The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-28
resolutions representing 1000 voters.

SAohAOoIOu "duttu niUn. IL ne ndQ MS
represented Charleston as Brawlev
misrepresented Orangeburg and Lex
tnRton Charleston would soon have got
ten rid of him. lie proceeded TO show
that certain boxes in Charleston had
oeen broken open and ballltS destroyed
when a contest bad been legally iuSti
tuted; that the Ness and CuuI itr cor
respondent at Orangphurg c,uld not
get ,he Charleston vote anril Charl s-
ron knew Or.nrebuTg's, and that WAS
o0l T. Tor 1urD s.; that Il drt. ctlvr
had inVts'lsafed and found that in
Ward alUue sIxty.one illegal votes
mad been cast and that the city Nts col
On'Zed with sam" t 40 or three h,r drrd
stone mHsO',S Il day or two before the
tltcti"n. These we're some rrtenh%
why Ordngeburg WAS IN favor of this
bill Mr.. Sullivan Sli ith.~ n .rmpIoy.
ed 2OO = one iDaS u s and that thty Wtr.
all Residents of tie q y.
Mr.. SullivnD SAID III reply 20 tee rel.
+rtnce % work Df the detectives, that
he employed about 2C0 stone cutters.
EVeryut who voted Vas a resident of
Charleston for over Il year TIE
charges of Ju3ilcia were never Su~-
tanned.
NJ kuo;ts, Of Le1ingsion, said that
there WAS a dtlusiou in the IN l'ter. II
pu us to the risk of having two col
urt d C0BGTt> Sman. The very three
men who In'rudu"ed the measure ad-
vOcHl,d d il before the Alliance Ii yOu
pass THIS you practice one thing and
preach another. You objected 10 ring
rule, yet his is the chief pl?Tk Of thc
whole scheme This same trouble has
been hetGrr YOU; another OK is gOred
Why don't you reuiSrrlct he Who'll.
Sta:e? Lets he consistent. ECu can,
ioOl the world. Wher Il member sues
that his people are drludtd ami in the
wrong he has to go in the right track.
We are in the midst 0f Il rcvolu,iuu.
don't go too far. They VIII noJ suuc-
tion such PARTISAN action. supported
DR.. stokes with all my might, and
would have liked to see him elected. |
stick to the proposition that for ten or
twelve years whiskey has been used in
certain sectiols. There was no more
whiskey used than for the last ten
years.
Mr.. Rast thought differently.
MT. knottS hoped that personal in
terestS could not be made first. Tup
Reform movement can stand no such
Stigma.
MIR. Hughes, of Charleston, wanted
to know whether there has been such a
change as TO neceSSltatU change of
your votes. Why not use the same lig-
ures and facts used last time. that is
the OASIS OF rt considering. You en-
danger two districts 10y changing your
course. The facts now are the same
as three days ago.
MIR. Won kolnitZ, Of Charleston,
made an elaborate aid clear cut urgu-
ment against the bIn. declaring that
Charleston had been subjected to
enough hardships without this add-
tional measure of humiliation. poht-
icai revenge was indeed going far when
1t was carried to this extent.
Mr.. Whitman, OF Uni0D, wanted the
Black district Charleston ought to
have the burden and when her p.ess
and citizens learn to behave themselves
She may be put in another district.
MT. Moses, or Sumter, reiterated that
Sumter wanted to be left alone.
MIR. GarriS. OF C"lleton, s lid almost
every district had Il black majority. By
actual count the Oimgeburx district
Will be the blacklist. We do not want
this bill to punish Chariest a. We are
here to carry out a platform and seati-
ment.
Mr.. Hardin, Of Chester said that he |
thought he would fall in his duty If ne |
nc not raise his voice against the bin. |
Mr. Egai4, Of Charleston, arose and |
no time limit WAS called on him. lie
however was allowed to say tni,t Chac-
eSton wanted an able repre- sentative
ust now for her public appropriations. |
Sue needs a friend at court aud now |
las one there
Mr. II. j. Knard, of NrwhArry, as he |
Usually does, profeSSed oh, such friend |
hip to Charleston, and then wanted |
Ter guerryDIandered. lie rurG and |
ung the cry that Charleston could car
y the district He was opposed to
among white men.
Mdnning-lIowd do you account for
Murray being In COngrcssp
MI Kinard-By Sumter not doing
leT duty.
Mr.. Moses and Mr.. Manning in
horus Il ceny that.
MIR. Anderson, Of GeorgetoWn was
traid of Clarleston'S company. His
ounty WAS satisfied With its present
lace If Charleston was put with
Berkeley, Charleston would claim ev.
rythiDg.
Mr.. Cooper. of Colleton, said the CRY |
n every side was to get out Of Charles |
on'S way; nobody wanted to be in Ter |
Ompany. 1t Beaufort did not want |
narles;on to represent her neither did |
'rangeburg and Colleton. He insisted |
hat Charleston could control the Black |
istrict.
Mr.. Hill protested for the purity of |
is motives and was about to make an
ddress when Mr.. McLauriD insisted
n being granted the short remnant Of |
lme lett for discussion. He was an
ry at the charge of vote under the
Ish. He called for II vote on the pre-
iOus question.
A deep silence fell on The house as
le names of the members were calico.
he vote was close and the house hard
breathed until after the closing Of the
ote. Its result was as follows:
eas-Barry, Breazeale, Byrd, Car
enter, Cox, Gown vton, Cooper, Crum,
avis, Dendy, Dennis, Dubose, Dun
N, j. T.; Edwards, Elder, Fielder
oster, Garris, Gary. Hardy, Harvey,
anderson, Jetfrles, Kennedy, Kinard,
d.; Kinard, ii. j.; Lancaster, Lem
on, Lesesne, Love, Magill, Mauldin,
aban, McLaurin, Misloe, Parks, Pear.
an, Phillips, Rast, Rogers. Russell,
nRletary, Smith, A. j.; Smith, j. IL;
ackhouse, Sturkie, Tatum, Taylor,
aughn, Watson, Whitman, Whitmire,
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