The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-08-11

ioyt, hampton, y. W. moore, LOFTY,
9. Merton: kershaw, G. G. Alexander
Lancaster, r. E. Allison; Laurens, J.
3. Humbert; Lexington, H. J. Seibels:
Marion, ". j. Montgomery; Marlboro,
C. S. Mccall; Newberry, G. B. Cromer:
Oconee. +. A. Thompson; Orangeburg,
J. F. Izlar; Pickens, +. E. Brown:
Richland, J. c. Haskell; Spartanburg,
J. T. Moore; Sumter, W. 0. Cain;
Cnicn, G.. D. Peak: Williamsburg, b.
J. Havnesworth; York, c. E. Spencer.
The committee met during the recess
and organized by the election of Col.
John c. Haskell as chairman.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion, Col. J. Q. Marshall was
appointed Treasurer of the Convention,
and the President asked that delegates
would hand their contributions for the
expenses OF the Convention to the
Treasurer.
Nominations for Governor being in
order, Mr.. Quattlebaum, of Horny, nom
mated Wm. d. johnson, of Marion. Mr..
Montgomery, of Marion, seconded the
nomination.
Mr.. Brunson, of Orangeburg, nomi-
mated Gen. Edward McCrady, Jr., of
Charleston; seconded by Mr.. Hayward,
of Greenville, and Mr.. Brawley, of
Charleston.
Mr.. Bradley, Of Abbeville, nominated
the Hon. j. c. Sheppard, of Edgefeld;
seconded by Mr.. B. r. Tillman.
Mr.. Brown, of Darlington, nominated
the Hon. William G. Coker, of Darling
ton; seconded by General Moore, OF
Hampton.
Mr.. Henderson, of Aiken, nominated
the Hon. John P. Richardson, of Clar-
endon; seconded by Mr.. Rhame, OF
Clarendon.
Major Hart, of York, nominated the
Hon. Giles J. Patterson, Of Chester;
seconded by Col. D. r. Duncan, OF
Spartanburg. Mr.. Williams, Of Barn
well, also seconded the nomination of
Mr. Patterson.
On motion of Col. J. c. Haskell, the
nominations were closed.
The President appointed Messrs. D.
S. Henderson, J. L. On, ". J. Mont
gomery andJ. 3. Capplemann telers, and
the voting commenced. As the name OF
each delegate was called, he arose and
announced the name of his candidate,
which was repeated by the President and
recorded by the tellers.
FIRST BALLOT.
Whole number of votes cast 31S; neces-
sary to choice 100.
J. P. Richardson. liz
J. C. Sheppard Observation-Disclosures. IS
W. c. Cohcr. Observation-Disclosures. As
G. J. Patterson. ........... sc
Ed. NcCradv. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~
". d. johnson. Observation-Disclosures. -
The following is a statement Of the
vote by counties:
Abbeville recorded nine votes for
Sheppard and three for Richardson.
Next came Aiken with ten solid votes
for Richardson.
Anderson divided her ten votes out as
follows: Sheppard three, Coker four,
McCrady two, johnson one.
Barnwell's twelve votes were divided
as follows: Richardson nine, Sheppard
two, McCrady one. Mr.. ". R. Keny.)
Beaufort gave plumper, eight votes.
for Richardson.
Berkeley's twelve votes were divided
between Richardson and Sheppard, the
former getting six, and Sheppard FIVE.
Mr.. Cain voted for Mr.. Coker.
The Charleston delegation voted as
follows: For McCrady twenty-one, Shep-
pard three, Richardson three, johnson
one.
Chester poled plumper for Patter-
son, eight votes.
Chesterfield gave three votes to Rich
ardson, two to Coker and one to Shep-
pard.
Clarendon, OF course, pumped her six
votes to Richardson.
Coneton divided her twelve votes as
follows: Sheppard nine, Richardson
three.
Darlington polled her ten votes for
Coker and never changed them.
Edgefeld gave Sheppard her twelve
votes through the three ballots, only
changing after the election of Colonel
Richardson was secured.
Fairfield was divided, her eight votes
being cast as follows: Coker four, Pat
terson two, McCrady two.
Georgetown gave five votes to Rich
ardson and one to Sheppard.
Greenville also divided her ten votes,
giving five to Coker, three to Richard
son, one to McCrady and one to John
son.
Hampton divided her votes, three to
Richardson, two to Sheppard and three
to Coker.
Horny voted solidly, six votes for
johnson on two ballots, and on the
third, after the withdrawal of Chancellor
johnson, voted soldly for Richardson.
Kershaw voted soidly, eight votes for
Richardson.
Lancaster for Patterson, six votes.
Laurens divided her eight votes
equally between Richardson, Coker,
Sheppard and Johnson, giving two to
each.
Lexington gave McCrady and Coker
one vote each and the remaining four to
Richardson.
Marion gave eight of ten votes to
johnson and divided the other two be-
tween Sheppard and Richardson, one
each.
Marlboro voted johnson two, Coker
two, Sheppard one and Richardson one.
Newberry also divided, giving Shep-
pard three, Coker three and Richardson
two votes.
Oconee gave four OF her six votes to
Richardson and two to Coker.
Omngeburg divided her twelve votes
as follows: Richardson three, five,
Sheppard three, McCrady one.