Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-26

Ter said, referring TO the election O1
Whipper to the Charleston judgeship,
that II he came to Edgefeld court, he
would be flung out of the windows Of
the court house. Gen. Conner replied,
that while that would be rightful
treatment, 1t would be violation Of law
and would bring Federal intervention.
Gen. Butler spiritedly retorted, IF we
stand together now, instead of Car
penter judge in the Fifth circuit, re
would have Kershaw or Youmans;
and instead of Whipper in Charleston,
we would have PRESLEY or Porter" a
prediction which really came true. The
heat Of the day and the stuffy, close hall
was terrible. The debate was closed
and the roll called and the straightout
resolution was adopted by practically
the same vote that elected the presi-
dent. The doors were opened and the
crowds rushed in. They were peepiag
through the closed doors during the
debate, and were mostly Radicals.
Butler Nonninatcs Hampton.
|
hand side where the Edgefield and
Aiken delegations were sitting could
be seen M. c. Butler and M. w. Gary
standing, earnestly talking together.
The writer heard Gary say to Butler.
Now Is the time for you to nominate
Hampton" but Butler insisted that
Gary should do it. The bald eagle
contended that it was Buffers duty,
and we lifted him up on to a chair,
and in that attitude he placed the
county in nomination for governor.
His voice was like a silver cornet, his
words were forceful and potent. Rob-
ert Aldrich of Barnwell, an original
straightout (now the able judge of the
Second district), on behalf of the
straightouts seconded the nomination
Of Gen. Hampton.
Across the aisle that gallant son Of
Charleston, James Conner, who in the
secret session had led the forces Of
compromise and conciliation. arose to
second the nomination of Hampton.
Short and compact in stature, with his
broad determined head, he seemed ten
feet tall.
He and his people were not sulkers
in the camp; they only feared the
movement was premature, but as the
majority thought different, come veal,
come woe, they were in for the fight
without counting the cost, and he
pledged his life and his all for the
struggle, and the clank of Conner's
crutch, as he ripped out his earnest
| words, told the convention he meant
what he said.
Unity, union and massive determi-
nation had come to the convention. 1t
was nearly 5 o'clock. Hampton, who
had stood apart, and up to this time
had not opened his mouth except to
vote for the straightout movement,
arose in the back of the hall. Tall,
| rather slim (then). neatly dressed,
quiet and cool, and unassuming, he
strobe to the front, held up his hand
and said in substance, that before the
vote was taken, he wished to ask the
members not to consider him person.
ally, as he did not want the nomina-
ton; to think we'll before acting; that
there were others whose names would
do more good, but that If they said
he must lead, that for the sake of the
old state, he would do so. He left the
| hall. In q few moments the unani-
nous nomination was made. History
had a bright page written on the wall
| for a radicalism, carpetbagism and
| scalawagism; it was in the air, mere
tekel, upharsin.
The radical leaders had crowded in
the corridors during the secret ses-
sion. Nash, Elliott, CORDOBA, and the
sleek Tim Hurley, rushed in and felt
the density Of the atmosphere.
No night session was held, but there
was no sleep in the city on the Con-
garee that night. Two forces were at
work, without attracting attention.
away up yonder in cotton town,
torch light procession was formed;
long and sinuous it was. AS 1t passed
down Main street and came to the
government building, it's orif1ame was
| recognized in the person of that knight,
Col. Alexander Cheves Haskell. He
rode a coal black steed and wore an
immaculate white suit with a black
SLOUGH hat. The crowd cried in praise
and enthusiasm; an impromptu ros-
trum was erected on the state house
| grounds (without permission for
erecting it), right under the WINDOW
of Gov. Chamberlain's executive offices
| Gt was said he was in there during
the meeting), and such a meeting and
such portent, cool, determined, def1ant
speeches! Theodore G. Barker OF
Charleston, George d. Tillman or
Edgefield, and others, set the pace OF
the coming campaign. In the hotels,
the leaders of the delegates held eau
cuses how best to mold the ticket so
as to arouse the people to the fight.
When the convention met the next
morning all was unity and fierce de-
termination. Such a ticket has never
since and VIII never again De put w
fore our people. Hampton and Simp-
son Conner and Hagood, Simms and
| Leaphart, Noise and Thompson all
gone (but not forgotten, hope), and
the fight was on to the death. We want
home. Then came meetings at New
berry, led by Wyatt Aiken and James
Lipscomb: at Abbeville led by Samuel
MCGOWAN and James S. Cothran; at
Midway led by G. D. Tillman, Gilmore
Simms and Fred CAN'T; and the blood
began to boil in earnest. The dele
gates had spoken, it was the peoples
time now to act.
The Campaign.
Those were not the days Of electri-
city, or telephones, Of fast trains, OF
night messages, and of automobiles,
but the elbow to elbow touch was felt;
| the heart to heart message of the An
glo- Saxon was sent from Caesars
Head to the Battery; from the tawney
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