▁Tax ▁Union ▁was ▁sum mon ed ▁for ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁by ▁James ▁Ch est nut . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁convention ▁was ▁to ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁to ▁dispute ▁a ▁statement ▁by ▁President ▁Grant ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 ▁about ▁the ▁recent ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan ▁( K K K ) ▁in ▁the ▁South . ▁ ▁Ch est nut ▁called ▁for ▁another ▁convention ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Tax ▁Union ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁October ▁ 8 ▁in ▁Columbia ▁to ▁discuss ▁election ▁strateg ies ▁and ▁choose ▁candidates ▁for ▁office . ▁The ▁deleg ates ▁agreed ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁Independent ▁Republican ▁state wide ▁ticket ▁and ▁adopted ▁a ▁platform ▁of ▁hon esty ▁and ▁efficiency ▁in ▁state ▁government . ▁ ▁The ▁Independent ▁Republican ▁state wide ▁candidates ▁were ▁all ▁defeated ▁for ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁However , ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁did ▁reduce ▁the ▁major ities ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ans ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁and ▁the ▁Senate , ▁al beit ▁mod est ly . ▁A ▁fusion ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁and ▁Independent ▁Republican ▁parties ▁in ▁Char l eston ▁County ▁enabled ▁Conserv atives ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁from ▁Char l eston ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁Independent ▁Republican ▁Edmund ▁W . M . ▁Mack ey ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁Congress ▁from ▁the ▁Second ▁District . ▁ ▁While ▁unable ▁to ▁achieve ▁its ▁elect oral ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁last ing ▁effect ▁of