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The County Convention.
LARGE MEETING on SALE DAY.
An Interesting Day, and a Great Va
riety Of Speeches.
Plans Adopted for Conducting the
Primary Elcctlon--Fair Vote to be
Had-.No PIumpcrs Wanted.
The Candidates arc Put on the
"Mourncr's Bench''-.SOnc Funny
Speeches.
The County Chairman, Col. !. s. Cothran
called the meeting to order Il" ten O'Clock
Upon q call Of the roll by Secretary every cluu
in the county was found to be represented
The Prcsident-I congratulate you upon this
large attendance, upon this Important mrrt
ing. This Is n meeting not for buncombe Dul
for business. I shall set the example by
strictly combining myself to business. Is
there any unfinished business to come before
this meeting.
j. Y. ra,ks-I gave notice Mt the last meet,
ing Of this resolution !:
Resoired, That the Nicc-PrcsidcntS Of ms
Club and the Presidents of the township
clubs shal have seats in all County Cohtcn'
lions, and he entitled to Ill rights and privi'
leges of delegates.
The Presidcnt-Tllc club has heard the rcso
lntioi, of Mr.. Parks. Does the club unders-
,anh it.?
\ voicc-No.
The President again read the resolution.
| Mr.. Gray,lon-It was intended that tho
Secretary and Treasurer of this club should
The President-These officers have always
held seats In this club, and exercised tho
rights Of membership.
The resolution was adopted.
The PrcSidcnt-In the absence or Othct
business will read the following letter.
INTERESTING LETTER.
OFFICE STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, /
COLUMBIA, s. G., July p, 1850. I
Col. J.. s.. CoTHRAN, County Chairman:
DEAR SIH-I am instructed by the Executive Com
mittce to request that you will, as promptly IS posi-
BILE, organize your local clubs, If 1t has not already
been done, visiting and cXhorling each one persona!
~. Anu. iS IEll y " uttAiI. tI'g III 81 S.es Wv w.
arrange some mode Of regular and prompt cominnni
cation between yoLr office and each local club. Tina
you will have an accurate census Of Oil voters In eacl
precinct divided q, follows:
White Black i iicsan. 'crat White. black.
These lists are intended to be for your own use ant
for the use Of the clubs in canvassing, but the Com
miltce urges that the importance of this cannot b'
ovrr.es,imatrd. You will please scRd to this Office
statement Of the number Of voters (nOt ramcs,) di
vidrd into
Whit. R,sc, Repub- Dem Doubtful Doubtful
The Executive c tisan; sss" fu4,h sNi ]iSs,ructs Si ms !,
say that, for the purpose Of raising 4 campaign fund
it has resolved 20 assess each County according t" 1t
assessment for taxation. Under this the nsscsslncn
for your County will be Three Hundred anu fon
92-l6O Dollars, i.3M.92N which we hope, yon vii
send forward rs soon rs pussible, as funds will b
urgently needed to carry the canvass on actively
The Com mittce is strongly Of the opinion that we vii
have active opposition to our State Electoral Ticket
and to our entire ticket in all doubtful counties. W
ask that you will neglect no means to obtain an'
transmit to this Office prompt information Of any NOV.
mcnt looking to an opposition.
The Executive Committee think that the COnyen
ton intended that the campaign should not, except II
an unforeseen emergency, begin until about the frs
of September, but the above named are prehininarie
which will not, In the opinion Of the Committee, al
nit Of any delay, being absolutely necessary to tn
sncce, sful conduct Of the campaign.
Very repeatedly.
JOHN y. HASKELL. SeCrcla1y.
PROPOSED PLAN FOR HOLDING THE PH1M
II ELECTION.
F.. G.. Graydon. Esq.-Mr. President: II
pursuance of notice given Mt the July. meet
Ing Of this club, l havo some resolutions Il
offer for the consideration OF the club. look
Ing to Il change in the manner OF conductin!
our Primary Elections. There are many, and
as l think, glarinS impcrfcctiOnS in our pre-
sent system, and / would wish so to hedge i
in with restrictions as to make 1t tightly i'm
probable, II not absolutely impossible tina
any fraud vii! be committed; Let me say II
advance that / am not welded TO the plan
which / shall offer. l invite full discussion
and my only idea Is to get Il fair vote of TIT
Democrats OF Abbcvillc County. The follow
ing is the plan r, Whie have prEe fSsiidI sha,
he held on Saturday, September IL, 1850, f0
the purpose of nominating suitable candi
dates for tho General Election in November
next.
Resolved Q. That the Secretary of each sub
ordinate club shall prepare a duplicate list o
all such Democratic voters, in Alphabetical
order, as were members OF the club at leas1
thirty days before tho time herein fixed FOL
holding said Primary Election, one OF whicl
shall be forwarded to the Secretary Of the
County Club on or before Friday, Scptem'
Der 10, 1850, aud the other of which Shall bt
delivered to the President OF the subordinate
club to be used by tho managers OF said cleo
ton.
Resotred 3. That each subordinate club shall
choose three Of its members to act as manag
ers. who shall keep u poll list of all persons
voting.
such election the various subordinate clubs
shall meet at or near their regular places OF
meeting and proceed to receive votes for such
candidates as may be proposed Tor the differ.
cnt officers designated.
RcSotrcd, 5. That all voters In the Primary
Election must be twenty-one years Of age.
They must also have been members OF the
club at which they offer to vote at least thir,
ty days before the Primary Election, unless
they are known by one Of the managers or
certified by one Of the members of the club,
to AVE been bona tfde members of some other
club at that time or to have voted the Demo
cratic ticket in 1876 or 1878.
Resolved. 9. That the managers shall keep q
list in duplicate of all who were members OF
the club thirty days before the election. who
shall vote at said Primary election. They
shall also kecp. q separate list In duplicate. OF
club thirty days before said Primary Elcc.
ton but are vOuched for as above. showing
also the names Of tho person vouciing for
them. and the candidate for whom they vote,
for the guidance Of the County III in case
Of protest or contest.
Ecsolued, 7. That on Monday, September
l3. ISSU, the managers shall certify under their
election. They shall also send up copies OF
the two lists hcreinbefore provided for, and
In case any vote shall be challenged and re.
jected or accepted by them, they shall state
the loCtS III relatlOn 10 IL LOT the guidance ol
the County Club. They shall also give the
names of the candidates for whom the person
whose vote is so challenged offers to vote. All
the returns shall then and there be aggregat-
ed, and the candidate or candidates found to
have received q majority Of all the votes cast
shall be declared to be the nominee or noni-
nees of the party. provided. that no votes
shall be counted bat are not cast by persons
who were members Of the club at which they
voted ut least thirty days beforesnid Primary
Election, or vouched for as herein before pro-
vidcd.
Resolved, 8. That in cases where q clear ma
jOrity of all the voters are not cast for q can
didate or candidates for any office the James
of those who shall have received the
greatest number Of votes less than n whole,
Shall be certified back to the subordinate
clubsa and another election for q nomine or
nominees tor saido office shall be held OH Fri
day. September II, 1880. The names SO !certi-
fed back shall be In the proportion of'twice
the number of nominations to be made The
result shall be certified to the County Club on
Saturday, September lS, 1881, and said second
election, il any. shall be necessary, shall be
held and tho result declared in accordance
with the rules ,hereiuEeGorc prescribed fol
said first election.
Resolred, 8. That as soon as the nomina,
tions arc completed the County Chairman
shall send y list of the nominees TO the Trcsi'
dent of each subordinate club, who shall give
1t publicity in his club.
Rcsolred, 10. That the polls shall be opened
by all the clubs at nine O'Clock A. NJ, and
closed ut three o'clock 7. NJ, when the man.
ayers shall count and certify the vote, and
that no votes shall be except between
those hours.
Rcsolved, II, That the managers shall not in
any case allow persons to vote by roxy.
Resolved II. That the managers Of election
of each club shall send up to the County Club
| with their return the following certificate