Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-05-06

was in favor of an investigation. If Wallace
wrote it, in Gods name put him down. If he
was not guilty, he ought to have justice done
him.
On motion of Whipper the debate was closed,
and the report nominating Pointer and Cook
was adopted.
The Second District was then taken up and
Dunnemann offered the names of G.. c. Bowen
and w. N. Taft, of Charleston, as delegates,
and W. H. Birnie and E. A. Webster as alter
mates. Elected without opposition.
The Fifth District was next taken up and
Robert Smalls offered the names Of w. j.
Whipper of Beaufort and w. F. Myers Of
Colleton as delegates, and Fred Nix and
Lawrence Cain as alternates. Elected with
out opposition.
The Third District next came up and H. H.
Jilson offered the names of G. NJ. Wilder and
w. M. Fine, of Columbia, as sdelegates, and D.
r. Phifer and H. O. Noah as alternates.
Elected without opposition.
The four delegates at large were elected one
at time vira voce, the following nominations
being made: E. w. NJ. Mackey, Robert Smalls,
E. NJ. Brayton, A. S. Wallace, G. G. Macoy,
R. B. Elliott, j. R. Tolbert, D. T.. Corbin,
J. E. Wilson, D. A. Straker and E. A. Web
ster. The following were declared elected:
E. w. NJ Mackey, unanimously on the first
ballot E. NJ Brayton, of Aiken, on the first
ballot 65 votes; R. B. Elliott, of Aiken, on the
first ballot, SO votes, (Corbin who ran against
Elliott was withdrawn after his defeat) Sam
Lee, of Sumter on the second ballot, 65 votes.
Alternates at large, T. E. Miller, colored,
Henry Kennedy, colOred, G. G. Macoy, OF
Chester, D. A. Straker, colored, Of Orange
burg.
THE DELEGATION.
The following is the complete delegation :
4 ~ n II. - 1n.r ov,I
solicitor Of the fourth circuit from 1872 to
1876. 2. W. A. Hayne, (colored,) Of Marion,
identified with the Green movement in 1874,
and reading clerk of the House 1928, and
member of the Legislature 1874-76. 3. G. G.
Bowen, sheriff of Charleston. 4. w. N. Taft,
State senator from Charleston. s. G. NJ. Wild
er, (colored, of Columbia, member of the Con-
stitutional Convention, and member of the
Legislature from 1868 to 1870, and postmaster
at Columbia for the past twelve years q. w.
NJ. Fine, saloon keeper and sportingman ut
Columbia never held Office under the State or
United States alderman Of Columbia under
the Agnew administration. Z. Samuel L. Poi
nier, of Spartanburg, United States commits
sioner and supervisor Of elections. 8. Wilson
Cook colored, of Greenville, drayman; men,
ber of the Legislature from 1868 to 1870. 8.
w. J. Whipper, colored, Of Beaufort, too no
torious to need designation. 10. w. F. Myers,
colored, of Colleton county; auditor of Collie
ton from 1872 to 1874; State senator from 1874
to 1878; internal revenue collector at present.
II. E. w. M. Mackey, Of Charleston, ex-sher-
| iff, ex-cOngressman, ex-speaker Of the Mackey
House and assistant U. S. district attorney.
12. E. NJ. Brayton, of Aiken, member of the
Legislature from 1874 to 1876, collector of in
ternal revenue for this State at present. 13.
R. B. Elliott, member of the Legislature from
1868 to 1870, member of Congress from 1870 to
1874, speaker of the House of Representatives
from 1874 to 1876, candidate for attorney gen
eral of the State in 1876, and defeated by Gen.
James Conner; at present holds the office of
special agent of customs. IA. Sam Lee, of
Sumter, prominent during the Green campaign
in 1874, and notorious as an grinder
before the Teller committee.
At 1.30 A. NJ. the Convention adjourned to
$50 A. M, on Thursday, to receive the report
Of committee appointed on resolutions in re-
gard to the Whitaker affair at West Point, af-
ter which the Convention adjourned sine die.