The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-04-20
TADvERTISEMENT'
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'sPeGer ill the GarGeH.
Pursuant to call by Henry kenne-
dy. 3. ". Nance and D. q. Mafe't,
on the night of April the 9th the col
ored citizens assembled at the licge
School House. D. II. Mafett being
called to the chair pro tem., stated
ti;.t tie object of the meeting WAS /"
select a colored man to be presented to
the Municipal meeting which Was to
convene soon, to be placed upon the
ticket as one of the Wardens.
Permanent organization was effected
by the election of Dennis Meats as
Chairman, and Alvin l.. Snead, Sec
retary. After lengthy discussion of
views the following resolutions were
offered by D. II. Maffett, and adopted !:
Res0lued, Isl. That in view OF the
fact that the colored people own a
large amount of property, and that
their voting strength is almost half
that of the white citizens Of this town,
it is right and just that we demand
representation in the coming Mun!cl.
pa! contest.
2ud. That We nominate some color
ed man in this meeting whose name
shall be sept up to the city meeting,
which is to be held on the night OF
April 9Th, for the purpose of being
placed upon the ticket as one OF the
Wardeus.
Sd. That the Chairman of this
meeting be empowered to appoint four
| colored men to be members ct the
committee on nominations.
4th. That we withhold our support
| aud assistance from the Ticket that
refuses US the asked for representation
On the night of the 9th April the
Municipal meeting having assembled
in the Auditors Office, and motion
having been made that a committee
of nine be appointed on nominations
B. W. Nance arose and presented tht
following named gentlemen, sent VI
from the meeting held at the Hogf
School House by the colored citizens
,Hesry Kennedy,-n D H Mafet, Baruct
Boyd and Jos Hines. These gentle
men we're Instructed to support tht
nominee of the colored convention
namely, Elijah H. Philips, which sup
port these gentlemen rendered heartily
with the exception of Henry Kennedy
the leader c. and Chairman Of the
Republican Party of Newberry Couu.
ty. The result of his deSertiou at that
meeting was the Illustration of the de
,naudcd representation. The same
result would have been brought about
if either of the ether colored commit
teemeu had departed from the pledge
to which they had promised their sup
port, but they were firm and uushakeu
a good deal Of dissatisfaction prevail
ing among large number Of the white
and majority OF the colored citizens.
after the first nominations were
made, another Ticket was nominated
in the Court House, with colored
man upon it as a Warden, in coupli.
ance with the representation asked fog
by the colored citizens
On the night of the 18th Of April
a meeting was called at the Hoge
School House for the purpose of dis
cussing the merits and demerits Of the
two tickets nominated. Permanent
organization was effected by the cleo
tion of Isaac Robertson as Chairman,
and Thos. j. Clayton as Secretary
The following resolution was offered
by Thos. J. Clayton. Be it,
Rcsolred, That we, the colored citi-
zens assembled, do condemn the action
of Henry Kennedy in not sustaining
the clai'ns of the colored citizens liz
their demand for colored man as a
Warden, iu that he as a member Of
the committee at a meeting the night
of April the 9Th, maliciuusly deserted
that pledge which he had implicitly
avowed to support.
The resolution was warmly favored
by D. Fl. Mafett, after which it was
unanimously adopted.
After the meeting was addressed by
the supporters Of the two tickets, it
adjourned at II o'clock. =
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