The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-09-05

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eeatcs--J A Glenn, > Il Sessions, W
II Ward.
Cureton's Mill Club--l3G members
{ dclegates--W 4 Bailcv, e. p Bowen
5 w Rose. s r Perry. l. i Rose, J "
Wood.
Quick Step Club-.~lC1' members, I
deles.tes--T W Lang, J. l. Whitaker
~ II Clarke, Y s jordan; Tamcs Cam
tey: Jno Burdcll J B Hammond.
Swift Greek Club-5G members, 3
delegotes--s Boykin, 4 II Boykin J c
Truesdall.
Beulah Club-7U members, 3 dele
gates-S West, W F 2ced, G L Dixon
II Nettles.
Antiocll-B B NJ Brown, " i Cook,
K Brown, John Reynolds. .Altcrnatcs--
w II Trapp, Wiley Bradley. They are
pledged or instructed.
Oakland--I T Holland, B # Mccoy,
B J RatcliIe, B J Aumphries, Alex,
johnson, :. Woodward Holland, J II
Stokes.
Pinetree H X DuRosc. J F. Pearcc.
A MeCaskill.
Turkey Creek u Shaw, G W
King, J F. Norwood, + R ingram,
Lynchwood--Dove segars, Thomas
Watts, N A Bethunc, Moses Hough.
T R Copeland.
Lynches Creek--Angus Shaw, VIM
Dabney, L Nc Brown.
Bufalo-Wm Cato, A W Railey, G
" Cato, j A Sowell.
Kirkley's Mill NJ Kirkley, J R
Thorn, Joseph West.
Hanging Took Club--5O members, 3
delegates--B n Jonet, B + Jones, Sea-
born Sones.
Flat Rork-L c Hough, &C Halle,
" H Clyburn, J J Horton, W J Her.
ton.
Beaver Creek Club-4G members: 2
delegates-J R Magill, + & Perry.
Liberty Hill Club--Cl members; 3
delegates G. Richards, " X Thom>
son, F II Wardlaw.
Granny's Quarter C!ub--107 mem>
bers, 5 delegates--G " Barnes, NJ ?
X cIey, J I Truesdell, J r Truesdell,
j " Truesdell.
Number of clubs, "a; delegates, 90;
membership, 2,0S5.
4 II Bowen, Of Pine Grove club,
and j G. Sessions, of Rock Hill club,
announced their resignation. Their
places were filled by V Parker and \ A
Boykin.
The report of the committee was then
adopted.
The convention then r!:ceoded to the
election ui live yice-l'rts-tents, as lol-
lows Messrs James Chcsnut lst; "
NJ Shannon 2nd; r II Clarke Bird; | F
Holland 18th; Dove SegarS 9th.
The chair announced tho convention
ready to receive nominations for Sem,
tor.
q W Barnes, of Granny's Quarter
club nominated D / DsSaussure.
J \ Glenn, Of Rock Hill club, noml-
mated W Il Leitncr.
Richard Brown, Of Antioch club,
nominated f NJ Boykin.
J G Richards, of Libery Hill club,
nominated j. j Patterson.
&C Halle and A II Bog kin wero ap-
pointed tellcrs'
The first ballot was thm taken and
resulted as follows: Leiner Sc; De-
Saussuro %; Patterson "a; Boykin
10.
The chair announced that 10l votes
had been cast, which VAS two more
than there were delegates, but as no
candidate had received so votos, which
was necessary to choice, here was no
election.
Gen. Ghesnut moved TINT delegates
vote by clubs as the roll WIS called.
Mr.. J. D. Shaw moved that the con-
vention go into secret SESSION, and none
but delegates be allowed il the house.
This motion was lost,
General Chesnut's motion was then
adopted,
Second ballot, Leitner 81; Patterson
Is; DeSaussure %; BoY&in 1888;
Necessary for choice SO.
Third ballot; Pending the vote in
this ballot, DR.. DeSaussure went among
his friends and in quiet way with
drew from the contest. This accounts
for the change in the result, which isas
follows: Patterson SO; Leitner 81;
DeSaussurc H.; Boykin li-9S; ncces-