The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-19
Republican Convention.

The Republicans, numbering about
800 assembled IN the court house last
Monday to open up their Congressional
campaign for the First District. The
meeting was we'll conducted, the speak
ers were accorded q respectful hearing
and they were applauded quite ire
ouently The speeches were notable
for their conservatism. ana freedom
from anything like incendiarism.
The meeting was presided over oE
\. Collins, and r. y. Stewart was
made secretary, both of whom made
the introductory speeches. Then 9. +:
Racin from St. Paul was introduced
and he gave an account OF his steward
ship at the recent Congressional con-
vention. 1t seems that several OF the
speakers felt called upon to explain
why "a white man was nominated to
take the place of the relegated Proleau.
is. NJ. English, of Charleston. followed
and he made a very adriot horse-senSe
speech, and knowledge of how to reach
the negroes without being offensive to
the white man. He made the point that
if Parker is the man that is claimed
for him, and will stand by the Consti-
tuition, it will make very little differ
ence to the negro if he is elected, be-
cause if he stands faithfully by the
Constitution the rights OF the negro IS
assured. He is the district chairman,
and urged his hearers to vote 1or the
regular nominee J. a. Nolan.
T. L. Grant, of Charleston, VINO by
the way is reputed to be i man OF
considerable means, and who IS the
elector on the ticket from this district,
discussed national issues with consider
able duency, and his language was eN-
ceptionally good, at times he was real
eloquent, especially in urging his peo-
pie to do their duty to the party. he
predicted the election OF Roosevelt and
Fairbanks, and laid much stress upon
Senator Bacon's interview IN which
that distinguished man spoke dispalr-
ingly of Democratic success.
J. a. Nolan, the nominee OF the he
publican party to represent this DIS
trict in the 59th Congress was the next
to speak. Mr.. Nolan has for many
years been identified with the dry goods
business in Charleston, being salesman
and buyer for leading King Street
concern. In 1895 on account of the A.
P. A. movement in Charleston and the
silver views of the Democratic party
he severed his connection with that
party and cast his fortunes With the
Republicans. He is now their nominee
as a reward for his conversion. Nolan
is not fluent speaker, but he IS evl-
dently man OF ability and standing;
He is a member of number fraternal
organizations, and recently represented
the Dry Goods Salesmen's Union in
national convention. His speech was
principally an Introduction OF himself:
why he came into the party, and piedg,,
ing his loyalty to the cause. He read
considerably from the Republican
handbook and told some very pointed
Jokes. After the nominees speech Sec
retary stewart distributed some cam
paign literature, Chairman Collins
made a speech and a collection was
taken I'D, to which their was a good
response. The main feature OF the
meeting was the unusually good order,
no bolsterousness. shouts, or other evil
dences of booze and ignorance. no hints
of oppression or i'll treatment from the
whites. They even did not complain
of the laws made by the Democrats,
but rested their complaints upon the
non-enforcement and Discrimination.
1t was one of the most orderly Repuoll-
can gatherings we have ever seen here.