The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-07-20
THE
NEWBERRY COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

| DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Met in the Court House Monday, 18th
instant. County Chairman, NJ. A. Car
! Isle, called the Convention to o1oer'
! and stated the objects Of the meeting to
be (lI the election Of a President and
! other officers of the Convention. (2) a
! County Chairman, and (3) delegates to
the State and the Congressional Con-
ventions. On motion of Geo. John
stone, W. D. Hardy was chosen tempo
rary Chairman. The Secse:ary, l.. W.
Simkins, called for the
LIST OF DELEGATES
from the different Townships; and the
! following were handed in. and answer
ed 10 the roll-call:
DELEGATES.
TOWNSHIP ONE.
Club l-Y J Pope, NJ A Carlisle, J
FL Caldwell. DR.. James Mcintosh, )
W Gary. Jas. Packer. J N Martin, I S
Moorman.
Club 20 L Schumpert, A c Jones.
JE Goggans, L W Simkins.
Club Geo ,Johnstone, j NJ John
stone. G B Cromer, e S Mower, G G
Sale, J Z Brown.
Club Al Kilgore, Arthur Kibler,
N w Hodges.
Club "a J kilsore, J \ Wallace,
L @ Fellers.
TOWNSHIP TWO.
Club 1T G Brown. II c Wilson. J
G s Brown, J I Thompson. J ( Nance :'
j C Brown. !
Club 2-B F McGraw. S " Cannon.
T B Leitzey. F W Higgins.
TOWNSHIP THREE.
" D Hardy. " " Hodges, B H
TOWNSHIP foUr.
Club I'M NJ Buford, J S Spearmen.
W c Cromer, J W Scott, W R Elmore,
G F Tidmarsh, S L Atchison, j G
Abrams.
! Club 2-P B sligb, S E Kennerly, J
Fail:
TOWNSHIP FIVE.
Thompson Conner. w W Riser, E F
Mathews, W H Eddy, n ? johnson, F
4 Schumpert. W G Sigh. w @ switten=
berg, Morris Oxner.
TOWNSHIP SIX.
Club 1-Jno Floyd, A P Davis, H
D Boozer, T J Maffett.
Club 2-J F Burton, E G i1ongshore,
W e Higgins.
Club S-A J Livingston, F G Smith,
J Wm Smith.
TOWNSHIP SEVEN.
in Lipsconb, A C Darlington. j "
Williams, F a league, j o Dickert, 6
T Reid.
TOWNSHIP EIGHT.
Jno T Petersoo, Frank Spearman, T
S Blair, j NJ Ward, Jno G Goggans, j
r spearmap, Jr.
TOWNSHIP NINE.
Club IA Fl Wheeler, H G Moseley,
J W Bowers. -!
Club 2-J II Boozer, L Hunter, j
" Stockman, A B Mills, J G Banks.
Club 3-R T G Hunter, S A Hunter.
David Rikard, D L Hamm.
Club IN B Wheeler, J H Taylor.
Club "a H Miller, J W Hartman.
TOWNSHIP TEN.
Club 1-J A Sigh. J y Reagle, j A
Shealy, A L Aull, L I Feagle.
Club 2-Henry B Baird, G A Mills,
Jefferson Qusttlebaum, T D Kinard,
DR. D H Werts.
| TOWNSHIP ELEVEN.
Club &c P Dickert, J B Heller. W
T Brown, w F Suber. A F Felker.
Club 2-T " Holloway. DR. j K
Chapman, E R Hipp, j B Suber, David
Hipp.
Club Sd A Ruff, j G Swittenberg.
Club AF D Graham, j A Cromer.
" Cromer.
The Convention then went into the
election of its officers for the ensuing
two years. Geo Johnstone nominated
W D Hardy-Mr Hardy declined. on
the ground that he had already served
two years. W E Higgins nominated J
n Lipscomb-Mr Lipscomb declined,
on the same ground as Mr.. Hardy, and
for other reasons. L " Simkins NOM
mated T W Holloway-Mr Holloway
declined. W E Higgins nominated Y
J Pope-Mr Poro declined. BIZ May
bin nominated DR. James Mcintosh
| DR. Mcintosh declined, Schumpert
nominated NJ A Carlisle. On motion
of n Llpscomt, the Secretary was in
structed to cast The vote of the Conven
ton for Mr. Carlisle. Mr. Carlisle, on
taking the Chair, said--I thank you for
the honor, and have only to say that /
| hold myself ready to serve the Democ-
racy in the ranks or elsewhere. I ask
your cooperation, that we may have
harmony and concord, so that we may
transact our business and return to our
| homes.
Geo Johnstone nominated A J Liv-
| ingston for Vice-President. There be-
ing no other nominations, the Secreta-
~, on motion Of o L Schumpert, was
! instructed to cast the ballot for Mr. Liv-
| ingstoa.
| a c Jones nominated G C Sale for
| Assistant Secretary-Mr Sale declined.
! J NJ Johnstone nominated " " Hodges
Mr. Hodges declined. Q L schum-
pert nominated j K P Goggans-Mr
Goggans declined. G G Sale no,nina-
ted J Kilgore. On motion Of B H
May bin, the Secretary was instructed to
cast the ballot for Mr. Kilgore.
OIL Schumpert nominated j n Mar
tin FOR Treasurer-Mr Martin declined.
JFJ Caldwell nominated GeoS Mow-
er; and. on motion of A G Darlington,
! the Secretary vas instructed to cast the
ballot for Mr. Mower.
On motion of Y Pope, the Chair re-
| quested the delegates from the several
Townships to select members of the
! Executive Committee from thefr re-
| spective Townships. The Townships