The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-07


get the committee we can proceed. Mr..
Noon is right, let every man have a
voice. tut ii we do not work III this way
we may be kept here until t"-morroW
morning.
Mr. Frank Moon: If we d. and arrive
1T anything the time Will b" We'll spent. )"
(Chcers.j
At this iuncturc several suggestions
were made By number Of members.
Mr. r. 7. c. Eu:tcr moved that nom-
nations bc made. ard that each town
ship be limited to two nominations, and
that from these nominations delegates
ana alternatcs be selected. end that the
1i,e receiving thc highest number OF
votes be the delegates and the five re-
c4iying the EeXt highest be the alter
mates. This motion was adopted.
Mr.. J. 7. Hunter moved that nOm!na-
tionS be made BY townships.
GIr. Frank Moon insisted or going
slow. Two much haste does not always
facilitate business. but may be made 10
further some mans private ends VIII" Is
behind tie scenes.
Nominations were then made by town.
Ships.
From No. l. 3. O. Duncan nominated
Alan JOhnstone and J. {. Wilson. Mr..
Wilson declined and Il. NJ. Nccl Was
substituted.
From No. ,. Jas. I. Fair nominated Al
bert J. Gibson, and S. S. Cunningham.
NJ. Cunningham declined and nGmina-
ted J. L. keitt in his pi;t&@.
J. c. S. Brown wanted to know II Mr..
Keitt was from No. , Or No. II. Several
gentlemen answered No. ,. Mr.. keitt
said nothing.
From No. ,. W. 3. OHncr nominated
W. D. Hardy. AID J. T. Dunc;..4 nomina-
ted w. 3. Oxuer. Mr. OXucr declined.
From No. /, 3. O. Duncan nominated
r. C. Carlisle. and W. G. Sigh ncmlna-
ted ". C. Cromer.
From No. ). J. 3. Campbell nomina-
ted Thompson Connor and NJ. NJ. Buford.
J. r. Duncan wanted to see nomina-
tons made by men in the townships.
From No. 6. D. S. Mangum nominal
ted John r. Spcarman, Jr., and A. j.
Longshore.
From No. Z, Frank Moon nominated
Julius Banks and j. n. Lipscomb. Mr..
LipScomb suggested a. X. Trib5le in his
place. but Mr.. Tribblc is not now L resi-
dent OF No. :. Jos. Jenkins w"s then
suggested.
From No. S.. J. T. Davidson nomina-
ted J. C. Goggans and Frank Moon.
From No. 8, r. II. G.. Hunter and n.
r. Lester were nominated.
From No. 10, Tom Wilson nominated
D. II. 4lYcrtS and Jacob Epting.
Holloway i
mated G. A. Settler, and J. r. LeaYell
nominated 7. w. Holloway.
NJ. NJ. Buford asked that the nomina-
tions be read.
go. Duncan, fearing that there WAS
q misunderstanding, moved that the five
candidates receiving the highest number
OF votes be the delegates, and the five
receiving the next highest vote be alter
mates, carried.
Z. w. Holloway, J.. ". Long and f.
2. Chalmers were appointed tclicrs TO
receive and count the vote.
w. C. Sigh moved that the present
ballot be discarded, and that the vote fpr
delegates be taken by townships.
Upon motion Of W. y. Fair this motion
was tabled.
7. ". Lake said he wanted the con-
vention to pass resolution to vote for
no man for the Legislature who would
vote al appropriation to the Citadel
Academy, the South Carolina College
and the Columbia canal, but he hoped
some one else would Introduce the resO-
luton.
The chairman announced the result OF
fine ballot rs follows:
For delegates, +. Z. c. Hunter, 60;
Alan Johnstonc, &C: L. NJ. Nccl. Il; j.
r. Spcarman, Jr.. 81, and r. c. Carlisle,
90.
For alternateS, A. J. Gibson, p:
Thompson Connor, 2G; Frank Moon, 70;
J. J.. Keitt, %, and J. G. Goggans, 23.
Is. O. Duncan offered the following
resolution, looking to Il permanent
organization and to be acted upon at &
further meeting:
[The resolutions will be published in
full in our next iSsuc.]
J. II. Duncan moved that the reSOlu-
ton be adopted, and 4 committee OF tiyc
be appointed by the chair to report at
next meeting, and that the chair ear
ncStly urge every township to organize
a club.
Tie motion was adopted and the fol-
lowing committee was appointed: John
L. Duncan, G. +. Long, L. P. Chalmers
and J. NJ. Johnstone.
J.. 7. Duncan moved that the neNt
meeting be held on saleSday in May, and
that the resolutions Just adopted be then
considered, and our delegates to tic
State convention then make their report.
Adopted.
Upon motion OF w. y. Fair the meet
ing then adjourned.