Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-05-11
SECOND DAY.

L06 re8OluuOnS luLTOuuCeu Iue pIoSIous ofCu'
ing-that the convention 60 into caucus.
Gen. Gary moved to amend by striking
out Caucus and inserting "secret session"
COL Haskell opposed secret session, as be
was willing that his friends and opponents
alike should know what he had to say and do,
and what we're the intentions of the conven.
ton.
Gen. Gary said he was not the author OF
the secret session, but made the motion in &C.
cordance with an agreement had with the au-.
thor of the resolution for caucus. he show
ed the necessity for consideration Of the cir
cumstances surrounding the delegates from
those counties in which the Democrats are in
a hopeless minority. As for his county, Edge
field, they not only hoped, but we're deter
mined to carry the next election on straight
out Democratic platform.
The matter was debated for half an hour,
without any definite result being reached,
when on motion of Col. Haskell, the conven.
tion adjourned to meet at IL M.
Col. Haskell took the chair, and requested
the delegates to the convention to remain tor
the purpose of holding caucus, and upon his
motion, Col. G. H. Simonton, of Charleston,
was called to the chair. ...
The reporters of the press, and others not
members of the convention, we're then request
ed to withdraw.
The caucus was then held, in which the
plans and policy of the Democratic party OF
the State were fully discussed, but no definite
plan of action agreed upon.
At I'm, the convention reassembled, Pres
ident Kershaw in the chair.
The third resolution of the series, introduc-
ed by Gen. Hsgood- that the convention 60
into caucus-was laid on the table.
COL Simonton moved that one from each
delegation be appointed by the President as
committee to whom all resoluu, IS shall be re-
ferred, without debate.
The previous question was called, and the
motion was adopted.
In accordance with the foregoing motion,
the President appointed the following mem
bers as said committee: Messrs. M. G. Butler,
of Edge6eld; j. S. Cothran, of Abbeville;
Paul F. Hammond, of Aiken; j. A. Hoyt of
Anderson johnson Hagood, of Barnwell ;J:
w. Moore, of Beaufort, j. B. Campbell, Of
Charleston; W. A. Walker, of Chester; A.
Mcqueen, of Chesterfield John L. Manning,
of Clarendon Allen lizard, of Colleton; j.
A. Law, of Darlington; T. w. Woodward, of
Fairfield B. H. Wilson. of Georgetown; B.
F. Perry, of Greenville ; F. j. Session, Of Hor-
ry;J. D. Kennedy, of Kershaw; B. W. Ball,
Of Laurens; H. A. Meetze, of Lexington ); W. |
w. Harllee, of Marion; Y. j. Pope, of New
berry w. c. Keith, of Oconee; ]. F. ,Izlar,
of Orangeburg; R. E. Bowen, of Pickens;
A. G. HASKELL of Richland !; j. H. Evins, of
Spartanburg T. B. Frazer, of Sumter I. G.
McKissick, of Union James McCutcheon, of
Williamsburg; and j. S. Bratton, Of York.
Resolutions were introduced by Mr.. M. ?.
O'Connor, of Charleston; Mr. Sheppard, of
Edge6eld; Mr.. Edward McCrady, Of Charles
ton Col. Lipscomb, of Newberry; Mr. G.
B. Lartigue, of Barnwell and Col. Keitt, of
Newberry, all of which we're referred to the
Committee on Resolutions.
On motion, it was agreed to vote first for
the four delegates from the State at large.
The President then announced his readiness
to receive nominations.
The following nominations were then made:
General M. G. Butler, of Edge6eld; ex.
Governor B. F. Perry, of Greenville; Gener-
al John Bratton, of Fairfield; General VIM.
A. Evans, of Chesterfield; General M. L.
Bonham, of Edgefeld; Colonel D. Wyatt
Aiken, of Abbeville; General j. D. Kenne.
dy, of Kershaw; Hon. j. B. Campbell, of
Charleston; E. w. Noise, Of Sumter; Colo:
mel James A. Hoyt, of Anderson Colonel
William Wallace, of Richland; and Hon.
W. D. Porter, of Charleston.
Mr.. Sheppard, of Edge6eld, moved that
the four nominees receiving the majority OF
votes be declared elected delegates from the
State at lerge, and the four receiving the next
highest number of votes be declared, elected
alternates. Agreed to.
The President appointed Messrs. Wood.
ward, Bacon, Bali, Sheppard, Keitt and
Brooks as tellers, when the convention pro-
ceeded to vote by ballot, as agreed upon.
General Harlles, of Marion, moved that
the delegation from each Congressional Dis
trct nominate two delegates and two alter.
mates, who shall be voted for by acclamation.
Adopted.
General James Connor, of Charleston, then
addressed the convention briefly, stating that
he had supposed that the caucus held earlier
in the day was for the purpose of ascertain.
ing from the delegates the desires and views
of their constituents as to the course to be
pursued by the Democratic party of South
Carolina but as such purpose had not
been developed, he moved that the conven.
tion, when it shall deem proper, 60 into eau
Gus for an exchange Of views and to give ex-
preston to the opinion of their constituents
as to the proper course to be pursued BY the
Democratic party of the State, and that
speeches be limited to five minutes. Agreed to.
On motion of Gen. Connor, the convention,
at 1.3O, went into caucus, under the rule adop-
ted, while the ballots were being counted.
Col. Simonton was called to the chair.
Exit reporters and spectators.
The caucus remained in session until 3 P.
M, when the convention reassembled, and
the following result of the balloting was an
nounced:
For Delegates from the State at Large
Gen. John Bratton, Of Fairfield, 13O votes;
Hon. w. D. Porter, of Charleston, 1872; Col.
D. Wyatt Aiken, of Abbeville, 116; Gen. j.
D. Kennedy, of Kershaw, 49,
Alternates- NJ. G.. Butler, of Edge
field, 112 votes ex.Gov. B. F. Perry, of
Greenville, 1903; Col. j. A. Hoyt, of Ander.
son, 105; ex-Gov. M. L. Bonham, Of Edge
field, 104. !
The convention, a. s.15, adjourned to B
P. NJ.
At5P. NJ, majority of the delegates
were present in the ball, but the time was
consumed by the delegates from the Congres.
sonal Districts in making their selections of
two delegates each, until 6 o'clock, when the
President called the convention to order
The proceedings were opened by the Presi-
dent announcing his readiness to receive nom.