The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-19

cause. All should go into the fight
to win, If not III one year in ten
years.
Those reforms destined to be of
good must bo Of slow growth, and 80
it = has been with Prohibition. The
stronger the organization, the shorter
and sharper the action. The Pro.
hibitiopists with tho strength Of
giants and with right on their eide
should win and can. Tho forces
must be combined. Go in to win,
for win we shall and win wo will.
t made pretty speech and closed
with IN incident from tho Confed,
crate battlefield. Mr.. Brunson's re,
marks were applauded.
Mr.. Smith, of Sumter, thanked
tho Convention heartily for the
honor.
Mr.. Thomas Berry, Of Chester,
nominee for railroad commissioner,
also heartily thanked tho Conven-
ton.
THE EXECUTIVE CoMMITTEE
was then appointed IA follows:
Aiken, j. l.. Quimby; Anderson, j.
"A. Hall; Barnwell, j. NJ. Littlejohn;
Charleston, Henry Il. Williams;
Chester, j. S. Moffett; ColletoD, j. d.
Ackorman; Darlington, j. S. White;
Dorchester, r. W. Minus; Edgetield,
Thos W. Carwile; Fairfield, the
Rev. e. 9. Mcdonald; Greenville, j.
M. Whitmire; Florence, II. p. Gov
iugton; Greenwood, j. r. Leavell;
Horny, B. L. Beatty; Kershaw, j.
N. Jones; Lancaster, Waddy 9.
Thompson; Laurens, G. G. Feather
stone; Lexington, L. B. Haynes;
Marlboro, Milton McLaurin; Marion,
w. s. Foxworth; Newberry, A. G.
Jones, Stats chairman; Oconee, j. A.
Steck; Orangeburg, j. l.. Sihey;
Pickens, Julius e. Boggs; Richland,
Thos J. Lamotte; Spartanburg, j.
II. Carlisle, Jr; Union, S. nj. Rice,
Jr; Sumter, H, L. Scarborough; York,
Henry G. Strauss; Williamsburg, Il.
j. Bristow.
The refusal of Mr.. Mccullough to
allow his name to be presented was
a disappointment to many.
Mr.. Moffett's resolution was agreed
upon, except that each county is to
select it's own chairman. The COM
mittee elected Mr.. A. c. Jones, of
Newberry, chairman, and Mr.. Thos
j. Lamotte, secretary. At LIS this
morning tho Convention adjourned.
THE NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR.
Every ono will want to know who
Mr.. Brunson is. Here is a hurried
sketch written by friend:
"Joel E. Brunson is native of
Sumter, S. O., born Of parents origi,
nally from North Carolina. He now
lives at Kingstree,n Williamsburg
County. He is married and has SIX
children. He owns beautiful home
in Sumter and one in Kingstree. In
Sumter he owns and successfully
operates one of the largest sash and
blind factories in the State; in Kings
tree, on black River, he owns and
successfully operates the largest
lumber plant in the State. He has
been prominently identified with the
Prohibition movement for the past
thirty five years. He is the Grand
Chief Templar of South Carolina,
and has been for a number of years.
He is So years of age, and has been
an influential member of the Baptist
Church from boyhood. He is man
of wonderful intellect and a fluent
speaker. All the prominent Prohi-
bitionists in the State were considered
by the committee, and after a full
and free discussion by the commit
tee, Mr.. Brunson was unanimously
decided upon as the gentleman to be
suggested. Mr.. Brunson is worth
several thousands of dollars, and has
made it by honest and successful
labor. He stands high in his com.
munity, and there is not man in
his section Of the State who stands
higher in the estimation of all fac.
tons. In the committee his past
factional preferences were uncertain,
and he is credited with being entirely
neutral" A. X.