The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-06-26
yeCutiVG Committee Meeting.
A COUNTY CONNENTION CALLED FOR
july . 70 ADMIT NEW CLUBS
County Board of Control, County Dispenser
and County Sub-SupCryisOrs Thrown
Into the Primary-The County
Cnnrnign Arranged for.
Other Matters

The County Democratic Executive
Committee met in the Court House on
Saturday and transacted considerable
business.
Twcnty-ciGhto Of the th:rty-cig clubs
in the county were represented at the
meeting.
| County Chairman Bc0cuba"gh pre-
sided at the meeting and in calling the
meeting to order stated that ut tho last
meeting Of the Committee 1t WAS de-
cidcd to vote for Magistrates by town
ships, aud it so happened that 4 great
mauy voters in the county lived in one
township and belonged to II club i'm an
other, and under that decision it was
the opinion OF some that q voter would
have to vote in the township in which
he lived, and in order to 10 this now
clubs would have to tc org ganizcd. lie
also stated that be had petitions or re-
quests from persons in the county ask
ing that they be allowed to organize Il
new club, and it would be nrccrsary for
Il county convention TO admit them.
After considerable discussion the fol-
lowing resolution, offered 10y MIR. j. G..
| Chalmers, wills adopted:
Resolved, That County Convention
be called to meet on Monday, the 9th
day Of July, 1900, to admit now clubs
'nd to transact any other business til; (
nay come before il: that the clubs l.
called to meet on Saturday, July III ::
| hat ,1,,l,
! ed meet the same day and reorganizc,
"'cct delegates TO the County Convcn-
Ton and mcnb?r Of the County Dem
ocratic Executive Committee.
Mr.. !. Fred Sc.umpcrL moved that
| the action Of the Committee at it's last
mccting relative to The election Of
Magistrates by townships, be rescindcd.
II. J. G.. Chalmcrs moved to lay Mr..
| :'umpcrt's motion on the table, which
,'n Committee refused TO do by 4 vote
l3 to II, as follows:
.aycs-W. II. Tarrant, j. w. Ear
1t, w. p. Houscal, J. l.. Kcitt, II.
y. Crosson, j. W. ID. johnson, J.
+ 1 Schumpcrt, J. b. Fcllcrs, j. =.
''S'i: ~ - i-'' = ~, IL - IL
-. Hentz, G. Is. Aull-l3.
Yeas jacob Scun, i. T. Maybin, w.
. 'ctcrson, \. Il. Coleman, j. :. Mich
| W. u. ]'nugh, J. A. kiuard, j. G..
I mcrS. II. II. Long, }. w. Wcrts, j.
| ]. .ptiug, W. ID. lIalfacrc--12
The original motion Was then adopt
ed by acclanltjon.
MIR. j. l. Eritt then offered the fol-
| lowing resolution, which was adopted:
I Resolved, That Magistrates Of New
berry County shah be nominated by
| the primary election by the Democratic
clubs Of each judicial district voting
for candidates Within its territory, and
| that each member Of the clubs within
said districts CT townships shall be en-
titled to vote for said Magistrate Of
| that district.
| Mr.. j. w. d. johnson moved that the
County Board OF Control and County
| Dispenser be nominated by the primary
| plan. This motion received second,
and McSsra. Johnson, ]. f.. Banks, H..
i L. G.. Hunter and others spoke in it's
favor.
Mr. w. G. Sligh added as an amend
ment to tho motion that ub-Comms-
sioncrs Of the County be included, and
it was accepted.
| Mr.. j. A. Kinard moved to table the
mo- ion, yea and nay vote was called
for anG the motion to table wus lost by
a vote Of lG to II, as follows:
Nays-W. Il. Tarrant, j. w. Ear
hardt, w. p. Houscal, II. II. Grcnckcr,
j. l.. Kcitt, II. S. N. Crosson, w. c..
Sigh: j. w. ID. johnson, w. G.. Peter
son, ). Fred Schumpert, j. B. Fcllcrs,
l.. II. G. Hunter, II. II. Long, j. W.
Wcrts, II. Nj. Hcntz, j. f. Banks-lG.
Ycas-Jacob Sem, +. T.. Maybin, A.
p. Coleman. J. S. Nichols, j. p. IIar-
mon, w. p. pough, j. a. Ktnard, G. T..
En'gle, j. G. Chalmers, j. j. Epting,
W. ID. IIa|facl Gil.
The original vote was then put and
a opted by a rising vote Of II to7
Mr.. j. G. Chalmers then offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the Supervisors OF
+ 'gistration for the County be nomi
" led by the primary.
Nc. W. G. Sigh moved TO table tho
ntion, which the Committee did by {
tc Of IT to S. as follows:
Icas--W. y. Tarrart, J. w. Ear
1t, W. j. IIouscal, II. H. Grenekcr
r l.. Kcitt, II. $. n. Crosson, w. 6
) III, j. W. y. Johnson, W. G. Peter
l, j. Fred S;chumpert, j. B. Fellcrs
y. =. Pough, r. ". G. Hunter, r.. NJ
80 ntI--l4.
Nays-Jacob Sem, j. p. Harmon, J
J. Kinard, G. b. Eargle, j. C. Chal
! g, II. 7. Long, j. w. Wcrts, J. J
'nling-S.
Mr.. w. G.. Peterson offered the fol
wing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That oil candidates pay t,
F, Treasurer Of the Executive Com
zee the amount Of their assessment
= fore the first campaign meeting, ant
iEat any candidate who fails to pay hi