The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-05-18
NO. 81,

ballots woro being counted.
Colonel Simonton was called to tho
chair
Exit reporters and spectators.
Tho caucus remained in session un.
til p. m., when the convention re-as
somblod, and the following result of
the balloting was announced:
Delegates from the State at large
General John Bratton, of Fairfield
Hon. w D. Porter, of Charleston; Col.
d. Wyatt Ailkcn, Of Abbcvillc; Gen.
John d. Kennedy, of Camden.
Altcrnatos~ Gen. NJ G Butler, of
Edgefcld, ex>Gov b + Porry, of
Grocnvilc; Col J A Hoyt, of Ander,
son; cx>Gov NJ L Bonham, of Edge.
field.
The convention at S:l5 p. m. ad-
Journed to 5p m.
AT 5 p m majority of tho delegates
wcro present in tho hall, but the timo
was consumed by the delegates from
tho Congressional districts in making
their selections of two delegates each
until six o'clock, whom tho President
called the convention TO ordcr.
Tho proceedings were opened by
tho President announcing his roadi--
moss to receive nominations for two
delegates and two altcrnatos from
each Congressional district to tho st.
Louis convention.
The following nominations wcro
made and unanimously confirmed by
! acclamatlon:
lst DISTRICT. II. Richardson, of
Sumptor, and J. G. McLucus, of Ma
ron. Altcrnatcs--E r McIvcr,, of
Darlington; B McLaurcn, Of.
I'd Distrct-M. P. O'Connor, Of
Charleston; John f. Fickon, of Char
lcston. Altcrnatos-John l. Mans
ming, of Clarendon; J Il Izclar, of Orr
angcburg.
Sd District-Gon. S. MCGOWAN, OF
Abbcvllc; w. b. Stanley, Of Columbia.
Altcrnatos--B w Ball, of Laurons;
Sampson Popc, of Nowbcrry.
4th District. II. Evins, of Spar
tanburg, and Gov. b. f. Perry, of
Greenville. Altcrnatos-W IL Wal
lace, of Union; Gabriel Cannon, of
Spartanburg.
5th District. G. Sheppard, of
Edgc6eld; William Elliott, of Beau~
fort. -Itornatos-J Fox, OF Collie
ton; Paul + Hammond, of Aiken.
| Governor Perry declined as altorn>
ate at fargo, and Col. William Wal.
lace, of Richland, was elected to fill
the vacancy.
The convention then proceeded to
the election of three members of tho
State executive committee from each
Congressional District, with tho fol-
lowing result:
1st District-W. W. Harcc, J. A.
Law, II. B. Fraser.
I'd District-T. Y. Simmons, ]. f.
Izlor, Jas. Connor.
Sd District-A. G. Haskell, j. N.
Lipscomb, j. b. Moore.
4th District-W. ID. DcPass, II.
Stobo Farrow, b. Ii. Massey,
5th Distrct-A. g. lizard, G. r. Till
man, II. j. Counts.
Tho committee on resolutions re-
qucstcd further timo in which to COM
plcte their report, which was granted.
On motion of General Connor, the
convention, at $3.50 p M, again ro-
solved itself into caucus.
At $40 p. NJ, the convention re-
assembled.
The President stated that Captain
r. O'Noal, Jr., of Richland, had boen
appointed Troasuror of the convention
to receive contributions for dofraying
tho incidental expenses Of tho scs-
sion.
Tho President announced that tho
State Executive Committee would
moot in the Judiciary Committee room
Immediately after tho adjournment of
tho convention.
Tho committee on resolutions sub
mittcd the following report on tho
resolutions referred TO them:
Tho committee of ono from each
county to whom was referred tho res
solutions of tho gentleman from Charo