Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-06-18
THE HARMONIZING CONVENTION.

In response to a resolution adopted at public
meeting in Edgefeld several weeks ago, conven
ton was held in Columbia on the 9Th instant, fo
the purpose of harmonizing the conflicting views
entertained by the April Convention, and by per
sons in Edgefeld, Charleston and a few other Dis
tricts, with reference to negro suffrage. Nfty-fvt
Delegates are announced as having been present
representing ten different districts. Of the dele
gates, twenty-nine were from Charleston.
The Convention was organized by the selec
ton of Hon. Charles H. Simonton, of Charleston
as President, and sundry persons as Vice-Presi
dents and Secretaries
Hon. James B. Campbell offered the following
preamble and resolution, which were adopted:
Whereas, 1t is understood to be the mutual de
sire of this Convention, and of the Executive Com
mittee appointed in April last, that conference
should be had for the purpose of producing har
monious action by the Democratic party OF thl'
State,
appointed by the President; for the purpose o.
comforting with the Executive Committee, Of the
said Convention, and that the result of the con
ference be reported to this body.
Under the resolution, the President appointed
the following committee: Messrs. Campbell, Ga
nv, McIver, Glover, Pelzer, Gilbert and Hanckle
and the Convention adjourned until the next day
Upon the re-assembling of the Convention, the
Committee of Conference, appointed the preceding
day, made the following report, through its Chair
man:
The Committee of Conference with the Centra
| Executive Committee OF the Convention OF Aprl
last, beg leave to report:
That in the discharge of their duty, they me-
that Committee in free conference, and after al
unreserved interchange of views, in which it be
/ came manifest that each Committee was unani
nous in an earnest desire to harmonic and unite
in common purpose, that Committee submitted
the following proposition, namely: THE Centra
Executive Committee having been invited to con
ference by the Convention now assembled here
and being most solcitous to secure harmony in tht
State, beg leave to submit to the Conference Com
mttee now in session, the following basis Of unior
namely: That the Convention proceed to the nom
ination of delegates to the National Democratic
Convention at New York, to il up the delegation
of the State. And the Executive Committee
pledge themselves to use all their efforts to have
! these nominations confirmed by all the organiza
! tions represented by the said Committee. The
Executive Committee further recommend, that al
: Executive Committee be appointed by this Con
vention, to act with that selected by the Conven
tion in April last; and that, in the opinion of th
Committee of Conference, it is advisable that the
two Executive Committees should be consolidated
at the earliest moment possible"
Your Committee think that no stronger evi
dence could have been offered of spirit of con
ciliation and harmony than this proposition pre-
sents. 1t offers to this Convention one-half the
appointments to the New York Convention--tht
other one-half of them only having been made by
the Convention of April last. -.
This Committee thinks it unbecoming in th
Convention to revise the appointment for one o
the Congressional Districts Of the State, namely
the Fourth that District not being represented il
this Convention. We, therefore, recommend tina
the appointments from that District be declined
and, with this exception, the proposition be ac
cepted. Delegates at large having been alread,,
appointed of residents of the First and Fourth
Districts, we recommend that, in appointing tn
remaining two delegates and alternates, resident
of the Second and Third Districts, respectively
be selected, and that this Convention appoint on