Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-26

II. II. OIultll, J ID. WOOu.
Fort lMU.-T. G. Culp, T. B. Withers, S! E.
White, B. F. Garrison. II I'LL,
Rock Hill--J. c. Hoke, NJ. II. Williams
F. II. Barber, Peter Garrison, j. F. Workman
=, clay Hal-D. A, A. Watson, Dr.: T. w
Campbell. 'i i-''...' @'L - 5-"23 -"
Coates Tarern.-W. j.. White, D. T. LESLEY;
McEl,ree's MIL ION Fishing Greek. )-Danie
Williams, Capt James A Erwin. ajt ua
. Nc cConnellsrille.- R., L. Love-. E. A
Crawford, A. L. Nunnery. .,,1s-
Hickory Grore.-Joseph Leech, VIM. s
Wilkerson, Herod R. Neel.
Blairsrille. Captain Junius w. Thomson
Samuel Blair, o. J. Gwin, w. o. Guy.
Blacks Statio,a.-C. B. Byers, w. D. Camp
w. j. McGill, Felix Dover. ~. ...I.
Bethel.-J. G. Patrick, w. E. Campbell, D
j. Glenn, Jr. ,.l...,...I Az. -.4l...
Yorkrizle.- &C. E. Spencer, R. E. Gettys, DR.
j. F. Lindsay, Thad. L. Carroll, J. w. Neel.
On the. report being submitted, the chai
expressed qualification in being able to an
nounce that the full complement of delegates
were present, and declared the Convention
ready to proceed to business. .. - ,'4l"s
Mr.. Spencer nominated for Secretary, DR.
w. j. White, and he was unanimously elected
Capt. S. E. White offered the following
resolution: 4n. as,. aa. a..dDI ~
Resolved, That committee, to be composed O
one member from each Of the clubs, be appoint
ed by the chair to draft such rules and regula
tions for the government of the Convention, a.
shall not be inconsistent with the county consti
tuition. r-is .ttis,E. t.. l...,u5 5nu lg.,ye
The resolution was adopted, and under it,
provisions the chair appointed the committee
as follows: Capt s. E. White, DR.. T.-W
Campbell, Capt J..F. Workman, D. T. Less
ley, Daniel Williams, Or. R. L. Love, Sam
uel Blair, j. w. Leech, G. B. Byers, J. G
Patrick, G. E. Spencer, DR.. A. P. Campbell
The committee retired for the! purpose Of
drafting rules for the government Of the. Con
vention, and in due time reported. The rules,
on being read, were amended in some minor
particulars, adopted ssriatim, and then adopt
ed as whole, as follows: I,a:a .!sy-
/. There shall be Sergeant alarms elected by
the Convention, (who may not be member,
whose duty it shall be to keep the door, admit
none except delegates, and allow nome to leave
the hall, unless by permission OF the Chairman.
He shall keep a minute Of all the absentees.
Members who obtain permission to leave, shall
state the time they expect to be absent. ~!
2. All matters to be passed upon, and not re.
quiring two-thirds vOte shall be decided BY the
vote Of a majority Of the members present and
voting: Provided, that recommendations for ap-
pointments to be made by the Governor, shall be
by ballot
Secretary and two members appointed by the
Chair. The. delegation from each CLUB VIII vote
kl,,;r noI1a ad an
secretary, and not otherwise: Upon a count OF
the votes If it shall appear that there are more
ballots than names on the roll, the ballot shall be
declared void by the Chairman and another bal
4. After the third ballot. for any Office the
names of those candidates shall be dropped who
have not received, at any Of the preceding bal
lots, one.third Of the votes cast; and after the
fifth ballot, those who have not received at any
of the preceding ballots one-haf OF the votes.
S. When the nominations for any office have
been closed, the ballot shall proceed immediate-
ly, and those voting for members OF the Legis-
lature and County Commissioners, shall ballot
for full ticket. ...,.. .r..,,a..-.
s. when'not otherwise provided, the rulings OF
tary usage, as laid down by Jefferson's Manual.
The first rule requiring Sergeant. alarms,
to be some person not member of the Con-
vention, T.. G. Dunlap, of the Yorkville Dem.
ocratic Club, was nominated and unanimous
ly elected to the position, oI,, 81, @,:..a'.,.
The next business in order being the nomi'
nation of candidates. the. chair announced
that nominations for the House of Represen-
tatives would bereceived. -4 -.'@ '.-"
.'d L. L. Smith nominated Col. Andrew Jack
son. .,........n..,, -,...a
D.T. LESLEY nominated B. H. Massey.
Capt. S. E. White seconded this nomination,
supporting it with remarks. warmly endorsing
Mr.. Massey. "... '.'~.o4 mo~I'iIGH t.D' '!'
J.F. Workman nominated Peter Garrison.
W.JMcGill nominated Charles Greene.
DR.. j. F. Lindsay nominated Col. W. B.
Wilson. .....a...... ...t,.- ... ,-;u
Capt. Junius w. Thomson nominated 6. L.
McNeel. .."n.' "1" ,-,''~ -'.'',
DR.. w. j. White nominated D. T. LESLEY /;
but Mr.. LESLEY peremptorily declined to per-
nit his name to be placed in nomination.
Mr.. Nunuery nominated Daniel Williams.
Mr.. Spencer nominated W. II. Stewart.
Mr.. Leech nominated Col. A. Coward. Mr..
Spencer said he was authorized BY Col. Cow
ard to say that he, Col. Coward, did not de-
sire, nor seek nomination, nor would he per-
nit his name to be used except for the pur-
pose of promoting harmony in the Convention,
and that if a ticket could be nominated with
out the use of his name, he would much pre-
fer that it should be done. Mr.. Spencer,
therefore, felt authorized to withdraw Colonel
Cowards name. r....
No other names peing placed in nomina'
ton, the chair announced that balloting would
proceed, for four members of the House OF
under the two thirds rule
there being AZ delegates, % votes were neces'
sary to choice. ,
The first ballot resulted jackson, %; Mas
sey, q Garrison, 80; Greene, 81; Wilson,
10; McNeel, %; Williams, Z; Stewart, II ;
Coward, l. ...aa......s
Messrs Garrison and Greene only receiv.
ing the requisite number Of votes, were de-
clared duly nominated. ,..'. "-
A second ballot was taken with the follow
lowing result: Jackson, II Massey. q; Will
son, 8; McNeel, 16; Williams 5; Stewart, Z.
No election. ..a.s.al :n.t.
Before proceeding with the third ballot,
the names of D. Williams, Col. Wilson and
w. H. Stewart were withdrawn, and Nh.