The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-05-18

ana that when the convention elects
delegates to st. Louis and State ex,
ecutivo committee, it stands adjourn
ed snoJect to the call OF five members
OF the State executive committee.
Referred to the committee on resolu>
tions.
Colonel keitt, of Newberry, intro.
duced resolutions, which had been
read in caucus, and was submitted
Tor reference to committee on resolu,
tlons without reading.
The President announced the bus.
mess before the convention now to bo
the nomination and election of dele>
gates to the st. Louis convention. to
be composed of two from each CON.
gressional district and four from the
State at large-fourteen in all.
On motion, it was agreed to vote
hrst tor the four delegates from the
State at large.
The President announced his read.
lness to receive nominations.
The following nominations were
then made:
General NJ G Butler, of Edgefeld;
Ex-Governor B + Perry, of Green.
vile; Generals, John Bratton, of Fair.
field; VIM A Evans, of Chesterfield;
M L Bonham, of Edgefeld; Colonel
u Wyatt Aiken, of Abbeville; Gem
eral j D Kennedy, of Kershaw; Hon
j B Campbell. Of Charleston; E w
Noise. of Sumpter; James A Hoyt, of
Anderson; William Wallace, of Rich-
land; and Honorable w D Porter, of
Charleston.
Mr.. sheppard, of Edgrfeld, moved
that the four nominees receiving the
majority of votes be declared elected
delegates from the State at large, and
the four receiving tho next highest
number of votes be declared alter
mates. Agreed to.
MIR. Richardson, Of Sumpter, movr
ed to reconsider the motion lust a..
| doptcd, for the reason tnat there were
twelve nominees, and five or six q
them may get all the votes necessary
to choice, and there would be nc
election, necossitating a second ballot
therefore, it would expedite the bus
mess before the convention by elect
ing the delegates first aud then the
aitornates atterward.
! On being put to vote, the motor
to reconsider was lost.
The President appointed Messrs
Woodward, Bscon, Ball, Sheppard
keitt and Brooks as tellers, wher
the convention proceeded to vote b.
ballot, as agreed upon.
General Harllee, of Marion, moved
that the delegation from each Con
gressional district nominate two dele
gates and and two alternateS, wht
shall be voted for by acclamation.-
Adopted.
General uarllee moved o recess
for fifteen minutes, which WAS laid OF
the table; Mr.. Murray of Anderson
making the point of order that tn,
mombers could not nominate dee
gates and alternates from their con
gressional districts until they hat
been informed who had been elected
as delegates from the State at large
: General James Conner, of Charles
ton, then addressed the convention
briefly, stating that he had supposed
that the caucus held earlier in tn,
day was for the purpose of ascertain
ing from the delegates the desires anc
, views OF their constituents as to th
course to be pursued by the Demo
: cratic party of South Carolina; bu
rs snch a purpose had not been de
voloped, he moved that the convon
ton, when it shall deem proper, t,
go into n caucus for an onterchang,
of We've and to give expression to thu
opinions of their constituents as t.
the proper course to be pursued b,
the Democratic party OF the State
and that speeches be limited to fiyt