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SOUTH CAROLINA. 



blooded negro, above sixty years of age, and 

 seems to deservedly en joyihe esteem and con- 

 fidence of blacks and whites. Both of the nomi- 

 nees briefly addressed the meeting. 



As to platform, the Independent Republican 

 Convention adopted the identical one which 

 had been adopted by the Republican Conven- 

 tion at Columbia in September, as given on a 

 preceding page. 



The following resolutions were adopted by 

 the convention shortly before its final adjourn- 

 ment : 



Resolved, That the Independent Republican move- 

 ment is not hostile to the domination of the Repub- 

 lican party in South Carolina, but is designed to 

 maintain its integrity against the corrupt "rings" 

 which control it, and at the same time protect the 

 common interests of the whole people of the State. 



Resolved, That while maintaining the integrity of 

 the Eepublican party in South Carolina, we cordially 

 invite the whole people of the State to support the 

 nominees ot' this convention as the only means of 

 preserving their common interests especially re- 

 questing the Conservatives that, having persistently 

 declared that their desire was only for good govern- 

 ment, without regard to partisan politics, they will 

 now attest the sincerity of their declarations by 

 marching with us, shoulder to shoulder, for the 

 triumphant election of Green and Delany, and the 

 certain redemption of the State from the corrupt 

 " rings " which have disgraced the Eepublican party, 

 and trampled upon the interests of Eepublicans and 

 Conservatives alike. 



On October 8th the Conservatives of South 

 Carolina, in accordance with the call previ- 

 ously issued, assembled in State Convention 

 at Columbia, for the purpose of considering the 

 advisability of making nominations of candi- 

 dates for State offices. The body was com- 

 posed of eighty-five delegates, representing all 

 the counties in the State, except four. Simp- 

 son Bobo, of Spartanburg, presided over the 

 meeting, both as chairman before its perma- 

 nent organization was effected, and as presi- 

 dent afterward. 



The final result of the deliberations of the 

 convention was, that the Conservative party 

 of South Carolina should nominate at this time 

 no candidates of their own, but support those 

 nominated by the Independent Republican Con- 

 vention at Charleston a few days before. The 

 following resolutions were adopted: 



Whereas, The Republican party, "being in the ma- 

 jority in this State^ is responsible for its government, 

 and the Conservative citizens of the State having de- 

 clared that if the Eepublicans would nominate for 

 Governor and Lieutenant-Governor men of their own 

 party, of honesty, character, intellect, and compe- 

 tence, the Conservatives would refrain from opposi- 

 tion to them ; 



And, whereas, the regular Nominating Convention 

 of the Eepublican party have nominated for Govern- 

 or and Lieutenant-Governor men whose antecedents 

 show them to be unworthy of confidence, and whose 

 success will insure the continuance of the corruption, 

 dishonesty, and party tyranny, which have prostrated 

 the State ; 



^ And,-whereas, the Independent wing of the Eepub- 

 lican party has declared its intention to reform the 

 government of the State, and in pursuance of this 

 intention has made nominations of men whose ante- 

 cedents entitle them to confidence in their integrity 



and honesty, for which nominations they have asked 

 the support of the Conservative voters of the State ; 



And, whereas, we recognize that, in the present 

 condition of the State, the necessity of checking cor- 

 ruption and procuring honest officials is paramount 

 to all ^questions of party politics or affiliations, and 

 believing the ^opportunity afforded us of securing 

 such reform will be in the success of the nominees 

 of the Independent Eepublican party : 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this convention, 

 called to consider the necessity of making nomina- 

 tions for State officers in the approaching elections, 

 that no nominations for Governor or Lieutenant- 

 Governor in the approaching election be made by 

 the Conservative citizens of the State. 



Resolved, That in the opinion of this convention 

 the Conservative citizens will best promote their in- 

 terest and the welfare of the State by giving their 

 support to the candidates for Governor and Lieuten- 

 ant-Governor nominated by the Independent Eepub- 

 lican party. 



Resolved, That we adopt as the platform of the Con- 

 servative party of South Carolina, " Honesty and 

 economy in the administration of the State govern- 

 ment." 



The election resulted in the choice of the 

 Republican nominees for*Governor and Lieu- 

 tenant-Governor, by considerable majorities 

 over. the Independent Republican. The whole 

 number of votes cast in the State at this elec- 

 tion was the largest polled since 1868. For 

 Governor it was 149,217, of which Mr. Cham- 

 berlain received 80,403, Mr. Green 68,814. 

 For Lieutenant-Governor it was 144,341, of 

 which Mr. Gleaves had 80,073, Mr. Delany 

 64,248. 



In the next General Assembly the Repub- 

 licans have a small majority in the Senate, and 

 an about equally small minority in the House 

 of Representatives. In the last General As- 

 sembly the proportions were : In the Senate 

 Republicans 25, Conservatives 8 ; in the Lower 

 House Republicans 101, Conservatives 23. 



The result of the elections in the congres- 

 sional districts for Congressmen was as fol- 

 lows : First district, J. H. Bainey, Republican, 

 received 14,370 votes, Samuel Lee, Indepen- 

 dent Republican, 13,563 ; second district, C. 

 "W. Buttz, Republican, 14,204, E. W. M. Mackey, 

 Independent Republican, 16,742 ; third district, 

 S. L. Hoge, Republican, 16,431, S. McGowan, 

 Conservative, 12,873; fourth district, A. S. 

 Wallace, Republican, 16,452, J. B. Kershaw, 

 Conservative, 14,455 ; fifth district, Robert 

 Smalls, Republican, 17,752, J. P. M. Epping, 

 Independent Republican, 4,461. 



In the third district, an election was held to 

 fill the seat of R. B. Elliot, who had resigned. 

 L. C. Carpenter was elected to the place with- 

 out opposition. 



The amendments to the State constitution 

 were approved by a majority of the people. 

 Upon their being ratified by a two-thirds vote 

 of the next Legislature, they will become a 

 part of the constitution. 



DANIEL HENRY CHAMBERLAIN, the Governor- 

 elect of South Carolina, is a native of the State of 

 Massachusetts, and a graduate of Yale College. 

 He pursued his studies at the Cambridge Law 

 School with distinction. Upon the outbreak 



