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?hc ^urlit'inc ^ttquitev. r.. ^ YORKVILL.E, f~. C.: THURSDAY MORNIJfG, AUG. 2fl, 1872. Watch the Figures.?Thec&i/eon the "addresslabel" shows the time to which the subscription is paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers discontinued, the (late must be kept in advance. casn.?it must oe uisimcuy unuersioou mai our terms for subscription, advertising and jobwork, are cash, in advance , '! ! PERSONAL. We are pleased to see upon the street again our esteemed fellow-townsman-, I. D. Witlierspoon, Esq. Ho has been confined to his residence for the past four months by a serious illness. He is yet much debilitated, but the indications are encouraging that he will now rapidly regain his usual health and strength. HEAVY*!RAINS. On Friday and Saturday nights of last week, this section was visited with violent storms of rain, accompanied with thunder and lightning. The ground in many places was wasliod into gullies, crops on the low lands ware submerged, bridges, and fences in different localities were carried away by the flood of water, and crops have been materially dartiaged. m ?< THE OPENING OF THE BALL. We have been informed that Hon. D, T. Corbin, the United States District Attorney, will deliver a political speech at the Court House in this place, on Saturday next at 11 o'clock, A. M. Hisspeech will be made'in the interest of the "true" Republican party. Judging from his Greenville speech, which was published in our columns last week, hewill not spare snch of the nominees of the "ring" rsare open to criticism, which includes nearly the whole batch. * i 4 1 1 ? NnwrvATiovs POK PO^RFSS. The following are the Republican nominations for Congress: For the Second District?A. J, Ransier, colored; Third District?R. B. Elliott, colored;'Fourth District?A. S. Wallace. For Congressman at large, R. H. Cain, colored, has l>een nominated by tho "Ring" Convention, and Joseph Quash, colored, by the "Honest" Republicans. The nomination for the First District will not be made until the 10th of September. NOMINATIONS FOR SOLICITOR. The following are tho Republican nominations made last week in Columbia, bythesevoral Judicial Conventions, for Solicitor for tho respective circuits: First Circuit?C. W. Butts; Second Circuit?P. L. Wiggin; Fifth Circuit?J. H. Runkle ; Sixth Circuit?W. H. Brawloy; Seventh Circuit? W. McGiU Fleming; Eighth Circuit?A. B. Blythe. The candidate for the Fourth Circuit will be nominated on the 10th of September. THE REPUBLICAN ^CONVENTIONS. To the exclusion of our usual variety, wesurrender nearly the whole of the inside columns of the Enquirer to the proceedings of the two Republican Conventions which have been in session at Columbia during the past week. The "chasm" between the two wings of the party is wide, and tho indications are that if there is no interference in the fight by the white conservatives of the State, there will be no "clasping of hands" by the factions. The ticket headed by F. J. Moses represents, in the main, the thieving ring which has brought the State to tho verge of ruin. The other ticket is claimed by its friends to represent the honesty of the Republican party. Whether this is true or not, the progress of the campaign will fully develop. For the report of tho proceedings which we pubksb, we axe indebted to the columns of the Columbia papers and the Charleston M?ia LIBERAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. A meetingofthe "Liberal" or Greeley Republicans was holden in Columbia on Saturday last. The Union furnishes the following report of the proceedings: Colonel Samuel A. Pearce, who is the member in this State of the National Executive Committee of the organization, was, on a motion made by Judge Win. M. Thomas, chosen chairman, Mr. -J. Evans Britton acting as Secretary. There was a comparing of ideas regarding the present situation, and the conclusion was arrived at that organization was needed. The following is a rcso lution adopted by the meeting: Resolved, That a committee of three bo appointed for the purpose of conferenceand co-operation, on the basis of the action of the Baltimore Convention, with the Stato Democratic Executive Committee, at their assembly on Monday evening, as to the best course to bo pursued in referenco to State and national affairs. The chair appointed Judge Thomas, R. B. Carpenter, Esqr., and Dr. E. \. Wheeler, as the committee for thatpurpose. It was also resolved that the Chairman be empowered to call a convention of the party at an early day for the purpose of completing organization. "Adjourned subject to conference and call. ULTRA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. In accordance with the call of tho Chairman, this body met in Columbia on last Friday. The Convention was called to order by Edward F. Stokes, who opened the meeting with prayer. The Union says: "Mr. James Wardlaw Cover was elected temporary chairmau, and Mr. W. T. Wilkins was elected secretary; The temporary chairman stated the object of the meeting, and while asking the convention to stand by the old time principles, denounced in unmeasured terms the Dlatform and candidates of the Baltimore Convention. The committee appointed on permanent organization reported the names of the gentlemen acting temporarily, and they were chosen the permanent officers. The President favored in strong manner sending delegates to the Louisville Convention. A Committee on Platform and Resolutions, with Mr. Stokes as chairman, was appointed, who reported a platform, which was unanimously adopted. The Platform Committee also offered the following list of names as those of suitable persons to go to the Louisville Convention on the 3rd proximo, with the power of appointing their own alternates, yiz.: Edward F. Stokes, James Wardlaw Cover, Col. James H. Rion, Capt. William H. Stack, Allen McDavid, A. J. Nandegrift, John F. Oxner, J. R. Lambson, John D. MeCarlev, Adam Berlev, Capt. John J. Stack, W. T. Wilkius, P. D. Cureton, T. D. Napper. A resolution was adopted recommending to the Louisville Convention for nomination for President, the name of Hon. Charles O'Connor for President, and Hon. Samuel J. Bayard for candidate for Vice-President. It was also resolved that the President of the Convention appoint an executive committee of five for this State, who shall have power to nominate electors for the Presidential election. The following is the committee: Edward F. Stokes, phuirnmn Tnhn Ti MnParlatr William IT Gfaalr T. D. Napper. j. R. Lambson. This done the convention adjourned." 4.^.4 Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM COLUMBIA. Columbia, S. C., Aug. 26,1872. We are having lively and interesting times in Columbia, occasioned by the internecine strife in the Republican ranks. The rogues have at last fallen out, and it is to be hoped that honest citizens, of the State may now get a Dortion of their dues. There is certainly some reasonable expectation of reform in our rotten State Government. Just how it is to come, and precisely from which direction, is a question not immediately to be determined; but it is comforting to believe that the white people have, or will have, the matter in their own hands, and in their own good time; and as to them may seem best for the interests of the State, they will throw their solid column of 50,000 votes to the side of one or the other of the contending Radical factions, and thus ensure their triumph. Perhaps it may not pro/e uninteresting to the readers of the Enquirer to give a concise retrospective view of tiie situation. There is no kind of question but that the schism in the Republican ranks in this State is one of the precious fruits of the Liberal Republican movement inaugurated by honest old Horace, Gratz Brown, Schurz, Trumbull, &c. The great cause among the many grave causes of complaint against Grant's administration, is the wretched and ruinous condition of some of the southern States?especially South Carolina?plainly attributable to the carpet-bag governments, created, fostered and sustained under Grant's reconstruction policy. This is the key-note of the Liberals in their cry for reconciliation, and Grant has begun to tremble as he witnesses its wonderful effect upon the people of the North, manifested in the large and daily increasing accessions from the Radical to the Liberal Republican ranks. The administration is thus compelled to make an effort to relieve itself of the odium which attaches to the corrupt and thieving southern State governments. Hence the protest now made by the chief fuglemen of Grant in this State?Orr, Corbin, Sawyer, et id omne genus?against the nomination of Franklin J. -Moses, Jun., the preeminent bribe taker in a General Assembly whose only idea of legislation is a job. This nomination the administration at Washington canuot sustain and live. Once it appears to the people of the United States that Grant favors the election of F. J. Moses, Jun., he will have a burden to carry in the Presidential race which he cannot support and hope still to keep pace with the seven-league boots of the philosopher of Chapaqua. It is to help Grant, therefore, that xi_ . _ i a. i _ j i t t r\ i i cue 0011, icu uy oames ij. vjrr, nus ueeu maue. Judge Orr, one may charitably suppose, is actuated also by a sincere desire to rescue the State from the clutches of the robbers, into whose hands he has been largely instrumental in throwing her; but the mainspring of the movement, and, doubtless, the only motives of Corbin and Sawyer?for what do they care for South Carolina ??is to help the great Military Mogul at Washington in the November election. THE MOSES TICKET Is composed as follows : For Governor, F. J. Moses, Jun., the present Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the great bribe taker of that infamous body, who swindled the State out of upwards of $100,000 in the purchase and alteration of arras for the militia; stands booked for $11,000, received as a bribe to prevent Scott's impeachment; has issued over $1,200,000 of bogus pay certificates during the last session of the Legislature, and committed various other acts of fraud and villainy "too numerous to mention." For Lieutenr it-Governor, R. H. Gleaves, colored, of Beaufort ; hitherto unknown to fame, except as a ballot-box stuffer in the last election, for which he was tried in the United States Court, and escaped only because the jury made a mistrial. His two fellow Commissioners. Langly and Williams, were convicted, and have since been pardoned by Grant. For Attorney-General, Samuel W. Melton, who needs no introduction to the people of York. Hi would make a capital AttorneyGeneral, or anything else, on a good ticket; but he can scarcely be expected to leaven entirely that mass of corruption with which he has allowed himself to be mixed. He could have been Governor on the bolters' ticket, and there is where he properly belongs. For Secretary of State, H. E. Haync ; now a colored Senator from Marion?one of the corrupt set, but not so bad as Moses. For Treasurer, F. L. Cardozo; once believed by most white people an honest colored man; but now shown to be in collusion with Parker, and as deep in the mire in every way as the others are in the mud. He disobeyed the instructions of his constituency in voting for Moses, and moreover has acknowledged himself a partner with Neagle and others in the 8300,000 swindle perpetrated upon the stockholders of the Greenville and Columbia railroad, in the matter of the Continental Telegraph purchase. For Comptroller-General, S. L. Hoge; whom every body knows as the prince of carpet-baggers. For Adjutant and Inspector-General, H. W. Purvis; a negro and a hanger-on of the Ring. For Superintendent of Education, J. K. Jillson, the present incumbent. R. H. Cain, (daddy) has been nominated for Congress from the State at large. THE BOLTERS Have not yet completed their nominations. Reuben Tomlinson, a Quaker from Philadelphia, and quondam State Auditor, has been selected for Governor. He has a very fair record as to integrity. Judge John T. Green, of Sumter, has been nominated for Attorney-General. He is an excellent man. The other nominations will be made to-day. The white people have determhied to have nothing to do with either party until further developments. The bolt may possibly be intended merely as sham show of opposition by Grant to Moses. When the administration speaks authoritatively we will know, and not before then. The Liberal Republicans and Democrats will put out an electoral ticket for Horace Greeley, but no candidates for State offices. They desire to give the Radicals an open field for State reform, for this is the only hope we have any way. The bolters swear they will consolidate with the Moses crowd if the Democrats put out a State ticket, and they are doubtless telling the truth when they say so. Hal. ?. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM TENNESSEE. Nashville, Aug. 22,1872. the shadow of coming events. As I predicted in my last week's letter to tVin "R!vnT*TT?i.-T? Andv .Tnhnsnn was not nomi nated by yesterday's convention. His friends rallied in force, but were not of sufficient strength to overcome the packed hosts of Cheatham. Consequently Mr. Johnson refused to allow his name before the convention, and is now in trim to run independently if he chooses, and I hazard the prediction that he will run and be elected by thirty thousand majority. In order that the reader may understand the situation, I will briefly review events in connection with the present contest. After Mr. Johnson's return from the Presidency he aspired to get an endorsement from the people of his State by an election to the United States Senate. The people were for him, but the politicians conspired against him, and with the help of thirteen Radicals in the Legislature, defeated him by three votes. Now that Congress has given this State a Congressman at large, the people are anxious that Mr. Johnson should have the position, that his voice may once again be heard at Washington. But the same old ring that defeated him for the Senate are at him again, and are using every means to slaughter him. The convention to nominate a candidate for the office met in this city yesterday. Mr. Johnson had been announced as a candidate, but up to the meeting hour, it was not known whether lie would allow hia name before the convention or not; as it was plain it had been packed in favor of General Frank Cheatham, I his opponent. His mysterious silence in rej gard to his intentions greatly puzzled the Cheathamites, and caused them to swear often and take big drinks between oaths. Would I he go before the convention ? Would he bolt if not nomitated? Would he run anyway? These were questions continually propounded, but not answered. So the troubled spirits addressed Andy a note asking him if he would be before the convention as a candidate, and if we would abide the nomination, to which he replied in four words: "This is too thin." So they did not get much out of . him. i After Mr. Johnson had carefully gone over ; the list of counties and saw how the case ! stood (Cheatham's friends having got everything satisfactorily packed) he declined to let his name go before the convention, and instructed his friends accordingly. The convention met and all went along well I until the names upon important committees j began to be called. Then the gentle bolt bei gau. A fellow would pop up and say that for j "reasons not necessary to mention," he declined to serve, and asked to be excused. In j this way the Johnson men gradually slid out. Bedford county bolted in a body, and the ; most of Sumner county followed. There were county bolts and district bolts and individual bolts, until the Cheathamites were ' left masters of the field, i The first ballot Cheatham got 579 votes with seventy-six scattering. These last were I from East Tennesseeans who had not bolted, : but who would not support Cheatham. Outside of Hamilton county he did not get an East Tennessee vote. I Only forty-eight out of the ninety-six coun-1 ties in'the State voted for him ; the others either not being represented or having bolted, or throwing away their votes. Does this look like a popular verdict?! Johnson's friends think not, and they are pressing him to go before that great tribunal, the people, and get them to vindicate him, as they surely will if they have an opportunity. At this writing, Mr. Johnson has not fully made up his mind whether he. will announce himself as an independent candidate; but the indications are that he will. Last night he was waited on by men from nearly half the counties in the State who pledged him their support. Right here iu Nashville be will get three votes to Cheatham's one if he runs. I The universal opinion hore is that he will run and that he will be elected by a very large majority if he does. Before the people he is irresistible, and will sweep away all the little orators that the Cheathamites can muster. As for General Cheatham himself, although a skillful and brave officer in the array and an estimable man in many respects, he could no more hold his own on the stump against Johnson than Grant could r.gainst Charles Sumner. After the close of about the second speaking, Cheatham's friends would have to be on hand with a wet blanket to carry their favorite j home. Nor is there any one in the ranks of the Cheatham party that can meet Andy on the stump with any hope of success. Muster as many stumpers as they can, Johnson will chaw up seven a week and then call for more. There is no disguising but what the antiJohnson party are thoroughly frightened and would give a good round sum to any one who would point out a way to be saved. If Mr. Johnson should come out as an independent candidate and canvass the State there will be such a tearing up of things as has not been seen in Tennessee since the war. I understand that Governor Brown and others have approached him with an ofier of Browulow's place in the Senate two years hence if he will desist, but Andy can't see it in that cheerful illumination. He has got his enemies in a tight place and wants to see them wiggle some. Last night the representatives from five workingmen societies invited Mr. Johnson to speak in this city Saturday, to which he consented. The working men, so far as I can learn, are all for him. It is predicted that the demonstration will be the largest seen in this city since the war. We shall probably know this week whether Mr. Johnson will take the field or not as an independent candidate. The chances are that he will. In my next letter to the Enquirer I will no doubt be able to chronicle stirring events in Tennessee. Nemo. piioceeding8 OF THE 'RING' NOMINATING CONVENTION. Columbia, August 21,1872. This Convntion was called to order at 12 M., by Lieutenant-Governor Ransier, Chairman of the State Central Committee. He ordered the floor to be cleared of all except the delegates. This was accomplished after the lapse of half an hour. Ransier then called the convention to order, and read the call of the executive committee. Before turning over his office he desired to make a speech, lest he be misunderstood, and lest being a contesting delegate he should have no other opportunity. He spoke at some length, admitting the failure in some respects of the administration, but claiming that this did not prove the inability of the Republican party to institute a decent government. Here he was interrupted by a note sent to the chair, which he replied to by tearing it up and telling the sender that he would take care of himself. He then gave a short review of the past work of the Republican party, and descanted on the prospects of the future. He expected no support ever from the Democratic party of the State, and considered that the contest was forever open between Republicanism and the Democracy, and there never could be, if proper measures were inaugurated,! any question as to who would be the victors. _ The ohnirp"1"" ^nn unfnH'iMi ing delegations, and tl^objects to be attained in a reform of government. He considered it purely a fight in the Republican ranks, and had no doubts of success. No further interruptions occurred, and there was no confusion till he concluded. Then Rainey nominated Elliott for temporary chairman. Allen nominated C. M. Wilder. Swails nominated Cardozo. Cardozo declined. A rising vote being then taken, Elliott was elected by 108 to 28. The result was greeted with cheers. Rainey, Jamison and Whittemore conducted Elliott to the chair, and Ransier introduced Elliott, who took up the gavel and returned thanks for his election in a short speech devoid of significance. Rainey moved the appointment of a committee of one from each county on credentials. Much sparring ensued, Whittemore and Jamieson trying to get a smaller committee. Smalls suggested that they first elect a temporary secretary. Neagle nominated W. C. Jones, (Cardozo's clerk,) who was elected. T* 1-. ? /inmmjAMn X? n i A*?'n mnfiArt wns -LUC LUU31UCUU1UU Ui JLVUIUCJ 0 I1JUL1U11 ?? t*0 then resumed, and it was finally carried. After considerable discussion, the rules of the House of Representatives, excepting as to the previous question, were adopted for the government of the Convention. The Conven; tion then took a recess until 8 o'clock, p. m. The Convention reiissembled at 8 o'clock, | and was called to order by the President. There was a large number ofspectators present. While the Committee on Credentials were engaged, June Mobley said that he saw Senator Sawyer on the floor, and moved that he be invited to address the convention. Jones declared tartly that he saw nothing in Mr. Sawyer's record siuce he was picked up by the Republican party to entitle him to a voice in the councils of the party. If Sawyer had brought down to this State the mandate from Grant or somebody else, as stated in the Charleston News of to-day, that the convention must go in a certain way, and not the other, he for one would show them that he had been sent here neither as a knave nor as a fool, and he asked nobody to come down from Washington to chalk in big letters on a black-board for poor niggers to read the orders by which they should be governed. Sawyer had been present in the last convention, and now he reappeared in this, as though he had a hereditary right to dictate to us poor ignorant niggers, . us poor dupes in the Sunny South. If Sawj yer wanted to come and advise the convention, : he should come unconnected with any clique or delegation. June Mobley spoke in support of his motion to invite Sawyer to speak, but the question being put, it was lost. At 9 o'clock, another recess was takeu. A 1 j. j. 1 A - ?_T _ _1- !i 1 i auoul uait-pust J.UOC1UUK, a was iwmuuijceu I that the Committee on Credentials had only decided on one of the contested delegations? that headed by Smalls, from Beaufort; upon the announcement of which, the Convention adjourned until 10 o'clock, to-morrow. Thursday, August 22,1872. The Convention met at 10 o'clock, a. m.? Congressman R. B. Elliott in the chair. A recess was taken, awaiting the report of the Committee on Credentials. Upon reassembling, Mr. Rainey, from said j committee, made a report, that upon due in-1 vestigation into all the credentials presented, and the evidence adduced before said committee, as to the contesting delegations, they recommend that the following delegates be allowed seats in the Convention: Abbeville?J. Ilollinshcad, A. Titus, J. P. Gufflii, II. H. Ellison, E. Cain. Anderson?Samuel Johnson, John L. Cochrane, James L. Orr. Barnwell?Wm. A. Norland, J. M. Smith, Julius Malier, Frederick Nix. Aikon?R. B. Elliott, P. R. Rivers, S. J. Lee, ! C. D. Hayno. ! Beau fort?Robert Smalls, H. Gantt, S. J. BampI field, V. S. Scott, R. S. Bennett, N. B. Meyers, J. ; B. Bascomb. i Chester?B. G. Yocum, T. J. Mackoy, John Lilley. Clarendon?Jared Warley, S. Melton. Darlington?P. C. Fludd, John Janey, B. F. Whittemore, Jordan Lang. Edgefield?David Harris, Paris Simpkins, John II. McDevitt, David Graham, Arehy Wcldon. Fairfield?T. J. Minton, L. W. Duvall, C. W. I Barber. Georgetown?J. H. Rainoy, W. IT. Jones, J. I A. Bowloy. Greenville?James M. Allen, J. Minims Sullivan, W. E. Earle, Frank A. Williamson. Horry?J. II. Durham, J. C. Beatty. Golloion?Geo. F. Melntyre, Win. M. Thomas, A. T. Holmes, Toby Grant, Win. A.. Duffle. Charleston?U. W. M. Mackov, W. N. Taflt, P. Greono, Jr., It. J. Mcares, N. S. Robinson, R. H. Cain, J. B. Wright, E. P. Wall, Bonis Dunneman, W. G. Pinckney, P. P. Hedges, Duncan Eraser, Abram Smith, Stephen Brown, Robert Simmons, Robert Haynes, A. G. Aliston, C. Glhbes. Kershaw?Allison W. Hough, Reuben Gaither, Frank Carter. Lancaster?Joseph Clark, Allen Hudson. Laurens?Y. J. P. Owens, Joseph Crews, D. F. Leahy, Pat. S. Suber. Marion?If. E. Hayne, C. Smith, J. W. Johnson, Elisha Freyor. Marlboro?II. J. Maxwell, D. C. Odum. Oconeo?Alex. Bryee, Jr., David Singleton. Orangeburg?J. L. Jamison, E. J. Cain, T. C. Andrews, Adam C. Williams, Richard R. Duncan. Pickens?Jeremiah Looper, A. M. Folger. Richland?F. L. Cardozo, C. M. Wilder, Adam Thomas, W. R. Jones. Spartanburg?J. P. F. Camp, Javan Bryant, S. Shaver, Richard Preston. Sumter?W. E. Johnson, F. J. Moses, Jr., Henoop Spencer, Thomas Lowery. Williamsburg?S. A. Swails, F. H. Frost, William Scott. York?A. Williford, M. L. Owens, William Sahms, Reese Joyner. Joyner, Owonsand Sahms not being present, B. F. Briggs, J. L. Neaglo and J. II. White, alternates, were admitted. Mr. Smalls, from the same committee, made a minority report, favoring the Bowen delegation, which created a long and exciting debate. The majority report was adopted. The following delegates, opposed to the nomination of Moses for Governor, who were contestants from the several counties, were excluded by the report: Beaufort County?W. J. Whippor, P. E. Ezekiel, F. E. Wilder, E. F. English, L. C. Johnson, T. Hamilton, J. A. Matthews. Charleston County?C. C. Bowen, A. J. Ransior, Aaron Logan, Wm. R. Jervey, M. MoLaughliu, R. B. Artson, James Hutchinson, Richard Bryant, Edward R. Petty, B. H. Hovt, Peter Ash, James W. Lloyd, Allen McLood, J. J. Grant. Alexander Robinson, Wm. A. Grant, Nathaniel Spencer, Andrew Singleton. One of the contesting delegates from each of the counties of Union, Lexington and Colleton, was also excluded. A motion was adopted for the appointment of a committee to nominate permanent officers nf flm CVntrontirm A ffer tho nr\r?mntmont r\f vyji uuo vv/u t vuvium k^ivvt miv vwv*av v* the committee, the Convention took a recess for one hour. Upon reiissembling, the committee reported the following officers: President?R. It. Elliott. Vice-Presidents?B. F. Whittemore, Robert Smalls, F. L. Cardozo, Thomas J. Mackey. Secretaries?T. J. Minton and C. Smith. Sorpeant-nt-Arms?J. E. Green. Assistant Serpeant-at-Arms?C. D. Lowndes. Door-keeper?M. D. Long. Which report was unanimously adopted. Elliott being conducted to the chair by Mobley, Maxwell and E. W. M. Mackey, returned thanks in a brief speech. Immediately on the conclusion of Elliott's speech, E. W. M. Mackey moved to proceed to the nomination of Governor, but withdrew his motion to allow Cardozo to make a motion. Cardozo moved to appoint a committee of eleven to draft definite rules for the government of the Republican party. Carried. Maxwell moved to appoint a committee of seven on platform. Carried. The question then recurred on E. W. M. Mackey's motion to go into nomination for Governor, and it was carried. Frost asked how the nominations were to be made. Elliott replied, "By the call of the roll and a majority vote." Smalls moved to require a two-thirds majority to nominate. Elliott decided that the proposition could not be put. After some hesitation, much logrolling, and a little music by the band, Smalls said they all appeared to be waiting for some one to begin. He would lead off by nominating the Hon. Samuel W. Melton. [Cheers.] Jamieson nominated Martin R. Delany. [Laughter.] Maxwell, in a spa?*h.j)f some length, nominated T. JT Moses, Jun. ^Tremendous atftt long-continued cheering.] Jones seconded the nomination amid renewed applause. He defended the over-issue of pay certificates by Moses on the ground that they were issued to men who had been driven from their homes by the ku-klux. He was frequently interrupted by applause. The speech at least converted Jamison, who immediately rose and spoke in favor of Moses, deserting his own nominee, (Delany,) and advocating Moses as a native Carolinian of high family, character, education and culture, who, upon reconstruction, had come forward to lead the poor colored men to self-government, while the Hamptons, Butlers and DeSaussures 1-11 -1 ? ? tt: ,1 1 ? neiu uiuui. H13 i cuuiusiutc ntvu uuun uuumi/, consistent and brilliant. Cain followed, in favor of Moses, defending his record since reconstruction. He had heard that if they nominated Moses there would be a bolt; but if the threat was to be made that if a majority of that Convention nominated the man of their choice the minority would bolt, he would throw down the gauntlet to those threateners and fight it through the campaign. It was the fight of the laboring men of South Carolina against the bondholders and speculators. The money which might have been spent by Moses had gone to the poor men of Carolina. He defied his opponeuts to prove that he isssued a million of dollars in pay certificates; but, if he had, they had not been paid, and if they had been paid, the money had gone to poor men. Bribes were being freely used on the other side; but he felt a pride in declaring that his candidate had never bargained to pay a dollar for his nomination. He was proud to say that Moses had never coqueted with the Democracy, had never published love-letters bidding for their support, had never made any overtures of any kind to the Democrats. He had been a fearless and consistent Republican ; had been ostracised therefor, and had lost many things dear to the heart of man. He had heard a bolt was already organized, but, he said, let it come! If his opponents could convince the bone and sinew of South Carolina of the claims of their candidates, he would be satisfied. This was the poor men's fight, and they proposed to make it so. When I Moses was nominated, the people would have schoolhouses for their children, their rights secured, tuxes reduced, and money in the treasury to pay poor men's bills when work was honestly done. In conclusion, he said he was for Moses, morning, noon and night, and, if necessary, midnight. Allen, of Greenville, said he desired to reiterate every word spoken by Cain. Jamison moved to allow each speaker thirty minutes. The chair said that would occupy too long. T. J. Mackcy begged the Convention not to adopt the rule. It would prolong the question of nomination over night, and it was part of an organized plan to gain time to purchase votes. Jamieson then withdrew his motion. Neagle nominated D. H. Chamberlain and supported his claims in a lengthy speech, defending his name from the charges that have been made against him. In reply to a question of Elliott's, Neagle said he would stand by the regular nominee, right or wrong, now and forever. He concluded by saying that, under Chamberlain, the canvass must bo victorious, and, under Moses, it would be filled with doubt and fear. Swails, of Williamsburg, implored the con! vention to look at the present condition of j the State, and asked if this was a time for party or race proposals. He would nominate Reuben Tomlinson, [cheers] an original Ab- j olitionist and Republican, who was the first to come into the cause of education, who taught the first colored school, who was the 1 friend of the poor man, who was free from any taint of corruption. He asked colored men and true white men, one and all, to join hands for this honest man and true Republican. Judge Orr warmly recommended the nomination of Tomlinson, a man personally pure; the educational pioneer; the first State audi tor who formed our system of taxation and is familiar with it; a man whom calumny never touched ; a Northerner whose sympathies and interest are with us, who has all the qualities of head and heart to make a good Governor. It is very important that such a man should be elected. Our finances are disordered, our debt enormous, the treasury empty, the public asylums and the penitentiary on the point of closing. A good man we must have. This was due to us personally, and to the party which has suffered by bad management somewhere, and has become a by-word and reproach. The Republican party, having the majority, is responsible for the public wrongdoing, and these wrongs must be redressed within the ranks of the party. [Cheers] Feeling and personal wishes should not be consulted. Delegates must vote for the candidate only whom they believe to be a true man. The chair having ruled that the record of candidates could not be adversely scrutinized, Judge Orr said he would only commend his candidate. If the delegates looked at his merits, and saw the abuses in ^l? m/t mn m am ilt an miint #an i ra a i k a n aa J uiu guveiuiuuui, mej muau leuugui^t: me UCCU of stopping extravagance and taking up a man wholly disconnected from charges of corruption, and who will not add to the weight of infamy which brings the Republican party into disrepute, and which it cannot long endure. Congressman Elliott took the floor in support of Moses. Some facts must be laid bare which would demand ,public condemnation, and show the means used to procure Moses's defeat. The one potent means was money. No one could deny that promises and offers had been made; that a few hundred dollars had been carried around to buy votes. Who are the men who put the machinery in motion ? Who are they who c .r bribes? What are their names ? [Cries of "name," "name."} One of the delegation to whom money had been offered was Simpkins, of Edgefield. He said to Elliott that he was approached by a State official and asked to support Chamberlain and name his price. Who was the State officer? There he is, (pointing to Comptroller Neagle.) Behold the man ! [These words caused a tremendous sensation.] Elliott, continuing, said that Ellison, of Abbeville, was also approached and offered three hundred dollars to five fiundred dollars to vote tor Chamberlain. Who offered that money ? (Elliott pointing toNeagle again) I say, behold the man ! Will the delegation, can they support a man whose nomination was to be procured by such means ? The same persons who supported Chamberlain intended to thrust the old financial ring upon the State. One of the emissaries of Parker had offered three hundred dollars to five hundred dollars to Simpkins, of Edgefield, to vote for Parker. That emissary is Eichelberger, the county treasurer of Edgefield, whose official head would come off to-morrow. At this point Neagle struck in and asked if Elliott was aware that Moses had offered a delegate a thousand dollars for his vote ? That offer was made to Owens, of York. Elliott said it was as false as hell, and known to be false. Moses had no money. The sense of the convention would tell them he would not offer such a sura to a man known to be with the enemy. He declared that Neagle had boasted that if he had the roll of delegates one day before the convention he could nominate whom he pleased. He did not fear the bolters. They were all either new comers or old politicians. In conclusion, Elliott warmly advised the convention to nominate Moses. Jaraieson moved to close all debate, but, after fillibustering, Whittemore was allowed to speak in favor of Tomlinson. Whittemore said he rose in fear and trembling for the future of the party in South Carolina. He had been humiliated to the soul at the proof brought forward of shameless bribery and corruption in behalf of both candidates. The responsibilities of delegates were great. He begged them to pause and ask their own consciences what they should do, and then say to Gov. Scott and his ring that, if they could not be impeached of high crimes and misdemeanors, they would at least be removed by the voice of the people at the ball-box. He had himself committed one great blunder, and had been held up in Congress by the preceding speaker, (Elliott,) as a vicarious sacrifice. God knew he had suffered for that error, and he hoped for mercy now. They were instructed by their constituents to return no man connected with the frauds on the State, and he could no more support the one man who had been guilty of over-issues of pay certificates than the other who was guilty of overissues of bonds. There was rottenness in the houses of both candidates. Whittemore then reviewed the career of Tomlinson in this State, claiming that he was an unflinching Republican, unirapeachably honest, and an unswerving friend of the colored man and of education. T. J. Mackey followed Mr. Whittemore, and advocated the claims of F. J. Moses, Jr., by assailing the integrity of Reuben Tomlinson. That spotless candidate, said Mackey, had enriched himself at the expense of the people of South Carolina. The instance brought forward first was the phosphate bill, which the speaker charged was advocated by Mr. Tomlinson; and instead of these new and valuable discoveries being used to build up and sustain the impoverished State, a miserable royalty of only 81 per ton was fixed, and a most valuable franchise thus passed away, without consideration. Of this company, said Mackey, Tomlinson was found to own 840,000 of the stock. Mackey then proceeded to undo the Greenville Railroad fraud, in which he charged that Tomlinson was concerned, 810,000 of the State stock being bought by Kimpton, with State bonds, for Tomlinson. Mr. Mackey grew really eloquent as he dissected the character of Whittemore, whom, he said, he would strip and present before the Convention in all his naked deformity. This he did in fine style, alluding to his cadetship transaction, and various other incidents of corruption. Mr. Mackey then turned from Tomlinson to Chamberlain. He charged that the backers of Mr. Chamberlain, the financial ring, in-1 tended to fasten all the fraudulent bonds of the State upon the people, and to levy at once a tax to pay the interest on the bonds. Under Moses, no tax ^vill be levied for such purpose, but it is hoped that the immense volume of debt may be largely reduced?and, said the speaker, if Moses is elected, Whittemore shall not stay in the Senate thirty days, and the opulent ex-Land Commissioner Leslie would be stripped of his gains. Leslie broke in here, and said that he could prove that Moses was the first man in the State to make money out of the land commission. Mackey replied that Leslie accused Moses of stealing the first money to excuse himself for stealing the last. .TndDrp. Orr here said that he had trustwor Q- " thy information that Moses had offered Maher, of Barnwell, two thousand dollars for his vote. Maher was called to the bar, and declared | that the offer was so made. [Tremendous cheers.] Mackey said that Maher was an enemy to Moses, and the man who attempted to kill i i Elliott at Allendale. { Just after Mr. Mackey closed, Johnson, of i Sumter, declared that he had just been told i ! by three men, that Maher had been paid $300 1 for his statement. A loud laugh followed j this, and the insinuation was attempted to be j made that Judge Orr had bought up Maher. i Judge Orr denied all knowledge of Maher j whatever. R. B. Elliott said he wa3 authorized to say ! ~ 1 " j v _ A i? /*t \ i i :i I tor Uenerai Moses, mac ne ^iuoses; nuu, it is | true, approached Maher, hearing that he was ' for sale, and asked him what his price was, and if 82000 would be sufficient; and that Maher answered yes, and there the conversation ended. Maher flatly denied this, and said Moses sent for hira frequently, and last night asked hira if his mind was made up to go for him. Maher said he would go for the best man. Moses then offered two thousand dollars for his vote, which was refused. Swails now charged that Moses had offered Owens, of York, one thousand dollars for his vote. A scene of terrible confusiou ensued, lasting some time, when, under the one sided rulings of the chairman, a nomination was ordered, the ballot resulting: Moses 69 ; Melton 18; Chamberlain 16; Toralinson 15. The announcement of the nomination was received with cheers. The President declared F. J. Moses the duly elected candidate of the Republican party for Governor, and -a-committee was appointed to inform the successful candidate of his nomination. On the announcement of the result of the vote, Judge Orr remarked that his knowledge of the antecedents of the nominee, would prevent him from taking any further part in the proceedings of the Convention and he felt constrained by self-respect to retire. Judge Mackey, from the Speaker's desk, hoped he would be indulged as he had been engaged all his life in jumping from side to side. General Moses was introduced and made a very good, though short, speech. He disclaimed all enmity and ill-feeling against any Republican who may have opposed his nomination. Of Chamberlain, he said he had no hard words to speak, but hoped and believed that now their contest was over, they would shake the same hands of friendship which they have heretofore. The first object of his administration, he said, would be to reduce the public debt within such a limit as could be sustained by the people without ruin, and diminish taxation to some point at least short of that of confiscation which it had now reached. The speech was very adroit and ex ceedingly clever, and if there were only any reasonable guaranty that Moses could turn over a new leaf, and do all the good things he promised, his prospective election would not be so very discouraging. The Speaker was loudly applauded. At about 11 o'clock, the Convention adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock. The indications to-night are that a serious bolt will be organized to-morrow; but Moses will so arrange his ticket as to weaken the bolt as much as possible. Throughout the convention Elliott was notoriously partial in his rulings, and, by word and gesture, advocated Moses from the chair. To his arbitrary conduct is due much of Moses's strength. All Republicans dissatisfied with the nomination of Moses are to meet at the Courthouse at noon to-morrow. i . nn .F RIDAY, AUgUSC LO. The Convention assembled at 11 a. m., Congressman R. B. Elliott in the chair. Hon. H. J. Maxwell, from the Committee on Platform reported, and the report was ordered to be printed and made the special order for 8 o'clock this evening. The Convention then proceeded to the nomination of State officers. For Lieutenant-Governor, Rev. R. H. Cain, Rev. E. J. Adams and R. H. Gleaves, were nominated by their respective friends. Upon counting the ballots R. H. Gleaves received 61 votes, R. H. Cain, 42, E. J. Adams 6. The President then announced R. H. Gleaves as the choice of the Convention for nomination for the office of Lieutenant-Governor. [Great applause.] A committee was appointed to inform the successful nominee of his nomination and request him to address the Convention, which he did in a very few remarks, returning his thanks for the honor conferred upon him, and promising that he would be often heard from during the coming campaign. On motion of Mr. Swails, the Uonvention then went into a nomination for Secretary of State, which resulted in the nomination of Henry E. Hayne, late Land Commissioner, and F. H. Frost, of Williamsburg. The result was: Hayne, 65 ; Frost, 33. The President announced Mr. Hayne as the successful candidate. Mr. Jamieson, after a highly eulogistic speech, nominated Judge Samuel W. Melton for the office of Attorney-General. Mr. Neagle nominated Hon. D. H. Chamberlain. The former received the nomination by 100 to 6; when, on motion of W. R. Jones, the vote was made unanimous. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Smalls, Hedges and Jones was appointed to inform Judge Melton of his election and conduct him to the speaker's stand. In a few minutes, C. M. Wilder and Robert Smalls returned with the Judge on their shoulders and were greeted with great applause?the band playing a national air. The President, on behalf of the Republican party of the State, congratulated him upon his nomination. Judge Melton responded as follows: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Convention: For this manifestation of your kind regard and your confidence, I bog to tender to you my most earnest and grateful acknowledgements. I accept the position with which you have honored me with the most profound embarrassment, and this is much increased by the fact that I am called upon to follow in the footsteps of the distinguished gentleman who has for four years illustrated the otfice to which you have bid mo aspire. I cannot hope to equal tho achievements of his extraordinary and splendid intellect, nor the culture and tone, which, wherever he hits been, havo marked him at once the gentleman and scholar. But I can at least hope to equal the zeal with which ho has contributed to tho public good, as I always hope to challenge the conduct of any man who seeks to contribute not only to the general weal, but to tho supremacy of tho Republican party of tho State of South Carolina. [Cheers.] I can at least bring and present to you a determination to servo to the best of my ability, if I should happen to be elected to the position to which you have nominated me. And I hike occasion here to say, since I think it devolves upon me to say, that I believe the nomination with which you havo honored me, is an election to the position to which I aspire. [Cheers.] I know, Mr, Chairman, that therms uissatisiuction; perhaps there always will be. It is incident to political affairs, and constantly marks the result of the action of all deliberative bodies of this kind. This might be expected. It could have been anticipated. It is the more to bo profoundly regretted. I indulge the hopo that these differences, theso matters of dissatisfaction, will bo so harmonized that the Republican party of South Carolina at the next goneral election, will march on as they have heretofore done, a solid, compact, irresistible mass. [Cheers.] I know I need not say?indeed, it might be unjust to myself to say?that I accept the nomination at your hands with no mental reservation whatever. [Cheers.] In the work to which you havo assigned me, I propose to proceed with the utmost faith in the success ana the permanent supremacy of the Republican party in South Carolina. Iu conclusion, let me say, whatever ground there may be of complaint of the past administration of aihiirs in this State?and of this I have nothing to say?if this nomination shall result in my election, my watchfulness shall not sleep, my care shall not relax in vindicating, illustrating and rendering permanent the great principles of the Republican party; and, especially, in so guarding against the errors, if not the corruptions of the past, that there shall be hereafter no stain to dim tho bright escutcheon of the State of South Carolina. I have the honor to again tender, Mr. President, the expression of my profound acknowledgement. The nomination for State Treasurer being announced as next in order, Judge Thomas J. Mackey read a communication from Niles G. Parker, who said that he had entertained the hope that the Convention would recognize hia claims for re-nomination as State Treasurer, but that he now begged leave to decline the nomination. The mention of Parker's name provoked unmistakable demonstrations of disgust in the Convention. The Convention then proceeded to the nomination of a candidate for Treasurer, when F. L. Cardozo was nominated by Mr. Rainey. Major H. Noah was nominated by Mr. F. H. Frost, who stated that he did so because as yet he had heard nothing against the character of Mr. Noah. He could not say as much for some others who would be put in nomination. A scene of great disorder prevailed at this point, the President of the Convention refusing to allow Mr. Frost to proceed to the dicussion of the character of a gentleman who was a candidate before the i Convention, Frost proceeded to say that Cardozo could not be relied on. He had violated his pledges to pursue a certain course, 1 and had proved himself a violator of personal friendships, and reasoning from analogy, he < was unworthy of the confidence of the State, i At this point Frost was ruled down by the Chair amid much confusion. Mobley thought that any candidate whose character could not bear investigation on the floor of this Convention, was not entitled to its support. He knew of no rule which could prevent free discussion on the subject, and concluded by moving that Mr. Frost be allowed to speak, in such manner as he chose without interruption from the chair, which was carried by a vociferous demonstration, when Mr. Frest resumed"1 the floor.,# ,He said that Cardozo had been a party to the adoption of certain resolutions of instruction in the county Convention, and had. in t^is Convention violated them. If he -wdulcrdo that, what would, he not do ? JXhe uian mhn-nmilH violate obligations, would, when the opportunity presented, steal obligations. >'[ At this stage the President vacated the chair, stating that no rules could hold the florLVAntinn hf>r and the wildest-fcollfu sion prevailed. Mr. Frost continued his remarks to the Convention, and when he finished Mr. Elliott resumed the chair. Mr. Swails then nominated John Alexander, of Columbia, for Treasurer, remarking that he could not support Mr. Cardozo flrr Treasurer. Four years ago the Great Seal df the State had beeh placed in his hands, and how has.lt been used ? Carried into a distant State and' made to subserve certain illegal purposes. It had been proclaimed by the gentleman who nominated Mr. Cardozo, that the Republican party intended to place the keys of the Treasury in Cardozo's hands, btrt he (Swails) would bewail the day that it was done. 'j " |Mr. Cardozo rose to a question of privilege. The attacks made upon his hbnor were false and malicious, and those whojnade them Were aware that they were so.' ' tie had Deeff endeavoring to save the State frartf; the ruin to which she was exposed by these rogued1 for two years, and he was an honest man. Some of these would-be reforcdfers are the" greatest thieves in the country.[' He charged Mr. Swails with connection in the Land Commission swindles of Leslie. -He had fotigfctlhede robbers of the Land Commission, henee their opposition to him to-day. He was ftsked on one oceasion by one of these very reformers why he did not go in and make his thoushbds out of this Land Commission. He replied because he was an honest man. He had carried the Seal of the State to Netf' Vbrk to save 84,000,000 of bonds. He was proud of the feet that he came out of the Secretary of State's office a poor man, when he might have been worth a quarter of a million and adorned with diamonds like the rest of them. The reason why theSe rogues do not want him in the Treasury "was that they knew there were things hidden there against them which he would bring forth to the light of day. He supported j Mr. Moses because he had been convincedfrom the arguments in favor of all the candidates that'the election of that noble young man, who had shown such brilliancy and ability of head and heart, would be the best means to secure real reform in the government, more so than any of the prating reformers who maligned him. As to his abuse of personal pledges, he had promised J>lr. Wayne nis support ior {secretary of State a year ago on the way to the New Orleans Convention and he had redeemed that pledge. It was after this pledge was made to Mr. Hayne that he was approached by Frost who told him that he would like to get the position of Secretary of State, and he had only replied that he, Frost, was qualified and he hoped he would get it. The spleen of that gentleman against me was excited because I did not cast my vote for him to-day. Mobley here rose and made charges against Mr. Cardozo. He replied by saying that two years ago when the county of Union was about to be lost to the Republican party, he had saved it,and secured the election of Mobley, whose course here in the Legislature has been infamous, and whose seat in this Convention has been secured by gross irregularities. Mobley declared this to be a lie, and that he would prove it to be so. Mr. Cardozo said if his influence was exerted in Union county, Mobley would be sunk so low that he would never rise to the surface of political life again. It was for the Republican party to say whether he should remain an official or retire to private life, in either case his prayers should be with it, and his earnest efforta would be devoted to the best interests of that party, and to the maintenance of those immortal principles which underlie the foundations of this government. Mobley rose, greatly excited, and made strenuous efforts to get the floor in reply. He demanded his right to reply to a personal attack on himself. (Jhairman Jiiliiott decided Mobley out of order. Mobley still claimed the floor, denouncing Cardozo as a liar. Cardozo proceeded to speak, saying that two years ago he only suspected frauds being practiced, but did not know it for certainty, and hesitated to bring forward men on suspicions. All this time Mobley was claiming his right to be heard, and many other members united in calling Cardozo to order for violently abusive and personal language, which he was continually using toward members. A sense of conviction was evident. They had heard enough about Cardozo, and desired to proceed with the business of the convention. The nUninmAn r\nwJpfnnfltr in faOAI> nf Dflf w"""uo" p5ia.oitu.ij ... ....... ? dozo, and hammered down all opponents. For more than hour Cardozo declaimed at the full strength of his lungs. Mobley, Frost, Swails, Jamieson and others claimed the floor on various points of order and privilege, and the din became momentarily more deafening, and prospects of a fight and bloodshed more threatening. No semblance of order was maintained in the hall. The members of the convention came forward in a compact, struggling, vociferating mass in front of the platform, and aro-nd the reporters' table twenty different members sought to gain the recognition of the chair on various points of order and on all sorts of motions. Mobley was shouting without intermission to attract the chairmau's attention, and chairman Elliott was pounding continuously with his heavy gavel to drown the members' voices. Mobley insisted that he would be heard, and reaching over the reporters' table seized a heavy, massive ink-stand filled with ink and commenced slamming it on the table with resounding blows in opposition to the chairman's gavel. This din continued some minutes. Mobley pounding with the inkstand, the ink flying in every direction, and the reporters seated at the table in the midst of a dense mass of excited members. The sergeant-at-arras attempted to take the inkstand away from Mobley and eject him from the ha". Many members ral- *" lied to the support of Mobley, swearing he should have free speech. Several pistols were drawn, and the crowd swayed to and fro in innumerable personal conflicts and struggles. In the midst of this uproar, the chairman declared the convention adjourned till ten o'clock to-morrow, and thus the convention literally and emphatically broke up in a row. Saturday, August 24. The Convention assembled at 10, a. m.? Elliott in the chair. Judge Mackey moved that the resolution, passed yesterday, closing the debate upon the nomination of candidates for the office of Sfafn Trnoanrflr i-oasiiridas? aitiinti ajoa AAVttWUiVi) WW tvwvtuuvu ) nuivu IIUO carried. Mr. F. H. Frost, of Williamsburg, arose to a question of privilege, desiring to reply to certain remarks made by the delegate from Richland, (Mr. Cardozo,) yesterday. Upon motion of Mr. Mobley, three hours were allowed the friends of the different delegates to state the claims of their respective candidates. Mr. Frost then proceeded to open the vials of his wrath upon the prominent candidate ? Secretary Cardozo. S. A. Swails, (colored,) of Williamsburg, followed Frost, in a severe arraignment of Cardozo for his acts as a member of the Ad visory Board of the Land Commission, his connection with the infamous railroad rin^, and sealing the enormous over-issue. This man, said Swails?this immaculate exemplar of honesty?acknowledges that he knew two years ago of the over-issue of bonds, yet he kept his mouth shut, and allowed the damnable frauds to continue. Now he comes for