The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-04-05


Democrat left tho hall lfot fear, thai ho
I9ould not gain reaemission. Food WAS
brought by friends, and the Demo.
Sratio Legislators slept in the hall.
IL q Democrat would riso to ad dress
Speaker Wellace o. Radical would ad s
dress Speaker .Mackoy, and both NOM
bers would speak at tho aame time,
each tspsnSS - 4; aassooiTn 0iuS . shg other. NO
business was transacted or attempted.
DIntho meantime four negroes came
over to the Democratic standard,
Hamilton and Myers, Of Beaufort;
Wostberry, Of Sumter; Boston, of New,
berry, and anot hor from Fairfield.
Hamilton was tho first to mako q
break. He is said to have been a negro
-ofintelligenoe and means. Ho walked
into the hall faultlessly attired in
broadclcth. Laying his beaver hat
and goldsheaded oano on his desk, and
displaying his revolver, which ho also
laid oloae at hand. he addressed Judge
Wallace as sssMr. Speaker" The no.
groes crowded around him enrsged.
The white men also surged up towards
his desk. Whom did he mean to ad.
dress as Mr. Speakof?' /" Telling tho
negroes to stand back, Hamilton kept
them at bay with his pistol and said
that as aoon as quiet was restored he
would explain whom he meant The
eager crowd fell back and tho negro.
tfon proclaimed why ho would uphold
tho decent political party and would
align himsolf with the Democrats.
The following Monday at noon on tho
advice Of judge Wallace tho Domo-
CRATIC House abandoned tho hail Of tho
House Of Representatives and won't
back to Carolina hall. This WAS dono
for q reason that no good could be 40.
complished BY remaining and it was
feared Il at tho terrible strain on tho
pooplc would bo followed by disaster
unless the tension be relaxed.
Having now, with tho n sgro recruits,
9 ole ar majority as we'll as a quorum, tho
Wallace House eleoted Gen. NJ. q. But.
larto he United Statos Senator. A
stand was built in front of Carolina
hall, thoro being no buildings betweon
that srot and Main Street, and there
Con-. Hampton was inaugurated Cover
nor, the oath being administered by j.
q Marshall, Democratic trial justioe,
now Senator from Riohland county.
T The Republicans olcotod D. T. Cor
bin to the United States Senate. Cor
bin was an alien, but a very capable
lawyer No business was transacted,
no laws enacted. Resolutions wore
ai50u65ea by tho threc several branches
of the General Assembly meeting daily.
DR., Jamcs Woodrow voluntarily did the
printing Of the Wallace Hause, but was
laftorwarda repaid, Just before Christ
mas tho Radical House adjourned and
the Wallace House followed suit. The
expenses Of tho Wallace House were
met by voluntary services of the mem
bora and by voluntary contributions
from patriots.
The next spring affairs wero chaotic.
The Democrats refused TO pay taxes to
'Radioai county officials, but made o
sOontribution to tho Hampton govern
mont. When Rutherford B. Hays
be ,mo President March 4th, he with.
drew the United States troops from
South Carolina and the backbone Of the
Radical party was gone. D. H. Cham
sberlaiD, RI publican Governor, abdicat
ed, and Wade Hampton, the hero and
idol of the Democrats, occupied the
executive Office at the State capitol. A
special session Of the General AssomblY
was called, and as there wer, no funds
/ for tho expenHes of tho Radicals, the
lMaokey House Was dissipatcd, Hoa.
ever, thoro were many Republican no
|Igroes who sat in tho Legislature after
tho Wallaos House gained full control,
becatiae tho counties which they
4 represented were undoubtedly Republi-
iSaa. b
s wv. D Simpson, Of L,urens, had al.
ready been sworn in as Lieutenant
Governor. Whom Chamberlain gave
way to Hampton Greaves, tho negro
Lieutenant Governor, gave way to Mr..
Simpson. Greaves triod to force Gov.
Simpson to to take the oath of offioe.
Gov. Simpson, swelling with indigna
tion, replied: ..The Senate will oome
to order / have taken the oa,h Of
tffioe 0noe, and no power on Garth can
make me take it again"
There was no dramatic soene after
this announcement, but quiet vas after
aome difficulty restored and Gov. Simp-
son did not take the oath as proposed
by the negro. Gen. Mart w. Gary was
a member Of the Senate and defied the
negro Senators to dispute Gov. Simp.
son 8 right to the ofice. (. a,
Gov. Simpson was elocted chief jus
tice of tho State supreme court and
Jeter, Of Union, bccamo Lieutenant
Governor. Gon. Wallace, tho presid-
ing officer Of tie House, was also from
Union, Whom Gen. Wallace the pre-
siding officer of the House, was elevated
to the circuit bench in 1877, John O..
Sheppard, after an interesting contest
with Jas. L. Orr, became Speaker Of
the House MIR. Sheppard afterwards
married Gen. Wallaoes daughter.
None but man Of highest attain
ments. delicate tact, supreme courage
and indomitable will could havo boon
Speaker Of tho Democratic House Of
1876 and such man w. II. Wallace is
declared by all who served with him.
Committed Suicide.
A dispatch from st. Georges to The
State says "a tragedy has occurred in