Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-09-09

He had no dirt to throw, and did not propose
to throw dirt. He professedto be gentleman
and proposed to conduct himself in this cam
paign in manner becoming gentleman. His
opponent for this office, he said, is inclined to
tackel him-and is disposed to lean so straight
that he bends little over the true perpendic-
ular. He did not propose to accept chal-
lenge to take the stump, and might not again
appear before the people for the purpose of
speaking on the present issue. His record is
before the people, and Of it he did not feel
ashamed. In 1872, when we were all under
arms--that is, the arms over us-he entered
the race against S. B. Hall, a Republican. A
good old man, since gone to his rest, was
nominated for the same office under the aus
pices of Merrill Three weeks before the
election, as he had done only three weeks ago,
he announced himself as a candidate unlike
some others, having no friends to make the
announcement for him. In that contest he
beat Hall 70 votes, and Hall contested the
election, which contest, before it was decided,
cost him (the speaker) three or four hundred
dollars Up to 1874, he filled the office to the
satisfaction of the people of the county. In
in the month of August, the committee to
make nominations retired to a room in the
court house for that purpose. Maj. Briggs
and Mr.. Simmons, two of the delegates bOlted,
and after they left the committee room, Sena-
tor White appeared before the Convention and
announced that Mr.. Mclean was the nominee
for Judge of Probate. This, the speaker said,
is not news retailed in kitchens, where he does
not 90 to seek information, but was given to
the public by a reporter for the press, who
was in the convention. On Saturday, Sep
tember 10, 1S74-after the Republican Con-
vention nominated j. A. Mclean for Probate
Judge-the Democratic Convention, presided
over by Col. Cad. Jones, was held in the
Court House. After organization, that con-
venti0n
"Resolred, That this Convention nominate
a full Democratic ticket, and that the men
nominated be men of undoubted Democratic
principles"
The names of three men were placed in
nomination, and under the resolution over one
half of the votes cast were for j. A. Mclean.
This after the Radical nomination announced
by J: Hannibal White, Of which the speaker
claimed never to have received any nOtifica-
tion from the Radical Chairman. The nomi-
nation of Hannibal Whites convention fell
still-bOrn. There was no Democratic organi-
Zation in 1872, and yet the speaker claimed
that he was endorsed by the Democratic vo-
ters of York. In 1874, 200 Democratic votes
were cast, of which the speaker received with
in few of 4,000. Was that an endorsement?
he asked. At the expiration of the term for
which he was elected in 1874, he had filled the
Office four years. He claimed to have never
belonged to Republican club, or in any man.
ner atfilliating with the Republican party. In
1876, a committee of the nominating conven-
tion Of that year, composed of Mr.. w. H.
Stewart, Mr.. T. P. Whitesides and Mr.. J.
Leonidas Moore, waited on him to tender him
the nomination of the party for reelection.
They returned to the Convention, and after
their report he was unanimously nominated
by acclamation. Who, then, endorsed Joe
McLean2 In 1878, the Democratic Conven-
tion met under the call of I. D. Witherspoon,
chairman. Then did not get the nomina-
tion, and why? Simply because did not re-
ceive enough votes. Col. Jackson was also
placed in nomination, and received MAORI
ty in the Convention. He was elected; but
in 1879 resigned. A petition then went to
Columbia, asking my appointment, and was
endorsed by every Democrat Of York county
it having to it the signatures of State Senator
Witherspoon, and Representatives Massey,
Garrison, Mcneil and Green. Upon that PEI
tition the speaker said he obtained the. ap-
pointment to fill out COL Jackson unexpired
term. This is his political record which is
held up with such holy horror before the peo-
ple The speaker then closed by referring as
to his qualifications to the members of the
Yorkville bar, the lawyers of Rock Hill, and
all others with whom he has had official rela.
tions
To his remarks Mr.. McCaw replied, using
the same line of argument adopted by him at
Hickory Grove. At the conclusion of Mr..
McCaW'S reply, the meeting adjourned.