The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-20
Tho Anderson Democracy Falling into Line.


| HALL TOWNSHIP CLUB
| Met ut Carswell Institute Oh the 9Th inst.
and re.orgnnized by cectiny the following
officers
Presidcnt-W. f. Walters.
Vice Presidents-1st, J. P. McGee; 2nd,
NJ. w. Spoon.
l.. M. Hall was elected member Of the
County Executive Committee.
The President appointed the following
committees:
Executive Committce-R. R. Beatty, DIR.
NJ. A. Thomson, James Ashley, ]. p. Clink-
scales, w. D. Gray.
Registration Comnnittee-G. l.. Schrimp.
A. E. Rice, James S. Beatty, T. G. Jackson,
J. 3. Burriss.
Delegates to County Convention-W. L.
Walters, J. P. McGee, NJ. w. Spoon, J. G..
Milford, James S. Beatty, VIM. Ransom.
Alternates-Dr. NJ. A. Thomson, George l..
Schrimp, James Ashley.
The delegates were unanimously instruc-
ted to advocate the adoption of the "inajOr-
ity" system in the primary election.
HUNTERS SPRING CLUB
Re.organized OH the Sth instant. Follow
ing officers elected:
President-J. Beton Watson.
Vice President-R. M. Burriss.
Secretsry-A. G. Fretwell.
Delegates to County Conventional. L.
Crayton, K. Breazeale, J. W. Provost.
The Club favors the plurality" system
in the primary election.
The delegates to the County Convention
were instructed to press the claims of Hon.
D. Wyatt Aiken for reelection to Congress.
p1ERcErowN CLUB
Perfected its re- organization on the Sth inst,
by the election of the following officers:
President-C. P. Rogers.
Vice Presidents-lst, A. NJ. Guyton; End,
D. H. Hammond.
Secretary-R. L. Williams.
NJ. 3. Williams was elected to represent
the Club in the County Executive Commit
tee.
Delegates to County Conventional B.
Williams, G. P. Rogers, A. M. Guyton.
The Club favoS the majority" system in
nominating candidates by primary election,
and is opposed to the June State Conven-
ton making nominations for State officers
SLADTOWN CLUB
Re-organzcd on the Sth By elcctng officers
as follows:
President-John M. Glenn.
Vice Presidents-Ist, J. p. Smith; 2nd T.
H. Russell.
Delegates to County Conventional. JAM
eson, j. N. Smith, John NJ. Glenn, T. H.
Russell, j. P. Smith, ]. P. Glenn.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolrcd, That it is the sense of this Club
that the primary election plan having been
generally accepted as the best for nomina-
tions, that the plurality system follows as a
necessary consequence of all general elec-
tions.
Resolued, That we recommend to the
County Convention in the appointment of
delegates to the State Convention to select
representative men. SO that all classes of our
people may realize the fact that they have
been truly represented in the action of that
body.
Resolrcd, That recognizing as we do the
fall elections, ana more especially the inn
portance of the great national contest in
volved in the coming presidential election,
in which the very first principles of our
system of popular government will be the
great and paramount issue before the people
of this great nation for review and adjudi.
cation at the ballot box, we therefore abjure
the people of this State to the most thorough
and complete organization upon the most
liberal platform consistent with the princi-
Piles involved, 50 that all true patriots of
whatever previous political complexion
may rally under our flag for the rescue Of
our American ,brthright from the ambi-
tious grasp of Imperialism.
BRUSAY CREEK CLUB
Met at Cedar Wreath Academy Saturday,
May sth, and re-organized with the follow.
ing officers:
President-W. S. Pickens.
Vice Presidents-lst, ]. w. Singleton I'd,
w. G.Smith.
Secretary and 1,reasurer-S. G. Williams.
Corresponding Secretary-S. M. Sitton.
T. H. Russell was chosen to represent the
Club in the County Executive Committee.
Delegates to County Conventional. G.
Johnson, ]. w. Singleton, j. f. Stone, J. P.
Sitton, ]. M. Cely, v. L. Laboon, e. F.
Elrod, w. G. Smith, ]. H. Burdine Alter
nates-W. S. Picl1ens, A. A. Merritt, ]. T.
Smith.
By unanimous vote the Club recon-
mended the plurality vote for the prima-
ry election.