Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05
LICENSED AS A DRUGGIST.

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LICENSED AS A DRUGGIST.
Our townsman, DR.. John G. Kuykendal,
the proprietor of the "York Drug Store" one
of the live institutions of Yorkville, was last
week licensed by the medical faculty of the
South Carolina University, as pharmaceu-
tist, apothecary and druggist, in accordance
with the provisions of law passed at the last
session of the Legislature. He was subjected
to thorough examination and passed the
ordeal in manner satisfactory to the examin-
ing Board and with credit to himself.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
In compliance with notice previously pub
lished, the township delegates of the York
county Republican Convention reassembled
in the Court House on Saturday last. In
consequence of the public speaking which
was progressing in the Court House yard, the
attendance of spectators of the meeting of the
delegates was rather meagre.
At about II o'clock the Convention was
called to order by M. L. Owens, who on ta-
king the chair, announced that he was in
structed by the State Chairman not to call
new convention, but to let the previous
nominations as made by the delegates, re-
main as they now stand, with the exception Of
making a nomination to fill the vacancy oc.
casioned by the declension Of Major B. F.
Briggs for. the House of Representatives.
Pursuant to these Instructions, he directed
the delegates to retire and make the nomina-
tion, when, Immediately upon their report as
there would be no other business before them,
he should adjourn the meeting sine die.
The roll of delegates was not called; but
they had grouped themselves together while
the chairman was speaking, and at the con-
clusion of his remarks, James Wagner, col
ored, asked if the State chairman had the au-
thority to rule this County Convention and
dictate to it the course Of action to be pursued.
Before reply could be made, John New
ton, colored, suggested that new Convention
could be called that there were two Conven-
tions of the party in Columbia quite recently,
and if the wishes of the voters Of the county
could not be consulted otherwise, he proposed
to call new Convention. The chairman
here remarked that the boilers would not be
supported, and that such step would only
prove disastrous to those who pursued it.
Wagner then attempted to ask question,
when he was abruptly silenced by the chair
man, who bid the delegates to retire.
George Witherspoon, colored, then took the
floor He demanded justice, and asked that
an acceptable ticket be placed before the peo-
pie of the county, remarking that whether
nominated or not, Col. Beatty should be elect
ed Judge of Probate. An alteration of
words then ensued between the speaker and
the chairman, the latter declaring that new
Convention should not be called.
Wagner then remarked that the Chairman
would be held responsible for this conduct,
the effect of which would be to unite many
Republican voters with the Democratic party.
At this point the chair was temporarily
vacated, when general conversation arose
among many of the colored persons present,
the prevailing sentiment being that the nomi-
nations made by the former convention were
not all satisfactory to the colored people Of
the county, one of the speakers asserting that
there was at least one rogue on the ticket as
it now stands. i: i.
The Chairman being delegate, it was sug-
gested that he had no right to act in the ca
pacity of delegate, nor to supply his place by
the appointing of another. The Chairman,
who in the meantime had resumed his seat,
replied that he had supplied no man in his
place among the delegates, and that it was
then vacant
The confusion in the Court room was gen.
eral, often two or three voices speaking at the
same time, all in denunciation of the present
course of the chairman, and of some of the
nominations made by the former Convention.
Finally George Witherspoon succeeded in
making himself heard, and addressing the
chairman, handed him copy of the ENQU1,
RER, with the request that he would read to
the assemblage an article to which he called
his attention. The article proved to be a
"card" which Samuel B. Hall, Judge of Pro.
BATE and present nominee for the same Office
had published in the spring Of 1871. The
Chairman, on perceiving what it was, declined
to read it. Witherspoon then requested per-
mission to permit some one else to read it,
which permission was granted, and a gentle
man present read it, being interrupted occa
sionally by Witherspoon, who commented
quite severely upon some of the passages in
the "card," and especially the assertion con-
tanned therein to the effect that the writer did
then and there withdraw from the Republi
can party, and counseled the colored men Of
the county to do the same. To Witherspoon'E
comments, Hall, who was present all the time
replied that he should never again support g
carpet Dagger. This was, in substance, the
only reply Mr.. Hall made to the attacks o.
Witherspoon and his friends, though they fre
quently called upon him to answer to variou:
charges. '"i
Wltherspoon next proceeded to charge tha
Hall was connected with movement made 6
few weeks ago for the removal Of the troop;
from Yorkville, and that he had signed pc
tition penned by Judge Mackey in Chester
requesting the removal of COL Merrill, anc
substituting in his place Capt. Christopher
The speaker then proceeded to eulogize Col
| Merrill and defend his conduct as an officer