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

From the State.
Columbia, Oct 4 THE State Re.
publican convention met yesterday
in the hall Of the house of represent
atives For three days prior to the
convention a hot fight has been
waged as to the State chairmansbip
Deas, always one of Webster's right
hand men, colored man, led the
fight, and he is on top He has
been made State chairman, being the
first to hold the place since Robt
Elliott The convention was nearly
three hours late in assembling yes
terday 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 ratification of
what had 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, white
man, for vice chairman.
At 9 90 O'Clock the convention was
called to order by State Chairman R.
R Tolbert aud the proceedings we're
opened with prayer by the Rev W.
w Beckett OF the Charleston district.
While the convention call was being
read by Secretary johnson, Gen
Robert Smals and E W 5creven
stuck up on the desk engraved por-
traits of Mckinley and Roosevelt.
The conventions personnel was about
the same as in past years
Sumter county was represented by
RM Wallace, G W Murray, R Fl
Richardson, w W Ramsey, Jr, aud
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
Seccnd-E j Dickerso6, W s
Dixon, P Simpkins.
Third S Adams, A c Merrick,
R E Williams
sourth-B F Means, L F Gold.
smith, l. W G Blalock.
Fith-W E Boykin, F R Massey,
c. J Pride
sizth-Dr J R Levy, E J Sawyer,
R A Stewart
Sevepth-A Lathrop, " W Ram
sey, Jr, j 81 Abbey
The presidential electors nominal
ed are
At Large-Dr Crum and L W c
Blalock
Firs.-Geo Holmes, Beaufort.
Second-T A Odom, Edge6eld.
Third W ToIbert, Nioety-Six.
Foursh-H H FELTON,, (white)
Ffsh-R P Roberts, Cherokee.
Six,b-M K Holloway, Marion.
Seventh-Geo W Murray. Sumter.
Geo SmaJls then moved to proceed
With the nomination of full State
ticket
Deas moved to lay the motion on the
table IS piece ''of absolute foolish
pess," but later withdrew the motion.
Gen Smalls then moved that q
committee be appointed to name full
State ticket or report the reasons why
it should not be named.
Boykin moved that Smalls be nomi-
uated governor, and moved to lay the
motion on the table.
The Smalls motion was theo adopted
aod the COMMITTEES was appointed as
follows
First-G l Cunningham
Secopd-P Simpkins.
Third-EF Cochran.
Four,h-E W Soreven
Fifth-W E Boykiu.
Sixth E Wilson.
Seven.h-A Lathrop.
At Large-Robt Sualls, chairman !;
E A Webster
THE PLATFORM:
The repor. of the committee on pla.-
form was presented by Chairmas
Diokerson of the committee. The plat
form as prepared reads as fo!lows:
The republican party of South Caro-.
lima 10 convention assembled resfdrms
the principles of the platform adopted
by the republican national convention
held In Philadelphia. upon which
Mckinley and Roosevelt were uomi-
nated. and prides itself upon its
connection with great national party
| e.. Aha aorrankinn of great nnnral and