The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-04-11
'a Democratic Stat6 CONVENTION. Convent 81 6'

7" Democratic Stat6 ConiIyienitioil. ~.
b 9aiaian8rs SD naoq7gd ass z1e iIstI oinossid |
In compliance with previous r55lacal cali tyn general
Cenvehto Of Delegates from The ssssS,r Several DEM
ocrao Gibbs Of this State ant met On @ Il ThaIr.ssday hI.sd
night, at o'clock IN CalisthoaniitcS ha Hall a"F
'son t 6tiJh II Col j. f. PThd Thomas asIstHk tke ChairI
man Of The Richland delegation H. Gen. dhn S.
Prestonwass called to the Chair and Iessnras..
james GeGibbes and Ri G.l,Shiysr requested
TO act t.sgsSe as Secretnries.o biaco d,iix s,i.du
al!.Es On motioa gaj the delegates from the several
Districts lets weIc requested to present their ore
deGtials to the Chair; which. was done, and it
Was ffod1a tat the followhgh delegations 4 were Il
rpresoYt: "a H.sdi asGinGs7!s bIa o2sysooGa
asdAbbd0i11c--D, Wyatt. aiken, AS Burt, al
Leland, W K.Bake, b., q. oHerndop, ii IA
d3sg Cepppeh s. + Iarks; arrkhss;y II, A. Grifip,. X
Vance, James, Rodgers, J. N: Young. j. NJ!
Eattihicr, L. D. Ncrrrimi;ana," j. Gillian n''~ '"'"
Fh' Aat'csso5aM MDanfcl Brown r. p Earle 'F''
- Bo'Mstt1tA Joscphn Erwin, ,TaH w! Richard
son; g iBuLartighc, RnAldrich iretil9 Nod:
.Chesterv W. I, Gill, ,Nlnjor,I hamilton ilag
Br rFsairiclaw5Drs ID y J II Robertson, M 50 T.,W Mood
EaEa p al 2 EltSan, Sal, vs. " IL ,iAA Ayt9p 9p.H4 Il g
HeiGa Gao3l5}a5y:: F5lstJhr; F5l Parker, IKE ,oit j
RI Middleton. d:TodH 'a' do'"S = sfs''g . '''t
H:iyr,es mtansa.B. .<F: Perry ~ III Campbell,
Ea H.eBtokesb bH.1A. Cobble3 HoL: iSmit,,ni
COUcton-C G. IIendersop!ldso j. Malone.
i, AS KhefsAgao7-7Ja ii Jamcsa Chespnt0 WaA psPass,
J; N. Davis, 7, II. Clark: st.s ~,
T Lcrmgton-J. II. Counts, s. p. Wingard,
Fl! Mcetzc, John Fl Nlcctsbth s. M. RuIf, II.
!dVs Hendrix sd' efi!s' : odi q; j7sqa
mi aiaurens- --Dr.4E. IL. McSRaib .lboJ jati
,ds Eqasdc4qa, 10 L..Suhillcr.i d..a., ,4dI be,s,.
IA tAlqioeM7sMN oeeM7sMNsS s aM5AAl aM5AAlli94, Sd FIJI GEegyil =
~dE94Jis3y Fair Y:';J'4r2Ss 81 r2sSpc, s. chap-
l'man.! !si' 80 -a'9 ai a. sav lo,i7a q giiaI
| Richund-John s. Prcston,qJi P!.pThosnas,
DR.. Irrelevant, DR.. ,RuysJ .t,I.ynth, W. w.
White, u D, /. Pope, iF,,o w, Mc.sslaster, NJ
Ehrlich, r. c. Shivcr, j. G. Gibbes Thomas
Taylor, r. Adams, John .lgncw.
ID asf s,y, III ZIP II Bla9dpg 9 r JMeran,s,
| I0:h-Jamcs Mason go"
-'Hflmio"MT. b. Jctcr, j. G; McEissitk,' j.
'EiNlng5 E.R, Wallace. u "no.'e"a 11ii;m
| zt.SPqnanNoy--G. CA,nnon. J.. w. MILLER, j.
3: To!leson W, * Blake, S. G.. Means, n. ].
Moon, VI. j. Smith !, ), =;
r Oro"y.1hy-F VI. Waanapakcr, w.. G.
Flame, IT, McKewn 't y. I'''''
4 a motion to appoint committee, To consist
Of one member from each delegation, TO .nomi-
nate, officers for the permanent organization of
the Convention, prevailed, when, the following
committee was formed:
Messsrs, r. 'Connor, j.. p. Earle, G. Il
Eartigue, 4. r. Malonc, II. w Woodward" d,,"I.
SchiAeniF. Spark cr, olW III, l,eP,ss, AtJaiH.
Counts, Eli Gregg V, j. POPE, I.eR.Ihomas,
James Nc Mason, I. q Mckissick, SIC, Mcans,
A. Wannamsker naiasta and 4. Moses Y Wa..rlts H.
Campbell.
The committee retired, and after an an absence
of quarter of an lo,lr, recommended the
election Of the following offccrs,, ladd their re-
port was unanimously adopted
\ P,esident-.lIon. a. Burt Of Abbcyille
p Ticc-iresilcnts-7Gen Jmaes Chesnut, Hon.
B. Z. Perry, Gen. Johns, Prcston1 Col. j: d.
Blanding and Simeon ,FaiNEs D W
1 For Sccrefasaes---Mc cssrsa James c. Gibbcs
and W. h. Bachman. ~ w I ~
On motion, a. committee, consisting Of
Hicssrs Pope, Mullins and yctcr, was appoint
A cd to conduct the President to the chair
Before assuming his Seat, tile President said
GENTLEMEN OF TIE CoNvENlTiotNS RON "a Kllow
me to return you my sincere and cordial thanks
for the .complinont you have bestowed upon
me this evening" To:prcside in zan assembly
Of South Carolinians, ospeciallyin q moment
like this, is an honor to which no one with just
pride can be inscnsible, / shall not gentlemen,
undertake to rectc to you. shall not attempt
to Indicate the proceedings yo,i may adopt, no,
anticipate them. 1t is enough for me remark
that you have met for the noblest9 purpose that
can engage the human heart or head. You
| have to save from ruin all that statcsnanship
can save, and devise plans to preserve the vel,
fare of two races. I'lssure you of my earnest
wishes that your deliberations may be success
| full h1'nAof 90 Saila's,
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