The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-06
HARMONIOUS CONVENTION.

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chairman. The call was read and 8
temporary organization was effected
The roll as made up by the secretary
wasmade the permanent roll OF mem
bership and is as follows: :Alcolu, +. =
Hodge, Walter Mcleod, E. Z. Hodge
Fork, R. L. Logan, ". I. Costln
Harmony, ". NJ. Youmans, A. H. D
Chandler; Midway, 5. ". Mcintosh
J. NJ. Player, G. D. Smith; New Zion
l. I. NJ. Woods, T. NJ. Beard, J. E.
Green, S. H. D. Evans; Sandy Grove.
". D. Gamble, J. H. Garland, NJ. L.
Sauls, J. S. Evans; New Town, ". I.
Kennedy, G. T. Worsham, " Il Cur
rv; Douglas, " J Gibbon, J F Cole,
j J dicks, S C Turbeville, " J Tar-
beville; Foreston Reform, B 0 Cantey,
R R Hudgins, J E Tobias, " P Rob
erts; Foreston, CS Land, c N Mason;
Doctor Swamp, J D Holladay, " c
Corbett, J n White, I n Tobias, J H
Timmons; Jordan, J Ebert Davis, J
P Graham, J E Davis, J J Mltchum,
P " Webber; Cross Roads, G [
Lesesne, J J Gardner, R F Turner, J
E Rowe, J F Richbourg; Summerton,
] S Cantey, J H AIcCollum, " W
Coskrey; Panola, c R Fielder, R j
Kolb, S P Holladay; Fulton, J C
Manning, 4 I Barron; Pinewood, G
" Smith, r S DesChamps, E P Ged-
dings; Packsville, D R Reaves, W n
Stukes, J G Johnson, r G Lacky, J
N Hodge; Silver, B R Gibson, c c
Thames, T B Owen; Manning Plat
form, D J Bradham, Louis Applet, "
C Davis, T J Tisdale, " T Touch
berry, R II Davis, F G Thomas, D NJ
Bradham, ] E Kelly, ] F Bradham;
Manning, J F Rhame, J H Lesesne,
] H Rigby, J F Geiger. A Levi; Clar-
endon, W Nj Plowden, S E Ingram,
A B Galloway, S G Williams; Trinity,
W I Hudnal, J B Tindal.
James E. Davis was elected to pre-
side over the convention and P "
Webber was elected secretary. Chair
man Davis not feeling we'll requested
the convention to select some one as
vice-chairran to relieve him if it be-
came necessary. Messrs. J II Tim
mons, E D Ho,ige and D J Bradham
were placed in nomination and the
vote resulted in the election of Capt.
Bradhann. The delegates were then
requested to occupy the front seats
and the various delegation be seated
together.
Doctor I NJ Woods suggested that
before delegates are nominated that
some gentleman give his views as to
the financial sentiment of the body
and then he called for Captain Brad
ham, who stated that he did not de-
sire to bring the "yard stick" into
play, but he thought that each nom
inee might state his position before
the ballot took place.
Doctor Woods then secured the
floor and after holding it for about
thirty minutes with talk about mon
ometallism, gold bugs, silver and
other things too weighty for the
writer to comprehend, he took his
seat and the convention proceeded.
The election of county chairman
was the next in order and this
showed the ear marks of what will
become interesting matter in the fu-
ture. For the present let it suffice to
say that the nominees were D. j.
Bradham and j. H. Timmons. Mr..
J. F. Rhame was also nominated but
he declineds A motion to have the
roll called, and as each members
name was called to state who he
wanted to be county chairman. was
defeated, and written ballot was
entered upon which resulted in the
election Of Captain Bradham by a
handsome majority. The convention
decided to follow the custom of max
ing the county chairman a member
of the State executive committee.
The following members compose
the county executive committee:
Alcolu, E D Hodge; Fork, R L
Logan; Harmony, A H D Chandler;
Midway, S " Mcintosh; New Zion,
I NJ Woods; Sandy Grove, W D
Gamble; New Town, " T Kennedy;
Douglas, W J Turbeville; Foreston
Reform, J H johnson; Foreston, c
S Lard; Doctor Swamp, J H Tim
mons; Jordan, ] Elbert Davis; Cross
Roads, 4 J Richbourg; Summerton,
S Cantey; Pamela, c R Fielder;
Fulton, A Barron; Pinewood, J W
Ards; Packsville, J G Johnson; Sill
yer, B r Gibson: Manning Farmers
Platform, Louis Applet; Manning,
II Lesesne; Clarendon, " G Chan
dler: Trinity, c L Emanuel.
The delegates to the State conven-
tiou are Louis Applet, J S Cantey,
DJ Bradham, P " Webber, A j
Richbourg, " G Davis, J " kenne-
dy, J J Mitcbum:
Messrs. S " Mcintosh and J H
Timmons received the same number
OF votes for delegates. They agreed
between themselves to withdraw,and
Mr. J J Mitchum, being the next
highest, WAS unanimously elected.
Louis Appel offered the following 6
resolution:
Whereas, the Democracy of Claren-
don county, in convention assembled,
desire to give expression to the fact
that they have watched the course of
our representative, Hon. John L. Nc
Laurin, and it is with pride that we
endorse his conscientious and manly
public career, and
Whereas, we will be called upon at
an early date to elect Representa-
tive to represent US in the lower
branch of Congress, and the record
choyrS that the present incumbpnt has