Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-22
HON. A. S. WALLACE RE.NOMINATEE

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HON. A. S. WALLACE RE.NOMINATED.
The Republican nominating Convention for
the Fourth Congressional District, met in Co.
lumbia on Thursday last. The Congressional
District embraces nine counties, viz: Lauren',
Union, York, Chester, Fairfield, Greenville,
Spartanburg, Pickens and Oconee. There
were two candidates in the feld-Hon. A. S.
Wallace, the present incumbent, and c. G.
Puffer who is engaged in working gold
mine in Union county. Soon after the con-
vention was organized, Pufer withdrew his
name, and on the first ballot Wallace was re-
nominated without opposition, receiving every
vote cast. After the result was formally an
nounced, Mr.. Wallace was introduced to the
Convention, when, according to the Union
"He thanked the convention for this triple
evidence of their gratitude and partiality,
and made most telling speech. Among
the points alluded to by him, were the in.
cidents of his past life; the fact of the split
in the first convention that had nominated
him to the same position, and the conten-
ton in the second convention that had nomi-
mated him and endorsed his course, and how
he had previous to that time pressed the con-
test in the interests of the Republican party
and of right. He had always and now res.
pected the men who had contested the ground
with him they had fought him gallantly and
nobly, and he desired no man to level his
preiudices on his own account; but they had
been beaten in square fight. Mr.. Wallace
then referred to the ku-klux opposition, and
the part he had taken in suppressing the
same, and the many outrages that had been
committed. The ku-klux candidate had said
in substance, that if he could not get to Con-
gress he would make it cost Wallace as much
as possible, but his and his constituents ef
forts had been all in vain, for Notwithstanding
that the condition Of the country had been
such that he, Wallace, could hardly take any
evidence, his opponent had been turned out
of court as it were in Congress, having failed
totally to make any case. In this, said the
speaker, again we're you. my constituents
triumphant, and the band of murderers driven
from your midst. In touching upon his ac-
ton regarding the ku-klux law, Mr.. Wallace
asked, could he be quiet when murder was
stalking boldly in broad day? The State
government had failed to issue single proc
lamation regarding the perpetrators. He
made no charges now, but these were the
facts as they were, and some Of the incentives
that moved him. All that was now needed
was fair ballot and we would be again tri-
umphant. There are no doubts anywhere,
said the speaker, of Grants success, when
made all the stronger by being linked with
the colored, the laborers, and the poor mans
Wilson. Mr.. Wallace's eulo-
gy of Henry Wilson was beautiful and time
ly, as were his remarks regarding Gen. Grant,
and caused much applause. \
He closed by reference to the great re>-
duction in the public debt, the vast resources
of the country, and by referring to the fact
that he had advocated, as he meant to do in
the future, everything that would benefit and
raise up to high moral standard the colored
race incidentally referring to his vote for
the civil rights bill"
Addresses were delivered by Judge Mack
ey, Solomon L. Hoge, Judge S. w. Melton
and L. G. Carpenter, editor of the Union
The Union gives the following as the SUBJ
stance of Judge Melton's remarks:
"Judge Samuel w. Melton, responding to
repeated calls, congratulated the nominee and
the convention for having done their duty
we'll he took especial pleasure in doing this,
as the candidate was an old resident of his
native home. He believed he knew A. S.
Wallace as we'll as any other man, and re-
ferred to his early life, when, said the speak
er, he got his living by following his own
plow whatever of honor he now has, has been
pot by his own exertions. A. S. Wallace had
come fiat off the ground, as 1t were, and
raised himself up by force of his own charac-
ter and intellect. He had always been
good Republican, (and probably sometimes
better than he would own, like many others
of us) He was opposed to secession from the
start, and to State Rights, and to John q.
Calhoun's doctrines. He was an abolitionist
from the start. Judge Melton advised unity
of action, and solid move on the enemy's
works, and had no doubts as to the result
next November"
The DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL EXEC
UT1vE CoMM1TrEE.-In pursuance Of reso-
luton of the Democratic Convention, held in
June last, do hereby appoint the following
named persons to constitute the State Central
Executive Committee:
NJ. C. Butler, Richland Wade Hampton,
Richland; Thomas Y. Simons Charleston
MP. O'Connor, Charleston; F. W. Dawson,
Charleston; John S. Richardson, Sumter S.
P. Hamilton, Chester; J. P. Thomas, Rich
land; johnson Hagood, Barnwell; W: W.
Sellers, Marion; NJ. w. Gary, EdgeGeld;
Samuel MCGOWAN, Abbeville Henry McIver,
Chesterfield H. H. Wallace, Union; W. D.
Simpson, Laurens.
The Committee has been distributed over
the four Congressional Districts Of the State,
and it is respectfully suggested that the gen.
tlemen name ed take measures in their respect
i've districts to secure an organization in each
county in the State. w. D. PORTER,
President late Democratic Convention.