Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24

| DIR. >. A. kell, i. Is. WltherS, >. y. OZmenC,
A. G. Sutton, J. W. Marshall, T. G. Culp, H.
G. Harris
King's Mountain.-Joseph r. Howe, Joel
McCarter, J. j. L. Gill, D. j. jackson, j: W.
Beamgard, VIM. Oates, Lowry Smith, 7. j.
Bell, John Knox, VIM. McGill.
YorkviUe-W. B. Wilson, Jun., S. r.
Moore, w. H. McCorkle, w. H. Quinn, w.
J. Stephenson, Rev. L. A. johnson, j. S.
Reynolds, Samuel Smith, Robert baltimore.
Bethesda.-J. Leonidas Moore, Alfred
Moore. J. w. Moore, w. B. Byers, H. j.
Harshaw, 2. w. Lindsay.
The system of voting by townships
majority of each township to control the town
ship delegation-was proposed and advocated
by B. H. Massey, the principal reason urged
being that the proposed plan would facilitate
the dispatch of business.
T.J. Bell opposed the adoption of the rule,
and on putting the motion to vote, it was
lost, and the rule adopted was to give every
delegate a vote, majority of all the votes
cast to be necessary for choice.
The following resolution was offered by W.
B. Wilson, Jun.:
Resolved, That this Convention nominate a
full Democratic ticket, and that the candl'
dates nominated be men of undoubted Demo
cratic principles.
In support of the resolution, Mr.. Wilson
as Chairman of the Yorkville delegation, re-
marked that it was submitted to the Conven.
ton at this early stage in the proceedings, from
the fact that it is we'll known that there is a
difference Of opinion amongst US, as to whether
we should nominate full Democratic ticket,
or leave portion of our ticket vacant, or &C.
cept some of the nominees Of the Radical
party, and endorse them by placing their
names on the ticket to be nominated by this
Convention. 1t is certainly matter Of prime
Importance that whatever course we do adopt,
our action upon it should be as harmonious
and unanimous as possible. 1t is evidently
better, then, that all differences Of opinion be
settled at the very outset, by the expressed
will of the majority and that after this will
is ascertained, we proceed to carry it out as a
well.de6ned and settled purpose, for in the
contest we are about to enter upon, our united
action is essential to success. This resolution
is proposed by the Yorkville delegation be-
cause they believe that our party can be more
closely and thoroughly united upon a ticket
composed of men of undoubted Democratic
principles, than by any compromise course
that the Convention may adopt. He was
satisfied that there were none in the Conven-
tion but what would prefer to elect full Dem.
ocratic ticket, if possible. Our preferences
carry none of us into the Radical ranks. If
we endorse any Of their candidates, then,
either directly, by placing their names upon
our ticket, as our candidates; or indirectly,
by leaving their places vacant on the ticket
we nominate it will be purely from matter
of policy, and not preference. Is it more ad-
visable to- do this, or to nominate full Dem
ocratic ticket? Which course will the more
effectually unite the conservative ranks? 1t
is conceded fact that two of the nominees
of the Radical party will carry certain num-
Der of Democratic votes. The Democrats
who will vote for them, are, in many instan-
ces, good men, whose confidence in the gentle
men referred to, will not allow them to be-
lieve that they made any concessions to the
Radical party in order to get the nominations
from them. But on the other hand there is
larger number of our party who have not
such unbounded confidence, and who believe,
for many strong reasons, that these gentlemen
have committed themselves to the Radical
party, and hence either direct or indirect
endorsement Of them will create much dissat-
isfaction among this class of our party, which
will, at least, result in preventing them from
going into the coming contest with that zeal
and determination for success which is now
so universally entertained-a zeal and deter.
mination far stronger than has ever appeared
amongst US since the war; They say that
every ticket we have had in the field since
1868, has been composed partly, at least, of
men who were brought out with view of
conciliating the Radical element, and that
Notwithstanding York has white majority,
many of them will not come out and vote for
such ticket and hence we have been inva-
rably defeated, or else, it, by any dissension
in the Radical ranks, or other mishap, we
have succeeded in electing any men to office,
these men have, in some instances, before their
time Of office expired, if not announcing them
selves in full accord with the Radical party,
have at least placed themselves in very un-
certain position. They, therefore, demand, in
this election, men in whom they can unhesi'
tatingly confde, and for whom they will never
be ashamed to say they voted and helped to
place in office-men who will bring out and
test the strength of the Democratic party in
this county. These two nominees of the Rad
ical party referred to may be very good men
they certainly are great improvement upon
the material the Radicals have heretofore
been accustomed to place in the field; still,
the speaker claimed, we have men who are
undoubtedly of our party, who at least are as
good, if not better men, and who, for many
reasons,2it would be infinitely preferable to
elect, if possible; and if we fail to elect them,
these two men will be necessarily elected any
way, and we will have lost nothing by the at
tempt. He thought it a matter of great i'm
portance, therefore, that the Convention should
place in nomination at least full legislative
ticket, even if it should be decided to make no
nomination for the office of Judge of Probate,
inasmuch as it is not political Office proper.
We expect, however, to abide by the expressed
will of the majority of the Convention, what
ever it may be, with view to harmony and
concert of action.
ThomasJ Bell, Esq, took the floor in op.
position to the resolution.
He regretted that such question should
have been sprung upon the Convention. In
opposing it, he claimed to be eminently con-
servative in his views, and also, as the term is
applied in political sense, white man )"
but from the very existence of the peculiar cir
cumstances surrounding our people, he could
not claim to be a Democrat as that appella-
ton is applied in national politics, nor did he
think any man in South Carolina could be
Democrat as the national party defines the
term. Even our worthy Chairman, thorough
ly Democratic as he undoubtedly is, cannot,
in consequence Of the political surroundings