The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-13

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inside of the rails had been filed up with
desks and seats, and reserved for the use Of
the delegates. Shortly after eight o'clock,
Captain W. B. Stanley, the senior member Of
the Democratic State executive committee,
called the convention to order, and nominated
Colonel Simeon Fair. of Newberry County, as
the temporary chairman, and Mr.. John F.
Britton, of Charleston, as temporary secretary
These nominations received the unanimous
approval of the convention, and Colonel Fall
being escorted to the platform by Captain
Stanley, returned his acknowledge to
the convention for the compliment conferred
upon him In choosing him 10 preside even fol
! short time over their deliberations. He
said that the occasion was somewhat a pecu
liar enc, but full Of promise for the State, and
they had reason to congratulate themselves
upon the auspicious circumstances under
which they had assembled, in the day Of gene
raj amnesty, and under the restored protec.
tlon of the great writ of habeas corpus. he
then announced that the convention was
ready to proceed with the election Of a sec.
retsry.
Mr.. Britton begged to decline the nomlna-
tlon for temporary secretary, and on his mo.
| ton Mr.. E. r. White, of Charleston, was
unanimously elected to that position. -.
The secretary then called the roll of dele.
gates as furnished by the published reports oi
the county conventions, and the following gen.
uemen answered to their names:
AbbevIlle-F. A. Conner, ]. W. Hearst, O.
A. c. Waller, VIM. Hood.
Oharleston-W. D. Porter, VIM. Aiken, M.
P. o'Conuor; 8. 8. Solomons, G. Lamb Buist,
John F. Britton, T. z. smons, W. Y. Leite-
P. Brady, Charles Foster, D. F. Fleming, Jas.
N. Carson, Robr. Hunter, G. F. Kinloch, n.
W. Venning, W. L. Daggett, G.. h. Cohrs, E.
3. White, VIM. Whsley, Thos. Pinckney.
Chester-E. @. Mcclure, G. j. Patterson,
John II. Durham.
Chesterfeld-E. F. Malloy, ". j. Vereel.
Darlipgton-F. F. Wariey, J. Keith, A. b.
waring.
Fairaeld-Jas. r. Aiken, 7. r. Robertson, L.
W. Woodward, J. A. Bookhardt.
Greenville-E. 8. Irvine, E. F. Stokes.
Ho1ry-Thomas C. Dunn, James E. Dusen
berry.
Kershaw-J. B. Kershsw, James Chestnut,
L. J. Patterson, T. q. Clarke, ]. D. Kennedy.
Lancaster-D. j. Carter.
Lexington-Henry A. Meetze, G. Leaphsrt,
F. S. Lewle. .lll.s ,T4li-s
Newoerry-simeon Fair, J. F. J. Caldwell,
g. B. Tucker, Henry Burton. -,
Orangeburg-A.D D. Goodwin, J. s. Bowman,
Thomas d. Zimmerman, John L. Moorer, D. z.
Norris, James F. Izlar. }lca ~ ss
Pickens-R. E. Bowen, D. F. Bradley.
Rlchland-W, B. Stanley, Jacob Levin, NJ.
@. Butler, J.P. Thomas, James P. Adams, 8,
@. Garner, j. 3. Kinsler, VIM. q. Stack, D. B..
DeSsussure, R. 0'Neale, Jr. ..r,.
Sumter-T. B. Fraser, Mark Reynolds, E. w.
Noise, j. D. Banding, John B. Moore, John 8.
Richardson, 7. v. Walsh.
Unlon-W q. Wallace, "a. r. Aughtry, B. a.
Rice.
williamsburg. 3. Lambson.
York-Cad. Jones. ]. W. Rawlinson, R. II.
Sims, E. NJ. Law, B. P. Boyd, W. B. Williams.
General Butler then moved that commit.
tee of nine be appointed to nominate perma-
nent officers of the convention, but the molion
met with considerable opposition, principally
from the Charleston delegation:
Mr.. J. N. Carson moved to amend the
motion so that the convention might go Into
committee of the whole upon the election
OF ofiicers. He believed that the convention
was capable of nominating Its own officers. and
he advocated an expression of the whole peo-
pie, through their representatives In the con-
yention, as to who should be their presiding
officer.
Mr.. W. j. Yereen advocated the motion oil
General Butler. He said he belonged to no
ring, but he hoped the motion would pass, be-
cause II put to the whole house he believed IL
would result in endless discussion and dis
turbauce, and he did not want report OF any
disturbance or dlssens' ms to 60 out from the
convention to weake .s influence or effect.
Mr.. John F. Brit,on objected In toto to The
committee business. He believed that it was
in the competency of the convention to select
Its own officers. and the appointment OF COM
mittee would be an unnecessary waste ofume.
It might be necessary to refer the resolutions
that might be offered and the confederation OF
platform to Committee, but he opposed the
reference of the nomination of officers, and
moved that the motion of General Butler be
laid upon the table.
The chairman ruled that the original motion
could not be laid upon the table, because an
amendment had interviewed, and the amend.
ment must first be disposed of.
Major Buist expressed his serious objections
to General Buffers motion. He said 1t was
an immaterial question, but still he wanted TO
see the people ready to express an opinion
without the Intervention of any committee.
He would therefore oppose the reference OF
any matters to committees, except such reso-
lutlons as might be offered.
General Butler said that he desired to state,
as matter Of justice to himself, that he had
no personal interest In the matter, and 10
making the motion he had simply been fol-
lowing the precedent that had always OBJ
tained In South Carolina. He had no prefer
ence whatever for any gentleman as perma-
nent chairman, and If the gentlemen who had
spoken on the other side meant to insinuate
that he had any desire to pack the committee
In favor of any candidate, they had not only
cast discredlt upon his motives but also on
their own intelligence.