Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-06

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COUNTY. CONVENTION -;
The York County Democratic conven-
ton met in the courthouse last Monday,
pursuant to the recent call of the exech-
tive committee, for the purpose Of elect
ing delegates to the State convention, call
ed for the purpose Of electing delegates to
Chicago and for ttIBpurpose OF electfng
q new executive committee. fi.# :.',:i (
The convention was called to order by
County Chairman Brice who, after read
ing the call, announced that the conven-
ton was ready to 60 into q temporary or
ganization, and upon motion Of Repre-
sentative R.. n. Carroll, Hon. D. E. Finley
was unanimously selected as temporary
chairman. Major A. II. White, of Rock
Hill, was selected temporary secretary,
Mr.. w. B. Wilson moved that COM
mittee, consisting of one member from
each delegation and designated by the re-
spective delegations, be appointed on Gre
dentials. The committee was as follows:
Antioch, 8. M. Roach; Blacksburg, ].
w. Thomson BlalrsviI1e, T. A. Gwin
Bethany, ]. D. Smith Bethel, L. K.Arm-
strong Buffalo tnot represeute6 Bull
locks Greek, j. M. Sims Clark Fork r.
M. Wallace; Clover, w. J. Davis; Coates's
Tavern, w. P. Draffin; Ebenezer, w. 81.
Edwards; McConnellsville, ]. F. Ashe;
Forest Hill, ]. R. Cook; Fort Mill, J. c.
Jones; Newport, w. E. Gettys; Sharon,
FJ. H. saye; Smyrna, r. w. Whitesides;
Tirzah, A. M. Black; Rock Hill, w. B.
Wilson Yorkville, J.. 8. Brice; Hickory
Grove, B. F. Scoggins.. >...,,, !,
The committee retired and organized.
by the election of L, K. Armstrong, Of
Bethel, as chairman and j. w. Thomson,
of Blacksburg, as secretary. The only
contest that developed was the case Of
Rock Hill, which club was represented by
"a delegates. Mr.. w. B. Wilson objected
to the action of the Democratic executive
committee In the superintendent of dele
gates and claimed seats for his entire dele
CATION. Mr.. j. s. Brice defended the ac-
ton of the executive committee as having
been strictly ID accordance with the con-
stitution ofthe party. Aftef long and
patient discussion in the committee roonj
during which the convention waited with
q great deal Of patience, the committee
finally returned with majority and minor
lity reports. The majority report was as
follows: a. - T.. ..a.
Bullock's Creek-J. M. Sims, Kelly
Inman, DR.. w. D. Hope. =.
| Hickory Grove-B. F. Scoggins, J-W.
Leech, r. M. Whitesides, II. w. Thom-
son, G. C. Leech, J. M Whitesides.
Tirzah-A. NJ. Black, R. r. Allison, J.
r. Conner.
Clark's Fork-R. NJ. Wallace.
Coates's Tavern-J. r. Gettys, w. p.
Draffin.
Sharon-Dr. J. II. Saye.
Blacksburg-E. A. Trescott, w. F. Dye,
w. H. Carroll, J. w. Thomson.
Blairsville-R. M. Carroll, T. A. Gwin,
Samuel Blair, j. P. Blair.
Newport-W. E. Gettys.
Bethel-L. X. Armstrong, G.. L. Rid
die, H. E. johnson. .a'
Forest Hill-W. P. Boyd, L. w. Lou
THAN, J. r. Cook.
York-D. M. Hall, Joseph A. Smith, j.
j. Gaulden, T. F. Mellow, T. N. Thom-
asson, R. L. Wilkerson, J. s. Brice, 81. I.
McCaw, T. w. Clawson, G. E. Spencer, j..
r. Witherspoon, L. R. Williams, ID. E.
Finley, w. B. Moore, IF. Wallace, w.
s. Gordon.
Fort Mill-J. C. Jones, T. B. Meacham,
G. T. Crook, w. H. Crook.
McConnellsville-P. NJ. Burris, j. F.
Ashe, J. e. Hudson, A. w. GLADDEN., j..
McMoore.
Clover-w. J. Davis, w. T. Jackson, J..
M. Ford, j. E. Beanguard.
Bethany. D. Smith, J. M. Thomas
son, J. A. McMackin.
Ebenezer-W. H. Stewart, W.. 81. Ed
wards, w. 8. Garrison.
smyrna-R. w. Whitesides, J. W..
QUINN. '.'.r
"And Rock Hil's representation to con-
sist of eight delegates to be selected from
( the "a sent up by that club" ,... -,
/ The minority report, which was sub
united by Mr.. w. d. Wilson, was as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That each Democratic club
be entitled to one vote for every rs votes,
as, shown by the club list made at the
preceding first primary election and one
delegate for each majority fraction there
of. .'. -
Mr.. Wilson argued that the constitu-:
ton of the Democratic party provided
that representation should be based not on
the poll list made at the preceding pri-
mary, but the club list made up for that
primary. He claimed that the executive
committee had arrogated to itself unwar-
ranted authority In fixing the representa-
tion to which the different clubs were en-
titled. Representation, he claimed, was
fixed by the constitution Of the party,
and that according to the club list of 1892,
the proper basis of apportionment, Rock
Hill was entitled to "a delegates. Rock
Hill was not present to grind an axe or
even hatchet. She had no candidates to
boost, nor no propositions to carry out.
All that she wanted was that to which
she was justly entitled, in order that
she may know what to depend upon
hereafter. She did not ask for any ad-
vantage over any other club. Whether
she was given one delegate or "a, She de-
sired that the other clubs be placed on
exactly the same basis. He objected es-
pecially to the idea of the executive COM
mittee fixing the basis of representation,
as he claimed, without regard to the con-
stitution of the party.
Mr.. j. S. Brice, chairman Of the Demo-.
cratic executive committee, replied to