The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-04-30
CLUBS ORGANIZE.
Meetings of Democrats
In the County.
The Delegates Elected to the County
ConventiOn-N0 Appearance OF
Commercial Democracy.

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Commercial Democracy.
The Democratic Clubs in the County
met and re-organized last Saturday,
electing delegates to the County Con-
vention which meets Monday next.
The meetings were harmonious. Moth
ing was heard of u Commercial Democ-
racy." Delegates generally were elect
ed regardless of former factional lines.
The reports below are from the clubs
so far heard from.
Laurens Factory-G p Smith, Pres
Charley Martin, Second Vice Presl-
dent; f NJ Donnon, Sec'y and Treas;
Enrolling Committee, John Turner,
James Mills, G e Bishop, OF Martin;
Executive Committee, o @ Johnson,
w A McSwain, J II Tidwell; County
Executive Committeeman, Smith.
Delegates, G p Smith, ] FMurray, @ p
Wells, TR Blakeley, CT Martin, JAS
Mills, Frank PARROT, Jerry Bell, w
w Blakely, S Russell, A l. Mckee,
John Cannon.
Laurens, Club No. 1.-Delegates, r.
W Davis r A Cooper, G e Gray; D
SOpCiohoB Fl" I" 1tpJ " 3ouhSj
] B Brooks, n Y Simpson, w L Taylor,
N b Dial, G g Featherstone, w B
Knight, r E Babb. } B Brooks, Pres
ident; j d Sullivan, Vice President;
@ e Gray, Sec'y and Treas; j III Trayn-
ham, Executive Committeeman.
Laurens, Club No. 2.-Delegates, Y
G Hellams, o Thompson, w l. Cum
ningham, T 3 Crews, Jno M Hudgens,
~ II D,1rAtk NJ r En,N, IDNuu
or, DIR b Godfrey, James S Drum
mond, John F Bolt, M H Ferguson, w
g lrby, Jr., John H Copeland, r o
Hairston. TrB Crews, President; o G
Thompson, Vice President; w G Irby,
Jr., Secretary and Treasurer; w II
Crews, Executive Committeeman.
Executive Committee--R. o. Hairs
ton, j. f. Bolt, w. L. Cunningham.
The enrolling committee were appoint
ed by school districts, as follows:
No. ii 1 Coleman, j @ Hill.
No. 2-B Y Culbertson, Wistar Martin.
No. 3-Austin Bramlett, Y @ Hellams,
No. a Albert Ramage, w F Bailey.
Nc. 5-William Sem, B B Hill.
No. 6-S r Sloan, Hairston.
No. Frank Owings, Jas Wham.
No. I'D @ B%arksdale, w I Crews.
o. G.. Thompson introduced the fol.
lowing resolution, which was unanimous.
ly adopted:
Resolved, That Delegates to the Coun.
ty Convention he and are hereby in
%structed, that in choosing Delegates tC
the State Convention that they support
only men who are known to be loyal to
the principles and policies of the Demo
cratic party as enunciated by it's plat
forms, State and National, and as ex-
pounded and upheld by Bryan and Till
man, and who are known to be opposed
to the so-called Commercial Democracy
of Senator McLaurin and his followers
Gross Him II Simpson, President
S w Lowe, Vice President; r A Aus
tin, Secretary and Treasurer, and w
B Fuller, Executive Committeeman
Delegates: G M Hanna, w B Fuller
w p Madden, w M Miller, Ed Coates
Olin Pitts, B j Wells and p s Pinson.
Sullivans Democratic club was called
to order by Township Chairman, w L
Sullivan, after which 1T went into per
minant Organization by electing j A
Baldwin, President; w S Knight, Vice
President; + O WATSON, Secretary; /
NJ. WATSON, Treasurer; r w Nichols
Executive Committeeman. Executiv,
Committee. w d Sullivan, III FL Ma
hon, w T. Gray. Enrolling Committee
Eugene Simpson, John Wood, M B Nc
Cuen, H n Mahon, j w Kiilet and v
A Baldwin. Delegates: w e Gray, I
w Nichols, 81 II Mahon, j @ WATSON, s
III Johnson, ] A Baldwin, w s knight
Eugene Simpson, M B McCuen, w I
| poo,uall and Too II Trouphon
Diais Democratic elub.-Dr Jno
Wolff, President; V A White, Vic
Treasurer. "A G Owings. Executiv,
tee: Harris Curry, George Dorroh,
Roland Willis. Enrolling Committee
Will Harris, Harris Curry, Archie Ow
ings, George Dorroh, Willis Putnam
G Babb, V A White, w S Power. T, :
Babb and j r Willis. Delegates: d,
Jno s Wolff, j Roland Willis, T. 8 Bolt
HI S Wallace, Harris Curry, p M Hell
lams, Y Simmons, r r Owings, w
81 Moore, A g Owings, George Dorroh
p Shell, Will Barksdale, Columbu,
Owings,V A White, DR. Culbertson
w Powerl Robt Owings, Fl j G Cur.
ry, w A Owens, Joe Wham, Willis
Putnam, Harry Woods and s o Babb.
The Democrats of Waterloo TOWNSHIP
met at Moores, at 2 p. m. last Saturday
and elected G.. w, Culbertson, President
G. w. L. league, Vice.P President j. G
Mcdaniel, Secretary and w. +. Miller
Treasurer.
Enrolling Committee H Wharton,
q M Moore, ] @ Mcdaniel, A B CuI'
bersson, w 1 Miller, w J Anderson. w
A Anderson and j @ Martin.
Executive Committee-W / Miller. G
w league and w A Nelson.
Delegates TO County Convention-J Fl
Wharton, G w L league, q M Moore
l. A Henderson,, j O Williams, j G Nc.
Daniel, b i Terry, w L Miller, q w
Culbertson, Alfred McNinch, l. 6 Cul.
bertson, 7 III Burts, A w Sims. w j
Anderson, j l. Anderson, j @ Martin
DR. j r Smith and w L Cooper.
Executive Committeeman G Nc.
Daniel.
j. @. MCDANIEL,
Secretary.