Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-06-10
Gen. w. w. Harllee then offered the fol-

to the people of this State to elect delegates to
State Convention for the purpose OF nominatln
candidates for electors for President and Vice
President Of the United States and for State 9th
GERS on the 18th of August next.
Referred to the committee on resolutions.
On mott, the resolution of Mr.. Munro, il
favor of immediate nominations of State off
GERS, was also referred to the committee o.
resolutions.
Mr.. j. G. Sheppard. of Edge6eld, said tina
the primary object Of the Convention was tn
election of delegates to the National Conven
ton, and he thought that no better plan Q
action could be adopted than that used ii
1875. He, therefore, moved that the Conven
tion proceed at once to elect four delegate
from the State at large to represent the Stat
of South Carolina in the National Convention
which meets in Cincinnati on the 22d instant
and that Immediately thereafter the delegate
from each Congressional District retire an!
select two delegates to represent each sucl
district. That the four persons receiving tn
highe"t number of votes for delegates at larg
be de Jared the delegates, and that the mex
four be declared the alternates.
Mr.. Munro moved to amend Mr.. Sheppard
motion by adding: "And that immediatel.
thereafter the Convention do proceed with tn
nominations for State officers"
Col. j. N. Lipscomb made the point tina
this amendment was out Of order, objection
having been made to the original resolution
looking to the same end. The chair rulet
the point of order we'll taken.
Col. William Elliott, of Beaufort, moved
to refer Mr.. Sheppard's resolution to the com
mittee on resolutions, in the same manner a
the other resolutions that had been offered.
The chair ruled that Mr. Sheppard's mo
tion was not matter strictly referable to tb
committee, but was merely motion as to th
order of business. Mr.. Sheppard's motor
was then adopted.
Mr.. Sheppard then placed denomination a
delegates at large, Senator Wade Hampton
and Senator M. C. Butler, of Edge6eld.
think, he said, South Carolina should hav'
power in the National Convention. He
voice should be heard, and it should be ex
pressed in such meaning terms that they can
not be misunderstood, and without detractins
from the merits of others, do not think there
are two persons in South Carolina who car
come nearer expressing the desires of th'
whole Democracy Of South Carolina thar
Senators Hampton and Butler. Their posi-
tion before the country is a guarantee tina
what they say they mean, and what they say
they will dc, and l hope that there will no
he single vote cast against them in this Con
vention.
The following gentlemen were also placed
in nomination for the, position of delegates a
large: Gen. John Bratton, Major Theo. G
Barker Col. James H. Rion, Major G. Lamt
Buist, Hon. J. H. Evins, Col. A. G. Haskell
Jno. A. Leland, Esq, Richard Dozier, Esq.
and the Hon. B. F. Perry. Messrs. Rion
Dozier, Perry and Haskell declined TO b.
candidates.
Capt w. C. McGhee, of Abbeville, moved
that Senators Hampton and Butler be nomi
mated by acclamation.
The chair ruled that under the rules tht
election would proceed viva voce, each delegate
as his name was called, naming the four can
didaes thar we're his choice
The election then proceeded as indicated
and resulted as follows: Hampton 1856. But
Ter 156, Barker lob, Bratton Sc, Buist 79
Evius 81, Leland 6, Gary 2.
The frst four names were, therefore, de
clared elected as delegates at large, and th'
next four were declared elected as alternate
at large
To carry out the second part of MIR. Shep
pard's motion, viz: That the Congressional
delegations retire and select two delegates tx
represent each such district in the Nationa
Convention, the Convention then adjourned
until 7 P. M.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention resumed its session at P
M. The delegation of the several Congress
sional districts reported that they had elected
the following delegates and alternates to rep
resent their respective districts in the Nation
al Democratic Convention at Cincinnati:
First District-C. S. Mccall and j. H
Earle, delegates; James Norton and j. W
Williams, alternates.
Second District-F. W. Dawson and Sam
Dibble, delegates; w. H. Muckenfuss ant
A. H. Mowry, alternates.
Third District R. Ahney and B. F
Whitner, delegates; o. T. Calhoun and Jol
F. Wingard. alternates.
Fourth l)istrict-F. A. Connor and w. c
Cleveland, delegates; John B. Erwin and K
n Hemphill, alternates.
Fifth District-T j. Davies and ALFRED
Aldrich, delegates; j. W. Holmes and F. I
Harrall, alternates
On motion of Mr.. Shepherd, the reports o
the committee were adopted and the selec
tions made by them were. declared the choic
of the Convention.
Gen. James Connor, on behalf Of major
ty of the committee on resolutions, submitted
the following report:
The committee on resolutions, beg leav
to report that they have considered the sever
al resolutions submitted to them, and recon
mend the adoption of the following:
RosoLusd, That the Convention do now pro
ceed to nominate candidates for State officers
and that the State Executive Committee b.
instructed to open the State canvass at sucl
time as in their judgment will least disturb
the agricultural interests of the State.
JAMES CONNER, for Committee.
In presenting this report. Gen. Connor sait
the committee had given the question befor
them the most earnest and careful considera
ton, and the result of their deliberation hat
been the adoption of the above report by
majority OF the committee.
Gen. William Harllee, on behalf of
minority of the committee, submitted tn
following minority report:
The undersigned, on behalf of the minorit,.
of the committee on resolutions, to whom
were referred the resolution Of the delegat
from Union ard that of the delegate iron
Marion touching the propriety Of making
nominations b. this Convention, begs leav
to report the following resolution, with tn
recommendation that the same be adopted b,
this Convention
Resolved, That this Convention do recon