The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-17
lie Bosses the Republicans from
Start to Finish in
STATE CONVEN ZION.
lie Makes Deas Chairman Who Makes q
Red Hot Speech, Abusinr Senator
Tillmar, and Says the Day fer
the Down Trodden Negro
* Of Hand

III. las, CO.or ID, was elscted CHAIR
man over John II Talbert, white.
Aside from the usual resolutions,
another feature OF the convention was
the adoption Of o rule requiring regis
tration or at least proper application
for such, as a prar, q iis.te to 30 Ing
Resolutions were adopted oongratu
lating the country on continued pros.
perity under Republican sdmtnistla
tion, commanding tue Wo,k Of Soth
branches Of congress and our patri-
otto" president.
Chairman Deas, after calling tbs
convention to order, made q red hot
speech, In which ho said the cOnNen
tiOn might, If 1t 80 desired, nominate
q State ticket. Other business Of the
convention, be said, was the reorgani.
zation OF the State executive commit
tee. DeaS warmed up as he proceed
ed, raising his voice to q loud pitch,
and declared thai If the putting to
flight Of one OF the greatest powers on
earth by the Japanese, q colored race,
was not encouragement and hops for
the negro, he had water In bis veins.
To-day is the time for the down
trodien 10 climb" he shouted. This
declaration was greeted With applause.
He paid his cop3 pliments to Senator
Tlllman and the dispeDsSry, asserting
that every man who has touched the
rotten diSPensary, even the oistin-
Ruished ID tmoCratic State chairman,
had come Out dirty He said the
primary system Was q curse; formerly
the best element Could keep down the
worst, but such was not this case now
He said that the negro was DO longer
blowing zone yaller mule" but tina,
many were now operating six and
e'gbt.mule farms others we're bank-
ers, real estate agents, merchants, &C
'Colored men doD't want to rulp,n
said Deas. He declared that the
State was Controlled by the under
strata Of white society," Ha said "a
certain character mad been appoint
ed collector Of internal revenue ana
that he would die and go to nell be-
fore he would serve under him.n He
said he told the leaders in Washing
ton that unless tile nomination was
withdrawn all the negroes In South
Carolina would vote the Democratic
ticket.
L. w. O. Blalcck acted as secretary
and w. e. Myers assistant secretary
Of the convention.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
The convention was called TO order
In tho colored Masonic ball on Assem-
bly, street at 1 Is O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon, after considerable delay
caused by log rolling among the vLrl-
GUS leaders.
The expected fight between E. II
Deas and L. w. @. Blalock for toe
State Craftsmanship did bot material.
i25, bat 1t developed thai the real
contest was between the faction |
headed by National Committeeman
John G. Capers, ex district attorney
and anotAer led by District ATTORNEY
Ernest e. Cochran, both OF whom put
forward candidates for State chair
man, Capers supporting d as, who
was elected over joan h. TUibcit, by
a vote Of 88 to 26. shls demonstrating
that Capers dominated TIE caAvon
tiOn and his fri9nGB were Ia abso,uLe
control.
Another feature OF tho |convontior
was the adoption Of a rula Hhion OK
cludes everybody from the rarty cuun,
Oils, from precincts on up, Who is no,
registered or has not made proper ap
plication for registration.
On motion Of Oapers, r. r.. Tol
bert was then elected Vice G aumnl,
by acclamation aud by the Sanaa $40
tion L. w. @. Baluck end j II. VA
son were elected momberS AZ l&ige Cf
the State executive com rittec. Nc
other members OF this committee arc
rs follows:
TIE STATE COMMITTEE
First district--O. M. Il gii.h, w.
&. Myers, II II. Jenkins.
Second district S Dixon, C. a.
r. Led, E. j. Dickersop.
Third distrlct-J w. Tolbcrt, II.
B. Hendrix, John Scott.
Fourth district w. y. Smith, b.
e. Means, j. w. DawkiDs.
Fifth district WE B3ykin, GO.
Waits, w. M, Goodwin.
Sixth districs-J. Il. Levy, j. Il.
Baxter, jag. Thorpe. .
Seventh district Abial Lathrop, j. {
II. Goodwin, II II Richards IN. {
AT large-E II. Daas, II II. Tol.
pert, Jr., l.. w. G. BiAIoc&, Rav j.
&c Wilson.
Following is a list of ne county
Ahboyllle, II Il To.b 1T,
r.; Aiken, Robert b. Perry; Andcr.
on, j. S. Adams; BAmbcIg ID. ID
letter, Jr; Barnwcl, w. s.. Dixop;
Beaufort, Samuei Green; Borkoloy, Il.
Edwards; Charleston, I l. Cant;
cherokee, w, M. GOODWIN; On ster,
A. DAVE; ChesUeIli Id, G. a. McAiIia {
,er; Clarendon, S. M. walker; Cole a
Ion, D.. W. R)Oinsor; Darlington, :
Ohm II. Rafra; Dorchester. II. II.
oinkney; II getield, Paris Slnklns; \
Tail field, l. $. Byr6; Forcl38, w. & |
3 lsh; Georgetown, j.. A.. Baxt9
}reenvillc, j. A. BtIeti Greenwood, j {
". Tolbert; Hampton, Horry I
!. O Singleton; KerShaw, w. E Boy {
lin; LancaSty Y; j. - Dye; LaurenS, y
?. $. Sube1; Lec, john IL. Smiti [
lexington, w A Snlth; Marion, IL J
.. MoofE; Mlrih3ro, E j. S81ye!;
Ne cherry, j. O. young Oc1na0, a
Merrlck; o ang0burR, a. d. W8b \
ter: Pickens, w ~. Chastin; Bch; {
and, l.. O. scott; Saluda, j M Jones |
'partanburF, II. p. Rodgers; Sumtsr,
B. II, Richardson; U4ioD, j p Sar |
O.; Williamsburg Jas. Thorpe; York,
A. Watts D
AftM addressing the delegates IN i
leated speech in which he took q II np q
II Senator Til man, the dIsptns rs 4
nd the DemoctaCic primary system b
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