Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-26
Yflistellaneuns &eading.
THE TAX PAYERS CONVENTION.

1he lax PayerS convention met AT 1r"ln
Hall, in Columbia, on Tuesday of last week,
18th instant. In the report Of the proceed
ings, the names of the following persons ap-
pear as delegates from York county: Col.
Cad Jones, Col. A. Baxter Springs, COL R.
NJ. Sims, Rev. D. Harrison, Iredell Jones and
Capt. B. H. Massey. Col. Cad. Jones was a
member of the Convention held three years
ago; the other delegates were appointed by
Oranges. The following is the list of dele.
gates reported from the other counties of the
State:
| 4bJevUe-ArmiStead Burt B. II. Herndon, w.
J. Smith, f. A. Connor.
AndcrSOn-James A. Hoyt.
| A,kcn-J. II. Giles, A. P. Butler, D. S. Hen
, derson, f. j. C. Wood Isaac A. Given, It. c. Nor
gan, J. N. Miller, b. P. chaltield, Samuel Lark,
BeuufortEJohn Conant, William NJ. I.awton,
J. &. Thompson, S. c. Mllett, j. NJ. Williams.
BnrnccU-A P. Aldrich, Johnson IIagood, H.
CAarlestonNW. D. Porter, G. A. Trenholm,
Richard Lathers, Thomas Y. Simons, B. H. Rut-
ledge, C. Irvine Walker, C. r. Miles, w. G. Hin
son, C. w. Stiles, c. H. Simonton, +. w. Dawson,
w. st. Julien Jervey, f. f. Sell.
| Chcstcr-A. II. Davega, j. Wilson, S. p. liaml-
ton, c. S. Brice, Giles J. Patterson.
Chcsterfrld-E B. G. Cash.
CoNeton--Robert FishLurne Harry F.. West:
| Cgarendon-Joseph Calluchatt, w. L. Reynolds.
Dnrlingtom-J j. Lucas, B. +. Williamson.
EIigrfcld-M. L. Bonham, NJ. w. Gary, Lewis
Jones, A. D. Bates, j. G. Sheppard, r. G. M.
Dunovant, w. H. Zimmerman, William Loft M.
B. Butler, j. T: Calbreth.
Fai,feld-John Bratton, T. w. Woodward, r.
+. ElEins, H. A. Gailliard, G. H. McMaster, DR..
John Wallace, Thomas McKinstry.
Georgctoun-B. H. Wilson, w. w. Walker, l..
p. Miller.
! kershaw-James Chestnut, II. H. Clark, L. j.
Laneaster-John D. wyie, John NJ. Beatty.
| Laarens-C. NJ. Miller, r. S. Griffin.
! Lerington-G. Miller, j. N. Hoffman, J. ).
| Knots.
Maion-Wm. Evans, w. R. Johnstonc, David
| Leggett.
iIurlJoro-C. W. Dudley, John G. Weatherly,
| B. +. Pegues, Nicholas Rodgers.
Nance, George Johnstone j. R. spearman, Sr:
Orangeburg-T. J. GOODWIN, G. J. Odom, w.
Iiekens-w. ] f. Holcombc, D. f.. Bradley.
Richiand-J. H. Kinsler, w. H. Starke, J. G.
Scegers, f. w. McMaster, L. F. Hopson, w. p.
Spigener, William Wallace, L. j. Scott.
SPartan6u7y-W.M NJ. Foster, A. B. Woodruff
ISumter-John s. Richardson, John B. Moore,
Union--B. H. Rice, T. B. Jeter, D. P. Duncan,
! W. H. Wallace, w. II. Gist
| williamsburg james McCutchen, S. w. Mau-
rice, N. M. Graham, w. D. Knox.
Among the delegates are four colored men
two from Aiken county and two from Colleton.
The Columbia Union, (Republican) in re-
porting the proceedings, says:
There is no inconsiderable Importance at
tached to this meeting. Everybody appesred
to be on the qui viue, and as the grey bearded
gentlemen arrived and registered at the hotels,
the buzzing in the corners, and the ely pulls
at the lappels of coats were multiplied. In
short, there was an apparent interest in the
whole affair that was not discernible upon the
surface.
The assembling of the delegates at the hour
named, followed the incipient catch'caucuses
in hotel rotundas, parlors and bar-rooms, and
was not anything of nature to excite ridi-
cule-perhaps not envy. Republicans, who
were present as spectators, did not feel that
the meeting was called for useless purposes,
but for purposes that should have been attend
ed to within the lines of their party. Grey
hairs, experience, calculations and intrigue
carry weight everywhere, whether felt from
the force of necessity or by chance This
seemed to be impressed more than ever upon
both actors and listeners yesterday.
While the reporters were busily engaged in
cleaning what of interest there might be, and
there was little that was not in some way or
another, editors from all parts of the State,
from the seaboard to the mountains, we're
sprinkled around through the audience busily
engaged in conversation. Its sneedless to add
that the most of the latter class of gentlemen
were of the opposition press. Whether they
believe they are right or not, their zeal upon