The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-04-09
Democratic Meeting.

meeting oil the citizens OF hershaW lis
trict was held at the Court House on
Monday, the 9th inst, to hear the re-
port Of the delegates appointed at a for
mer meeting, to attend the Convention
to be held at Columbia, and also, to hear
the report of the committee appointed
to draft n constitution for o. Democratic
Association of the citizens of this Dis
trict, and to make nominations of off,
GERS for said Association. DR.. L. Fl.
DEAs, tho Chairman, resumed his seat
and capt. w. H. R. .WonKMAN, was re-
quested to actas Secretary. Capt. James
NJ. DAVIS, one of the delegates to the
Convention then arose and in clear
and concise manner gave an account of
the proceedings Of The convention at
Columbia,
Capt. w. L. DEPAss added a few
spirited remarks to those of Mr. DAVIS.
The committee appointed to draft q
constitution and make nominations Of
officers for the Association, then being
called upon, submitted their report
through Col. VIM. NJ. SHANNON, their
chairman, which report was accepted
and adopted.
The officers recommended and chosen
are as follows:
President-Joseph B. Kershaw.
Senior observation-disclosures Ches-
nut.
Vice. Presments-Edward NJ Boykin,
Lynch II Deas, L w R Blair, John D
Kennedy, w NJ Shannon, James Team,
Il FL Clark, Thomas L Boykin, Stephen
NJ Boykin, DR. B S Lucas, John r
Shaw, Dove Segars, Craddick Mosely,
John ] Tranthaul, Samuel Fl Brewer,
L Patterson and w E Johnson Jr.
Corresponding Sseretaries-W 81 r
Workman and james NJ Davis.
Recording Secretary-Dr A A Moore.
7rsGswer--Joseph D Dunlap.
On motion of j d Kennedy, it was
resolved that committee Of fifteen be
appointed by the Chair to take into
consideration the propriety and expe-
diency of nominating candidates to rep
resent the Democratic Party in the
next Legislature Of the State and for
various District officers, if they should
deem it proper to do SO, then to make
said nominations.
Said committee was appointed, Of
which ] d Kennedy was chairman.
The committee retired and after con-
sul.atiOn, reported as follows:
Resolved Unanimously, That we select
suitable gentlemen to fill the various
offices, ut the approaching election, and
lldl we uOulluute,
FoR SENAToR-Gen'l j. B. Kershaw.
For REpR EsENrArIvEs- w. NJ.
Shannon, DR. Z. M. Boykin and Capt.
w. l.. DePass.
FoR SHERIFF - Z. E. Sill.
JUDGE OF PnoBATE-J. d. Dunlap.
CLEpK-Wm. Clyburn.
TAx-CoLLECToR-D. l.. DeSaussure.
Said Report, On motion was accepted
and adopted.
Col. w NJ Shannon thcn offered the
following resolutions, which being Sc
conded and discussed, were submitted
to vot, of the meeting and adopted,
viz: -. ia. =,
Rssolrea, That this meeting fully
recognize all the rights Of the colored
people of this State, us resulting from
their emancipation and invest them
with civil rights.
End, That by association of genera
tions, we are the true friends OF the col
ored people, no less by indentity of in
terests in the future than by memories
of the past, and cheerfully assent to
their being endowed with such political
principles US are consistent with their
welfare and ours.
Sd, That we invite such colored fel-
low citizens as are disposed to confde
in well known citizens of established
character and reputa ton, who are iden-
tilted with them in interest rather than
in self seeking adventures, to enrol
themselves with us as members of this
association.
The meeting then adjourned until
the lst Monday in May, next at u M.
L. 81. DEAS, Ch'mn,
w. Ell. R. WORKMAN, Sec'y.