Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-06-24
From the Southern Guardian Ju,e lGM.
Proceedings OF the Reform Con.
yeMtiOn.

convention assembled in the hall Of the Co
lumbia Hoto!! at 9 o'clock p. M, yesterday.
Col. Il. Y. Simons, Of Charleston, wa.
calleaplsst tho eha;r,y aud Robest Aldriol. @
BarnSell, and w. G. Rout, of Charleston, re
qucsted to act as Secretaries.
Gel. Simons, upon taking tie chair, ad
dressed the meeting in ali appropriate ant
stirring speech.
The Secretary then called the roll of the
counties. The following are the counties
represented, and list of the delegates:
Andcrson-J. A. Hoyt and WIN. Perry.
Barnwcl-B. Wcathcrbee, w. II. Duncan
r. Aldricb, II. N. Miller aud w. Singleton
Charcston-R. NIure, g. i. BUST, j. Il.
Britton, John Campscn, b. O'Ncill, r.. Hun.
ter j. 3. Steele, Il. S. Browning, Il. Y. Sim.
ons, &. w. Dawson, j. d. Parker, L. McLuip
A. Gage, w. Il: Mikell, Il. w. Marshall, II.
o. Stone, A. Melchcrs, H.. G.. Goodwyn, 4.
Melchers, S. Thomas, Jr, j. Abbott, b. X.
Kinloch, VIM. Black. Jonas Byrd, A. A.
Harper, NJ. Cochran, w. II. Sneed w. G.
Rout, Chas. Miller, w. L. Shecut, Cyrus
Fenwick, Ellis. johnson, w. r. Fordhsr,, w.
e. Marshall.
Chestcr-E. G. N1cLurc, g. s. bryce, G.
". Melton, j. Pagan, =. Alexander, NJ.
Benson, @, Barnes, T. Wilson, w. Sanderson,
w. L. Farley.
Chesterfcld-Edwfn f. NIalloy
Colcton-S. p. Burbage.
Kcrshaw-J. B. kcrshaw, w. NJ. Shan.
non, w. j.. DePass, John D. Kennedy, i.
NJ. Davis, w. A. Ancrum, Don Carlos, Don
Carlos, Jr.
Pckens-R. e. Holcombc, T. A. Rogers,
r. b. McBee
lIorry-W. II. Hollyman, L. w. Daggett,
j. Il. Walsh, Braxton Brown.
Union Wm. II. Wallace, GLENN b. Peakc,
7. A. Carlisle, James Thomas, w. Il. Jstef,
j. h. Lindsay
Richl ld-Wm. Wallace, J. It. Sloan Jr.,
E. W. Selblcs, A. Smythe, j. c. Seegers, j..
Miller, j. G. Bell, II. O'Neale, j. ClaGey,
@ P. Pelham, J. p Thomas, j. Kennedy,
+. D. Sem, l.. Wallace, w. H. Stack, w.
5Ginses, II. D. Hamilton, r. Faust, i. S.
Percval, j. Goodwin, U. Portee. j. Lykcs
w. Weston, q. Brown, W. Adams, j. q.
Garner, A. Barnes, j. Gilmore
Lancastcr-F. B. Tompkins, j. B. tlr#ih,
3. j. Witherspoon, X. G.. Billings, Wm.
Crawford.
Fairfield. B. McCants, D. Provine, A.
Il. Lumpkin, j. 0. Crosby
Orangcburg-P S. Fielder, Malcolm S.
Browning, e. IL. Hall, s II. Nrelichamp, Nj.
Il. Caldwell
Lcxngton-F. S. I.cwic, III. A. NIetze, D.
Kinsler, D. G. Barr, II. W. Rice, j. w.
Hoffman.
Ncwberry-E. S. Keit, Y. j. Porc, j..
McCants, j. p. Kinard, l. Slawson, Jacob
Singly, j. NJ. Scmmcr, Moses Whitmorc and
Jesse Hicks.
Edgcfcld G. Thompkins, j. f. Bacon,
NJ. G Butler, r. b. Watson, Thomas Jen.
nings, W. Il. Gray, Lewis Jones, Clinton
Ward, John Landrum, Henry Raiford, Hen
ry Barnes, Il. Gregory and j. Cooper
Marion--W. j. McKerral aad T. G..
Moody.
Laurens-R. p. Todd, G. P. Copeland and
j. Il. Craig.
Darlington-J, L. Byrd, Henry Brown
and B. Dargan.
Upon motion, committee of one from each
county was appointed to nominate permanent
officers for the convention.
The committee reported as follows:
For Prcbdcnt-W. NJ. Shannon, Of Kcr-
shaw.
For Vice Presidents P. Kinard, j. B.
Means, Il. b. McBee, b. j. Withcrspoon,
j. Il. Byrd, A. Ntclclcrs, Jas. Kennedy,
Henry Barnes, Moses Benson, Nj. Cochran,
Nj. Caldwell, j. Gibson.
For Secretaries Robert Aldrich and ".
G.. Rout
The report of the cunlmitten Was innhi.
,nously adopted, and committee of three
appointed to conduct Colonel Shannch to the
chair.
Colonel Shannon thanked the meeting, in
fitting terms, for tho honor conferred upon
him, and delivered fervent and touching
appeal to all good citizens to rally to tho res.
cue of our deaf old mother, South Carolina,
in this her hour of greatest need.
At the conclusion of the Presidents nd.
dress, the meeting proceeded to business.
On motion Of Ger. NJ. g.. Butler, it was
resolved that a committee of seven be appoin
ted to draft platform for the convention.
The following gentleman were appointed {:
NJ, q. Butler, b.. IS. Keitt, G.. il. Duist, j. B.
Kershaw, Milton Sims, Thos. Gregory, J. b.
MoCants
Tho following gentlemen were appointed a
Committee ON Resolutions Il. w. Selbles,
j. Z. Thomas, j. d. Kennedy, f. w. eDaw.
son, @. S. Bryce, A. A. Harper j. o. Crosby
The following gentlemen were appointed
committee to determine the mapner in
VII t'i Tho votes sof the respective counties
shall! oe cast: w. Z, Gary, J. M. Davis,
W.. q Marshall, u. i. Malloy, r. p Todd,
Jonas Byrd, b.. Witherspoon, j.. A. Hoyt,
8. p. Burbage: "a Ii.
Gen. j. }. Kershaw read a paper referring
to the Business Of tho. convention. Referred
to the Committee on Platform. 6 &, s. p Y ~ :.
Col } .HP.H Thomas submitted and read a
letter from Gen, John, AZ Wagner, addressed