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J '?' I'LAYJNIi AT POLITICS. ? ft?r THE FARCf OF A REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. l-'tMlfi'iil Oilier-holders in South 4'iiroliiin Try to Ivei'ii IIik Ni'jjrors Ouict liy Kuntiinu tlm l'ui-ty Muvliluerv, Althoiijjli it Iioh Nothing to Grind. Coi.i'Miii \, S. C., September 17.?For twelve hours to-day, iroin 0 A. M. to V I'. M. tlii* Hepublienn State Executive \ Committee cooped up in the Colored Odd Tffflfcws' Ilall, struggled and pers pireil over uie numerous eoniesis upon the determination of wliich depended the political fate of Chairman Drayton. Very little- leaked out of the sealed doors as to the result, but it wasreportedthat Drayton, havinga majority of the committee, would have enough of his contesting delegations seated to ensure ' m the preliminary organization, and ^ *.ierefore the victory. At ? r. M. it was announced that the committee would agree at about 8. 1*. M. and the Convention would meet in the House of llepresentatives at that hour, hut when the city clock struck only a few delegates of the total of 12.1 were in their .-.eats. The door of the hall was closely sentineled and only members Ot the Convention were ad "''""'l cr. - 'e r'u-A in \ r\ si.ny id its labors. The audience assembled faster. The gallarics were soon lillcd with spectators, rangui;. in color from hull' to ebony,and in <1 utility from the fashionably dressed representatives of the. hiulijfd. colored society of the city to tin; patched and raided plough hand of tin? rural districts. A novel feature of the Convention was the pros, nee of about seven colored newspaper men, apparently all preachers and members of the stall' of the l'almetto (Meaner, a small colored weekly published in this city. It was a revelation of enterprise, and they seemed fully conscious of it as they leaned over their desk with sharpened pencils ami beaming smiles. A dash of sunset color was given the sombre mass of delegates bv the carmine tints of W. \V. i>ussvWV. luxuriant uiiiskeis. Their owner moved about the hall, confabulating earnestly with Jus fellows of all shades. Shortly after It o'clock jlratton, Mil & l'"1' ?tnd theotinrs who had been ljghttlnrcll'lcg:itcs and worKors wen uivRlhn into groups or rushing around with or Tor news. All was confusion. At last, wlu-n lt;e gallarics and the W lloor were crowded. Stale Chairman Brayton rapp. d to ordir tin; Convention, which bad less than half a dozen whiles in it. and about a score of niul latoes. Tin? hour was tl.lij. Mr. Brayt?n requested the gentlemen not ?!? !* gates to retire in tin-rear of the hall, so tlnil. 1 he delegates cotiltl hi s? atedaiul nque.di d Secretary John A. Harrc to read the cad. The est 11 was read. Mr. Hrayton: "(lentleiucn of the Convention. i.i ohedieneu to the call you have hear.! we have assembled and the Convention is now ready to proceed to business. The secretar\ will now call the t' lnpoury roll." Secretary Bam ealit tl the roll as billows. Abbeville?1. (J Waller, J It Tolherl, A J Jamison, J W Tolbert, Joint J Uoyuolds. Aiken?K J Diekerson, C K Holland, (Jeo J Washington, S K Smith. Anderson?\V A Clark, J, Jones, M It (iasso.vay, Henry Kennedy. Barnwell?Fred Nix, jr., \V S Nixon, M A. Mixon, S P Williams, C C ltobinson. If \Vatraiss' Yran'frf-A?fkorf, j.afm^'t^llins, James Singleton. Beaufort--'!'E Miller, T J Iteytiolds, (1 A Heed, ltobt Smalls. Charleston?John A tJodfrev, J M Freeman. 11 W Purvis, W I) Cruni, M E Drown, T II Jo ics, F 1' Cnnu. Chester?]) C Baum, Carter lloss, J C Cliisho'm. Chesterlield? II 1, Shrewsbury, K H Johnson. Clarendon?Syfax Milton, (iihert llenrv. M Cantey Co'li.*en?W FMjers, W A Paul, E (1 Bennett Joseph Brown, 11 Winn. Darlington?E n Boas, (i W Wines W II Waddill. l.ufcri cm?1 r<mi|>l\IIIS, ,\ .MClmlSOM, .J A Sinipkius, Wesley l.ottan, C. NV Holmes. Fail Held?.1 S Jlird, O 8 A'clson, A C Stewart. Florence?,I K Wilson, A Williams, (ieoifietown?(i E lleiiol, Frank l.'>wrance. (iieenviPe?John 1'Sennit's, W A Kiel tie, Tliomas Drier. Newton .turns, llenry Sims. Hampton?1' 11 ltiley, W NV Dlake. ]|o ry?.1 C Singleton, E 1' Cochran. Kershaw?C C law, Frank Carter, W 15 llari is. 1,"master?,Joseph Claik, Thomas A Dai r.es. I .aureus?('<5 (iairett, 1's Suher, '1' A Sa'.o i, .1 II Mooie l.cxin.Uton?A W Johnson. M I". lloozar. Marion?M liollnway, NY II Collier, 1' 15 Ilctl'oa. Marlboro?11 A lliown, (? W Samleis, K I) J.o io. 'ewheny? K F. Wiihams, 15 15 Doo/.er, Jones." ^Ticonee?M 11 Dryec, Ed I'.vans. Oranjiehnry?K A Weltsler, J 11 Fordham, H A Unstick, Hubert Daxtcr, W. E Cheeshoro. l'ickcns? II l? Hendricks, W M llird Wichhind? F. M Drayton, A W Cnitis, E W Weston, 11 NY Woodward. Spaitaiihuio?15 F Means, J 1, Vouiifl, J F Elisor, J C Drown, II 1) A Smith. Sumter?(J W Mm ray, \\ J Andrews, It li lioach, A J Andrews, it II Uiehardsoii, Jr. Cuion?(ieoijje E Tucker. F C Clark, E II Hawkins. William-hurt:?I.ouis Jacobs, J E SIiijiIctary, W J (Iambic. York?.I M < iinton, J 15 Smith, TS Simpson, (5 A AN atts. The temporary roll included the inayion conicsianis troni lirrKcicy, Colleton, Kt rshaw and Oeonee.and the Anti-llrayton delegations from Charleston, (1m en\ illo and .Marlboro. These last, named delegates were citizens ot I Arlington and seemed to li iViaIm eii si It-appointed. V^-en I nion Conntv was reached the name of Wade I lampion was read as one of the delegates. A hearty laugh testified to lb sense ot humor of the Convention and a cry of "1'iit him out!" was heard. As if conceding the incongruity, the | I 'm.>n delegate withdrew Hampton's name ami substituted that of E. It.-i Daw kins. After prayer .I. II. Fordham, of Orangeburg, presented the name of lh>hert Smalls, of Iteaufort, who -had been chosen by his old enemy. Miller, and other oi lirayton's opponents to defeat the present State chairman for temporary president. Fordham made a tlorid speech of. fifteen minutes in praise of the "Gullah" statesman, during which he declared that the negro race was in South Carolina to stay and was becoming intelligent. cultured and refined. The time was coming when the negro shall stand in South Carolina not as a negro, but as a free educated citizen. Having i alltxtwd to smutilu as a urreat aud good ! man. and a titter running amonjr inc } Braytonites, he declared that he meant i 'what he said when he called Smalls a great and good man. [A horse laugh 1 from the Drayton Berkeley delegation.) j His concluding remark, that the Convention did not want to be called bulldozers or bamboozlers either, was greeted with general laughter. II. L. Shrewsbury, of Chester, nominated lor temporary chairman State Chairman E. M. llrayton. lie made a very good speech, llis references to llrayton wero endorsed by an extraori dinary demonstration in the Convention and the galleries. The llrayton men rose to their feet and cheered and waved hats and handkerchiefs and the galleries sent out a roar of applause. ; Theie was extraordinary enthusiasm, 11 real or assumed. 1! E. .1. Dlckerson, of Aiken, seconded II rayton's nomination. He was glad of i the oppoitunitv of supporting so gallant, patriotic, true and noble a Repub 'ir ? 'i1 vv M in behalf of the families of the prison> j ers lynched at Earn well. She had, he said, cherished by her efforts the widows of victims of a most diabolical j crime. Idreat applause and cries of "Tell it. I II. W. I'urvis, of Charleston, seconded I Smalls's nomination. lie made a very I "fnghfalutin" speech, ir. which he deI dared he rose in defence of the gentle; man who. as a soldier, had made it possible for the present incumbent : (llrayton) to be chairman of a South Carolina Republican Convention. Ceorgo \V. Murray, of Sumter, a big black delegate, spoke for Smalls and , brought up the records of the two canj didates. T. A. Saxon, dean of the law school of Allen University. Columbia, ,?d\o-i , emeu j way ton. and asserted that if the ' gentleman on the other side wanted records shown up, llrayton's friends j were ready to compare records from the Court House ail the way down the line, 1'his palpable hit at Smalls was ! cA?? v^V If......4 ? ? u... u 4 . i | Saxon. Two tellers were appointed t and the roll of delegates was called* The candidates held well together , until the last few counties were reached, then Smalls forged ahead. Tom Miller, who had forgotten his hatred for Smalls in his newer and hit- . Merer animosity to and rivalry with ! Irayt on, shouted out: "(lod bless you!" and ''Come in!" as the linal votes were east for Smalls. The consolidated olliee holders in opposition to llrayton had a great jubilee j as soon as that chieftain's defeat was assured. They diTticed, swung their ; hats, embraced each other and yelled I strenuously. The vote was: Smalls j 71, llravton al. Deas and Crum were I appointed to escort (Jen. Smalls to the ! chair. Smalls spoke as follows: lYllow-Kopublieans: It is with great pleasure that I acceptthedistinguished honor that you have conferred upon me to-night. 1 do notask or need your ! s> mpathy, and 1 will not weary "you with a speech at this late hour. ICnough, | and perhaps too much, has been said Mn the nominating of men for this t <l?n't elect men, as | quiet, persistent work. |A voice: "l>oodie."| So ended the (leiieral's speech. i?. F. Means, of Spartanburg, was unanimously elected temporary seeretarv. and I Jarre, ot Richland :iml Sm.r. rv. of (Juorgetown, assistants. Andrews, of Sumter, protested against the smoking of cigars and eating o. pinders in the hall. Let us have ; some inspect. The Chair: "The gentleman must bear in mind that cigars have been free to day." The Anti-llraytonitcs moved the ap'point mcnt of a committee on credentials, consisting of one delegate from | each Congressional district and two at ! large. The l.raytonites urged that the committee should be composed of one delegate from each uncontested county 1 dolegat ion. i\ H ? r ii tjoo.l !?- ? ? f . |.11 i fy in** ami colliusioi'. tlie call ol the roll was begun at midnight to determine the question. The I?ra>ton substitute was lost 52 I o 57. < >n the question of appointinga column tee ol nine niomb"rs the yeas and nays were demanded. The Anti-I'ru\ tonites succeeded. I in motion providing for a committee of nine was adopted by a vote of Tlf to Its. Much confusion attended the voting and the announcement. A Itraytonite moved to adjourn. The Chair ruled I.... Il.ii ..iiii.nl i. v * ..I' <1... ..... I iij.i. M it'm i ill* 1?|? lilt Hill III i III- |?ir\ i1 >iis question a motion to adjourn I could not be entertained. t his was an extraordinary ruling. especially as the i hody had adopted no rules providing 1 lor any such t hint; as a previous qtics- ] t ion. \V. 1?\ Myers, of Colleton, appealed 1 from the decission of ttte Chair, ns the ' adoption of the resolution had disposed ' i of tlie previous question A motion to tahle the aj peal was ' made. ' The call of the roll on the motion to tahle was constantly interrupted, i various voters claiming that their i names ha.I not heen called. Saxon and others of the Ilraytonitcs devilled ; Chairman Smalls considerably, and there were some very amusing scenes. 1 Charges of illegal voting were made. I The llrayton delegates protested that the Anti-Hraytnn men had heen al- : lowed to vote three times, while they could not get their votes recorded. I!. II. .lenkins, ol IJcrkeley. slung de- I I fiance at the chairman for quite a 'while. i ??? I ???? !>? ?? . At last the patience of Fred Nix was exhausted. Hushing up to the reporter's desk he shook his list, at Chairman Sin ills and shouted: "You conio hero with your Tom -Heed's rulings, but wo won't stand them. We know you were a Penitentiary convict, hut hero you come with yourd??fooling. 1 know what we have to expect. Vou and K. A. Webster have got your slate fixed, but you can't get our votes for your ticket. I'm as good a Republican as any man in South Carolina, but I'll go home and vole foi Ben Tillman before I'll support your slate." . Smalls writhed in spirit, but lie couldn't stop the torrent. Nix was thoroughly aroused and t horoughly enraged. * In the supreme confusion which followed, the announcement, of the vote fount tlOV wr~nt.ui tu --t-tt ?-iiV. l?i delegates thronged the aisle and simultaneously yelled for recognition. They swore at the Chair, taunted him, and threatened hint, but lie wouldn't recognize any ot them. At last a motion to adjourn was made, and a motion tot-ike a recess for two hours was offered by an AntillpnvfAnif i? n?-: ? enhgtit ntn The Chair decided the substitute in order. Meyers appelead. The Chair was overruled and at 1.30 A. M. the Convention adjourned until 0 A. M. to-morrow. It was long before the angry and excited crowd left the hall. Nix promised to give Smalls a worse dose tomorrow. and Smalls damned Nix and said that he was equal to him. The Chair made the following appointments for the committee on credentials : At Large, K. II. Peas and II 15. ilendrix; 1st district, K. M. Iloo/.er 2d, W. S. Dixon; 3d, W. A. Clark; Ith J. L. Voung; oth, .1. P. Smith; '1th .ptcpuri, 7oi?, 12. IX. Ibxon is said to be thfflTliy Hraytonjte on the committee, and the result <?( its work is therefore a foregone eon elusion. It met immediately after the adjournment of the Convention. 11 ray ton's supporters art staggered by their defeat. They attribute il to the free use of money by the Adminis iration ollice holders* (Jeorge I. Cunningham, they assert, corrupted the Convent ton and* bought up enough tlelegates to defeat Mravton. They have not abandoned hope, however, and say that iiraytoti will have a much larger vote for State chairman than lie received to-night. The delegates have plenty of money and are spending it freely. The business of the saloons nearby Pie State House wniicaios that there is hoodie afloat. The committee on credentials sat up all Thursday night hearing the eonLents, and atA. M.. when the Convention reassembled, had not reached its conclusions! A committee was sent delay was purged of its weariness. There was entertainment for all. When Saxon came in he bowed iron icaily to Chairman .smalls, saving: "1 :U>fT my ehnpeuu to your distinguished name. Andrews, of Sumter, moved for a live minutes' rule, no member to speak more Mian twiee on tlu* same subject. Jenkins, of lierkeley, was not ready for Ine question. " The reason, Mr. Chairman, for my noi,-readiness is Ibis:" lb then opposed gag law. Andrews declared that, nothing but gag law was known in llerkelev County. It, was a poor rule that didn't work both ways. ! Violent:, of IJerkeley, jumped up and shouted excitedly: "Stop that! l)on't insinuate on lierkeley. W? had to do that to keep down the money power." The irrepressible Jenkins rose to a question of personal privilege, lie had been particularly "attacked" by the gentleman from Sumter, who belonged to the ungodly ring which was trying to rule politics in South Carolina. It was true that gag law had been prae ttcert on lierkeley. but she has a force of ambition that don't submit l<? it." Dickinson suggested that too much food was being given to the newspapers, and proposi d a suspension of the discussion. Jenkins kept up his humorous remarks tor some time, to the great amusement of Ids faction, who whooped him up liberally. At last an amendment l?y Jenkins, extending the limit to ten minutes, adopted. Fred Nix rose to do something lie had never done before?make an apology lor good behavior, lie admitted that he had got somewhat excited last night from the manner tilings were proceeding here and the rulings of the I ' 11! I i r lie mifrlit lu.'iK'o !in i!n?l<urv 1m the Convention, I>111. not to 11? presiding ollicer- -tor he was responsible for it. iIe recounted his elTorts to obtain recognition from the Chair and tlo-ir failure. The Chair saw and heard him. hot. deliberately ignored liim. Nix made a rambling speech, touching fragment oily upon a do/en subjects, hut rather obscurely, lie had said last night he was afraid lie might he forced to support Tillman. It was very hard, lor lie was something of an aristocrat, himself. [Cheers and laughter. | He believed in educated white men. When we got sueh in cilice there would not be so much oppression of negroes. lie might ho excluded from the Kcpuldican parly, but he would'nt vote for Alon/.o Webster. Miller tried to interrupt him. and Nix appealed to the Chair. II the Phair had not the manhood to protect Inm in his rights he ( Nix > had t he manhood to protect .himself. [Cheers.: lie alluded to his course at the Chicago Convention. which seems to have b en privately criticised. He had voted lor Alger because he thought best, lie had not, like the Chair, gone to Ikiyno, >f Pennsylvania, to ask huw towo' or, like AlopZp v SV^si/ovyrCSo cl.- ni.'wy Depew for (Tic sain?' ""purpose. ?ie touched up Matt Quay rather cansti ally. He taunted Miller with his tailure to Cf?*t to Congress. It was the \< ry devil, lie said, when a man had both the administration and his constituents against him. Yet the gentleman this would-he Congressman. who, thank Hod. wouldn't get to Congress?eame here saying that the Administration was against. lirayton. lie wound up by saving that the Iteiuihlicans ol the North and West diifn't want to have negroes in ollir", and the Convention knew it. Miller (dramatically :) "The very vile attack ot the gentleman I'roin ilarn# well, .Incited l?y Mr ltrayton. against Senator Quay fails harmles"** '.<r it is bi not in the power the gentleman from \v llarn well to touch the lieni of IV gar- w incuts ?>f the Senator from l'ennsyl- et vnnia ! As toyliis attack on me i say ot I (addressing Xif") if you can enjoy any- a thing out of the buzzing you are niak- H I ing buzz on ! but. shoo il\ !" (Applause in and laughter.| to .Jenkins made another attack ?n the 01 i Chair, lie had met such parlimentar- of i.ins as the Chair before now. and they lc j all Iiad eoine from that little toy \.on In I the (Suit* Stream. | Laughter.] si] J'. II. .1ones, of Charleston, said that (e he belonged to that class of men who til was not ambitious for the fnmo of rd newspaper notoriety and did not cary f] for his name to appear as a speate^W>r>e the Republican party In the hack. TirRfc Nix should have apologized for tjiu s | blasphemous and unseemly language* jn i used on the iloor of the Convention lasto,,, night. Ignorance was the barnacle on^i the bottom of the ship of Slate, and un-.,|r( til it should be removed .and enlighten-j u. ed speech and decorous conduct takei ... its place we would never take t he place-,,, we ought to take in this grand Ameri-?.,', ran Republic. At > Deas, of Darlington, chair-,4rj man of the committee on credentials, 1(, reported. Ilcsaidthat the committee had been up all night, and hail given (, careful consideration to llic cases. They i (, I i naiuieu in a ran 01 me uiiimiu'mim ,|, ! delegations. As to the contests they jr .'recommended that the delegations t,| . headed by the following persons he Uj seated : h; | Colleton .1. 1\ l'.rown, Anti-Dray- \ ! ton- . Charleston W*. I>. Crnm, Anti-Dray- u, ton. v,v. ..Li, - W. I). 1 Joy kin. Ant'. ton. " * !7! . j Oconee \V. .1. 'I honias, Anti- llray, ton. * I (ireenville John I!. Scruggs. Anti-j11' I Drayton. I i, Merkeley D. II. Jenkins. Drayton. | j W. S. Dixon and M. 1'.. Ilon/er. 1,1 A minority of t lie eonnnittee made a ' , I report against the action of the ma-j151 [jorityin recommending the unseating j of the present delegations trom Chai- (;! j h'ston. Coll ton and Oconee and the uis- sl missal of the protest against the Marlhorn delegation. They declared that , they had ionnd it impossihle to receive 111 for their side ail impartial hearing. In the course of debate a eV.rge ".v.*;3 tnade tlial S. i*. Duller, of Colleton, lead wore a red shirt in lN7b. and voted for rt Hampton. Duller took the lloor and c. said : "The charge has been made dat S. I'. Duller have not only wear red o shut hut red britches in '7b. Ef do cose S( was pussue in '7b dat was adwocate by '3j have^gone'into di* noii ^^ tics were very bitter, j ges and counter-charges of britW^ftSfl^^ I all manner of rascality. MurriJEStf 18V j Sumter attacked Jenkins, of HeriSKy,] I Vt'llM -f D *1 11 11 ??at l /\11 /\f neitri I I J...... .W.. Wl I'XMlSljllf J. (|( am surprised.' said lie,"that, the mtelli' gent gentleman from Sumter (G. W. : M array) sin >i: I? I have personally attack-1 i n| me an<l havecome before this intelli-1 in j gettl lmdy with a God lie, which: to i> a nefarious tintruih and a uproarious | o : insult to this intellect Convention." j <) Sam Green rose to inquire if the pro- a: I cccdings in this hall could not lie 1; -pt -qi secret. Could not the delegates and all w honorable visitors lie pledged to sec- re rocyv in The Chair said that he eouldri't tell. ?a 1 It seemed to him, from the speeches S1 made to-day. that the delegates were v. not secret-keepers. ta Sammy sat, down. in Tl.ceoinmittoeon credentials had re- i" ; ported iii favor of seating the .tonkins, or lhayton,delegation. The Anti-I'ruy- (Cd tonites nevertheless interposed an am- j d emlment seating the Middleton, or Mil-1 tv ler. delegation. 'fu The roll was called, am the s; t lit** was adopted hv a vote of 72 to 2o. I The ousted lierkelev delegates were supremely disgusted. They crowded I in front of the reporters' desk and Yl j shook their lists at the Chair. One of '!,J 11hem ejaculated : "1> ?n their souls , j to h ?1. Let':} go." Zaek Walker, a colored morehaiit J1.1 1 from Sumter, declared loudly.and re- y' I quested the reporters to put it down, . j that Miller should never he Congress: man and that lie would spend a thous- *' I am! dollars for lClliott. to belt him. rS'iiruiug to Miller lie told liiii lie had ! ' i supported him his last time, hu. would now spend live times as much to heat (<v him. and lie shook hands with tie Can- ['J1 ary to clinch the promise. After tin' transact ion of sonc other | minim* business tin* Convention went into tin- election of n stole Chairman. 1 >r. Cruin, of Charleston, wis proml xv| of having boon bom in South Carolina. t,(. lie took pride in the posltic'i .Wet*, i her distinguished sons hail won in art m. j a no scienee and literature, in war .nil S(.j i peace. While, realizing tin; eliaraiter XXI j anil ability of the ret inngchairman K. jia ' M. Drayton, he wished to name forlln; j,', important position ol'Stateehairnun a xu j worthy scion ol illustrious parent.*, a i man who, within the next two yuars, i.,, [ could 1-a l the Ib ptiblieau party t< vie- \ tory. The Democracy of South i';iro- !j-| lina was apparently reunited and jthe diflerenees ol the two factions j, tiad apparently been adjusted, but be- xv ; neatli the crust the lires of a volcano {slumbered the tires ol dissension, i which would soon burst forth and open s the way for i'epuhliean success. The|Sei | gent leioan whom he tiaincd for chair-1 jjo ' man ol the Stale WcpuMi' wi i xceiitive |i( , committee \\;t> I-'. A. Wehsler, of t )r- i at) angeburg. |Applauso.| i? i'rof. .Morris: "Verily. Appolo tlees i , and Daphne holds the chase, J/ist | |;( Mlosip!1'' '"I1',./ rit h iJest of t ? ?T?"Tp>i>?nc > party, i/i. 1 night the lihu k Mag waveil^jia I lnit io night the white Mag Moats tri yj, it in pliant over the Capitol oi the 1 al- an Iiiettto state. Ah, what a change! , as Why should we saTiliee ?>:n? goon man ' simply to make w ay lor another, and tli.it other a man wlio lias !h ? n an si: lent as 1 he tomli when we ne( d< d his. Iti i work ami Ida wealth '* As was said hyl ed |u distinguished candidate once: *1 hil would rather he right than I're.s dent.' na I! icli la in I County, although Stoiiglit- mi 1 ouf, always seems destined to he in a lai minority, not only in Denm ratif but dr< liepuhlioan eonventions, and yet '.in j honest man is the noblest work of I ha ! t iod." ' eqi JL~ l\A Saxon: Byron said get money, tyfc still get money, no matter by ha menus. Gentlemen. we don't , .id a man who comes here on the renin! {lie ability of his father or any lw man dead and gone. VVe want j mn who will stand Jon his merits.!, rpush the Indo European brother , such prominence? Let us come < ther to-night and support a negro, , who is indeed a true representative , is race in color, in morality, in intel- ( and everything else. If we must! g color into this contest make it1 j ire. I notice that all of the fat eminent places in the State are j el by white men, and they in turn i! ?* the country over with a line-tooth j. nb to lind white llepublicaus, or; mocrats even, to lill the subordinate j Cgs in their gift. 1 beg to nominate i -fttwrr?oiainutwi m?n---1.. Stond." f t .E.Smith,of Aiken: "I do not do- t to indict a long speech on this , ? ly which has. through the literary j( litv and ambitions of its members,; .? eady eoniracieu i:s proceedings iuu i It is fashionable to speak at 1 gth in order to impress our friends j i ;1 acquaintances with our impor-1 ] ice. 1 am not here to measure an- j i remits with mv friends, but have sen to hold some people responsible ! i very palpable inconsistencies. Ifi] e-half of what the members of thisj* nvenliou said about each other is., ie, the State has been derelict in her ty in not punishing all of you. My end has hatched out plans in a nest I "infamy in order to gratify his dis- j pointed ambition. Certain persons ire, through the columns of The cws and Courier, made charges vert ing on me. I wish to brand tiie dhors and all who approve the cliarr \ infernal scoundrels, villains, ;,.i iiiul nicii wlm are willing to order inc. "1 desire now to second the nomina-1 ui of K. A. Webster." The roll was called and Webster was octet! chairman of the executive com-! ittee over Morris by a vote of '.N'? to 21. J lirny ton's chances having evapor itI, I'r<if. Morris was given a compliant by the ragged remnant of the late ; lieftain's force, ilrayton had long nee left the hall. Alter much discussion the question 1 'nominating a ticket was left open id the Convention adjourned sine die ; Kt?llcctlti? on mi A l:\htiu.a .lory. Ill it M l Nil il A >l, A I.A. Sept. 17. Yesrdtiy the jury in the Criminal Court turned a verdict of not guilty in the ise of Charles Sample, a negro charged ith murder. The evidence of his guilt, nooiiefn/1 U'i|U olieir !tml luicit iv'O !Vuu witnesses swearing that Sample lot his victim whileJthc-laUo^-wttstlee^in a restaurant. Samijle a 1mm ct. Tho affair has created a great al of talk. Don't I.Ike Ills Speccli. \V A-nil No TON, Sept. 17. The nieetg of the House judiciary committee -day called to consider the resolutions nsuring Hopresentative Kennedy, of hio. for his speech against the Senate :d Senator Quay, and to expunge the leech from the Congressional Kecord, as' attended by all the members, Kepsentative Kennedy was present and ade :i statement in defence of his lion, and argued to prove that the 'eeeh as published in the llecord was it bin the requirements of parliameury laws. The committee decided by a ; ajority that was large enough to per- | it Adams, of Illinois, to refrain from sting a vote, he having already expressIds opinion of the speech and the duty the House on the lloor, to report a solution directing the (iovernment inter lo omit the speech from the peranent copy of the Kecord. A Prolific Family. Mm iikvili.k, X. V., Sept. 19.--The ! ife of John ]learn of this place, aged i years, gave birth to twins on Mon-1 iy evening. Her daughter, Mrs. Strat- j n, who lives in a neighboring town-1 i|>, presented her husband with t wins ; e same evening. Mrs. St rat ton's uightt r Kve was married a year ago. id lives in Ilradford. The friends of rs. Stratton and her mother were not t through congratnlating them over e interesting natal coincidence in eir families, when Mrs. Stratton reived a letter from her son-in-law an-1 um ing that her daughter had given ] rtli to twins herself on Monday even-' Horn I'iulit ;i Unci. IJI-;lc I. I \, Sept. Hi. A desperate duel tli rapiers between two schoolboys op- I rreil here yesterday. The principals,! ear Leseli, fourteen, and Hans Don | r, sixti en, are members of the Latin j 100I. One of them. Donner was. mnded in the face and nose, and lost If his left ear. but was able to walk j the police station, where his wounds j re dressed l lie police captain sent p the boys' fathers, who are well own in licrliu. It is thought that no empt will he made to arrest Lcscli. j ic cause of the encounter was the at- ' opt of young Donner to supplant sell in the affections of their common eetheart, licit ha Itath. Conflict In n SynitKoifuc. rur.NToN, N. .1., Sept. 17.?During [ vices in the. I'olish Hebrew syna- ! gue here to-day a tight occurred over e attempt of ex-Kalihl Max Itoddcn ; d some of his followers to take a part the prayers,after they hail been warnto keep tnvav. During the struggle i allien and Harris Adolphus, it is | itY"'1 o mi I. Went before"..'fisttcc Mills and ! d warrants issued for the arrest of >ses Skomwitsohki, the new rabbi, | <1 several officers of the Synagogue1 their assailants. Illllkl' I 111- lll-l i.r.l 111 HI.. Sept. is. Hurnapof J it Id look the special premium oiler- j at the County fair for the man ex-! biting the largest family. Mr. I In r- i p. who is a young farmer, has heeii | irried ten years and drove out on the : ir grounds yesterday with nine chil n. a {red respectively It, s, 7, '?,I,! and I years. Mr. Ilurnap claims to j ve a record of singles that cannot he naled by any man in the State. ?. ; m_. i?r - j gor'jon aggressive:. riir Vrtcrnr riglittvr Attnrhft Alliiii.co i ( l.ondrrs. ATI.AN A, (JA., 1*. "Fijjllt t'iO levil wit' liro" fwi'ins to ho tlio plan of 'ampaign of (ionoral Cordon in his run ,!l or uit- M'n;iu', ami now inai no lias j ipenod up on (lio Allianoo loailors ho is uaking it rod hot for them. His last s wo speeches have boon especially bitter. t \t Conyers ho devoted his timo "to I'resdent Livingston, of the (Seorgia State 1 Uliauce, denouncing him us a mass of m mtrifaction, whoso record was as black , is hell could paint it- When his record dial 1 1h? published, every honest man vi11 blush for having associated with ,1c dm. ch mt&f."i?? rn ire speech was devoted to I)r. .Maeune. *v he Notional Alliance leader and to ex M Senator Norwood, who is looked upon as ,.t) Sov. (iordou's most probable opponent. .. Speaking of Maeune. he said: "Maeune, ? hat piebald politician of Illinois, the ?l" nan who, under the guise of friendship re; for the Alliance men of (lyorgia, turns lis back upon them when there is any .. money to be made." tiordon exi?lained this charge byre- th ferring to Macune's advocacy of the hog pi lard bill. Ml)r. Maeune," lie continued, 'the zebra-headed politician of Illinois, comes bearing cheap gifts of conipli- Ui inent in one hand, while he seeks to stab M me with the other. lie referred at su length to Macune's charges against him. |a as printed in the National Kconomist. ' among others that he was in the trade of Wall Street. The (iovcrnov declares is that lie is tlu1 oldest advocate of Alliance ii principles, and that lie has done all he j,( can to have the farmers organized for the battle upon the concentrated capital of Wall Street, lie defends Ills |iosiifon j, in opposing the sub treasury by declaring that i'oik, Livingston and all the other u leaders do not deem it feasible, and that Missouri, Virginia,and Texas Alliances t| have repudiated it. Then he lets out on v. Norwood calling liini Thomas Maeune v Norwood, and speaks of liiiu as coming v l'resji from laying on of hands by High ,, l'riest Maeune. p Norwood's reference in his recent in c terview to changing the const it lit ion. lie characterizes as "the twaddle o'.'au aspir ;l ing demagogue." (Jordon is very bitter s in all of his references. The Alliance a loaders an* lighting bark in the same y fashion, and the campaign is one "lor c blood." PREARRANGED SUICIDES. j I > r:timtl Ic una Startling Fate ??t ?"? A?- . tread una lior Luver til N?w York. , NkayYuuk. Sept. 1H. About day ; break a fair-haired Herman. a stalwart . and iiandsonie looking man, entered an s elevated railroad station. I he nian ?? tt 111 ilutfuiiU. A Iter l| wow. The man nodded and replied, * loud enough for the gateman to hear l ill m, "Yes, f have come, Kmilie; are von ready ?" -The answer from the window i was not heard. The man turned on 1 is | heel and took something from his pock- i et. The next moment a shot rang out, 1 and the man fell heavily on his fan . I Mefore the report laid died .away the < station man, who had rushed forward, t heard what seemed to hetheeeho of the i shot coming apparently from the win- i (low of the house overlooking the end of 1 I the platform where the dead man lay. ] No attention was paid to it, as t Ik y w? re I attending to the dead man, ami police {J men and physicians were hurriedly called, hut when they arrived the man was (i dead. He had shot himself through the t temple. i While the ollieers were exaininiiig the t clothing and effects of the suicide a \ messenger rushed intothe station house s and cried out that a woman had shot <1 herself sit 110 Canal street. The keeper si of the (lermaniaCafe here hsul found 1 Kmilie Rossi, sin suitress, who hoarded in the house, desid, sliot through tin heart, is One window of her room overlooked d the HowCli cut! of llui uy-town \tlu(.l'ul'Hl. S That window wsis the one which their gsitemsm had seen opened previously, t and from which the sound of the second d aliot was heard. liehilid the Isiee eurtsiins the woinsin t had sat waiting for (lie trystring desith y signsil. It had come smd sit the signal ;t "ready," the man fell dead under the d window, aiul she, within,shot hersell to p t lie heart There lay three visiting cards with a farewell messages ever I lit* name of j; Kinilie Itossi. It seemed as plain as p daylight that they had prearranged ^ their suicide. v Are You (.ning to l?e Married? Atlanta, Sept. is. Then; will he four cotton bagging weddings at I'iedniont exposition. Two will take place . on Wednesday of Alliance week. <?clo- jher 2Uth, and two on Thursday, t tctobi r :ioth. ' . Maj. Kitten says the weddings celehrated with cotton hugging ornaments . is something (hat the people will wmil ' to see. and it wovld he a happy little feature of Alliance week to gi\e the tar iners such an entertainment. lit1 suggested that a prize of I no be offered the lirst, couple to accejd the of- ' fer to marry on the grounds in cotton * bagging attire, and a prize of ?C>!) he of- ' fered the second couple to .accept. The hoard of directors adopted the . suggestion. No special pri/.t > will he ottered for the third and Court h couples. " hut there will he wedding presents enough to make it to their advantage. . There will lie many other attract inns ! during Alliance week on the grounds of 1 the exposition. The presidents of all the State Alii ' ances have been invited, and many ot her prominent leaders of the National Alii . since will he on hand. TIk- I.ion Itit tin- "II nst let's l.i-g. 1 I)k.n\ Kit. ("of...Sept. 17. A hustler." si gulling oil the t?t{ruLniic of t la- cages of \Vtoir-ee. #ro.'s (Irons, with 'tis legs ' dangling down the side, attracted the a attention of a lion The beast reached ' out w ith one of his claws and lixed its nails ill the loan's li'<r in n- till. III.... I /-? " *,,x * ,l,,u I stripped the llesh from tlie hone to the j heel, and before the poor fellow eould i' he released it was necessary to pry the ( beast's jaws open with iron liars. Oiutyinti (ii'tii Tlirrr. I Cll A HUSTON, S. ('., Sept. Id. The v Hampton County Democratic primaries t to-day resulted in theeleetiou of .1. W. h Moore "straightout" to the Slate Sen- * ate against l>. s. Williams, Tillmaiiite. ' The vote stood, Moore . IT, William.- t?>7. t The rest of the count ry ticket is niadej?: up of Tillmanitcs. (ireeiiville News. 11 MlblRIAL IN THE FAMOUS CHE3rEilFIELO POISONING CASE. < uy iltiltiiKitii anil tier I'lit-inl fi.ivlil >1. IikuIih on Trial lor AUinliiistciiiit; Uryclniliio In llor lli?sl>ini?l--T|it> llrlalh >1 (lio ciihc. Ciikstkumkm?, Sept. 17. A most renrknhlc poisoning ?':ise has just hocn ought to trial in this county. It v.as o ease ot't In4 Sta'o against Mary A. illn.son an<l Davitl .1. .lacohs, who nrn argnl with wilfully, feloniously ami alic.ious.ly aiiuiiuistcring poison to "" ? ? -? ? ?,,ish::m1 ol ary, on the "J'-M of August. Tlic ease - .1 ?%...? to.io r.?n UnWIlK M i livru- (iti>n ?uai ?i.t iiiii the most revolting developments, id. contrary to genera! expectation, suited in a mist rial, the jury standini; >'o fi?r acquittal and ten for eonvtern. Jacobs's wife and daughter and c sons of the dead man were the incipal witnesses. Jacobs is anyiii"I but a liandsome man. is tall, thin id apparently about titty years old. ary Johnson lias seen some thirty imiuers, and is not prepossessing by a rj*c majority. It was shown duriti;; ie trial that a eriminal intim.iev exted between the pair, notwitbslanditf they went from bouse to house aiding prayer meetings. Jolmson and Jacobs were neighbors, lid i! si'i'iM.s I n il .! < >!>s*f. vi 1.1 A.... alou t>( tier husband and Mary Johnm, and J olmson was jealous of bis ife and Jacob*. Jacobs visited the oliiisoiis daily, and frequently carried ohnson's wile to and from Sunday ehool in bis buggy, allowing li s own lie and children to walk. Johnson ras heard to remark that, if Jaeohsdid ot stop \ isi! mg Ins lionselliere would 'i; trouble, .1:11! it is said that Jacobs ursed and abused the deceased. Outlielkfd of August Jacobs carried box of.sun 11 to .Mary and "bad some eeret talk." Joliusou, who was a man I tout 1.0 years ot age, ate a hearty sup ?er that. night and retired about S 'clock in bis usual good health, with be except ion ol a bad cold. Ills wife estilicd that, she reminded him that he tad not taken some quinine which lie tad promised her t hat mm nine tot ake, mil that she then brought the pill, or upside; and he swallowed if; MioiTIy liter retiring tiie household were trmised hv Johnson, wiio had heeoiue iiitideiily and violently ill. l ie alarm ivas given and one of his sous was dis[lalehl d for Jacob", wl:o v.as inei. eom - 'ti. hv ' ' ? '"iv. thai. lus "fat ie-r .jwc.-MnuiH in iii" world: "What v/as the [natter V Johnson complained of M?n hiiicr juin it :"iil sasu I ha! Ins Hire, ?v.n !>are!ied. I Je cilic'i -Hi' water ail the Lime an?l asked !i : souk thiiijrto make aim vomit, bnt 111?11:i::;r ,ls . r>[ 11 ; lit Me SMa w an! f(l t o :;o I ' .r :i ?iu.- or lmt was t(.|-i by lleiM' ,r i miinjr !ii ' ilw v .liat i "doctor I'uiilil do mo rood' ;.,i I tone u'.'is se;n f'??r ? li.-n k.a. o tfiew* iW'l'.'C Mid IM|I\ It2 ina ;!!'; )[.vii] <> i ?lll?>w< ii; i is hlll;>. \v I to tliMw'M, ! he Kll'oxvse.Cj i,i rsiee i>l;;.*ei and In<>re vii, cut, his lei !1, eh mkied in a sardon so ]ria, ami a: '.i a. in. tie- end rami. Jacobs was the iii'st person to arriv ?ii the scene, and lie ami .Mary took heir places at t ins bedside ot the sick nan and watched, whispered and ifa\ " heir patient water. At lirst Mary, the Vile, seemed to lie imieli distressed, hul oon became ealni. After Johnson's leath, Jacobs took charge of the body lid made all the arrangements lor t lie iinoral, etc. Some of the neighbors were not saldied at the suddenness of Johnson's oath, and demanded that an linjuest. fwMn'.r l:nlcoi)s*s" ,irru^vrnr^inmiT hat she found a bottle of white power in her father's trunk, who, whrn ailed upon the second time, admitted hat he hail kept strychnine for twenty ears to kill crows. Ib\ llulledgo exmined tin* body and declared that oath had 'm en caused by strychnine Ol-f n. lie Core and after the inquest Jacobs 11.1 Mary met and held several "secret iilks." Mary Mrs. Johnson was heard i> say tliat it must have, been the pill hat killed her husband, and that if she l as sent to the penitentiary she would mm everything before her husband's oiks should have them. Jacobs and Mary were arrested, ami vhile being conveyed to jail asked that hey he allowed to rule in the same mggy, hut the request was refused, aeoi-s takes the matter very lightly .ml is ineliu ?d to joke over tin; affair, le believes in charms and exhibits a daek cat's loot, t lie picture i i a woman nda wreath oi blackball*. Wl.enaskd by the Solicitor who gave him the vrculh and picture, !i" said he could lot remember the name. It. was oherveil thai Mary's hair had been slniiled, and was oi t lie same color as that hown by Jacobs. The defendants denied all improper elation* and said that n<? poison had u on {jiveil, am! that nothing but quilinchad been administered ami tint villi ist criminal intent. Nuneol the powder found in .Jacobs rank by his wile and daughter was estc d and proved to he si r\ eh nine and he tpiiuiue capsules lound at .Jnluion's were also tested ami found to he II ritflit. 'l'he theory of the Male was that aeol?: luriiished the stryeiiniiie and hat Johnson's w lie, Mary, put some of tin one of t In* quinine capsules ainl tdiniliistered it as inedieiiie. Tin* jury was out about two hours, iii'. lading to a^ree, t iic .Judqe ordi-red i mistrial and the prisoners were com niLi.ru io jail. TniRi'ily Alli'i tli? I'lay. Ni:\v Youk, September 13. An eler! i'* light lineman ?i;i1111 i KoJT waskiil"I to-night l>\ the electric iluid on the vires he was handling. As !ie hung uspendeil in the air in front of the I'mk riieatre in full view ol the audience, vhieh was passing' out of th" theater, tie ease was attended with a!' fhctruge le; tnre. which have ehnrautcri/ed iii11lar occurrences heretofore, wiUi he .addi'on tliai the accident oceurod n plain view e! the niulitude that rowds I'.road way as lie tle a' res empty heaiselves.