The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-25
A CONVENTION CALLED.
AN OLD LINE REPUBLICAN RALLY
IN MAY.

The Omclal Call for the Machine Politi-
clans of the &. 0. T.. to Come Together
and Sing Their Tale of Woo and Elect
Delegates.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 15.-The politi-
cal pot of the Republicans, the regular
grand old party" men, has begun to
simmer, and in a short time, now, it
Will be boiling. The Republican party
OF South Carolina has, in short, issued
its manifesto.
tive committee, about six weeks ago,
the address, or whatever it may be, has
been anXlously awaited by the Brayton
and Clayton factions of the e. 0. D., but
nothing being forthcoming, it was
thought that it had fallen into innocu-
Gus desuetude. The following, how.
ever, is the document, which was issued
last Saturday, and was secured in the
form OF proof by The State yesterday:
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN !
STATE EXECU TIVE COMMITTEE.
COLUMBIA, S. c.. Feb. 13, 1892.
~ call Is hereby made for conven-
tion of the Republican party of South
Carolina, to be held ut the city of Col
umDla ON Tuesday, the 10Th day Of
Aprial, 1892, at II o'clock M, for the
purpose of electing four delegates at
large and four alternate delegates at
'arge to represent the Republican party
or said State in the National Republi-
can convention TO be held at Minnea-
polls, Mimi, on Ith day of June 1892.
The Republicans of the various coun-
ties and all voters, without regald to
past political affiliations, who believe
Dln
the RepublIcan policy are cordially in
Vlted to unite under the call of their
respective county chairmen in the
selection Of delegates TO said State con-
Vention.
The convention will be composed of
one hundred and twenty-five G25) dele
gates, apportiOnCd among the several
counties of the State as follows, viz:
Abbcvllle ., Aiken I, Anderson 4,
Barnwell ), beaufort {, Berkeley 6,
Charleston 7, Chester 3. Chesterfield 3,
| Clarendon 3, COlleton >, Darlington 3,
Edgciield D, Fairfield 3, Florence =,
| Georgetown2, Greenville ), Hampton 9,
llorry 2, Kershaw 3, Lancaster 2, Lau-
rens 4, Lexington ,, Marion3 3, Marlboro
5, NeWDerry ), Oconee ,, ,Orangeburg 5,
llckenS ,, lsichanh 4, Spartanburg 5,
sumter ., Union 3, williamsburg 3,
y Ork 4.
At least ten days notice shall he given
OF county or county Congressional con-
VentlonS Ivy advertising the same in one
or more newspapers published in the
county, or by notices posted at each pre-
clnct IN the county, and such notice
shall state the time and place of meet.
ing, ana The purpose of such cOnven-
ton.
~ copy OF the call Of each conVen-
tl0n, as soon rs the same is issued
Snoulu DC Sent TO the S ;retary of this
committee, who should also be notified
OF the delegates elect I'd to the State con-
Vention.
Each Congressional district is enti-
Tied TO two delegates and two alternlte
delegates elected to the National con-
Yentlon, who shall be chosen at conven-
IONS called by the Congressional COM
m'ttee OF each such district in the same
manner rs the nomination for Repre-
sentative in Congress is made in said
| district.
The Congressional conventions shall
be constituted as follows:
FIIsIT ID .STRICE-25 DELEGATES.
Charleston 10, Berkeley |, Colleton 4.
LeXington4. Orangebnrg 6.
SECOND DISTRICT-2S DELEGATES.
Colleton |, Hampton 4, Barnwell s,
Aiken &, Edgetield 8.
THIRD DlSTIIcT-27 DELEGATEs.
AbLa !il'e 8, Ne vberry 5, Anderson J,
Oconec 3, PickelS 3.
FOURTH DISTRICT-35 DELEG ATEs.
Grcenvillc 9, Lar ems 6, Fairfield ),
Spartanburg 7, Union 4, Itichland 4.
FIFTH DISTEICT-25 DELEG ATES.
York I, Chester j, Lance 1ter 3, Spar
tanburg 2, Chesterfield 3, kershaw (,
Cniol |.
SIN DISTRICT-27 DELEGATES.
Clarendon I Darlington ), Florence 4,
Marlboro I, Marion 5, IIorry 3, Will
amsburg 2.
SEVENTH DISTRICT--3 80 DELEGA GATES
GeorgetoW II 4, BcaHfort &, Sumter 7.
Orangcburg 3. Williamsburg 3, Colleton
8, Charleston [, Berkeley 10, Richland =.
f.. y. WEBSTER, Chairman.
j. III. JOHNSON. Secretary.