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COUNTY CONVENTION.
AN INTERESTING MEETING OF REPREsEN.
TATlvH MEN FROM EVERY QUARTER.

An In I6SS6o IN 0k60 = TX XsA8
TATlvE MEN FROM EVERY QUARTER.
Names Of the Delegates..Thc Election
of q New County Chnirmnn...Dele-
gates to the State Convention.-.Tn.
bic Showing the Votes Of the Dir
ferent CIubs.
The Convention was called to order at
II A. NJ, Mr.. E. B. Gary in the Chair.
The delegates from each club and their
strength we're recorded by the secretary.
!Abbcville, NJ. L. Bonharn, Jr., Presi.
| dent.
Del. gatas-w. II. Parker, ". 6 Mctiowan,
II. T. Whrdlnw, J. w. Perrin, 7. l.. Cothran,
Jones' r. Miller, w. y. Lee.
Abbevillc, No. 2, F.. G.. Grnydon, Pros.
dent.
Dclegrtes-E. Noble, Jr., J. y. Jones. a. W.
Jones, F. F. Gary, W !. Branch, w. I. Cal
houu, X. +. Hill.
Antrcvillc, President.
pc,egates-J. f. Rrownlcc. DR.. J. n. Bell, w.
A. Black, II. A. Haddon. w. n. Hall, A. W.
Sutherland, j. H.. Alewine
Bellcyiew, j. IL. Morrow, President.
Dclcgatcs-W. n. Pennel. NJ. ". Crddy, DIR.
| Mntttson, n. J.. Wardlaw. David Morruh, Peter
McCasian. George Hnnrey.
Cedar Spring, President.
Delcqat.s-wm. MagIll. j.. ] Edwards, Snm'
pei Able John AOle, J. II. Watson. J.l. BROWN
J. c. McClain.
Caihoun's Mills, III. II. Gilbert, Prcsi'
dent.
3t ~ <Sor, + Wy >yornord VII.
lie scott, r. O. Hcmmingar, W. II. Powell, Jas.
T.. Hester, W. L. Link.
Cokesbury, A. NJ. Aiken, President.
De,ega,cs-G..W'. Conner, F. A, Graham. /.
n. Conner, n. i. Rampey, c. A.. Moore, J. II.
Vance, A. NJ. Aiken.
D~onaldsviIIe, G. N. Mattison, Prcsi.
dent.
Delrcatcs-w. P. McGcc. Geo. Mattison, n.
Erwin, c. V. Martin. W. B.. Acker, }. >. NC
Gee, ]. F. Agnew.
Due West, J. L. Robertson, President.
Delcgatcs-J. T.. Robertson, F.. Fl. Edwards,
F. W. K. Nance, J.. C. McDill, j. B. Bonner, X.
H. Armstrong, ]. E. Todd.
Greenwood, {. a. G. Waller, President.
Dcleeatrs-J.C Maxwell, E. a: c: Waller,
Thos. F. RILEY, J. w. Green, G.. H. Waddell,
A.. Mcneil, B. F. Mcclellan.
Hampton, Jno. A. Robertson, Presf.
dent.
Delcgates-Jno. A. Robertson, s: ]: Bowen,
T. i: A A. h's'MSi II. n. clinkssales.
Means Chapel, j. II. B~nrksdnle, Presi.
dent.
Delcgates-J. II. Barksdale, 4. f. L.esly, Jno.
w. L.csly, A. NJ. Reid. y. ]. Furgeroon, T.. J..
Milford, =. II. Cownn.
Mountain View, w. d. Mann, Presi.
Delcgates-J. ]. Price, W. A.. Sutherland W.
4. Lcsly.
N~inety.six. J. ". Calhoun, President.
pcleeates-I. NJ. Moore. ]. P. Philips, NJ. 4.
Delvach, ]. A. Moore, L. NJ. Fouche, T. l..
Moore. Z. Y. Sheppard.
New Market, Jno. II. Moore, Prest.
dent.
DelcEates-Jno. r. Moore, w. II. Whitlock,
Al. II. Coleman, s.. G. Major. ]. A. Milling, q.
w. Rampey. II. s. Culberton.
Mccormick, jas. Cothran, Jr., Prcsi-
dent.
Delrgates-W. O. Sturkey, F. l.. Sturkey.
Catlet Corley.
Smithyille, Jas. l.. white, President.
Delegates-w. A. Lomax. VIM. Evans, / A.
Kellar, VIM. Purdy, Jno. A. McCord, WIN.
Bullock, Thomas Smith.
Aradley, Jno. r.. CarwiIe, President.
Delerntcs-T. Fl. Walker, J. r. Carwilc, F.
w. Watson. n. W. Jay, T. j. Hearst. W. II.
Mays, ]. c.. Cniles.
Troy, r. J. Robinson, President.
Delegates r J. Robinson, T. P. Thomson,
7. 6 Widemnn. G.. M. Sibert, r. A. McCaslan,
S. o. Young, j. X. Vance.
Phoenix, J.. \. Watson, President.
Delegates-J. s. Watson, W A. McLees, P. H.
S. P. Brooke.
Walnut Grove, ". r. Jones, President.
DelegatescM. B. Mctiee, G. 7. Riley, J. 2
Black well, T j. Benchafn, Z. V. S6arp, L.. NJ.
y. Odell, Mendoza Higgins.
Preliminary business.
The following new clubs wero added to
the roll of the Convention :-Walnut
Grove Club, Cokcsbury Township
Lowndesville Club No. 2; Phoenix
Club.
Nr. T. P. Cothran, moved that a com:
mittee Of five on credentials be appointed
by the Chair. Said committee to include
the secretary. Adopted.
Inc Cn8lE HpptbltllClt l = .
Cothran, NJ. p. DeBruhl, E. G. Graydon,
J. f. Todd and w. A. Lomax.
O. r. Calhoun, treasurer made his
report and asked for a committee of three
to examine and report on same. The
+, Chair aBpeiptedii~ Messfs. A. W.-J0iies,
tilt. Wardlaw and w. C. MCGOWAN.
DR.. Gary moved that the committee on
credentials retire and make their report
os speedily az possible.
Mr.. f. G. Graydon moved that the Con-
~vention take a recess Of fifteen minutes
for tho purpose Of allowing the commit
tee to make its report. Withdrawn.
Mr.. O. r. Calhoun asked that the COM
mittee on trcasurers report set ut same
time as the other committee. Adopted. ,
The committee on credentials retired
and after a short absence reported hat 1t
found all the the clubs properly repre-
scnted and gave the voting strength OF
each.
mittee reported the treasurers report cor
rect, and ii was adopted.
The secretary asked that the clubs IA
yor him with a certified copy of their
membership, at the next meeting OF the
Convention, as it was required by the
constitution.
It was announced that the next business
before the Convention was the election OF
n County Chairman. Mr.. E. b. Gary,
being a candidate for reelection re-
ouested the first ce-President, Mr.. w.
Il. McGhee to take the Chair.
The Election Of a County Chairman.
The Chairman was to be elected by a
constitutional vote.
Mr.. r. J.. Robinson nominated Mr.. W.
! C. Benet, and Mr.. ]. H. Latimer second
ed it.
Mr.. Dock Bowie nominated Mr.. E. B.
Gary, and Mr.. Ellis G. Graydon seconded
it.
The Chair appointed Mes,rs. T. p.
Cochran, Ellis G. Graydon and NJ. P. De-
Bruhl, t~ellers. Total vote cast, 3,476; w.
G. Benet 2.042, E. B. Gary l,434.
The Vote for County Chairman.
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