The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEET


The County Democratic Executive com
mittee met in the court house last Monday
in response to the call Of Chairman James
L. Davis.
The following clubs were represented
Alcolu Z. d. Hodge; Trinity, W. l. Hud'
nal; Manning, E. G. Horton; Clarendon,
Is. ?. Barron; Manning Farmers Platform
D. J. Bradham: Pamela, G. Il. Fielder.
Packsville, J. C. Johnson: Friendship )
?. Brock: Summerton, W. ". Coskey
Cross Roads, 4. J. Richbours; Doctor
Swamp. J. H. Timmons; New Town, }. W.
Kennedy: New Zion, DR.. l. u. Woods
Silver, s. T. Gibson: Jordan, }. Elber'
Davis; Foreston, G. NJ. Mason; Foreston
Reform, J. G. Johnson. Douglass, Fork
Sandy Grove, Harmony, Midway. Pine
wood and Fulton were not represented,
but ". D. Gamble of the Sandy Grove
club wrote to Chairman Davis, expressing
his inability to attend, and he furnished
the EalneS of managers suggested by Ills
club
A member of the committee stated that
HARMONY had met anl selected It's man.
ayers. The following letter Was re3ei',;'
from the Fulton club:
WE ARE FEW BUT MIGHTY(:)
At a meeting Of the Fulton Democratic
club of Clarendon, held on Saturday, The
18th instant, and in pursuance OF a call
issued by the county executive committee,
it was resolved to suggest the names OF
certain embers of this club to act as
managers in the primary election OF dele
gates to the Constitutional convention; pro-
vided, the club is guaranteed an equal
division Of said delegates will be accorded
bv the ReformerS of Clarendo county and
that the nomination for delegates shall be
two Reformers and two Conservatives, said
delegates to be nominated by their re-
Spective factions, and that these four Ee
the ONLY candidates for whom ballots shall
be counted in the said primary election.
If the above conditions are assured us We
respectfully nominate the following as
managers from this club: +. G. Gayle. W.
B. Broadway. Reform munagers; Vim. H..
Dyson, j. Z. Broughtou, Conservative
managers Should, however, the Reformers
deny equal division of delegates, this club
will take no action, and the above-named
managers Will not act.
2. NJ. SALLEY, Secretary.
hartman Davis stated the object Of the
meeting was to appoint the managers so as
to give the two weeks notice, aud that il
he matter was not attended to until the
Goth, as was al first contemplated, 1t would
be too late. Rules to govern tie primary had
to be adopted and any other business that
might properly come Up.
The committee adopted tue following:
Resolved. rha1 any white voter can
have the privilege 70 cast his vote in the
primary election for delegates to the Con-
Stitnt!onal convention in 4 club most con-
venient 20 the voter, whether his name IS
on the cub roll or not. That, wherever .
voters name is rot on ;lIe cinb list or roll
where the voter applies to vote, the man
ayers shall place said voters name on the
poll list, with croSS-mark opposite so
th;,t lie may be designated fro,n the regular
membership of shat c!u',."
Tie co:umttee then appointed managers
Tie coniu:i;tee instructed the chairman to
publish rules to govern The primary to be
held Jniy 50: also to publish the list of
managers.
Tbe entire meeting was very harmonious
the best + feeling prevailing. That part
oi tie resolutions adopted by the State
conln:ittre il. reference to 'plumping" was
considerably discussed by various mem
bers, bit It was finally decided the commit
tee lad 10 right to change it, nor to adopt
any Iule that would conflict with it.
The following Was then adopted: RE
solved, That in case any member Of the
managers appointed to preside at the
primary election, fails to appear at the
place Of election on the 30th day of July,
the managers who do appear be empowered
to fill all vacancies necessary to complete
the number of managers required to hold
SAID election, as provided by the rules
governing the primary elections.
The county chairman was authorized to
appoint managers for such clubs rs were
not repreS cnted.