The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-10
NEGROES RULE THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
The Name q Colored Man
for State Chairman.
From the State.


Columbia, Oct 4 The State Re.
publican convention met yesterday
iu the ball Of the house of represent.
stives For three days prior to the
convention hot fight has been
waged as to the State chsirm snship
Deas, always one of Webster's right
hand men. q colored man, led the
fight, and be is on top. He hes
been made State chairman. being the
fret to hold the place since Robt
Elliott The convention was nearly
three hours late in assembling yes.
terdsy owing to the fight going on.
When it was called to order Deas
stated that he had won his battle and
the convention would amount to
nothing more than Q ratification of
what bad been accomplished. Such
proved to be the case, and Webster.
Tolbert and other white leaders step
aeide 90 far as this convention and
the State organization are concerned.
Smalls defeating Wheeler, q white
man, for vice chairman.
At 2 20 O'Clock the convention WAS
called to order by State Chairman r.
K Tolbert aud the proceedings were
opened with prayer by the Rev W.
w Beckett o: the Charleston district.
While the convention call was being
read by Secretary johnson, Gen
Robert Smalls and E w. Screven
stuck up on the desk engraved Dor.
trsits Of Mckinley and Roosevelt.
The conventions personnel was about
the same as in past years.
Sumter county was represented by
K M Wallace, G w Murray, R II
Richardson, w w Ramsey, Jr, and
w T Andrews
The State executive committee was
elected as follows
AT Larger r Tolbert and E A
Webster =.
First District-J A Baxter, G. A
Reed. T L Grant.
Second-E ] Dickersoi. W 8
Dixon, P Simpkins.
Third 8 Adams, A G Merrick.
r E Williams
Fourth-B F Means, L F Gold.
smith, l. w O Blalock.
Fifth-W E Boykin, F r Massey
CO Pride
sixth-Dr J R Levy. E J Sawyer,
R A Stewart
Seventh-A Lathrop. W W Ram
sey. Jr; j II Abbey
The presidential electors nominal
ed are
At Large-Dr Crum and L w c
Blslock.
Frss-Geo Holmes. Beaufort.
Seoond-T A Odom. Edge6eld.
Third j W Tolbert. Nioety.Six.
Foorsh-H H FELTON,, (whi.e)
Fihh-R P Roberts. Cherokee.
Sixsh-M K Holloway, Marion.
ssvsnsh-Gso W Murray. Sumter.
Geo SmsIls then moved to proceed
With the nomioatiou Of . foil State
ticket.
Dsss moved to lay the motion On the
table ss piece "of absolute foolish
ness." bat later withdrew the motion.
Gen Smalls then moved that q
committee be appointed to uame q foil
State ticket or report the reasons vbv
it should not be named.
Boykin moved that Smalls be nomi.
oased governor. aud moved to lay the
motion 90 the table.
The Smalls motion was theo adop,ed
and tho committee was appointed o.
follows
First-G Cuoniogbam
Secoud-P Simpkios.
Third-E F Cochran.
Four,h-E w Soreveu.
Fith-W E Boykiu.
SIXTH r Wilson.
Seventh-A Lathrop.
Al Lsrge-Robt Smalls, ohairman :
+ A Webster
THE PLATFORM.
The report of tho committee on plat
form "" presented BY Chairmas
Diokerson OF the CON mmistee. The plat.
form ss prepared reads 40 follows {:
The republican party Of South Csro.
lins 10 convention asse mbIed resfirms
the principles Of the platform adopted
bV the republican nation.l .o,,.n,;,.
held 10 Philadelphia. upon which
mckiuley and Roosevsls were uomi.
mated. and prides itself upon its
connection With . great national party
tor the correction Of great moral aud
political abuses upon i.s glorious
achievements for humanity and right,
and upon the com mercial aud iodust rial
prosperity vouchsafed to the people
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