Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-03

to considerations. They own the property
and furnish employment to the laboring class
es, and legislation must be conducive to their
benefit, which will inevitably be for the bene-
fit of the colored people. The success of both
races depends upon their mutual help, and
cooperation. While he was not all advocate
of social equality as defined by some, seating
the colored people at a white mans dining ta-
BILE or giving them access to the white mans
parlor, he did think that, for the welfare of the
State, the intelligent and educated whites
should take more active part in the polltl-
cal deliberations, and by their cooperation with
the party in power, whose principles and pur-
poses were honorable, much of the peculation
and fraud chargeable to Republicanism would
never have existed. The laws of the land
give the coored man the rights of citizenship,
which he contended could be exercised IN
common by both races without any danger of
the social equality so greatly feared by some,
but which no intelligent colored man wished
or desired. In all political questions he
wished the line of race entirely removed, and
desired no legislation that would not be mu-
tually beneficial to both races. Edwards was
the only speaker who commanded the atten-
ton of the crowd, and after he closed gen.
eral Babel of voices again ensued. Isom Bu-
chanan became noisy again, when personal
alteration occurred between himself and Ella
Goode, who either in the capacity of police
man or sergeant.atarms of the Convention, or
perhaps by virtue of both positions, proceeded
to eject the turbulent member from the room.
This was the signal for general rush to the
door, Isom struggling in the grasp of Ella,
who continued his hold, leading him down the
steps and on to the Jail, where he was locked
up. This scene cleared the room. No resis-
tance was offered by the negroes to the pro-
ceedings of the policeman, nor did amy Of the
whites interfere.
As the delegates were still closeted, and the
ardor of the speakers somewhat abated by the
summary proceedings just related, the crowd
did not reassemble in the Courtroom for an
hour after the melee, when anxiety began to
be manifest to hear the nominations, and
the room was filled again. It had become
known through the crowd on the green that
Major Briggs, delegate from Bethel pre-
cinct, had withdrawn from the deliberations
of the delegates, and this fact tended some
what to excite public curiosity. While the
crowd were gathering, R. L. Simmons, anoth-
er delegate from Bethel precinct, emerged
from the room in which the delegates were
closeted, and being called upon by Nelson
Hammond to speak, he proceeded to address
the crowd From what we could gather of
his discourse, he too, had bolted but he had
not proceeded far with his remarks until he had
to give way to the delegates, who had closed
their labors and were coming forward to re.
port.
Through their Chairman, Senator White,
the nominations were announced as follows:
For the House Of Representatiues.-W. G.
Beatty, T. K. Bates, Nelson Davies and Hen
ry Steele.
For Probate Judgs.-Joseph A. Mclean.
For County Commissioners.-H. K. Roberts,
Frank Edwards aid Joseph Massey.
For School Comn,issioner.-C. A. King.
For Coroner. Martin.
The Chairman also announced as delegates
to the Congressional Convention at Chester,
Charles Leech, J. L. Watson, j. H. White
and R. L. Crook. In connection with this
unne~.ee.-e.t, tho ,Eollawins,- resolution was
reported:
"Resolued, That this Convention do instruct
the Congressional delegation to give the Hon.
A. S. Wallace their solid support for repre-
sentative in Congress from the fourth Con.
gressional district"
The delegates to the State Convention were
then announced as follows: j. H. White, 4.
l.. Crook, NJ. L. Owens and Nelson Davies.
After making these announcements, the
Chairman addressed the meeting, urging the
claims of the ticket presented, and impressing
the party with the Importance of united &C.
ton, after which the convention adjourned.
Of the nominations made by the Conven-
ton, five are white and five colored. With
the exception of Joseph Massey and Henry
Steele all the other names are we'll known in
the county. Steele and Massey are colored
men, living, we learn, in the vicinity Of Rock
Hill.
1t will be seen by advertisement in another
column, that portion of the party are dis
satisfied with the nominations made last Mon.
day. and have called another Convention, to
meet in the Court House next Saturday.