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and after full and complete organizatIoh
elected seven delegates to represent the cinD
| I'm the County Convention to assemble on Lne
first Monday IN July. These deisgntees gtesd are re
membership In this county organization' H.
They report to your body an enrolled mehi-
bership Of thirty.sx cl6). ,,r ,.,,n.
| WYATT AIKEN, Secretary.
HON. F. A. coNNoE Is NOT ALLOWED 10
| SPEAK.
Hon. f. \. Connor being n member OF the
new club. but not a member OF inc conVcn'
| tion, desired to say few words IN feier'
| ence To the matter under discussion.
| The Chair ruled that 1t was a matter lor the
convention to decide whether Mr.. Conn3pr
should be heard. A motion was then made
| that Mr. Conner be heard.
james T. Baskin-I move TO lay that motion
| on the table. Carried. So the convention BY
resolution determined not TO hear linn.
CALLING FOR MONEY.
| ing taken subscriptions for campaign pur
poses to pay them over to the Treasurer.
GOING INTO TIE ELECTION OF DELEGATES
TO STATE CONVENTIONS.
!. FL. McCalla-I move that we now elect
delegates 10 the August Convention. carried.
| w. c. McGowan-Hadn't we better wait for
the action OF the committee on the lodges
club?
II. Z. HILL think we can very well antici,
pate what the action of the c.!nmittee VIII
lie, MS according to their own admissions this
club is made up In part from The Hodges club
and therefore would be excluded BY the reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Nance, which the con-
vention has just adopted.
J. r. Robcrtson-Shall We not determine
whether the delegates which we elect VIII
serve In both conventions--August and Sep
tember?
Convention. II strikes the Chair that ii Is
better to make the election for each convcn-
| tion in the regular way.
DR.. Edwards-1 nominate the following
| ticket. They are true and tried men:
l. H. McCalla,
+. W. Watson,
]. f. Bradley,
j. ii. Morrah,
| J. i. Todd,
p. II. Adams,
| a. W. Jones,
=. w. Sullivan,
S. p. Prcssly.
| w. Townes Jones,
| J.T. Robertson.
The ticket, as a whole, was elected by accla-
j. ii. McCala-I move that seven alternatcs
be elected.
DR.. Edwards-I would present the names OF
| the alternatPS:
| j. II. Blake, Jr.,
X. r. Hcmphill,
w. J. Gaines,
DR.. j. A. Marshall,
II. f.. Hill,
T. w. Harper,
l.. NJ. Moore.
Elected by acclamation.
l.. w. Il. Nancc-I move these delegates ana
altcrnates serve ut all conventions.
Chair-Better read Off the names and elect
them regularly to the September convention.
/. H. McCalla-Abbeville lie doesn't want these
delegates to serve, in September, If the Slate
4, ion order n
The ticket and alternates were then elected
by acclamation to the September Convention.
DELEGATES TO GO UNINsTRUcrED.
W.N. Graydon-I move to instruct the dele.
gates 10 vote for primary, first, last and all
the time. Laid on the table.
J. T. RoberlSon-I move that delegates go to
the August Convention uninstructed. Car
rIcd.
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES
II. McCalla-The question has been raised
as to whether delegates elected to the Con-
eressional Convention at the last meeting
have right to serve now.
The Chair-The Chair rules that they have
not.
l. II. McCalla-I nominate the same dele
gates that were elected Mt our last meeting.
The Secretary was then requested to read
viz ' j. H Morrah,
III. McCalla,.
J.. T.. Todd,
+. Il. Gary,
=. Il. Carwile,
j. L. Bradley,
J. +. BrOwnlce,
Wv. Clinkscales,
r. f.. Hill,
F.W. X. Nance,
1T. Robertson,
G.N. Nickes.
Elected by acclamation.
+. w. r. Nance-1 want 10 say before the
meeting adjourns that all those who are In
sympathy with the reform movement and
Capt. B. r. Tillmnn for Governor, are request
ed TO remain in the hall rs there are some res.
olutIons TO be offered and speeches Will be
made which will doubtless be Of interest to
w VIM. Cook-In 1879 we built bridge. We
have been standing on 1t long enough. say
20 over now. even If we have TO go rough
Shod.
Meeting adjourned.
Everybody remained in the house. Colonel
nor, was called for, when he responded in a
speech which was enthusiastically cheered..
General Hemphlll was called, when ne
made one of his characteristic speeches.
Hon. c. A. {. Waller was next called. In re-
sponse he made II speech IN which he reel ed
some of his public acts, and explained ms ms
present political opinions, but owing to the
uproar, or cheering, or noise, or whatever II
may have been, we did not hear his last re-
marks.
thanked the audience for the compliment, and
said as there were matters Of Importance to
be attended to, and In which they would like
ly lake more interest than in anything he
might say, he would not detain them.
NONE CAN PASS WITHOUT PRoNoUNCISG
TIE SHIBBoLErH.
At this juncture Captain E. W. Watson
arose md offered the following preamble and
resolutions, which were adopted with Will !:
Whereas, Capt. B. II. Tlllnun, the standard
bearer of the cause Of reform and retrench-
ment, as well as all those who are In sympa-
thy with him, have been subjected To the
greatest indignitieS, misrepresentation ana
abuse by the advocates of ring rule and their
parasites, who speak OF them as "lndepcnd-
ents," "MahoneitcS, ana even us "cilitIe.
And, whereas, sense OF ScllreSprct ON u"
part of the friends OF Captain lllnllu de-
mand that they do not tamcly submit TO such
lindignitirs or kiss the hand that smites thcm
Therefore he IL
Rcsolrcd, That we, the representatives OF
twenty five clubs out Of Il total OF twenty
nine clubs constituting the Democracy OF ABB
bcvillo county, speaking for ana III hehali oI
said clubs, do hereby pledge ourselves ana
those whom we represent. not to support any
can did.ltcs for Stale or county ofllceS unless
said canuidaIcS are in mrithy WIN inc re-
form measures as set forth in the pHltlorln
adopted by the March CUnvcni ion, ana IN IA
vor of Captain Il. X. ii Imam, the 1cnrirss en-
poncnt and standard bearer oi Inc FARMERS
Movement Tor Governor of South Carolina
and StuH so publicly announce Themselves.
= That q copy OF the foregoing preamble
and resolution bc furnished Tie Chnfte"iOh
World, the Press and Banner, and the !IGJerWc
Jfetiiunt for publication.
j.. w. X. Nancc-1 move we aid Tic HcHS
and Courier, so that all may r.'d II:
Captain Watson accepted the aincnument
q mi fhn resolution WAS unanimously adopted.