The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-28

| heard the cases would come back !
here and vote on them. The conven
ton was about to establish a bad prece
6eat. 1t was wrong and dangerous.
Grant, of Charleston, wanted com
mittee that had never heard word 0
! the testimony.
Stewart, Of Charleston, wanted new
committee.
Smalls then vigorously presented hi
reasons why be wished the members 0
+! the committee who had heard the ease
barred from the committee on creden
tisls. Those who had heard the case
had already voted aud decided. Fl;
wanted justice done and the defeated
men to feel that it had been done. HI
wanted TO keep the Republican part!
united as it nos was 1t presented {
so!id front to Democracy. Though
cheated and robbed out Of our ballot
We are, ,habk God, united Repub!i
can party" (Applause.)
Snalls aud Deas had running dis
cussiop, which caused much amuse.
msut and applause. Deas intinated
that Snalls had an axe 10 grind This
brought Saalis 10 his feet He said
he was slated for the National Coavea.
ton and if he was defeated he would
60 home, There was lively, free for
all fight. One delegate got tired Of ii
and Eaatrd to cali the previous ques,
tion D,as asked him what his author.
ity Was Tor this; no rules hsd been
adopted.
The reply was under de common
rule Of dis country, when d gemuau
talks too much" This response va:
richly delivered.
Boykin. of Camden. spoke at length.
Then another roll-cail was had OF
Small amendment direct.
The Smalls amendment was voted
down by q to IS.
The committee was then appointed
as follows:
AtLarge-A " Simpkins, Edgeield
James D LAID, Of Dorchester. First
district, j W Wheeler; q, VS. Dicker.
son; Sd, IF Cochran; 4sh, i Morgan,
9th, Z Sawyer; 9th. E H Dsas, chair,
man; 7th, D 7 Middleton.
The committee was working far be-
yond the hour for the convention to re,
convene. The darkness came. The
Electric Light Company could not fur.
nish light, and the superintendent Of
the gas works could not be found, and
it vas case Of kerosenelamps or moth
ing. The committee seat out and at
7:3O o'clock large number Of new
lamps were brought to the Capitol.
They had to be filed and fixed and it
looked as if it would be 9 o'clock be-
fore the convention could get to work
again.
1t was near o'clock when the con-
veution got TO work again. Chairman
Dcas, Of the committee on credentials,
presented the committees report.
There Were Eve counties contested,
as follows: Colleton, Greenville, Pick
ems, Florence aRd Richland. The COM
mitlee reported in favor Of seating the
delegations named in the roll above.
There was considerable discussion,
LED by Deas and Purvis. That portion
of the report not referring to contests
was adopted. Then the contests were
taken up, Colleton coming first. Each
side was allowed ten minutes to present
its case. The ground was gone over IN
detail.
About this tina the gas was turned
on aud the light was better.
The Benet delegation was about to
be seated, when Grant, Of Charleston,
made vigorous plea for discsrding
easging methods. He said Bsnes was
here by himself, no other delegate be-
lug here With him. He was ap2laudcd
The convention, by vote Of 81 10
II, tabled the motion of Dr.. Cruu, Of
Charleston, that the Myers delegation
be seated
Preluleau, Of Berkeley, made an i'm.
passio7ed appeal for peace, a1d he Of
fered an amendment that both the
BeDet and the Myers delegation b.
seated, and each given half a vote.
Smith, Ct Aiken. seconded this.
DickerSoa, Of Aiken, opposed the
substitute.
By vote Of 81 to lathe substitute
was voted down. The Colleton delega-
ton, headed by Benet. was seated.
Dess wanted the rest Of the report
adopted as whole,
In the confusion resulting Brier,
from Greenville, inquired if this were
Ia K college or q Sunday-school. He
wanted to get down to work,
George Washington Murray made a
fiery appeal for the Republican party
IN the State to go forward solid pha'
laDz to m:et the Democracy, which,
like demon, was overriding the liber.
ty Of the people. Deas kept interrupt:
ing the speaker Some member wanted
to stop Deas. he exclaimed: ''Sit
down, you damn fool, ye1' On q
former occasion Deas said something
about Showing under the opposition
like hell" An old preacher of the
cornfeld type was inexpressibly shocked
and said Deas ought to be turned ou'
OF the church.
Murray resumed his speech, to which
Dickerson replied.
The report of the committee on ere
deDtia!s was then adopted as whole
with whoop.
l, was then 11.5O o'clock. The per
manent organization had not, up to tha
| time, been cEected, on account Of tht
wrangle over contested elections. The
temporary chairman and secretary were
then elected the permanent officers.
The election of delegates to the Ma
tional Convention, at Philadelphia
June l9, was then entered upon.
Grant, Of Charleston, nominated S I
Smith, Of Aiken.
AStewart, of Manning, nominated
E D Deas, Of Darlington.
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