Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-07-27
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THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 81, 1882.
coryTy DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

Beatty Snltn, tCllilS tllttil llittl', du uh' '"i
of delegates was called by G. w. S. Hart, Sec
retary Of the Democratic Executive Commit
tee. The following were present:
fBETuANY-A. Campbell Jackson.
BETHEL-S S. Smith, w. II. j. Stanton.
BLACK'S-W. 5. Byers, Benjamin Gold, DR..
John e. Black.
u! BLAIHsvILLE-Robert Hays, J. G. Blair.
/ BUFFALo-(No election of delegates at this
iprecinct.)
BULLocK's CREEK-J. NJ. Sims, S. L. Da-
wilson.
CLARK's FoRK-R. J. Love.
CLAY HILL-D. n. A. Watson, d. D. >.
Miller.
CLovER-Andrew Jackson, John Knox.
COATES TAvERN--(No election at this
precinct.)
FORT MILL. p. Garrison, DR.. S. a. kell,
A. w. Parks, B. II. Massey.
HICKORY GHovE-D G.. Mckinney, j. G.
Chambers
- MCCONNELLsvILLE.-J S. Bratton, DIR.
w. G.. Campbell, E. P. Love.
MCELwEE's MILL-W. S. Adams, }. Leon
idas Moore.
Rock HILL-F. II. Brown, J. N. Steele,
J. c. Witherspoon, Allen Jones, John Rat
taree.
YoRKvILLE-S. Anderson McElwee, DR..
j. F. Lindsay, r. E. Gettys, John A. Latta,
]. Bolivar Scott.
\B. H. Massey nominated as Secretaries of
the Convention, G. w. S. Hart and A. w.
Ingold, and they were duly elected to serve as
such.
J. C. Chambers moved that in the absence
of J. a. Westbrooks, a delegate elected from
Rock Hill, that John p. Gage be admitted to
the floor of the Convention rs delegate from
that precinct. Adopted.
1t was then moved by S. S. Smith, that D..
c. Patrick, the alternate of W. r. j. Stanton,
be admitted as substitute for ". E. Camp
bell, elected as the alternate of George L..
Riddle, from Bethel, both of whom were
prevented from attending the Convention
Adopted
1t was then moved and adopted that the
proceedings of the convention be conducted
with closed doors, and that spectators, except
members of the press, be excluded. The Chair
appointed w. S. Adams to act as Sergeant-at-
Arms Of the Convention.
DR.. John G. Black moved that r. NJ. PleXi-
co, elected as an alternate from Blacks, be
admitted as 4; delegate from Buffalo, which
precinct had failed to hold an election and
was without representation. The motion was
adopted, when
1t was moved that w. B. Wilson, Jr., Of
Rock Hill, be admitted as delegate to repre-
sent Coates Tavern, which precinct had also
failed to elect delegates
This motion was opposed on the ground
that Mr.. Wilson had not been elected to the
Convention either as alternate or delegate,
and therefore such action would be irregular.
DR.. w. G.. Campbell then moved to reconsider
the motion by which Mr.. PleXico was admit
ted as delegate from Buffalo. The motion
carried and
Dr. Campbell then moved that Mr.. PleNico
he admitted us delegate from Buffalo, and
that W. B. Wilson, Jr., be admitted as dele
gate from Coates Tavern. Lost.
The Chair then announced as the next i'll
the order of business the election of the Coun-
ty Chairman.
j. c. Patrick nominated r. II. Glenn.
D. c. Mckinney nominated Major James
F. Hart.
7. II. Brown nominated G. E. Spencer.
DR.. Campbell moved that the nominations
close.
Mr.. Brown withdrew his nomination of
Mr. Spencer, when the motion of DR.. Camp
bell was put to the Convention and adopted.
A ballot was then taken with the following
result
Ilenll, .....'.'.Ei
Hart,
lac1,rol In1 o1orto1
County Chairman of York county for the en-
suing two years, and the Chair appointed
Messrs. Latta, McElwee and Chambers a COM
mittee to notify him of the fact and escort
him to the chair
On taking the chair vacated by Mr.. Smith,
the Chairman-elect, in neat address, ac-
knowledged the compliment conferred upon
him by the Convention, and pledged himself
to discharge the duties of the position to the
best of his ability. lie then announced that
the Convention would proceed with the regu-
lar order of business.
Mr.. McKinneymo and it was unanimous
ly adopted, that the retiring Chairman be in
yited to remain in the Convention.
The Chair then announced as the next i'll
the regular order of business, the election of
ten delegates and ten alternates to the State
Democratic Convention, and that nominations
were in order.
w. s. Adams nominated the following for
delegates Capt. Allen Jones, DR.. s. a. Kell,
Capt. J. G. Patrick, Capt. w. b. Smith, DIR.
John G. Black, Edward &. Byers, John S.
Bratton, Peter Garrison, r. II. Glenn, DR..
j. J. Miller.
Mr. Hays nominated S. l.. Davidson.
Mr.. Gage nominated j. &. Witherspoon.
Mr. Chambers nominated G. E. Spencer
The nominations were then closed and a
ballot taken with the following result:
John S. Bratton, ...."""....39
X. II. Glenn,
w. b. Smith, ....6
DR.. S. A. kell ............. ....................35
j. G.. Patrick, ...'1
Edward g. Byers, ';'
Allen Jones, 81
Dr. John &. Black,
Dr. j. j. Miller, ......25
:. L. Davidson,
g. r. Spencer,.....
j. &. Witherspoon, ............
On the result being announced, the Chair
declared the following gentlemen elected John
S. Bratton, r. II. Glenn, w. b. Smith, DIR. S.
A. Kell, J. c. Patrick, Edward &. Byers, AL
len Jones, DR.. John G. Black, Peter Garrison,
DR.. J. J. Miller.
Mr.. Adams then nominated the following
alternates to act respectively i'll the order of
the election of principals Capt. f. a. Craw-
ford, Iredell Jones, DR.. "A. p. Campbell, Capt.
S. f. White, George L. Riddle, ID. c. McKin-
neY, DR.. T. c. Robertson, Dr. r. r. Darwin,