Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-07-31

firmly believing that said interests will not be
subserved by the coninuaneein office OF the pres
ent member Of the County Executive Commit
tee from this precinct-Joseph Black-respect-
fully ask if it is in your power, that you remove
the said incumbent and elect or appoint to the
position man more active and Jealous IN the
discharge Of his duties, and more loyal to the
Democratic party. We believe that MIR. Black Is
not only careless and Indifferent to his duties,
but that he has also worked and voted against
regular Democratic nominees: Thereiore the
welfare of our party is not safe in his hands and
we earnestly call your attention to this matter
and ask that you act at once. We would recon-
mend that Mr.. J. A. Deal be appointed to fill
the position named. Respectfully, &c. Sign
ed BY
c. B. Byars. w. r. Lipscomb, w. J. Williams,
A. NJ Bridges, A. II. Moore, R. W. Moore, NJ
II. Byars, P. r. Byars, II. Martin, X. r. Dar-
win, w. Anderson, D. D. CASTOR, w. A. Ba-
ber, VIM. Caldwell, c. Thomasson, Il. r.
Whsonant, c. NJ. Byars, c. f. Webber, j. b.
Starnes, w. Branden, w. J. McGill, r. F. Glib
son, r. J. Starnes II. Gibson, Wyatt Brown,
r. Gibson, Peter Pognette, Thomas Mulinax,
w. A. Mcdaniel, Reuben Mcdaniel, A. J. Nc
Gill, John A. McGill, Louis Boin, Thomas
McGill, g. NJ. Moore. Jonathan Moore.
In reply to the petition, Mr.. Black rose to
address the meeting. In his own behalf he said
that the paper had been circulated for signatures
without giving him an opportunity to know its
COLtSLtS VI uceL VIC SSS IL CoiltalhCu' 1AS
denied the charges contained in the petition as
just read, and said that as to his continuance in
office as precinct chairman of Blacks Station, he
was wiling to abide by the decision of the pre-
cinct club.
DR.. Campbell moved that committee Of three
be appointed to investigate the charges and re-
port to the present meeting. The motion was
adopted, and the chair appointed as said commit
tee DR.. Campbell and Messrs. Jones and Rainey.
The committee retired and heard statements
from both sides but obstacles were presented to
their making a report at this time; when
On motion, the whole matter was recommitted
to committee of five, whose duty it shall be to
fully investigate the charges against Mr.. Black
at time to be hereafter designated by the chair
man. The chair appointed as said committee.
Messrs. J. G. Chambers, J. D. Hamilton, w. D..
Camp, J. r. Barron, J. c. McGil.
1t was moved by Iredell Jones, and adopted,
that the chair appoint committee of three to
prepare an address to the Democratic voters of
York county. The chair appointed as said COM
mittee, Messrs. Jones, Chambers and Watson.
Mr.. Chambers offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the County Chairman and Sec
retary of the Executive Committee shall cause to
be printed q sufficient number OF tickets con-
tanning the names of all the candidates who file
the required pledge by o'clock P. NJ, on the
18th day of August, and who, on or before that
time, pay into the campaign fund the sum OF hive
dollars, and one dollar additional for printing
the tickets Said tickets shall have at the top in
structions to voters to erase the names of those
candidates for whom they do not desire to vote.
1t was moved by Iredell Jones, and adopted,
that the following appointments, at II O'Clock
A. M, on each day, be made for public speaking
by the candidates before the primary election: