The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-06
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Meeting OF :I.e "Rrforined" Republicans Of
Newberry County.

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/ The "Reformed Republican Party''
convention met in klettner's HaIi
| $3.50 y. Ii. on Saturday, Pad instant,
! ami vas called 10 order by Rnt;dy j.
! Moon. Tie requested \. p. .I"ncs 10
open the meeting with prayer.
! The first business was to raise funds
to pay the rent Of the hail.
The chairman explained the OHj"ct
of the meeting.
On motion of J. S. Daniel, Dennis
! Aioats was chosen temporary chair
man and D. G.. G. Williams secretary.
On motion OF s. 4. Chappell, the
temporary organization was made per
nlanent.
Townships were then called upon to
hand names Of delegates to the secEe-
retary.
Township No. 1.-R. *. Noon, Den
his Meats, L. II. Green, Jackson hib-
ler, Peter Simmons Edmond Cannon,
J. S. Russell, Theodore Mitchell, J. S.
Daniel, S. II. C..appelI, Wade Perry,
Frank Wright, Joseph Bates, Silas
Smith, VIM. Watkins: Henry King,
George Gallman, I. L. Summer, Rob-
ert Williams, Augustus StrotAer.
Township No. G.-Asa LOpgshore,
w. F. Spearman, John Jackson, +.
Hammond
Township No. SD. G. Williams, S.
II. Harp, WA. Dawkins, Clayton
Moon, \. D. Gillian. Samuel Down.
ing, P. II. Higgins. Wesley Williams,
D. C. Caldwell.
Township No. ga. y. LyleS. ). d.
Mafett, John Baston, Geo Lewis, y.
B. Bridges, Lewis Moore, H. J. Harris,
3. S. Johnston, Amos P. Jones.
Township No. 10.-W. l.. Counts,
Drury Maffett, Lang Gray, Geo. Bow
erS.
7. S. Daniel moved that r. X. Moon
address the convention on politics
while the secretary was making out
the roll. Prof. Moon spoke Of the cor
ruption of the old Republican party
! that the party had been butchered for
fifteen years by the former debauched
leaders.
Asa Longshore being called upon ad-
dressed the convention. He said they
were hunting man that would be true
to his color. (Received with applause.)
On motion of S. H. Chappell, the
chair appointed S. H. Chappell, y. 7.
Jones, Sol. Harp, a. n. Lyles and l.:
II. Green a committee on rules ana
regulations. The reporter failed to get
a copy of this report.
The convention then proceeded TO
elect four delegates and four alternates
to the State Convention to be held in
Columbia. r. X. Moon, A. P. Jones,
D. G. C. Williams and w. L. Counts
were elected. Alternates-J 5. Daniel,
\. \. Lyles, Lang Gray and Frank
Wright.
The delegates to the State Conven-
ton were instructed to act as delegates
to the Congressional Convention.
r. X. Moon offered the following
resolutions: .
WHEREAS, The Republican party of
this county has been unorganiZed and
mis!ed for number of years, and only
thought of every two or four years,
when the fraudulent, iiiiterate, and
pretended leaders would call conven-
ton for the purpose Of going into
mercantile business on the party, and
mWhereas, \ large majority OF Repub-
lican voters of this county have become
careless in regard to registration and
elections on account of this debauched
state of affairs and mass of corruption,
covered up and carried on by these
so-called leaders who have perpetrated
so many wrongs Oh the party, and
Whereas, We deem it moral wrong
and political burglary to the county,
State and republic for these unscrupu-
lous men to still pursue the course that
has led the party to disgrace, shame,
and almost ruin.
RcsoIyed l. That we, in convention
assembled, as Republicans on princi-
pies, who desire to see the party cared
for, no longer suffer our people to be
misIed by this class Of self-seekers who
have plainly shown that they care
nothing for the strengthening OF the
party or the elevation of the sons who
compose it in the South.
.. That We ask the cooperation Of
all good thinking men, who believe
that our movement is for the up-oulld-
ing of the party in the State of South
Carolina and for the betterment of the
people, to help US in our efforts to Or
ganize the party in this county, and to
set UP before the people more inteih-
| gent leaders, leaders who believe that
| republicanism is right.
5. That we denounce no coloreo man
for af1iliating with the Democratic
party, and that we respect him the
same as though he believed in Repub-
lican principles. "a mans man for
a. that We therefore believe that a
man ought'to give his allegiance to any
partv, without fear, that he believes is
right. r.,
i. That the precinct chairmen Of Il
several precincts organize as many
clubs in their respective precincts as
they think is best suited to the con-
venience of the legal voters OF their
precincts, and that they urge al legal
voters to unite with them.
). That the county chairman appoint
q committee on registration IN eacn
precinct to urge the necessity and i'm
| portance of getting their registration
| tickets.
s. That we heartily endorse the ad-
ministration Of President Harrison as
patriotic, conservative and wise.
S. II. Chappell advocated the resolu-
tions in q good conservative speech.
Sol. Harp and L. II. Green also spoke
on the resolutions. All seemed to think
that former county leaders had de-
bauched and broken down the party.
J. S. Daniel loved that the papers
of this county and the leading papers
Of the State be requested to publish
these proceedings. The State was es-
pccially named.
The convention then adjourned
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