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RICHLAND'S ACTION.
Wisdom. Discretion and Fairness AT
Last Govern the Haskellife Strong
hold.

The State.
Richland has cast the die. The convention
Yesterday, called by the County Executive
Commi itlee TO discuss the matter OF advisor
Of the delegates to the constitutional conVen-
ton between the factions, and declue whether
or not there should be such division, reach.
ed the conclusion that the delegates should
be divided, so that the Conservatives shall
have three and the Reformers two; that they
shall be chosen In the primary election called
by the Irby committee, the three con serva-
tives receiving the highest votes and the two
Reformers receiving the highest votes being
declared the nominees To be presented 10 the
general election. The vote stood SO to 53, and
it was a noteworthy fact that there were many
absentees from the delegations elected by the
city clubs, while the country clubs were fully
represented.
court house, beginning promptly at the noon
hour. 1t continued in session until after two
o'clock.
COULDN'T MIX Up WITH REFoRMERS.
Col. F. NJ. McMaster was chairman.
Mr.. F.. ]. Watson was secretary.
MIR W. II. Lyles said he had been appriSed
that he had been elected delegate from the
Ward 3 club. He had been member OF that
club since It's organization. He had given II
his heartiest support, and had the best feeling
for its members. but for sometime he had not
taken the steps IL had taken, for those steps
were against his conscience and principles.
Democratic mooringS. He could not con-
scien tiously act as a delegate to the conVen.
tion which was subordinate 10 the ltby com
mittee. His name was stricken from the roll
at his request.
MIR. n. 6. Gonzales said that he had been
elected a delegate from Ward 8, but that there
was possibility that this convention would
decide to go into the !rby primary and as he
did not propose TO be bound by such action.
he desired TO resign his seat IN The conven-
tion.
THE DELEGATES.
The roll of delegates was then made as
follows, there being many abseptees;
caSs Marc aG AIlSorden. o % G. H. V. Hennies, Henry
Alexander. ]. w. Muller, J. II. Hearne, John
irwin, g. NJ. Mcintosh, Allen Jones, John 7.
Sloan, Jr., Nelson Emlyn, NJ, Z. Robertson, j.
E. Turner. IL. c. Patton, DR.. L. &. Robertson,
Ward i. Club No. flames F. Griffin, Chas.
f. Hoefer, Pringle I. Ioumans.
A. NJ. Boozer, r. b. Aughtry. +. j. Rrenner.W.
:, Reamer, r. $ DesPortes John NJ. Slork, A.
NJ. Riser. r. B. Bryan, A: n: Talley, j. 7.
Meehan, W. C. Swattield, Il. +. Clark, Dr. A,
bells. DR.. W. NJ. Lester. Matt Eison, W. r. Mul'
Ier. d. Il. Flenniken, VIM. Barnwell. Joe Ep
stin, DR.. A. A. Sy lvester, w. Brill.
| Ward g. Clubs Nos. and consolidated
?. Thomas, RI George Irwin, &. NJ. Mcintosh, p
H. Goble, j. w. Smart. +. H. Weston, T. 7,
Talley, NJ A. Bridges, b. Berrnan, E. McC
Clarkson, Charles Ellis. Geo. Huggins. w. b
Lowrance, Robert McDouglas, {. Poat, +. G.
Shull ]. NJ. VanMetre, Y. 9. Badham, +. D.
Kendall, X. G. Wright, NJ. G. WaIlace,J. r.
Allen, p. NJ. Brice
| Ward l. club No. l-Col. f. NJ. McMaster,
Capt. &. A. Shields, John Fitzmaurice. &. j
Beck, John J. Joy, y. W. Trump, II; G. Keen
an, j. b. Ried linger, Il. J Harper. VIM. FilZ
Gibbon. J. b. Duke, lilman Watson, 1. j
| LipscOmb.
Ward /. Club No. 2-F. Sumter Earle. Iefl
May. W. NJ. Swygert, ii. q. Heidi, j. j.. Z
Neatherry.
Enstover-J. Il. James, w. d. Walker, -
| Kennedy, IOab Cotton.
Galsden-ll. w. Adams, Dr. W. w. Ray, r,
! T.. Williams.
Killans Club No. IL. H. Seay. j. NJ. Folk
7. ii. Lumas, Tom Davis, j. $. Lumas, q. T.
| Palmers.
KilIans, Club No. 2-.l. Il. Motley, w. w
| Macon. i. f. Powers, J. Il. Davis, j. NJ. Thorn
Ton, j. NJ. Martin.
Hampton's-No delegation.
| DaviS'-W. ID. Davis, w. G.. Kelley, Del3ruhl
Cobb, G.. *. Brown, J. \. Davis, Robt. Medlin
| Frank Miles, &. W. Cunningham.
Horrell lIll-W. $. Hogan. Jr., F.H Roberts
Ed. Harmon, w. II. Paget, 7. b. Spigener, a.
w, BraZell.
Camp Ground-Fred Harmon, A. Il. Nc.
Grady. Charles Kinsler. J. NJ Keith. q. w
Eargie, o. F. Chappell, w. A. Douglass, job n
| II. Klnsler.
Garners-W. r. Lucius, w. Jones, u. t.
| t'otiup, w, D. Cunningham.