Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-23


THE OCoNEE DEMoCRACY.-The KeoWee
Courier gives the following account of the
division of the Oconee County Democratic
Convention on the 18th instant:
Pursuant to the call Of the County Chair
man, the County Democratic Convention
assembled at Walhalla on Saturday last.
Nineteen of the twenty-five clubs in the
county were represented, and all went well
until the Clerk of the Convention, in enroll
ing the members of the clubs, reached the
Seneca club. He was here met by two or
CARNATIONS and two rolls of members, both
claiming to represent the Seneca Democrat
ic Club, and both claiming seats Tor their
delegates. Under the ruling of the Clerk
neither club was recognized. A motion was
subsequently made and adopted, to raise a
committee on credentials by selecting one
member from each club, to whom this
complication should be submitted. The
committee thus formed heard all the evil
dence submitted, with q statement from
a representative from each n of the
clubs. The committee, failing to agree,
the majority of the same, consisting OF
twelve, made a report giving ten men,
bers of Mr.. Moore's club seats in the con-
vention, and the club represented by Mr..
Cary twenty. The minority report, sign
ed by six members, recommended that
all the delegates from Mr.. Cary's club be
seated. The reports were discussed a length
by both sides. A vote on the report of the
majority was had by yeas and nays and it
was adopted by a vote of 56 to %. There
upon the members of the clubs from West
minister, South Union, Fair Play and Centre
were Withdrawn from the Convention. Sew
eral of the delegates from the Richland club
also withdrew. The Convention then Or
ganized with a quorum, and adjourned to
meet again at this place on Saturday, the
3rd day of July, for the transaction of bust
ness.
The township chairmen of the township,
which withdrew from the convention have
issued a call for Il county convention, in
which they say:
Whereas, at a County Convention, called
at Walhalla. on the 10Th day of June, 1856,
the Chairman of Oconee County Democra-
CIV, and in an action of said convention,
preliminary to permanent organization,
delegates not entitled thereto, were admit
ted to seats against the rightful claims of a
tried and true delegation, properly appoint
ed and presented, and whereupon the dele
gates, representing various clubs, with
drew from said convention before Organl-
ZatiOn,-
Now, therefore, in order to preserve the
County Democracy in its purity and pro:
mote the end of justice, we ask that all
true Democratic Clubs in the County meet
in their respective places of meeting on
Saturday, July Sd, and elect delegates to
meet in County Convention at Walhalla,
on Monday July 9Th next, at II O'Clock n.
NJ. for organization, to elect delegates to
the State Convention and for the transaction
of such other business as may be deemed
proper.
Referring to this call for another conven-
ton the Courier says:
Just as our paper is going to press a call
for another County Democratic Convention
has been handed to us for publication. We
had previously prepared a plain statement
of the facts of this unfortune division as
they occurred in the County Convention on
Saturday last. The Convention was regrl-
lar in all respects. Every question SUBMIT
ted to it was determined in a just and fair
manner. The majority in that body claim
the right to rule. This is inherent and its
exercise is necessary for the self-preserva-
ton of the Convention, as we'll as the we'll
being of the Democracy of the county. AS
we said before, we regret this struggle, but
we know our duty and we shall dare main
tain it, and preserve thereby the Integrity
and unity of the Democratic party of Oconee
county.
An Oconee correspondent of the Ners