The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-10
THE STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVEN
TION.
,3l. Action OF tho People.

Anderson, Oconee, York, Laurens, Marion
and spartanburg have, so far, failed to appoln
delegates to the State Convention. The othel
counties are coming rapidly into line. Ches
terfleld has chosen no delegates, but the coun
ty Democracy declare themselves to be op
posed to any Democratic nomination at BalLi'
more.
On Monday tie Democrats of this county
elected the following delegates to the State
Convention: D. ]. Carter, B. j. Witherspoon
and L. j. Perry. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. j. U.
Foster, Major B. R: Cyburn, Captain Amos
McManus.
Georoetnwn.
Ata meeting of :he Democrats of George
town{ held on Monday, Mr. B. d. Wilson Of
ferad the following, which was unanimously
ResolUed, That BENZ. Allston, s. 8. Fraser,
Arthur Morgan. John Julius Pringle, c. Z.
Anderson, A. G. Trenholm and j. B.. Gulg-
nard, be appointed delegates from this county
to the Democratic State Convention, TO be
held in Columbia on the llth instant, for the
purpose Of considering the exPed1ency OF
sending delegates to the National Democratic
Convention, to meet In Baltimore on the 9th
OF July next, and that they be Instructed TO
vote iOr only such delegates to the National
Convention as are favorable to the Cincinnati
platform and It's nominees.
st. James's Santee.
A meeting of the citizens of st. James's
Santee was held on Monday, at McClellanville,
8. c., for the purpose of sending delegate TO
the Democratic State Convention. to be held
In Columbia, s. c.. June llth, 1872. Mr.. A.
81. seabrool was called 10 the chair, and MIR.
j. p Mcclellan appointed secretary. The
meeting being organized the chairman ex-
planned Its oDjeci, and, on motion, Mr.. K. L.
Morrison, Sr., was nominated and unanimous
~ elected, with instructions to cooperate with
the delegation from Charleston; also with lhe
understanding that the meeting approves ana
endorses the platform laid down 6y the Con-
servative Republicans at their Cincinnati Con-
vention, and accepts their nominations.
Union.
The Democrats ol this county, on Monday,
appointed the following delegates TO represent
them In the State Conventions: Principals, a;
3. Aughtry, G. D. Farrar, W. II. Wallace and
B. H. Rice; alternales, w. 8. Gregory, Captain
]. Thomas, F. w. Eison, David Thomas.
The following resolutions were adopeed:
We, citizens of Union County, earnestly de.
string change In the spirit and character OF
the administration Of national affairs. and be.
lieving that the principles and candidates OF
the Cincinnati Convention of May 2, 1877, II
sustained by p cic]orityof of the people OF the
United States, give assurance. or an adm,nis-
tration In harmony with the spirit and princt-
ples OF 4 free, constitutional Federal Republic;
therefore, be It
Resolped, That we endorse and approve the
revolutions or platform adopted at the con.
venllon held aI Cincinnati on the I'd day oil
May, 1872.
Resolved, That we endorse and approve the
nomination OF Horace Greeley for President of
the United States and B. Graiz Brown Tor.
Vice:P President.
Resosued, That In our Judgment, the Nation
al Democratic Convention, to meet In Bati-
more on the 9th day OF July next, should en-
dorse the platform and candidates of the Gin
cInnatt Convention of May last.