Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-14

then confirmed by acclamation. Loud calls
were made for McLane, who said: 81 hardly
know what TO say, but if you will give me
your unfagging support we will have this
Government. l am willing to spend all my
efforts, and, if need be, die in the attempt to
carry our movement through. If you don't
mean business you are mistaken in the nomi-
nation you have made. If you stand by me
and follow me through / will be Governor OF
South Carolina, or by the Eternal we will have
military government.
This boodthirsty oration occasioned another
outburst Of applause.
w. w. Russell, T. J. Mackey and Robert
D. White were then nominated for Lieuten-
ant-Governor. Russell and Mackey were with
drawn. White was eulogiZed by Mackey,
who said the ticket should be headed by the
plough ard hammer, and that Whites chisel
was never trner to the marble than his heart
was to duty.
Mr.. Sanders and T. II. Russell also eulo-
gized White, and his nomination was made
unanimous.
White took the floor, and after peciting his
devotion to the party declined the nomination
on account of his limited means and his du-
ties to large family.
This brought out Mackey again, who said
that he would make party speeches in the
State and spend his last dollar for the cause.
That White need. only remain silent and leave
his cause with the people
A committee of five, with Mackey as chair
man, was appointed to confer with White
Mr.. S. Augustus Sanders was then nOmina-
ted for encouragement, but this was more
than even Greenback Convention could stand,
and on motion of Major T. H. Russell the
Convention adjourned until o'clock.
At the night session Of the Convention the
doors were again closed and Mr.. Augustus
Sanders came suddenly to grief.
When the Convention came to order Mr..
Fishburne again occupied the floor, and for
bearance ceasing to be virtue, Judge Mackey
declared that the dignity of the body must he
maintained, and moved that Fisbburne be re-
moved from the hall. H =.
After considerable scuffle the refractory
member was put out, and then by a unanimous
vote he was expelled from the Convention.
After great many nominations and almost
endless speech-making the State ticket was
completed at II O'Clock as follows For secre-
tary of State, Thomas Baskins of Sumter
omptroller-general, Simeon Corley of Lexing-
ton attorney-general, G. B. Farmer Of Collie
ton treasurer, w. H. Stanton of Oconee
adjutant-general, ]. T. Johns of Darlington
superintendent Of education, Rev. l. ID. Dur
ham of Aiken.
On motion of w. w. Russell the Coniyen-
tion then went into the nomination of Con-
gressman from each Congressional district.
The Hon. James B. Campbell, Of Charles
ton, was nominated from the First District,
and T. J. Mackey from the Fifth District.
Mackey addressed the Convention at length,
declaring that every pledge made to the col
ored people by Hampton in 1876 had been ruth
lessly violated, and reviewing with much Sc
verify the Registration and Stock laws and
other measures adopted by the last Legisla-
ture.
Mackey spoke for three-quarters Of an hour,
after which the nominations for additional
districts were proceeded with. L. II. Russell,
of Anderson, vas nominated from the Third
District; D. R. Elkins of Fairfield, from the
Fourth District; DR.. Bowen, of Marion, from
the Sixth District. No nomination was made
from the Seventh District, and the executive
committee were authorized to nominate
candidate from the Second District. The
convention, then, at 12 O'Clock, adjourned.