 members,
and ecery member arhose name appeared
on the roI of GLIB No. , was waited on IN
person by tie Secretary Of SAID Club and
his consent. ftlly obtained. The names of
aboutl5 members of Glib No. 2 being on
the roll Qis) Of Club No. l. the Chair
man OF said Club was requested to have
them stricken out. which would show
the membership of Club No. l to be
about co to Is, which would entitle them
70 i delegates in the second County Con-
vantion. We are almost positive that
ehis Club sent 5 delegates to the second
County Convention also, and will Mr..
Smith not be convinced, or will he go
now. to our County Chairman and look
up the record? Delegate from Club No.
> was allowed a seat in the last County
Convention of 1890. but if Club No. l
sends one more delegate than they are
entitled to. IS not GLIB No. , robbed Of
representat;oa9 We believe that Mr..
Smith thought that he had good grounds
for attacking us as he did, and no doubt
he. like many others during the campaign
of 1890, in his over-anXiety to see Till
man made Governor, was blind and deaf
to almost everything else. We place
these facts before your readers that they
NAV Judge as to whether or not RichlanG
! Club No. 2 was cheated out Of its repre-
seutation." In conclusion, on this subject,
let us remind Mr.. Smith (as he does not
seem to know it, that truthfulness is our
especial hobby.
Mrs. d. A. Perritt, Of Hartwell, Ca.
| visited her sister, Mrs. Jasper Doyle, last
week.
Mrs. NJ. B. DENLY is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Lindsey, who is quite
sick at Asheville, \. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McCarey returned
to Mr.. E. E. yerner's a few days ago on
account of Mrs. McCarey's i'll health.
Mr.. W. E. Dendy and sister, Miss Mary
Dendy. are both suffering from an attack
of grip.
Mrs. Harrison Sanders, Of the Return
neighborhood. is reported to have been
scratched or bitten by a mad cat about
two weeks ago and is suffering some
from the effects.
Mr.. NJ. T. Hughs returned to his work
on the 21st.
Mr.. T. II. HuShs is again at home. be
ing unable to work.
The sick of this neighborhood are
probably improving slowly.
Mr.. Oliver Martin has a mule which is
about p years old. He does not want tc
trade it. 4"