The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-05-05
AbheyiiIe Club No. Q.

About an equal number OF representatives
from the country and the town assembled
within the railing OF the Court Room on Sat
urday night and proceeded to the re.organi.
President o. T. Calhoun, ESQ, Ell b. Gary. Esq,
was called 10 the Chair. when the business OF
the evening was commenced. The officers,
executive committee, and delegates To the
ter having been nominated.
Mr.. j. {. Hemphill In Somo very compli-
mentary terms nominated the present officer
triotiSm, hdelity and zeai, Mr.. HemphiIl said.
commended him 10 the honors OF the club.
MIR. alhoun WAS unanimously elected by &C
clamation.
When the nominations were being made for
delegates to the County Club, some ono iomi.
mated Mr.. Gary. He declined nomination on
the ground that he wal ex-oficio member OF
the County Club.
When Mr.. J. Y. Jonesh had been elected Vice
President, Mr.. Gary vacated the chair, and In
vitSd him to assume the duties OF the office 10
which he had been elected. In doing SO. Mr..
they had conferred, and promised TO serve
them to the best Of his ability.
The following Is u full list OF the elections {:
o. T. Calhoun, President.
Eice-Presideut-J. y. JOKES.
Scc-etary-J. NJ. Lawson.
Treasurer-Davi Gillian.
Executive Committee-Jamcs Shillito, John
Cheatham, J. B. Rodgers, J.C. Moore, and j.
5. Graves.
The following delegates were nominated and
elected to represent the club In the meeting
Of the County Club on Sale Day: E. G.. Gray
don, James Shillito, X. X. Hemphill and John
Devlin. John Cheatham, ]. Y. Jones, &. II.
Moore.
Mr.. j. c. Hcmphill introduced the following
resolution
Resolved la. That 1t is the sense OF this
Club that 1t would be unwise and impolitic
for the State Convention to make nominations
fHr fofa n m rnrc md TrnSf1o,,ftnt kIncfnrS nf
It's meeting in. June.
Resoired 2.d. That the delegates from this
Club are hereby directed TO press a resolu-
ton In the County Club instructins its dele
work for o postponement ofsuch nominations.
+. G. Graydon proposed some amendments
which were accepted, and are included In the
above.
Mr.. E. B. Gary made a few remarks to the
work which that club did In 1876, and hoped
that each individual member would work
with more energy In this campaign than he
did In the year which brought us such q great
MIR. J.. &. Hemphill said that certain evil
minded persons had attributed improper mo
tives to them for organizing this club; that 1t
particular persons, this, he said, was not true;
they were freemen, and had u right to organ
ize to assist in achieving u great victory. He
then moved that a committee be appointed 70
NiaAS SNPASoSAhS UAS
OF the club.
General Hemphil thought such a resolu-
ton premature. We should walt until we
were attacked, and then defend ourselves Wig
orously. The motion was lost.
Mr.. j. c. Hemphill moved that the u OF
meeting be changed to some suitable hour In
the afternoon, The present hour was 1ncon-
vcnient for the attendance Of the country
members. :.
The resolution was passed giving the Presi'
dent power TO fix the hour.
General Hemphill rose from his seat and
moved an adjournment. A member proposed
to hear from Mr.. H%emphill. The call was
taken up, when the General responded. ex'
pressing the idea that 1t was too soon to COM
mence speech.making. He was decidedly oP,
posed to making nominations In June. III "a
when the Radicals were in power, we thought
o two months campaign was long enough.
We did well with q short campaign IN that
year, and he saw no reason for making o long
campaign this year. He said he WAS In the
hands OF his friends, they might do with him
as they thought best; 1t would be improper
for him TO thrust himself forward, after nav
ing received so many honors at their hands.
In any event and under any circumstances,
1t would be his first aim to carry out the will
OF the people.