The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-18
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

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E. B. Murray, Esq, County Chairman,
called the Convention to order, and stated
that the first business before the body twas
the election of Secretaries.
On motion, Messrs. VIM. Lee, j. N,
Glenn, A. 5. Todd and ". W. Keys were
elected Secretaries.
The credentials of the delegates were then
called for, and the following were presented
and enrolled:
ANDERsoN-W w Humphreys, John
O'Donnell, B F Whitner, g F Tolly, J L
Tribble, A B Towers, P X McCully,
W II Nsrdin, w s Ligon, DR. T McFall,
] 81 Mcconnell.
l. BELToN-W c Brown, G w MCGEE,
A J stringer, M F Tribble, Jas w Poore,
J T Rice.
BowIIMe GREEN-A Harris, Silas Kay,
| D G Mcconnell.
BRoADwAY-Jas A Keown, Joshua
Holland, NJ Elgin, Jas B Moore.
BRUsHy CREEK-T 81 Russell, D
Sitton, L Mullikin, A Cely, ] P Sitton,
w Singleton, w G Smith, R T Elrod,
| w F Wyatt.
1 CENTREv1LLE-A B Bowden, VIM Ri
CoRNER-Elias MCGEE, R P Clink-
scales, Alex Wiles, j 7 Barnes, j l.
Bryant.
FLAT RocK-C s Mattison, ] II Jones,
W G Watson, w S Hall.
FORK, No. IL P Brown, D L Cox,
] Dalrymple, John Sullivan, j A
CAN'T, D S White, n G Palmer.
FORK, No. 2-F e Harrison, G w Ma
ret, NJ Kidd.
GARvIN-R W Simpson, w j Martin,
A Carson, w Knight, d K Norris. .
HALb-W E Walters, J. 8 Beatty, j T
Ashley, A NJ Norris, A E Rice, ] P Nc
Gee.
HoNEA PATH-Joel Kay, VIM Lee, R
n Wright, T A Hudgens, w 81 Mullikin,
L w Tribble.
HoPEwELL-L D Stringer, q A Hall,
w A Neal, w Martin, B Martin.
HUNTRRs SPRINa-K Breazeale, G.
Jones, r M Burriss.
MAR11N-G NJ McDavid, ] T Ashley,
r B A Robinson, L N Clinkscales. VIM
Pruiett, J R Pennell, B F Driver, e T
Cooley, ] o Hawkins, ] NJ Cooley, j W
Keaton.
NEAL's CaEEK-L E Campbell, Jas A
Major, T w Martin, j N vandiver.
PENDLEToN-J c Stribling, ] B E
Sloan, j w Simpson.
PENDLEToN, coLored-Alex Watson.
Book MILLs-B F Shirley, w T Nc
Lees, T b Anderson, J ] Gilmer.
EAST SAvANNAH-B A Davis, VIM
Jones, Reuben Burriss, Ben West.
WEST SAvANNAH-E ] Earle, ] C
Winter, A B Sullivan.
SLABTowN-J N Glenn, j Jameson, j
P Smith, NJ Welborn.
SANDY SPRINGs-M G Smith, s l. Es-
kew, J B Douthit.
WILLIAasroN-Hugh Mahaffey, ] ]
Cooley, 81 Epting, w w Wilson, ] D
Rogers, w L Rogers, N G Dacus, DR.
B F Brown, B L Johnson, John McFall,
DR. John Wilson, Geo W Anderson.
The call of the roll being completed the
Chairman announced the Convention ready
for business.
On motion, Col. James A. Hoyt, former
County Chairman, was invited to seat on
the floor of the Convention. When he
came forward he was greeted with applause,
but he declined to indulge in any remarks,
as the Convention had important business
before it.
A motion was adopted that the Conven-
ton proceed to the election of FIVE delegates
to the State Convention.
The Chairman ruled, upon inquiry, that
without special action delegates would be
allowed to cast their own ballots and none
other Whereupon a motion was adopted
that delegations be allowed to fill any va
cancies that might occur in their number.
The Chairman appointed the following
tellers to conduct the election: G. F. Tolly,
]. ]. Gilmer and J. P. Smith.
After number of nominations had been
made, ballot was ordered and proceeded
at once.
A motion was adopted that the five names
receiving the highest number of votes be
declared the delegates elected.
On motion, the members of the County
Executive Committee, who are not members
of the Convention, were invited to seats
upon the floor.
On motion, a committee of seven, consist
ing of Messrs. F. E. Harrison, R. w. Simp-
son. ]. T. McFall, w. G. Watson, M. P.
Tribble, James A. Gray and A. J. Stringer,
was appointed to draft resolutions in regard
to the past and future conduct of the Dem
ocratic party.
The Chairman brought to the attention of
Convention the fact that at recent meeting
the Executive Committee by unanimous
vote passed resolution requesting the
County Convention to rescind its action by
which subordinate Clubs were requested
not to make nominations of candidates.
A motion by J. P. Brown to reject the
recommendation was tabled, and motion
by Capt. R. w. Simpson to adopt it was
carried.
The Chairman also presented q recon-
mendation from the Executive Committee
to the Convention ITO rescind the resolution
passed by the last Convention, authorizing
Clubs organized after the organization of
the present Executive Committee, to elect o
member to the said Committee, and that
hereafter no one shall be member of the
Executive Committee except he be elected
by the Convention. Provided, That the
Clubs so organized be allowed to nominate
their members, subject to confirmation by
the Convention"
This recommendation was also adopted.
A motion was unanimously adopted to
invite Col. ]. A. Hoyt to address the Con.
vention, who then made short address, In
which he urged the Democracy of Anderson
to be united in the approaching campaign,
as there was danger ahead of US. He said
that active efforts were being commenced
at Washington by the Republicans to secure
majority of the Congressman from South
Carolina, and also that the Republicans in
the lower counties of the State were going
do their best to send Republican members
and Senators to the State Legislature next
fall. He closed by saving that he believed