Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-06-20
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STATE POLITICAL ITEMS.

The Central Democratic Club of Able.
vile has endorsed Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken for
denomination for Congress. .F.s .us
- The Darlington Democratic Convention;
by resolution, disapproves of the plan of pri-
mary elections, and will adhere to the old
convention system.
Gen. Samuel MCGOWAN has been nomi.
mated by the Abbeville Democratic Club for
seat in the next House of Representatives,
and his name will 60 before the people in
primary election.
The Greenville Democratic Club has
adopted resolution inviting the colored peo-
pie who confide in the Democratic party to
become members of the club. Also that it
is the sense of this club that candidates for
the Legislature pledge themselves, if elected,
to use their influence to reduce the pay of
members of the General Assembly to three
dollars per diem while in actual session, and
that they receive mileage going and return
ing once during the session, and that they &C.
cept no complimentary passes over any rail-
road.
- The County Convention of Chester has
passed resolutions authorizing and requesting
the people of Chester county to cast their
votes at the primary election for the persons
who we're, in their opinion, qualified for the
Offices of Treasurer, Auditor and Trial JUS
tices in said county, and that the result be
communicated to the Governor for his benefit
in making appointments The object of this
resolution is to relieve the Representatives Of
the necessity of making nominations for the
Executive, and also to more nearly express
the wish of "the people"
The Winnsboro Democratic Club has
unanimously resolved that the delegates from
this Club to the County Convention be in
structed to vote for such persons as delegates
to the State Convention as will use their
votes and influence for the denomination Of
Governor Hampton and all the present exec.
utive officers of the State also to secure the
nomination of Major T. W. Woodward for
Congress, from the fourth district, as first
choice, and for Col. Jno. H. Evins as second
choice; also that the said delegates be in
structed to support Gen. John Bratton for
the position of county chairman.
- The Democracy of Abbeville county,
claim that they have solved the Colored
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County Convention refuses to admit colored
clubs to Representation In that body, but al
lows colored men to join the various Demo
cratic clubs on the same footing with the
whites. The Medium says: "The resolution
does not prohibit the admission of colored
people into the Democratic clubs, but it pro.
nounces most earnestly against the iutroduc-
tion of the race feature into our political af-
fairs and gives to all Democrats, white and
black alike, precisely the same privileges.
The color line has been obiterated, and we
are all moving along together upon higher
and better platform Of equal rights and equal
justice to all. without regard to race, color
or previous condition.
- The Republican voters of what was FORM
erly the Grey's Hill polling precinct, in
Beaufort county, recently held meeting for
the purpose Of hearing remarks from Senator
Collins and others, who went from Beaufort.
The substance of this gentleman's remarks
was the necessity of new departure of
the Republicans; the abandonment of the
leaders who were tainted with fraudulent
practices in the past, and the selecting as
candidates for Office men of intelligence, OF
probity, and Of untarnished record. The
enunciation of these principles was favorably
received by the four hundred persons who
were present. Before the meeting adjourned,
Sammy Green took occasion to endeavor to
explain away the charges made against him,
by his own admission, before the investigating
committee. In order to deny his receipt of
money for the fraudulent passage of claims,
he felt it necessary to declare that he had
perjured himself when he swore to the evi.
dence which be gave before Senator Coch-
rams committee.