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ford to slight. however unintentional.
He would not have the convention in.
structed for the candidates OF his choice
because the recognition of this organi.
zatiion was of first Importance and
they should be free TO make friends.
He favored having at least one McKin-
ley man in the delegation sent to st.
Lous.
Young Thompson of Richland, a
bright mulatto of boyish appearance,
evidently the beneficiary OF Columbia g
excellent school system, made viol'
ent attack on the resolutions. he de-
scribed them as straddle and ne
wanted it recorded that he was for
Reed. -,
The irrepressible Shiver here did a
great service. Hs moved that moth
ing more be said about candidates.
This motion prevailed, although there
were cries of protests one OF the dele
gates who Was cut OF by Chairman
Pope, crying out that if that was the
doctors plan he should never be gov
ernor.
Nominations were declared in order
and @. M. Grand, a young man OF
Charleston, who, as the Rev. Hart
later said, ''if he was not white ne
should have been," nominated Geo.
w. Murry.
Rev. R. E. Hart, in a lengthy speech,
| in which he spoke of the beauties OF
two races dwelling in harmony in one
common wealth. nominated Capt. l..
Id. Melton. His name was greeted
with cheers
Ellery NJ. B.ayton wal nominated
by 81. l.. Shrewsbury.
A. R. Smith nominated 8. E. Smith
of Aiken.
James Wigg named w. Whippel
of Beaufort.
J. B. Edwards nominated Prof. j.
| W. Morris of C)Lumo Ola.
Rev. R. E. Hart of Columbia was
nominated by rhus j. Walker;
G. F. Holmes of Columbia was
| nominated by E. D White.
R. P. Daniels WAS nominated by Z.
f. Simons.
]. NJ. Martio of the Magnolia City
of Greenville" named Prof. A. NJ
Dawson of Greenville
w. G. Rush, Jr., of Florence moved
the nominations be closed. They
came here to vote the Brayton ticket
Brayton, Melton, Murray and Smith.
That ticket was the choice of the peo
ole and they were ready to vote.
Chairman Pope defined to put the
motion while other meE had nomina'
tions to make. 1t would urtthe par
| ty and they would never hear the end
of it. ,
is. Mobley of Union was nominat
ed by A. E. Epps. -
A. T. jennings Of Charleston was
nominated by A. E. Smith.
At7:23 nominations we're closed and
the voting began, each delegate rising
and nauing tie four candidates OF bis
choice. Twas 8 80 before the election
was closed. 1t resulted as f9E5ws:
T.. D. Melton, 23O; E. M%Brayton,
226; Geo. w. Murray, 23l; 3. 4.
Smith, 2l2; R. E. Hart, 81. w. Nor
ris, sc. f. Holmes, s; w. j. Whip
per, 1s; Daniels, 1; hobley, 1. 5,
The first four We're declared elected.
Z. M. English Of Charleston nomi.
mated as altenates A. T. Jennings OF
| Charleston, R. NJ. Wallace OF Sumter,
| I. Daniels of Florence. R. E. Primus
of Hampton. He asked that they be
elected by acclamation.
Mr.. Brayton gothic floor. He made
an eloquent appeal for the election as
alternate at large of DR.. V. 2. Clayton.
Geo. w. Murray felt proud to speak
| to a convention Representations the
first time in the history Of the State
the native white and native colored
people of the State. He nominated
Col. R. NJ. Wallace of Sumter. who
backed him with his money in,his con
test. A. M. Dawson was named. A.
T, Jennings of Charleston was nomi'
mated by Purvis. J. W. Morris was
nominated by Delegate Stewart.
And the nominations continued with
speeches unstinted, until finally at II
o'clock halt was called and the bal
loting began. This was the result.
R. NJ. Wallace, 19l; Jennings, 1S7;
Daniels, 12l; Dawson, ia; Clark IL
Clayton "a; Williams, 56; Hooper. "a
Morris, 80.
The first four were elected.
T. L. Grant of Charleston offered a
| set of resolutions very complimentary
TO DR.. Pope, as presiding Office, whlcn
we're adopted.
Some delegate, whose name was moi
made known, offered these resolutions,
aimed ut Tom Miller:
"Wheress, the constitutional con
vention and legislature of the State
have established Colored Normal.
Agricultural, Mechanical and Indus
trial college, and since it is publicly
asserted that a certain man has string
tied to the presidency OF said college,
and whereas, we, the representatives
| of the people of this State, enter our
protest against forcing upon the col
ored people any man who will be dis
tasteful to them. Therefor, be it
Resolved, That we, the representa-
tiyes of the people of the State, in
convention assembled, ask that the
trustees, in the selection Of o presi'
dent for the college, give to them q
practical educator and Christian gen.
tleman, and not a politician"
They were unanimously adopted.
II. L. Shrewsbury offered these re-
| solutions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That special committee
be appointed to prepare memorial to
the congress of the United States pray
| ing the appointment of a committee to
| investigate the affairs of South Caro-
lima as to whether a republican form