The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-29
THE YARD CLUBS LIST NIGHT.

The meetings of the Democratic Ward Clubs
held last night, were remarkably well attend
ed, but as will be seen by the reports, there
was great diversity, both of opinion and of &C
ton.
WARD II.
The meeting of the Democratic Club O
Ward was respectable gathering, compris
ing perhaps about one hundred and fifty resi-
dents of the ward.
The President, c.. R. Miles, Esq, laid before
the meeting resolutions from the Clubs OF Ward
z and 8, expressing dissent from the action O.
the Central Club in declaring it to be inexpe'
dient to nominate a Democratic candidate tol
Mayor, and providing for the appointment O.
delegates to a Convention 10 make such {
nomination.
It having been moved and seconded that the
resolutions OF Ward be concurred in, the
resolutions were reported as follows:
Whereas The Central Democratic Club o.
| Charleston in conference with the Committees
from the several Ward Clubs, did at theil
meeting on Friday night last. resolve it to be
| inexpedient for the Democratic party to make
nominations for the ensuing municipal ele:::
| ton and whereas, it was distinctly understood
| that whatever the above conference might re-
| suit in, should not be regarded as tinahty
| but be submitted to the several Ward Clubs for
their ratification or rejection; be it therefore
Resolued, That tho Seventh Ward Democratic
Club, with unqualified regret, decide that they
| cannot coincide with the action taken at the
conference above alluded to; but, on the con:
trary, deem themselves imperatively obligated
10 their fellow-citizens, and the party here and
elsewhere, to nominate and support With oil
energy and honorable effort such men as shall
represent the integrity and patriotism of the
Democratic party.
RESOLVED, That committee Of five from ron
| this Club be appointed, who shall, with like
committee, to be invited from the respective
Democratic Ward Clubs, meet in convention
at Masonic Hall, on Friday evening next, at
half-past seven o'clock, and there organize q
delegation to wait upon the Central Democrat
ic Club, and lay this action before them, and
invite their cooperation and council.
Resc.ued, That in the event Of the Central
Democratic Club declining to cooperate, then
the above delegation, from the several Ward
Club, be constituted q Nominating Conven-
ton, and proceed to make Such nominations
as sial be acceptable to all OF their fellow-citi.
zens, uLo desire faithful and honest control
over and management Of the interests OF the
City of Charleston.
An earnest but good-tempered debate en-
sued, Messrs. Miles, Conner, McCrady and
Burge explaining and advocating the action of
the Central Club, and Messrs. Mulvaney and
Trumbo favoring concurrence in the resolu-
tions and straight out Democratic nomina-
ton for Mayor.
Upon the vote being taken the resolutions
we've rejected by large majority: ayes &c, noes
not counted-the action of the Central Club
being thus virtually sustained.
The meeting then adjourned.
WARD III.
The meeting of this club was well attended,
about one hundred members being present.
The report of the action of the Central Club
was laid on the table. The resolutions from
Ward were received, adopted by the club,
and committee of five to q Nominating Con-
vcntion ordered to be elected accordingly. The
following were elected Messrs. James Arm
strong, Jr., F. L. O'Neill, William Knox, Garrett
Byrnes, and q. C. Robertson.
An address was delivered by T. B. King,
Esq, and the meeting then adjourned.
WARD ".
At the meeting of this Club, held last eve
ming at Masonic Hall, about ono hundred and
fifty members were present, and Colonel Thos.
Y. Slmons, the President of the Club, occupied
the chair. The preamble and resolutions OF
Wards and T. disapproving the action OF the
Central Club and Committee OF Conference,
and proposing another convention for the NOM
nation of candidate, were presented to the
meeting, and received rs information. DR.. P.
Melvin Cohen offered resolution approving
entirely Of the action of the Central Club and
the Conference Committee. This resc luton was
supported by R. S. Bruns, Esq, and j. W.
Wilkinson, Esq, aud opposed by Lucius Noc-
throp, Esq.
The question was warmly and ably argued
on both sides, and when 1t was finally put to
the meeting it was carried almost unanimous
". Colonel Simons then addressed the meet
ing at some length, explaining that he had not
done so at On earlier stage of the proceedings
because he did not wish to influence their ac-
tion. He, for one, and he believed every men,
ber Of the Central Club had acted from no mo-
tive save TO preserve the fortunes of the city.
He did not consider that the Democratic party
was at all implicated in the matter, because it
was organized for State and national purposes,
and under the circumstances the Central Club
did not wish to burden good candidate with
The weight of the Democratic party. Tho peo-
pie had right to nominate a candidate, but it
was best that he should not be nominated as
Democrat.
The club then adjourned to Wednesday next.
WARD V.
at the meeting of this Ward Club. the
resolutions of the Club of Ward in regard to
candidates were adopted.
WARD VI.
The meeting of this Club was well attended,
and the proceedings were marked by great
unanimity. About seventy members were
present.
The report of the Committee of Conference
with the Central Club, and the resolutions
adopted by Ward 8, we're received as informa-
ton.
The resolutions Of Ward Z, Us published in
the proceedings of Ward Democratic Club,
were adopted, and the following resolution was
then passed:
Resoued, That this Ward, in concurring with
the resolutions Of Ward 7, is Of the opinion
that the candidates should be put forth not as
the representatives of political party, but as