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The '''Conservative Party of South Carolina''' was a political party of ] during ]. It was founded in 1874 by ] from the State Tax Union to provide an organization for the mobilization of white voters. The absence of an active and statewide ] led many Democrats to become members of the Conservative Party for the ]. The reemergence of a strong Democratic Party for the ] ended the Conservative Party. |
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A convention in ] for the State Tax Union was summoned for September 10, 1874, by James Chestnut. The purpose of the convention was to plan for the election of 1874 and to dispute a statement by ] on September 2 about the recent activities of the ] (KKK) in the ]. |
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Chestnut called for another convention of the State Tax Union to be held on October 8 in Columbia to discuss election strategies and choose candidates for office. The delegates agreed to support the ] statewide ticket and adopted a platform of honesty and efficiency in state government. |
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The Independent Republican statewide candidates were all defeated for the general election on November 3, 1874. However, the Conservatives did reduce the majorities of the Republicans in the ] and the ], albeit modestly. A fusion of the Conservative and Independent Republican parties in ] enabled Conservatives to be elected to the ] from Charleston and for the Independent Republican ] to win a seat in Congress from the ]. |
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While unable to achieve its electoral goals in the election, the lasting effect of the Conservative Party was to provide a basis for the reformation of the Democratic Party. The failure of the Conservatives caused the Democrats to believe that in order to ] of state government, they needed to nominate a full slate of statewide candidates for the election of 1876. |
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==References== |
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*{{cite book | first = John S. | last = Reynolds | title = Reconstruction in South Carolina | year = 1969 | publisher = Negro University Press | isbn = 0-8371-1638-4 }} |
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