The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-10
THE CONVENTION.
STRONG DELEGATIONS FROM THE
UP-COUNTRY.

STRONG DELEGATIONS FROM THE
UP-CoUNTRY.
TIE POPULAR GRoUNDswELL FOR REFORM.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS
COLUMBIA, June 9.
Every mail that comes in brings glowing
accounts of the zeal and enthusiasm with which
the people of the counties have espoused the
movement for State Reform and low taxes.
Edgeheld.
On last Monday morning the citizens OF
Edgeheld County held a meeting at the court
house for the purpose of electing delegates to
represent that county In the State Conven-
ton. Speeches were made by Hon. John E..
Bacon, General NJ. W. Gary and others on the
political situation, and much interest seemed
to be manifested in the movement A nomi-
mating committee was appointed, consisting
of eight colored and four white men, by
whom the following delegation was selected
and afterward unanimously confirmed by the
meeting:
White-M. c. Butler, NJ. W. Gary, John E..
Bacon, Lewis Jones, DR.. Thomas Jennings and
Robert B. Watson.
Colored-Dick Padgett, Harper Bostick,
Henry Raford, Wesley Jefferson, Clarke Simp-
kins, George Simpkins, Henry Barnes and
Thomas Gregory.
Anderson County has chosen the following
delegates to represent her In the Convention ::
James A. Hoyt, VIM. Perry, N. B. Gaillard, B.
F. Crayton, D. NJ. Watson, Major George Sea-
born, DR.. W. c. Brown and ]. H. Earle.
The following are the delegates from Ches-
ter County: James Pagan, George W. Melton,
John ]. Mcclure, c. 8. Bryce, James G. Low
ry, R. 8. Hope, J. B. Atkinson, H. G. Brawley,
D. R. Stevenson, W. A. Peden, c. H. Rags
dale, R. N. Hemphnl, G. W. McFadden, W. P.
GU, ,G h. Mofatt, b. J. Pride, Major John
Sanders, John Simpson, Major ]. W. Wllks,
John B. Cornwell, Henry Ware, Benjamin
Blake, Philip Cloud, Daniel Witherspoon,
Thomas Hardin, Green johnson, Luke Debar-
deleben. Prince Young, Aarbery Degrafen-
reid, Robert Stratford, Elias Hopkins, Sancho
Sanders, Philip Douglass, Jefferson Jordan,
Gabriel Moore, Alexander Kelsey, Green jack
son, william Degrafenreia, Thomas Brown,
! and Alfred Walker.
half of the above delegates are colored men,
lsthe rest whites.
Oconee County sends the following delegates:
y. l.. shanklin, DR.. A. E. Norman, Samuel
sIovingood, Robert A. Thompson, and J. W.
Livingston. &
Plckens County will be represented BY the
following delegates: ]. b. ,?hilpot, T. A. Rog-
ers, R. E. Holcombe, F. B. McBee, and L. N.
Robins.
Williamsburg.
The Kingstree Star says: ga meeting Of
the citizens Of this district vas held at this
place on Monday last. The meeting was Or
ganized by calling T. N. Gilland, Esq, to the
chair, and requesting the editor of the Star 10
act ss secretary The chairman stated the
object Of the meeting to be the appointment
of delegates to the Convention 70 be held in
Columbia on the 18th of June. E. ]. Porter
and 8. W. Maurice, Esqs., then addressed the
meeting, showing the great necessity for Re-
form in the affairs of the government, and
exposing in unmeasured terms the cor
ruptIon, venallty and extravaganza Of
those who now run the reconstruc-
ton machinery in this State, and de-
ploring the great apathy manifested by the
whites in keeping aloof to great extent from
any participation in public matters, thereby
refusing to aid in any effort looking to the i'm
provement and redemption Of the State Gov
ernment from the control of those who manage
affairs for their own aggrandizement, &c. The
meeting then proceeded to the election of
delegates, when the following were chosen,
| to wit: DR.. J. A. James, N. NJ. Graham, S. T.
Cooper, j. R. Lambson, Dr.. S. D. NJ. Byrd; D.
E. Gordon, Abraham Gibson and Robert Par
sons-making six white delegates and two
coloree. The meeting then adjourned"
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