Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-29
A NICE REPUBLICAN MESS.
A Split Of the Convention Of the Third Con.
greSsional District.

NEwBERRY, S. c., March 17.-The
Republlcan Cony 1ntion of the Third
District, which met here last night
TO elect two delegates to the National
Convention, resulted in split at
midnight. The credentials commit
tee met at 7 o'clock and, according
to the statement of Joe w. Yolbert,
the district chairman for the past
six years, the temporary organization
had been effected at II AS, when a
recess was taken for supper. When
the temporary chairman was ready
to call the convention to order he
says that E. T.. Cochran withdrew,
with the Anderson and Oconee dele
cations and one delegate from New
berry.
There were contests from Ander-
son and Pickcns. One delegation
from Anderson was headed by e. T..
Cochran and the other by Roddy X.
Moore. Cochran's delegation had
been seated by the committee and
had participated in the temporary
organization, according to Tolbert's
statement.
After the withdrawal of the Coch-
ran following the delegates who re-
NAMED in the hall proceeded to
transact the permanent business of
the convention. They claim the ac-
tive participation of twenty-five
regularly enrolled delegates and the
presence of four out Of seven men,
bers of the credentials committee.
The election for delegates to the
National Convention was held and
Joe w. Tolbert, of Ninety-Six, and
IL. b. Hendrix, of Pickens, were
selected. Mckinley and his admins
tratlon were endorsed in full.
When the Cochran following with
drew they assembled in another hall
and got through their work about 3
o'clock this morning. They claim
also to be the regular convention and
declare that sixteen regularly en-
rolled delegates took part with them,
including four regular members of
the credentials committee.
The convention as regularly con-
stltuted is composed of representa-
tlvcs from the different counties az
follows Oconce 3, Pickens 3, An
derson Q, Abbeville 5, Greenwood i,
Ncwbcrry 4 ; total 20.
The Cochran following elected as
delegates to the National Convention
E. e, Cochran, of Anderson, and A.
G. Mcrrick, of Walhalla. Merrick
is United States Deputy Collector at
Walhalla and Cochran is Assistant
District Attorney. This convention
also endorsed Mcltinley's adminis-
tration in laudatory resolutions.
During the excitement and turmoil
when the split occurred the Cochran
following got possession Of the record
and all papers of the credentials CON-
mlttec, and this morning Joe w.
Tolbcrt had a warrant issued for +.
w. Thomas, of Seneca, S. c., charg-
ing him with larceny of the same,
together with a note for 5000 be-
longing to him, CTolhcrt,) and which
he had placed on the table with other
private papers, together with the
records of the committee. The
Cochran party says that if Thomas
is arrested he will be bailcd at once,
AS sufficient money! was placed here
Tor that purpose.
Joe w. Tolbcrt, the district chair
man, and III. b. Hendrix are vet in
the city and will remain here until
Monday.
But Cochran and Merrick left to.
day. Each faction declares they are
regular and that their delegates will
be seated by the National Conycn-
tion.
E. A. Webster, the party boss in
thls state, was a prominent figure
here in the assembling of the faith
ful OF the 6. o. p, and, according to
robert, he was the adviser of the
Cochran clement. Hendrix and Tol-
bert are opposed to the selection of
the men, Cochran and Merrick, as
delegates to the National Convention.
Neither Hendrix or Tolbcrt have
held Office, and they say they do not
now want Office. Hendrix was
member of the "Lily White" faction
four years ago, and Webster showed
his "iinc Italian hand" in the move
ments against him here last night.
The provcrbial "bar'r' seems to
play an important part in the fight
Which Is now on to the finish be-
tween the two clemcnts.-Corres.
pondcncc News and Courier.
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