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amendment to General Hemphlll's reso-

amendment to General Hemphlll's reso-
luton.
President Cothran---Are there any 9TH
or remarks? Hearing none I will read
the resolution rs amended, before putting
it to a vote. It Is as follows:
RrsOtred, That II Is the sense Of the Demo-
cratic party of Abbeville County that noml-
electors be not made ut the June Convention
and that the delegates elected from this Coun-
ty be so instructed. |
The above resolution was then passed
unanimously.
President Cothran:--The next thing in
order; if there is nothing to precede, is
the nomination and election Of delegates
to the State Convention, which meets in
Columbia in June next. How shall these
nominations be made?
DR.. Gary---I move that they he made
from the floor of the Convention; that
the vote be a constitutional one, and that
the election be by ballot.
The following named gentlemen were
put in nomination:
f. G. Graydon.
+. $. Hale.
W. z, Mc(ihce.
J. S. Cothran.
w. P. Wideman.
l.. w. White,
DR.. j. C. Maxwell,
DR.. J. w. Observation-Disclosures.
r. r. HON .hill.
j. w. Perrin.
w. II, Parker.
o. T. Calhoun.
DIR. +. F. Gary-declined.
Capt. J. n. Cochran-declined.
DR.. j. d. Necl-declined.
DIR. j. A. RObinson--declined.
Prof. VIM. Hood.
III. II. unprecedented.
DR.. J. l.. Prcssly-declined.
&. P. Lesesnc.
J. NJ. Latimer, Sen'r.
President Cothran go Nominations arc
closed. Prepare your ballots for six del
egatcs, and SIX ~alternates. The Conven-
ton will take a recess of five minutes.
After Recess.
The club was called to order after the
delegates had deposited their ballots. The
President requested Mr.. David Aiken and
Judge Lyon to assist the Secretary in
counting the votes.
ENDORSING AIKEN.
During tho counting Of the votes, Con-
eral Hemphill arose and said, AS the
house was not engaged he would Offer
the following resolutions:
Whereas, the Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, mem
Der In Congress from this District has always
discharged his duties with an eye single t.
the welfare Of his constituents and his country
and whereas the time Is now approaching FOL
the election OF q successor to his seat in Con
gress.
Resolved, That he deserves the continued
support Of all true Democrats. and has tho I'M
qualified endorsement Of the party In thi!
County for reelection.
The resolution was adopted amid ap'
plause.
ELECTING DELEGATES.
When til. election of delegates com
menced there was some confusion, anC
no very clear understanding had beer
had as to how the ~alternates were to be
elected or appointed. During the voting
Colonel COthran announced that the sia
nominees receiving the highest vote
would be elected delegates, and the six
receiving the next highest vote would bt
a%lternates. The confusion or misunder
standing accounts for the fact that some
of the clubs voted separate tickets f0l
delegates" and ~alternates." After thu
representatives understood the matter
they voted only for delegates" 1r
making up the returns the Secretary ant
his assistants threw out the votes thai
had been cast for '~'alternates,' which
accounts for the apparent discrepancy
between the official return OF the vote,
and our tabulated statement, which may
be found in another part of the Press ant
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