The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-06
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
Cleveland and Stevenson EndorDed-So @
New Clubs to be Allowed-A Large
But Good Hunored ConTen-
tion-No Third Party
for Newberry.

| on Monday. 1t was really q OlS OaE.
! Saleday, fourth Of July, county con-
! vention, barbecue at the factory, last
dav ior registering, and caucus. II
| these things would not bring crowd
| Of m.n together in this count.y of poll
tics and politicians what would. No.
thing else could do so unless it were a
! circus, and then the men would only
come 50 that the children could see the
! animals. The convention seemed to
+ draw the crowd. At least the court
! house was crowded during the pro-
ceediugs Of the convention.
| The Tillmanites held caucus in the
morning before the convention, in the
! Office Of Justice Maybin, and arranged
! fer the work in hand.
| At twenty minutes past eleven
o'clock, County Chairman J. y. Sigh
called the conven,lon to order and said
that nominations for temporary
chairman were in order.
Delegate J. S. McCarley placed in
nomination DR.. Sampson Pope for
Temporary chairman. There beiHg no
other nomination he was elected. Del
eoate McCarley also nominated 4. +.
2. BeGenbaugh for assistant secretary,
and be was elected.
Dr.. Pope thanked the convention for
the distinguished honor that had been
conferred upon him, for he did con-
slider it distinguished honor to preside
over convention of Democrats.
Secretary Maybin then read the call
for the convention, and the roll Of clubs
was called and delegates enrolled.
TOWNSHIP No. l.
Club No. ii FL Caldwell, Jas Mcintosh,
Young Mems Club W TribDle, X P
GogganS, Jas \ Culbreath, Z Cabaniss, NJ
scott.
Jr.. LW Floyd, W r F.wart. q q Sale.
Hartford Club-C. T. PaySinger.
Iohnstone Acadcmy-W II 3obb, Geo W
Reid.
J +. TOn. W Gradick, II Il B!caS6.
Pine Grove-J Suber
TOWNSHIP No. ..
Mulberry Club L Keitt, L + Cannon, b
Nj Bcthc, Club-AJ Gibson.
TOWNSHIP No. 3.
Nj. Pleasant-.J II NJ Ruff, L Miller.
MaybintOn-NO delegates.
TOWNSHIP No. !.
MI Tabor-Jno w Scott, T Duncan, T S
Harmon. J McCarley.
Long Laue-R G Carlisle.
TOWNSHIP No ).
J:,,a2a Ciub--OR Evans, Thompson Conno-
Conservative Club Craig Gary, AUll
TOWNSHIP No. E.
Old Mems Club-W q Peterson, Il u BooZer.
Rcelcrvilie-J f johnson, Van Smith.
TrinIty-David Pitts o = Saxon.
TOWNSHIP No.
Club No. 2-B W Goodwin, II koon.
saiuda Club-W NJ Welts.
Chappel!s-JJ J White, W r Smith.
TOWNSHIP No. S.
Utopia Club-J W Reagin, W Lake, T
Paysi-gcr.
TOWNSHIP No. 9.
Warehouse Club-G G DeWalt. T SeaSe,
CT Wyche, J I. Wise, = Fellers.
st. Lukes Club S Hair. A Beden-
baugh.
Saluda Club 2 Harmon, q W Domi-
nick, J 5 Bowers.
O'Neall Club-G 5 Moore, Jno W Wise, y II
DeHart.
TOWNSHIP No. 10.
Jolly s.reet-G n Singley. P 3 Ellison.
Gallmau Acadcny-J l. FellerS, j Quat-
ticbaun.
Nit. Tabor \ Sigh, Geo. A. Mills.
ST. PauiS-T y k!bler, Jno D shealy.
TOWNSHIP No II.
St. Philip&-Bcnj Halfacrc. W D Kinard
Mt. Zion-M Ii Folk, NJ Derrick, JOB il
Walton-J B Heller, J Crooks
\ quorum being present the chair
man announced that the convention
was ready to go into permanent organi-
Zatlon.
Delegate J. S. Hair moved that the
temporary organization be made per-
manent, which was adopted.
Chairman Pope again thanked the
convention for the honor and said he
would discharge the duties Of his posi-
ton to the best interests of the Demo-
cracy to the best of his ability.
Mr.. John w. Earhardt then offered
the following resolutions:
"WHEREAs, Grover Cleveland and
\. f. Stevenson have been nominated
for president and vice-president, re-
spectively, by the National Democratic
Convention at Chicago, and as it is the
duty of every true Democrat to support
the same, therefore be it
"Resolred, That we, the Democracy
of Newberry County, in convention as
sembled, do hereby pledge ourselves to
work and vote for Grover Cleveland
and \. E. Stevenson"
Delegate J. L. Keitt said: II don't
rise to oppose the motion. | recognize
the fact that every member of every
party is under obligations to support
the nominees of the party. But can
not vote for the resolution and I don't
intend to 90 it. I believe that Cleve-
land is opposed to the interests of the
masses of the people of this country,
and to the principles for which we
have been fighting. There is one thing
'. ..ich is above party and that one
thing is principle. | don't believe that
Cleveland represents those principles
for which We have been striving and
therefore I wont vote for the resolu-
ton"
This statement from Delegate keitt
was rather bombshell thrown into
the quiet and harmonious convention,
but it fell fiat and made no noise in its
explosion. 1t was evident that Mr..
Keitt stood solitary and alone in his
unique position. His sentiments did
not find response in any other heart
presept. The resolutions were unani-
mously adopted in the Tiltrnan caucus
held in the morning, although we be-
lieve Mr.. Keitt was not present.
Delegate Geo. B. Croroer said: II
am glad to be able to vote for the reso-
luti0ns, not because Cleveland is the
nominee of the party, buG because be
stands as my individual choice. Be
c,use he stands in response to the up
rising of the great tidal wave of the
rank and file of the Democracy of this
country. Because since the days Of
Jefferson and Jackson there has teen
no truer exponent nor nobler de-
fender of Democratic principles than
Grover Cleveland. [ApQlause.l Be
cause he stands above quibblins and as
the embodiment of integrity and hon
esty. [Applause.1 Because when he
hai it in bis power to trim, and secure
his election, he wrote letter that
ought to have been written, although