The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-17
TIE COUNTY CONVENTION.
i Full Convention-The Tillman Men Hold
4 Caucus and do the WOrk-DeiegatcS
Elected to Both State Conveu-
lions The Urinary Tai'ls'l
f"t this Year.

Elected to Both State Conveu-
liens The Urinary Tahlsh
ia, this Year.
The delegates to the County Couven-
ton which was held here on last Fri
day began to come in early and it was
soon apparent that the Convention was
going to be we'll attended. About half
past o'clock the Tillman men held q
caucus in the office Of Hlease X Blease
to arrange the work they proposed to
have the Convention to do. r. '.
Capers presided and G. l., Blease acted
as secretary. They held al election for
delegates and determined upon the
other work of the Convention, all OF
which was done. Wewere not present
at the caucus and do not speak by au-
thority, but we are informed that the
matter of selecting members OF the
Legislature was also discussed but no
ticket was decided upon. Upon the
motion of County Chairman w. ID.
Hardy, who WAS in the caucus, i propo-
sition was made that all the Tillman
clubs in the county meet on the 80
inst, and have q ballot for Il Senator
and three Representatives, and that
they elect one delegate for every ten
members of the clubs to attend Il con-
vention, or caucus, to be held here on
the 18th inst, to tabulate this vote ny
the various clubs, and that those re-
ceiving majority should be placed III
nomination as the farmers ticket. This
proposition met with some opposition
but we understand was carried by the
caucus, although several members OF
the caucus were not present. we only
mention this matter and will not conf
ment on it, for we do not speak by au-
thority, but we do not think our infor-
nation is wrong. TWAS the consen-
sus of opinion OF the caucus, however,
to select Tillman supportes as members
of the Legislature. AS for other county
officers they propose to support the
men best fitted for the place.
At eleven o'clock the caucus ad-
iourned and marched in body to the
Court House where the Convention as
sembled.
At five minutes past eleven O'Clock on
last Friday County Chairman w. D..
Hardy called the County Convention
to order and nominated Jos. l.. keltt
as temporary Chairman, who was
elected. The enrolment of delegates
was then had.
I'VE give elsewhere in this report the
complete roll with the AYE" and mo"
vote on the primary question and will
not duplicate it here.
The Chairman stated that he under
stood there were contesting delegations
from Townships and 5, and be asked
the delegates from those Townships to
get together and apportion the repre-
sentation of the delegates among the
vided.
The representation from No. > was
settled by the delegates themselves. A
new club had been formed in that
township since the last Convention
and they where given representation.
This new club is composed Of Anti
Tillman man, and it was reported they
would be denied representation be-
cause at the opening of the campaign
they had Joined a club. In No. the
Tiliman men, who belonged to Mt.
Bethel Club, were in the minority and
had withdrawn since the last Conven-
ton and joined Mulberry Club, and
this latter club claimed one delegate
that had heretofore belonged to Mt.
Bethel.
The Secretary began the call Of the
roll, but Delegate S: Pope thought the
contest from No. had better be settled.
Delegate r.. w. keitt said that the
delegates from No. = had decided that
Mulberry Club was entitled to the
delegate, but he preferred that 1.-The
matter be left to the Convention to
settle.
Delegate 4. J. Gibson said he desired
to make statement, but the Chair
ruled him out Of order as there was
| nothing before the house. He thought,
however, that he was entitled to be
| heard.
Delegate S. Pope said there was no
| use to make statements until the mat
ter was brought up before the house as
there was nothing now before the
house.
Delegate w. H. Hunt, Jr., moved
that committee of five be appointed
on credentials but it received DO second.
Delegate Geo. B. Cromer said that
the Convention was not organized and
the proper way was to have the roll
called of the delegates over which there
was no contest.
The Chair said the point was we'll
taken and the call Of the roll was pro-
ceeded with.
After the roll had been called, Dele
gate S. Pope moved that committee
of one from each township, except No.
,, be appointed on credentials, which
motion was adopted, and the Chair ap-
pointed the following committee: