Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-08-12
For the Keo,cee Courier.
Union Reform Party Of Pioksns.

Courier, calling upon all goodcit,zens to
meet at Pickens, g. IT,, on Monday the lst
day of August, to organize tho Union Reform
Party in Pickens County, the citizens met iu
the Court House, when, on motion of I. II.
PhiIpot, Esq, Gen. II. N. Garvin was called
to the chair and G.. j.. qlazener requested to
act as Secretary, when, on motion Of r. u.
MoBee, Esq, the chair appointed commit.
tee of nine, to draft resolutions for the meet.
ing. The chair appointed tho following per.
sons to compose said committee: II. Il.
McBee, E. III. Barton, Jacob Lewis, Reese
Bowen, j. N. Arnold, W. p. Hunt Daniel
Hughes, John Il. Gossett and u. Smith.
| The committee retired and after Short
absence returned, and, through their chair.
man, e. B. Nc Bee, made the following report,
which was unanimously adopted
| That, whereas, the object Of this meeting
is to organize a party in opposition to the ono
which is now ruling this State, and which
has by high taxation and corruption, we'll
nigh bankrupted it, and believing that tho
assembled in the city of Columbia on the 18th
day Of June last, is the ouly one on which all
the honest aud fair minled people of the
State may unite in accomplishing All object
of such paramount Importance. BE it there
! fore
Rc$ol~e0 That we the people Of pickens
| County who favor reduction of taxation,
judicial expenditure of the same, and an
| honest aud economical administration of the
affairs Of this State do accept the plntform as
adopted by the Convention Of the Union Re-
form Party Of the State, ignoring all former
organizations Of political parties. we do form
ourselves into party, to be known us the
Union Reform Party Of pickrns County, and
invoke all good people. Of all colors and con-
dtions to unite in one great effort to rescue
our noble old State from tho certain and in
evitabe ruin which awaits her under the
present administration
The committee beg leave to suggest the
prnprcty Of County Executive Committee,
of two from each township, to meet for the
transaction of business us often ns the COM
mittce so app ,inted shall deem it necessary
for the transaction of the business The
chair then appointed the following persons to
constitute the Executive Committee
Pckcnsvllc Townshp-R. Il. Bowen and
John Il GoSsctt.
Sa!ubrity Township Thomas Parkins and
Samuel Gary.
Garvin Township-J. N. Arnold and Il.
Smith
Easley Township-L. n Robins and D.
Hughes.
Dacusvillc Township John w. Singleton
and w. Z, Hunt
Pckcns Township-I. II. Philpot and
Thos Rogers.
E'statoec Townshi p-Jacob Lewis and j.
r. Lewis.
pumpkintown Township Joseph Bates
aud S. D. Keith
Who retired and unanimously elected Con
Is. N. Garvin as chairman Of said committee.
That, on saleday i'll September, each town
ship be requested to send five delegates to
assemble Ill convention ut the Court House,
Tor the purpose of nominating County officers
and nlcmbers to the Legislature, Sc
That the members OF the Executive Com.
mitttcc in each township proceed to organize
the party and report their organization to tho
central committee on salcdsy in September
next. That the party so organized in each
township send up five delegates (rcprcscntr-
tive mcn,) to the meeting to be held in the
Court House on saleday in September next,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for
all officers to be voted for ut the election to bo
held in October next.
That this meeting do elect two delegates to
tho convention to be held in Columbia on the
10Th instant, to nominate n candidate for
Congress, to represent the people of the 4th
Congressional District.
The meeting then appointed d. 4. Bradley
and L. b. Mc!}cc delegates to tho said con.
vention.
The chairman then retired and called Dr.
W. T. Field, temporarily, to the the chair,
when ne, (Gen. CARVING presented the fol-
loving, which was unanimously adopted by
tho meeting:
Whereas, it is proposed to hold convcn-
ton IN Columbia, on tho 10Th, to nominate n
oandi'i;Hn for Congress in the 4th Congress-
ional District. BE it, therefore,
Resol0cd, That, in view Of tho eminent
qualifications Of W, T.. lIooombc, this meet
INC, recommend him one in cvery way ft
and well qualified for the position
R'%oicr1, That the delegates from Pckcns
County be aud arc hereby instructed to voto
for his nomination, So long as they may homo
to succeed and, if unsuccessful. to exercise
their own opinion rs 20 the next best nominee.
On motion Of Il e IIolcombc, that tho
proceedings of this meeting be published 10
the kcowee Courier, and ,liat this meeting do
now adjourn, to meet on salcday in Septcm.
bcr.
II. N. GARVlN, Chm'n
e. IL. GLAzENER, Scc'y.
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