The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-15
COUNTY

Hiberntan H[4ll-The Country saved
in Twenty-Five Minutes.
A large and orderly assemblage OF the
friends of Captain C. B. Slgwald was held iast
evening at Hlbernian Hall to ratify his noml-
nation as sheriff of this county. The meeting
was announced to be held at halt-past seven
O'Clock, and At that hour there were iuliy lour
hundred persons gathered In the hall, most Oh
them being white men. The meeting was
called to order OF ten minutes OF eight by MT.
E. R. White, who nominated the following iist
of officers: Chairman, n. q. Nathani vice.
| presidents, Archibald Cameron, B. oNeili,
| Robert Hunter, Jacob Small, A. o. Stone,
| Gsorne Shrewsbury, ". Aiken Kelly, Thomas
Miller. A. Melchers, T. G. Boag, Hugh Fergu-
sop. Vim. Calder, ]. ]. Grace, James Arm
strong, Il. E. Dereef, B. z. Kinloch, William
| Fisher, J. F. ONeill, Patrick Moran. J. P. De.
| veaux; secretaries, james 8. 'Westendorf,
John F. Selgnious. These officers were elect
ed without opposition, and Messrs. Nathan,
Hunter, Stone, Ferguson, Calder, Fisher and
Westendorfr came upon the stage, Chief Nathan
being greeted with applause as he took the
chair.
Captain J.. J Grace theE arose and briefly ad-
dressed the meeting: He said he did not pro-
pose to make a speech because he recognized
The tact that the tine had come for action.
He regretted the disorganized condition IN
| which the party was found on the eve OF an
| elpction-a condition of affairs tor which The
venaliiy of one of the journals OF The CITY, ano
| the Indifference Of the other, were equally re-
| sponsible. He thought 1t was now lime tnat
| the working men of the city should be heard,
and he begged to submit the following names
| for nomination as q county ticket:
For sheriff, C. B. sigwald; for coroner, o.
M. whiting: for clerk of court, jacob WILL
man: for county commissioners, w. IT,. Eason,
W. E. Holmes, G. I. Cunningham; Tor propate
ridge, George Buist; Tor school commissioner
for senator, John F. FickeD; for representa-
lives. Charles g.. Slmonton. George Shrews-
berry. colorpd; @. Wieters, j. Il. Robertson,
James NJ. Carson, C. G. Trumbo, r. G. BARK
lev: W, G. Brodie, col0red; A.. b. Rose, .. 9.
Solomons. NJ. HI yan, Jacob Royal. %colored; Il
?. MIkell, ]. Gibbs, colored; NJ. w. Yennlng,
| william Noel, colored; Charles d.. Cohrs, deo.
F. Habernicht-
Capt. Grace said that these nominations had
| been promulgated In the press for the past
three or four days, and had only had such
amendments aud corrections as had been
made necessary by the action of certain gen.
| tlemen In Withdrawing their names, and ne
moved that the ticket be nominated by accla'
nation.
Another gentleman moved that the names
be read slngly and action taken upon each as
being the better way to secure an expression
of the will OF the people.
Can't. A. J. Minis said that although he was
only an humble Individual he felt the RESPONSE
billty that devolved upon every citizen al such
a crlsis, and he urged the meeting to adopt
the ticket that had been read. He proceeded
at some length with o laudatlon OF the ticket,
saving that 1t represented all classes, the
lawyer, merchant. planter, the white man and
the colored man, the American, the Charles
topIan, the Irishman and the German.
Mr.. W. G. Miller objected to the adoption OF
the tlcke ct as q whole. he said If there was
any one thing more than another That the
citizens of South Carolina did not like 1t was
to have the action of a meeting cut and dried
before hand, and sprung upon the meetiRs as
that ticket had been attempted to be sprung
upon them. He claimed that If the names
should be read and acted upon Immediately,
1t would be no exponent OF the sense OF the
meeting, aud would therefore be worth MOTH
ing. They were not going to take up with
Hobson's Choice, nor were they going TO &C.
cept the Radicals choice, but they proposed
to take the choice of the worklngmen-the
bone and sinew of the community.
The amendment to Captain Grace's resolu-
ton was then adopted, and the chairman pro-
ceeded TO read the list of names upon the
Sigwald ticket, and call for the votes OF the
meeting upon each. This proceeding occu-
pled but a few moments, and caused but little
enthusiasm, the chairman reading the names
and announcing the nominating OF each,
after a few cries OF "yes'' and ''no" In a rou-
tine and matter of course way, and with a
broad smile on his features, which was re-
fected In the countenances ofthe audience
as the novel voting proceeded. When the
last name had been called, the chairman
called for the ratification of the ticket as q
whole, and, after another weak volley OF yeas
and naye, announced that The ticket had been
unanimously adopted, and took his seat,
leaving the evident impression upon the
audience that he was the most expeditions
and best natured chairman ever seen.
Mr. White then moved that the chairman
appoint, at his leisure, a working committee
for each ward, and publish their names in the
morning papers. This resolution was carried.
Captain Grace then moved that the meeting
adjourn, which vas put and lost amid con-
fused cries for Sigwald, Hunter, Stone, &C..
The chairman announced that Captain Sig
weld was not in the hall, and Captain Minis
mounted q chair and made a speech In favor
OF adjournment. He said that the meeting
had accomplished the object for which 1t had
assembled, and they had better then 60 home.
The motion TO adjourn was then renewed and
carried, and at 6. LIS P. II. the ratification meet
ing was ended, having occupied exactly
twenty-five minutes.
Vote for Hobson's Choice!
The Mackey Mass Meeting.
About one thousand persons assembled be-
fore the City Hall last evening, In response 10
the call for q Regular Republican mass meet
ing. The meeting was organized by the cleo
tioo nj pav q 7 Adona chairman