Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-19

of York county, and which, in many respects
was calculated to bring discredit upon the
party, and which large majority of the Re-
publican voters Of York county would not
sustain as the ticket of the Republican party;
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Resolved, That the Republican party, in
mass meeting assembled, do hereby revoke
and recall all authority given to the delegates
of the County Convention, and do declare that
they resume to themselves the functions of
those delegates.
A motion to adopt the resolution being
made, Isom Buchanan said he wanted fair
understanding. j. Hannibal White attempted
to speak in favor of the motion, but George
Witherspoon, one of the irrepressibles, OBJ
tanned the floor and said that as the resolu-
ton had been read, and as it was moved to
adopt it, he hoped the vote would be taken
without further delay. The vote was accord
ingly taken, and the resolution adopted. .,.
The permanent officers we're announced as
follows: President, Hon. A. s. Wallace Vice
Presidents, John L. Watson, ]. D. F. Duncan,
Walker Crawford, R. L. Simmons, Joshua
Rawlinson, Thomas Wood, Jesse Williford,
Ephraim Smith, Allen Bratton, Wilson Will
son, Henry Leach, Jacob Blair, jeff. Mccall,
Allen Beatty, William Sahms, Frank Fewell,
Sampson Bratton, Alfred Meacham Secreta-
ries, T. K. Bates, D. Marshall Campbell,
Thomas K. Mickle, J. s. Lewis, r. A. Ha-
gans Clerk, John McManus
1t was then moved and carried that COM
mittee of three be appointed to conduct Mr..
Wallace to the chair. The temporary chair
man appointed on that committee, Messrs. P.
J. O'Connell, J. D. F. Duncan and John G.
Enloe. Mr.. O'Connell introduced Mr.. Wal
lace as permanent chairman in few remarks
eulogistic Of that gentleman, and assuring his
hearers that in Mr.. Wallace they would find
faithful and competent officer, and one who
would preside with impartiality and fairness.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Wallace addressed
himself briefly to the audience, remarking
that he hoped their patriotism would rise to
the occasion; that the days work would be
we'll done, and that all would work in har-
mony. The work before them was important,
and be hoped they would do right, sink or
swim.
At the request of the chairman, the rules
of the meeting were again read, after which
J. Hannibal White was placed in nomination
for the Senate No other candidate was pro-
posed, and he was consequently nominated
almost unanimously.
Immediately after the vote was taken,
Nelson Hammond made some very vehement
remarks, from which it was difficult to learn
precisely what he did want. Dr. Neagle, who
at the same time was occupying the stand,
left, apparently in disgust, and commenced
haranguing the crowd at another point The
crowd became somewhat restive under the
combined eloquence Of these two speakers, and
it was some time before order could be re-
stored. Finally, the noise subsided, and the
nominations of M. L. Owens and Nelson Da-
vies for the House of Representatives were
made without any opposition. J. Hannibal
White then stepped forward and returned
thanks for the honor conferred upon him,
after which J. A. Ratchford was nominated
for the House of Representatives. He was
elected without opposition. ..:.~
Another member of the House being yet
to nominate, quite squabble was the result
over making the selection. Reese Joyner,
Peter Edwards and Mat Williams, all color
ed, and John Martin, white, were put in NOM
ination. The wrangling, the jabbering, and
the incessant clatter of the excited crowd
which ensued over making this nomination
defes description, and the difficulty of ascer-
tanning the result of the vote was the most
perplexing problem that presented itself TO the
Chairman. The cause of the contention was
evidently the fact that white man was in
nomination, and the plans resorted to by the
voters in attempting to carry their respective
favorites would do credit to Tim Hurry or any
other lobbyist who ever engineered bill
through the South Carolina Legislature. The
contest having narrowed down to Williams
and Martin, the excitement proportionately
increased, and the viue voce system was found
impracticable to decide the matter. 1t was
impossible to distinguish between the volume
of sound which shouted aye or nay, while
Nelson Hammond's sonorous voice fairly
reverberated in support of the man Of his
choice. The next plan resorted to was by the
raising of hands; but to arrive at correct
solution by this process was found to be
greater failure than the other plan. Num-
bers of them would roll up the coat sleeve on
one arm and raise both hands, thereby at
tempting to make it appear that the two
hands were not raised by the same person; but
the ruse was failure; and the Chairman, to
make the vote satisfactory to all, and to place
it beyond any chance of dispute, required the
voters to signify their preference by sitting
down and having the respective numbers &C.
curately counted. This occupied several
minutes time but it was finally accomplished,
and Martin was declared duly elected.
J.F. Wallace was nominated for Clerk of
the Court which was unanimously carried
without opposition. ..:.
COL w. G. Beatty was then proposed for
Probate Judge and received the nomination.
After the vote had been taken, Nelson Ham.
mond mounted the speakers stand and put in
nomination S. B. Hall, supporting the motion
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