Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-09-21
Proceedings Of the Green
back Convention at WAL
halla on the l8lh instant.

The Greenbaok Labor Convention Of Oconee
county met at Walhalla, September 10Th, 1882.
j. d. Phillips was called to act as temporary
chairman and J. q. Hunnicult secretary.
The chairman then explained the object of
the meeting to be 10 nominate two candidates to
the Legislature and 10 consider the expedienoy
OF nominating full ticket for county officers,
and do the same II thought proper by the con-
vention, and called for the names Of delegates
from each club to be given the secretary.
Whereupon the following lists Of delegates were
handed to the secretary:
Seneca Clubs G Moore, U II Thomas, G p
Sears, II IIarbin, T A Patterson, j b Dyar, J
L Hayes, II A Cole, J W Hopkins, WI Harbin,
David Sanders, John Lumpkin, Geo Sanders,
NJ Hembree, Ransom Hunt, W w Abbott, j II
Cleveland, g Casey, W II Cox, T 8 Ramsay,
W Harbin, Daniel, Marion Sanders, II N
Hayes, Ed Hughes, Thomas Lumpkin.
Long Creek Club Hunnicutt, j E Phil
lips, d Phillips, Thomas Ramey. David Ramey.
Little River Club-Reubon Leo, W Orr, VIM
Alexander, Jordan Alexander, B Alexander,
Doc Mahaffy, Staten Cantrel and Jackson
| Hunter.
Double Springs Club-Simon Hunt, P Orr, W
II McGill, Fretwcll, J T Lilies, J f Davis, c
| w Hunt, J A Davis, J s Callas, A Orr and
II West
Salem Club-Rev John Owens, B Coley,
W Finiley, Miles Moss, T II Hunnicutt. Isaac
Grow, B Thomas, W D Head, J W Findley, W
Findley, Kelley, jack Chapman, nj
| Alexander, s Murphy, S L Stuart and A
Wood.
Wulhalla Club-R A Frasier and W II Adds.
Holly Springs Club NJ Hudson.
Center Club-Aoses Cain, II NJ Cain, Robert
Cain, II A Burditt.
| Martins Greek Club-Israel Benson, Julius
Watson, Numa Vance, Robert Swinger, Cato
Austen Warren Swinger, Alfred Williams, Geo
Wiggins, John Williams, Thomas Virgins, David
Pinckney, John CAN'T, John Parker, Wm Nelson,
Wm Perry and VIM Reese.
In the permanent organization W IIarbin
was chosen county chairman and C Hunnicult
secretary.
The following resolution was then offered and
accepted, viz:
Resolved, That this convention shall nominate
members TO tho Legislature and full county
ticket and the convention bo governed by ma
jority vote.
1t was decided to nominate the candidates
singly and vote by rising George II. Cherry
was then nominated candidate for the Legis-
lature by unanimous vote of the convention.
lIunnicutt and Robert Crnig were then
put in nomination for the next legislative candi-
date and by vote of the convention J NJ IIunni-
cutt was chosen tho nominee.
On motion tho convention agreed TO leave the
place of Probate Judge blank on the ticket
Hunnicutt was unanimously chosen the
nominee for School Commiss ioner; ] II Cleveland,
W Hunt and W Cannon, County Commits
sioncrs. J. d. Sanders was then nominated for
Coroner.
On motion Of ] D Phillips the convention au-
thorized the county chairman to appoint one
member from each club as county executive
committee, viz:
Seneca Club Daniel. Long Creek-G C.
Arve. Double Springs--J Davis Holly
Springs NJ Hudson. Walhalla-R A Fraster.
Little River-W L Orr. Martins Creek-N
Vance. Salem-T IL Ilunnicutt. Center
| Moses Cain.
Should any Of the nominees refuse to be can-
ddates the executive committee was empowered
to fill their places.
The chairman gave notice that the executive
committee would meet October 3D. at the court
house.
There was no other business before tho con-
vention and on motion il was then adjourned
sine die after short and harmonious session.
W. J. lIARBiN, Chairman
j. {. lIUNNIcuTT, Secretary.
|
The United States Court recently in session
Mt Grcenvillc has adjourned without dispatch
ing The public business entirely. Au extra
session of the court will be called in Feb
rnary next. The following persons from
Oconce were sentenced rs follows: IIurdy r.
Gilstrap. retailing, one month imprisonment t
and 500 fno. j. Martin Shelon, distilling.
three months and $l00 fine. Jonas Win.
chester, retailing, three months and $lO0 Gne.
Andy Toomy, colored, retailing, ono month
and 500 fine. Buck Turner, distlling and
retailing. two months and $lOO fine. Elias
Alexander, colored, retailing. one month and
500 fine. Orange VIM, colored, distilling,
two months and $l01 fine. Jerry Roach,
retailing, three months and $lOO ine James
Burrell, retailing. one month and $l0O fine.
{ Pinckncy A. Winchester. retailing, six
months and 800 fno. Wheeler Nichols,
under l6 years Of age. robbing tho mail, two
years in the house Of correction. Thore have
been ninety-four convictions and pleas OF
guilty AID as many cases continued to the
extra term.