Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-08-10
The chair announced that nominations were
SECRETARY OF STATE.

SECRETARY OF STATE. ..
Mr.. r. G.. CASTOR nominated Hon. B. H.
Massey, of York. MI. w. D. Trantham sec.
onded the nomination Of Mr.. Massey.
Hon. J. w. Moore nominated Hon. James
N. Lipscomb, of Newberry. Mr.. D. p Dun.
can seconded the nomination of Col. Lips
comb. Mr.. T. w. Carwile also seconded the
nomination of Col. IIipscomb.
Mr.. r. A Child, Of Pickens, nominated
Hon. d. F. Bradley, of Pickens, and the
Hon. d. S. Henderson seconded the nomina-
tion of MIR. Bradley. Mr.; d. J. Carter sec
onded the nomination Of Mr. Massey.
The Convention then voted for secretary
of State. The first vote resulted as follows
Total number of votes cast 302, necessary to
choice 151. Col. Lipscomb received 130 Mr..
Bradley 92, Mr.. Massey so. On the second
ballot the total number Of votes cast was BOT,
necessary to a choice 154 Col. Lipscomb
received 157, Mr.. Bradley IS, Mr.. Massey 81.
COL Lipscomb was therefore declared elected.
The nomination of Col. Lipscomb was then
made unanimous. l,E.
Mr.. Sheppard being introduced by the COM
mitteemade an elo4uMt and telling speech in
acknowledgment Of his nomination.
The nomination of a candidate for
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
being in order, Mr.. J. w. Johnson nominated
Gen. W. w. Harllee. Mr.. T. G. Moody, of
Marion, seconded the nomination of Gen.
Harllee.
There being short pause Mr.. G. f. Prince,
of Anderson, moved that Gen. Harllee be
elected by acclamation. This was laid on the
table amidst hearty laughter
Mr.. J. @ Marshall nominated Col. J. R.
Abney, of Columbia Mr.. ]. H. Earle Sec
onded the nomination of Col. Abney.
Mr. Charles Inglesby, of Charleston, nomi-
mated the Hon. c. H. Miles. Mr.. L. Buist
seconded the nomination Of Mr. Miles.
Mr.. l. B. Jones nominated the Hon. 7. j.
Pope, of Newberry. The Hon. j. S. Thomp-
son seconded the nomination of Mr.. Pope.
The Hon. G.. w. Craft nominated Mr..
James Aldrich, of Aiken. Mr.. W. G. Sims, of
Barnwell, seconded the nomination of Mr..
Aldrich.
The Convention then voted with the fol-
lowing result: First ballot, whole number
of votes cast314, necessary to a choice 15S.
Mr.. Miles received IS, Mr.. Aldrich IS, Abney
Is, Pope 46, Harllee 81. The names of Messrs.
Harllee and Pope were then withdrawn. Sec
ond ballot, whole number 3O7 necessary to a
choice 154 Miles 121, Abney 101, Aldrich S.
The name of Mr.. Aldrich was then with
drawn.
Third ballot, whole number 307, necessary
to choice 154. Miles 1876, Abney 122.' Mr..
Miles was therefore declared elected, and on
motion of Mr.. Marshall his election was made
unanimous. Nominations for
STATE TREASURER
being next in order, Mr.. J. II. Earle NOM
mated the Hon. j. P. Richardson, There be-
ing no other nomination for treasurer, on mo-
tion of Mr. Johnstone Mr.. Richardson was
elected by acclamation.
The nomination for
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
being in order, the Hon. w. II. Perry nomina-
ted NJ. J. w. Gray, of Greenville. MIR. II.
II. Newton seconded the nomination OF MIR.
Gray.
The Hon. J. T. Rhett nominated Col. VIM.
Wallace, of Columbia. Mr.. Thomas Morgan,
of Newberry, seconded the nomination of Col.
Wallace.
Col. j. II. Rion nominated Mr.. W. E. Sto-
ney, of Berkeley. The Convention then pro-
First ballot; wholeaumber 2a7, necessary to
choice 149-Stoney 14s, Gray "a, Wallace 50.
One delegate finding that COL Stoney lacked
but one vote of election, changed his vote
from Gray to Stoney. The point of order was
however made that the delegates could not
change their votes after the result had been
announced.
The Chair sustained this point and another
vote was taken. Col. Wallace's name was
withdrawn.
Second ballot, whole number 2S7, necessary
144: Stoney 175, Gray 112. Mr.. Stoney was,
therefore, declared elected. She convention
adjourned till o'clock tomorrow morning.