The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-05-09
COUNTY DE HOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
A Fall Delegation Present -Rcso-
Iutions Endorsing TiIIman
PaSSed-MiSS Eliza Garner
Wants to Run for County Super
infcndenf of Education

According to announcement the
County Democratic Convention was
held lin the Court House Oh Mou!ay.
The convention was called to order
Hon. A. G. Lyles was made chairman
and j. w. Greg ory was chosen secretary
of the meeting. &. Fl. Peake was
elected county chairman for the ensuing
year and Judge J. NJ. Greer was elected
State executive committeeman.
A committee on credentials was ap-
pointed to look after the delegates eu-
titled to seats in the convention. They
found full delegation from every town
ship in the county with the exception of
Ilnckney (LOckhart delegation was alb
sent) and passed favorahly on their Gre
dentials.
1t was moved and carried that COM
mittee be appointed by the chair consist
ing of one delegate from each township
to suggest names of delegates to the
State Convention The following conl-
mittee was then appointed: II. X.
Foster, Union; l. j. Btowning, Cross
Keys; L. B. Bales, Santuc; J. d Flem-
ming, Fish Dam; M b. Lee, Bogans.
vile; Il. w. Long, Jonesville; II. G..
Little, Ph.ckney.
While the committee was out we ran
over the list and found the following
delegates were present:
Union-T. X. Foster, G. G.. May, T.
X. Palmer, b. f. Townsend, J. Ed
Humphries, Sam'l Howell, Jno. G.
Farr, J. f. Belue, L. J. Betenbaugh,
G. Bishop, Jerry Bennett, G.. o. Hughey,
Fletcher Scott, j. w. Sanders, J. A.
Sawyer, G. H. Peake, j. NJ. Greer, w.
W. Dixon, j. G, Long, Sr., Vernon
Gault.
Jonesvlle-R. w. Long, j. G. Spears,
G. b. Fowler, Sam Lttlejohn, G. H.
Foster, Jno. Whitlock, Eliphus Smith,
F. z. O'Shields, w. f. White, George
M. Fowler.
Kelton-R. F. Fowler, J. d. Gallman,
j. w. Palmer, G. w. Sprouse, II. s.
Porter, w. T. Aycock, j. L. Sprouse,
H. G. Little.
Bogansville-J. b. Lancaster, L. F.
Stanford, NJ. B. Lee, G. L. Hyatt, II.
II. Robinson, w. A. Lancaster, r. w.
Smith. w. Il. Sumner. II. D. Lawson
Adamsburg Club. j. Hancock,
w. T. Gregory, Il. NJ. Adams.
Santuc-D. j. Gregory, j. Mobley
Jeter, J. w. Gregory, J. 7. Jeter, b. G.
Gregory, Ii. B. Jeter, T. B. Bates.
Cross Keys-B. G. Wilburn. G. T.
Hollis, l.. j. Browning, S. S. Waldrop,
Jesse B. Davis, Il. J. Alverson, w, L.
Davis.
Fish DAM. s Welsh, A. G.
Lyles, II G. Hill.
Goshen Hill. NJ. Mobley, r.. S.
Wilson, w. w. Brock.
The committee having returned they
handed in the following names for NOM
ination as delegates u represent Union
county in the State Convention to be
held in Columbia:
Sanford Wilburn, Bogansville; G. II.
Peake, Union; Richard Fowler, pinck-
ney; DR.. j. II. Jeter, SantuC, Il. G..
Hill, Fish Dam; G. b. Fowler, Jones'
vile; 1. NJ. Mobley; Goshen Hill; B. G.
Wilburn, Cross Keys.
1t was decided to vote by ballot for
the six candidates we were entitled to
from the above list o. eight names. The
above received the highest number of
votes and were declared elected:
Sanford Wilburn. e. II. Peake, Rich
ard Fowler, DR.. J. 7. Jeter, r.. G, Ilill
and G. B. Fowler
The following We're then elected fiom
the hall by acclamatiOn AZ alternatcS:
B. q. WIlburn, of Cross Keys; l. Nj
Mobley, of Goshen Hill; w. w. Dixon,
of Unon; 5 G. Howell, of Union; A &.
Lyles, of Carlisle, aId w. t. Jcter, Of
Carlisle.
The county executive committee
elected for the ensuing year are as fol-
lows:
For Union township, w. w. Dixon;
Santuc, B G.. Gregory; Fish Dam, w.
L. Jeter; Goshen Hill, 1. M. Mobley;
Cross Keys. l.. j. Browning; Bogans-
vile, M B. Lee; Jonesville, John Whit
lock, Jr.; Pinckney, j. G. Gallman.
In reply to a question of establishing
more voting precincts in Union, the
chair stated that the legislature has es.
tablished two additional voting precincts
for Union, one at Buffalo and one at
Monarch.
w. w. Doxm introduced resolution
to the effect that this County Demo-
cratic Convenvention endorse the action
of B. r. Tillmau as Senator and rep
resentative Of the people and condemn
the action of John l.. McLaurin in the
Senate The resolution was carried
without dissenting vote.
Ex-Sheriff J. G.. Long introduced the
following resolution which was carried:
Resolved, That Union County Demo-
cratic Convention request the State Con-
venton to revise the rules governing the
primary and make them more stringent
in reference to persons voting and require
every voter to exhibit registration Ger
tifcate, except those who will become Of
age before the next succeeding general
election.
The resolution was opposed by w. w.
Dixon, rs he thought it hardship upon
the white voters, their names being on
the Democratic club roll should be suf-
fcent evidence Of their qualification to
vote.
Mr.. Long supported his resolution