The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-05-01
BAMBERG'S DEMOCRACY.
Reorganization Of the Various De-
mOcratic Clubs Throughout
the COunty-Oficers
Elected, Etc.

We publish below the reports received
of the reorganization of Bamberg's coun-
tvs Democratic clubs. There was no
excitement or great enthusiasm a. any of
the meetings, and generally the attend
ance was small. The county convention
meets next Monday in the court house
| here.
BAMBERG CLUB.
The Bamberg club in the court house
Saturday afternoon at five o'clock, and
was called to order by Hon. H. G. Folk,
the president. He declined reelection,
and DR.. J. B. Black and Hon. G. W. Garris
were nominated. DR.. Black declined,
and Mr.. Garris was unanimously elected.
DR.. J. B. Black was elected vice-president;
| G. B. Free reelected secretary and treas
urer; Capt. W. S. Bamberg county ex-
ecutive committeeman The president
appointed the following committees:
Registration: Jno. F. Folk, H. S. Dow
ling, J. w. Free Executive: H.C. Folk,
w. s. Ramberg, ]. B. Black. Delegates
to county convention were elected as fol-
lows: G. w. Garris, Jno. F. Folk, H. s.
Dowling, H. G. Folk, ]. B. Black, T. c.
Tant, W. S. Bamberg, l.. N. Bellinger, J.
D. Fielder, B. w. Miley, G. B. Free, II. W.
Adams, J. w. Stewart, R. E. Steedly, }.
w. Free, W. NJ. McCue, G. T. Harmon,
G. E. Sandifer, A. W. Knight, j. j. Eng
land, Jno. R. Bellinger. The club roll
contains 514 names.
MIDWAY CLUB.
Pursuant to the call of County Chair
man H. G. Folk, the Midway Democratic
club met last Saturday afternoon. The
following officers were elected for the
next two years: B. F. Folk, president;J.
Crum SmOak, ice-president; j. L. Hoff-
man, secretary; P. G. Baxley, treasurer;
D.T. Smoak, j. H. Hutto, P. G. Baxley,
executive committee; G. E. Hutto, coun-
ty executive committeeman. The fol
lowing were elected delegates to the coun-
tv convention: G. E. Hutto, NJ. Smoak,
j. Crum Smoak. Registration committee:
j. B. Smith, NJ. Smoak, Chas. Cleaver.
Club roll contains seventy names.
GovAN CLUB.
The Govan club elected officers as fol-
lows: H. NJ. Kennedy, president; j. II.
Odom, vice e-president; j. B. Mccormack,
secretary and treasurer; l.. l.. Lancaster,
county executive committeeman; j. II.
Odom, w. H. Collins, j. r. Mccormack,
delegates to county convention. Sixty
eight names on club roll.
DENMARK CLUB.
Denmark Democratic club reorganized
bv electing E. B. Guess, president; j. 5.
j. Faust, secretary. Following delegates
to county convention were elected: S. G.
Mayfield, E. B. Guess, E. D. Raney, G.
w. Goolsby, J. J. Fogle, S. G. Ray, g. 5.
Folk, Joe B. Gillian, E. T. LaFitte. AL
ternates: C. c. Ellzey, A. D. Pearson,
w. II. Kearse. Executive committee: S.
G.. Mayfeld, C. S. Folk, E. D. Raney.
Committee on registration: I. G. MilhouS,
G. j. Fogle, S. G. Ray.
KEARSE CLUB.
Kearse Democratic club reorganized to-
day by electing the following officers:
j. +. Kearse, ST., president; J. W.
Kinard, vice president; j. J. Kearse, sec
retary and treasurer; committee on regis
tration, DR.. H. NJ Brabham, L. ". Ritter,
G. F. HERS; delegates to county conven-
ton, J. A. Peters, F. j. Ritter, j. F.
Kearse, Sr.; member Of executive COM
mittee, j. A. Peters. Membership of
club 72.
COLsTON CLUB.
The Colston Democratic club met on
last Saturday, the Goth of April, and re-
organized and elected the following NAM
ed officers to serve for the next two years:
G. H. Kearse, president; j. G. Mcmillan,
Jr., yice-president; P. NJ. Warn, secretary;
executive committeeman, T. D. Beard;
executive committee, G. G. Fender, j. A.
Jennings, G. W. Kearse;delegates to coun-
ty convention, G. H. Kearse and c. Rentz;
alternates, j. C. Bishop and P. NJ. Warn.
We have As members on the roll.