Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-04-09
THE CONSERVATIVES MASS MEETING

Ihe call Tor q mass meetlnS VI OOuserfetiNe Cili
fsens of this District, for Monday last met with
resbonse as earnest and determined in character
as any we have witnessed in many years. On the
day previous to the meeting, the people from dis
tant sections of the District began to pour in and
by II o'clock on Monday, as large an assembage
of white citizens were gathered in the Court House
square, as any political exigency ever brought hert
before.
= At IL M, the meeting was organized by calling
Peyton B. Darwin, ESQ.,, to the Chair, and the
appointment of. G. Chambers and Jas. f. Hart
Esqs., as Secretaries.
James Brian, ESQ.,, offered the following pream
BILE and resolutions, which were unanimously adop
ted: ...
Whereas, it is the opinion of the people Of York
District, that the time has now arrived which makes
it incumbent upon every good citizen, Of whatever
class to unite in selecting honest intelligent, and
conservative men to fill the Offices that may be ere
ated in this State under the Constitution now pro
posed for ratification therefore,
Resolued, That committee of twenty-on per.
sons, to be selected from different portions Of the
District, be appointed by the Chair, to make nom
nations for one Senator and four Representatives
to the Legislature, from York District
to serve until the day of election, in order to cal
any extra meetings, or to fill any vacancies that
may occur upon the nominations to be made, and
also to provide for the printing of election tickets
and the distribution of the same at the various
election precincts:
The Delegates from distant portions Of the Dis
trict we're then called upon to report their Names
when the following persons came forward and en-
rolled from the places Indicated:
Bethd.-J. C. Phillips, Maj A. A. Mckenzie
n B. Craig, S. D. Stowe, J: l. N. Adams, ID. D.
Glenn, DR.. j. B. Hunter, w. T. Jackson:
Samuel Blair, R. A. Black, S. G. Youngblood, j.
NJ. Hope.
Hoods Store.-Robert Hays, j, NJ. Roberts.
A,,tioch.-A. ]. Martin, Elijah Hardin, j. Il
Fort Mus.-Col A. B. Springs, B. Il. Massey
| Col. J. NJ. White, DR.. G. L. Clawson, j. D. Glov
er, Maj. j. D. johnson, j. T. Hotchkiss, A. G.
Sutton, j. j. Watson.
Rock HN-Maj. r. A. Springs John Rataree
C. j. Pride, Dr. Ed. Avery, Capt. J. +: Workman
Peter Garrison, Newton Steele, Col. j. W. Raw
linson, J. N. Steele, Rufus j. Adams, Reese w
Workman, A. +. Fewell, Col. Cad. Jones' 49,
Bridges, J. D. F. Duncan, P. Lesseaux, A. w
Holt.
Turkey Creek.-O. J. Gwinn, G. NJ. Gwinn
Joseph Gwinn, James kirkpatrick, J. Long
Wylie's Store.-T A. Moore, Dr. L. NJ. Wylie
DR.. T. r. Darwin, G. c. Leech John Smith, T.
NJ. Whitesides, D. r. Byers, Calvin Whisonant
DR.. J. W. Allison, DR.. Mason Smith.
McConnellsrille- DR. R. L. Love, VIM Sandi
fer, Reuben Mcconnell, D. A. Gordon, Greer
Gordon, Capt. E. A. Crawford, VIM. Mcconnell
0AP' Eia1 H'llsS ILL., J0 T. Hall, s. D. Stowe A. Bar
ron, A. D. Choat, VIM. Choat, J. L. Barron, s
W. Wallace, Hugh Tate, Dr. 7. W. Campbell, j
L. Bigger, W. E. Harrison, j. D. Currence
The Chair then announced the following as tn
committee of twenty-one, to make nominations.
James Brian, DR.. J. B. Hunter, Rufus j. Ad
Brown 1 j. D. Currence, A. ]. Martin, Col. A. B
Springs, B. II. Massey Henderson Martin, Pete
Capt Alfred Moore, John Smith, J. NJ. White
sides DR.. Ed. Avery, S. Nicely Miller, Rev. L. A
johnson, 7. j. Bell.
During the absence of the committee, resolu
ton was offered expressive of the sense of the peo
pie in reference to relief measures and discussion
ensued thereon participated in by j. N. McElwee
Jr, Col. Cad Jones, COL R. G. McCaw and 9th
ers, when on motion of Rev. R. Latham, supported
by Maj. J. D. Johnston, the resolution was laid OF
the table, as being matter foreign to the object
and purposes of the meeting
After a considerable absence, the committee OF
nominations returned with the following report:
FOR SENATOR.
JOHN H. ADAMS, of Bethel
| FOR REPRESENTATIVES.