The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-02
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
Harmonious Action OF the County
Club--The Good Well Begun.

house on Saturday, the 30th of
March, at II m. General Bratton,
county chairman, called the Club to
order, and announced that the pur
pose for which it was called was to
receive and act upon the report of
the Executive Committee relative to
organization. He then appointed
Mr.. r. Means Davis secretary, and
called for an enrolment Of delegates.
The following were enrolled:
No. /. T. w. Traylor, D. r. Feaso
ter, w. B. Estes, Il. d. Ovens and
j. Hendrix McLane..
No. 2. T." G.. Douglass, w. L.
Rosborough, John Stewart, w. w.
Ketchin.
No. 3. Charles Douglass, e. D.
Mobley. J. A. McCrorey, Danl. Hnll,
Jr., James NJ. Higgins.
No. 4. r. T. Robertson, H. A.
Gaillard, G. H. McMaster, James A.
Brice, r. Means Davis.
No. s. A. J. Lamar, D. H. Rob-
ertson, John Hollis, James Pagan,
r. Matchett.
No. 6. H. O. Duke, John T. Hall,
e. A. Kennedy, T. l.. Rosborough,
#. M. L. Duke.
Longtown-J. D. Harrison, D. w.
Tidwell, e. P. Jenkins, j. w. Melli-
champ, Robert Stewart.
Nos. 7. and g. p. Rion, B. E. Elkin,
@. E. Thomas, w. G. Hinnant, r.
Ct. Lamar.
No. 8. (Doko) j. L. Wardlaw, W.
H. Sigh, w. B. Hogan, e. p. Smith,
J. G. Huffman.
No. 8. Henry Pagett, N. G. Rob-
bertson, j. r. Delleney, Thomas B.
McKinstry, T. w. Woodward.
No. 10. H. A. Gibson, A. p. Irby,
D. G. Ruff, w. r. Rabb, Thomas
Anderson.
No. II. Thompson Chappell, G.
B. Douglass, A. NJ Wallace, W. II.
Marlborough, James G. Curry.
No. 10. r. e. Ellison, Jr., Samuel
Cathcart, James w. Bolick, Iraneous
Pope, p. Hastings.
No. 13. Hayne McMeekin, A. e.
Davis, w. J. Clownoy, James r.
McGill, J. B. Davis.
White OalS-W. w. Brice, Nj. Y.
Bankhead, John Vinson, T. G.. Pat
rick, Saml. r. Johnston.
On the calling the roll quorum
of the Convention being present, it
was declared ready for business.
Col. B. e. Elkin, on behalf of the
committee, submitted the constitu-
tion and bylaws proposed by the
Executive Committee, being the
Same already published in The News
AND HERALD. They wore read by
the seer etary, after which it was
decided to consider them section by
section. After harmonious discus
sion Q; @, section was adopted with-
out amendment.
Pending proposition to adopt
the constitution as a whole, Major
Woodward moved to recur to the
ninth section relative to primary
elections. He had heard that there
was some difference Of opinion in
regard to- this, and he wished it re-
considered in order that q full dis
cussion might be had. He would
vote for the scheme unless convinced
that he was wrong.
The section was then reconsid-
cred. It reads as follows
TX. The system of primary elec-
tions by ballot is hereby presented
as tho mode of nominating candi-.
dates for county Offices and for the
General Assembly. The said cleo,
tions shall be conducted under rules
and regulations to be fixed by the
County Executive Committee
Major Woodward then moved q
readoption of this section.
Some discussion ensued between
Mtssrs. J. II. McLane, A. j. Lunar,
w. Fl. Sigh and N. g. Robertson
in opposition to, and Messrs. G. II.
McMaster, J. B. Davis, B. E.. Elkin
and II. Means Davis in favor of the
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