The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-02-13
REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION CALLED.
| srAFE FxECUrIVH COMMITTEES
MEETING rHURsD>Y.
fhe Administration Edorsed-T.x xt OF tho
RESOLUTIONS Adopted by Tho Committee.
Pera"nnel OF tho Body-A New Mem
Der Elected
(The State, 0th.)


The Republican State convention
for the purpose of electing delegates
to the national Republican conven.
ton hes been called to be held on
March Goth, next. The convention
has beeu called by the State Repnb.
lican executive committee which met
in Columbia yesterday in response to
the call sent out by Sonator Mark
Hanna, tIe national convention is to
be held i'll Philadelphia on June 18Th,
next, for thepurpose Of adopting ma
tional platform and nominating can
dldates for President and vice Presi
dent Of tho United States. South
Carolina is tc be represented by six
teen delegates in that convention,
and the State convention is to name
those Delegates and attend to such
other matters rs may be presented.
All bnt twelve members of the reg
ular committee attended the meeting
yesterday and those twelve wore rep
resented by proxies. Since tho last
meeting Of the COMMITTEES w. d.
Hooper of the fifth district has died
and yesterday G. j. Pride Of Rock
| Hill was elected to succcra him The
personnel of the regular comnittr,
is as follows:
r. r. Tolbert, j., rh.. rnlu
! Greenwood
Rob,. Smulls, vice chairman Boau.
fort
j. H. johnson, secretary, Charles
| ton.
e. a. Webster, Orango'urH
e. Fl. Deas, Darlington.
First District--W. ID. Crum, Char
lesion; j. A. Baxter, Georgetown:
II. 9. Brown, Chsrleston
Second District-lI }. Dickcraon,
Aikon; Paris Slmpkins, Edgeiield;
w. S. Dixson, Barnwell.
Third Distrio: "A. NJ Folger, Pick
ems; e. +. Cochran, Andcrson; II. E
Williams, Newberry.
Fourth District B F. Means,
Spartanburg; L. F. Goldsmith, Roe
dy River; J. H. Moore, High
Point
Fifth District-E. b. Burroughs,
Cheraw; G. J. Pride, Rock Hill; W.
E. Boy ykins, Camden.
Sixth District-R. A. Stewart,
Manning; w. H. Collier, Marion
james Tharpe, Kingstree.
Seventh District-D. II. Middle
ton, Mount Holly; w. W Ramsey,
Wedgefeld; Abial Lathrop, Orange
burg.
The proxies we're as follows-E.
A. Webster for Brown, Burroughs
and Middleton; j. w. Bolts for B1x.
ter; E. w. Screven for Simpkiu7; j.
II. Fordham foi Dixson; Fl. q. Ar
thur for Williams; II. B. Thomas fer
Means; Joe w. ToIbert for Gold
smith; p. S. Suber for Moore; Jno.
f. Jones for Pride; and e. II. Dean
for Collier.
AT the session yesterday tho fol-
lowing resolutions were offered and
unanimously adopted:
The Republican Executive Com.
mittee of the State of South Caro-
! lima in meeting duly assembled de-
sire 10 ssy to the American public
that the course OF the administra
ton of President McKinIy in the
great questions devolving upon it fol
solution has been characterized by
wisdom, prudence and eminent gooc
judgment; and the chief execnr iv. o.
tho nation has demonstrated IT,.
highest type of American pa,riois,
in the affairs growing ont If tn.
Snauish American war, and justly
deserves the support and admlratol
of al patriotic citizens. Therefor,
be it
Resolved, That this committo,
give to President McKiuloy ,:nd hi
administration its unqualified Ell
dorsement.
Resolved further, That copy o
these resolutions be engrossah an'
forwarded to the President over tn
signature Of the chairman OF thi
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