The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-14
THE REPUBLICANS AT WORK.
County Convention.

The Newberry County Convention Of
the Republican party met in the Hoge
School House Friday, Sth. County
Chairman Henry Kennedy called the
convention to order. The Secretary,
B. W. Nance, read communication
from Headquarters Union Republican
Party. Columbis, S. c." calling for
Coanty Conventions to he beld in the
various Countic' to elect delegates to
the State Convention which meets in
Columbia the 18th "for the purpose of
considering and transactins such husi-
ness US may be necessary" and also to
elect delegates to the Third Congress
sional Convenlion-Signed by E. W. Nj.
Hackey, Chairman. and Harry Noah.
Secretary The proceedings were open
ed with prayer by Rev. Dillsrd- For
Chairman of the meeting D. H. Maffett
and Dennis Moates were nominated.
The election resulted-Mafrtt 45;
Moates 81. Mafett, on taking the
Chair, said. among other things: This
honor is unexpected and nndeServed.
If there is one man who has the welfare
of his people at heart, it is l. No one
can point to single act o. word that l
haze dong or spoken against my peo-
pie. Looking 10 the time when we
shall stand alongside of other people in
this great country, have no hopes, no
aspirations, no ambition except that
which points to the elevation ofthe COL
ored race. In 1865 we were endowed
with all the rights aud privileges OF
citizenship that white men have; we
have been tossed hither and thither by
traitors and Judas Iscariots, but we
have made progress of which we should
be proud. The world cannot deny that
this people, who were kept in bondage
two hundred years, have made progress
equal to that ever made by any people
under the sun. I want to see my peo-
pie do that which will make them free,
happy and prosperous. We are here
with the white people, and will work
with them if they work with US. We
do mean as citizens to have the rights
and privileges granted to US by the
Constitution and the Laws. 1t may be
a long time coming; but we will have
it! We will have it,! We will have
it'll! B. VI. Nance was elected Secre-
tary and A. L. Snead assistant. The
committee on credentials reported the
following delegates:
No. 1-R w Boone, Dennis Mostes, Henry
Kennedy, D Fl Maffe;s, J Whitener, Jas L
Cannon, B W Nance. Nes,or Lewis, Marshall
Cirifin. A L Snead. Barucb Boyd. Berry Nee
IL, Jas A Henderson, ChaS Brown, Henry
Bowman, Aaron DcWalt, Orange Maffett,
Chas Dswkins, J B Johnakin, Albert VIII
liams, Calvin Cromer.
No. 2-W n Suber, Tom Keitt, Douglass
Caldwell, P W Wilson, Walter Graham, M.
Lindsay, D G Gist.
No. S-Balam Glenn, Jas Titus, Jno Nor.
gan, Henry Hodges, Wesley Chaplin, ? H
Means, Neel Gillian.
No. 4-D F LJles, Startling Young, Jas
Lyles, S J McCrscken, R Sims, Robt P Jones,
Edmund Abrams, Henry Arthur, S P Bur-
ton, Jesse Anderson, Robt Lyles.
No. Sired Brooks, Jordan Cary, L Gil
liam, Thos Graham, Jesse Gary, Prince Bus
by, Seek Smith. J C Brooks.
No. Ga W Longshore, W G Golden, Jas
Doyroh, B Golden. A J Sayish, Larkin
Jackson, F <. Roozer, Wade Aiugo.
No. Mot represented.
No. s-M r Russell, VIM Dawkip:, 0 I
Singleton, Henry Gillian, Ned Gillian, j D
Davenport, J B Boozer, Andrew Gallman, S
L Haro.
No. &C L Spa1n, silas Dawkins, Bluford
Washington, G " Guignacd, Matthias Jack
son, Newton Darby, Orange Maffett, Simeon
Boozer, Jas Kinard.
No. 10-Not represented.
No. 11-Jacob Leiizey, Washington Wick.
er, Jno Gaiinan, Jno Asper, Dan'l Hender'
son, W W Lrxenbery.
Permanent organization was effected
by electing the same officers. Nomi-
nations for delegates to State Conven-
ton being in order, NJ. r. Russell non,i-
mated D. H. Maffett rs "a gentleman
known from the seaport to the noun
tain top; and Belt Johnekin seconded
the nomination of Maffett as 20 man
who is an honor to the Republican par
ty of Newt berry County, of South Caro-.
lima and Of the United States" David
Lyles nominated Henry Kennedy as "a
man who has what is called backbone,
and is able to represent his people.
Dennis Moates nominated r. W. Boone
as "the only pale face among us; and a
man vino has the courage to stand by
u.s." Charley Brown nominated David
Lyles as 'ss. man unspotted to this
world" VIM. Suber and VIM. Daw-
kins were also nominated. The roll
was called, and each delegate as bis
name yas called voted for the man Of
his choice. The Grst yole resulted
Boone 50, Suber 35, Lyles 2-Boone
elected. Second vote: Mafett A, Ken
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