The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-06
County Democratic Convention

The Convention was called to Old.-r IT
noon in the CoGIt House, Monday, NJ. y
9, b. g. IL P,akc, county ch3irman.
The convention !hen pr ct cdad TO organ
izs first 10y f'eoiing Temporary cnairman
ard secretary, Il. {. les was chosen
t-mporaly chairman and J. M. Greer
temporary secretary. The chair ap
pointed committee on credentials,
composed of one member from each
township. The committee passed upon
the credentials, and reported that
Adamsburg and Lockhart were not rep
resented. a motion was made and car
ried that other members present from
that township name for A6amsburg
and for Lockhart, this being the num-
Der of delegates respectively to which
those two were entitled; this being done,
it was ascertained that Buffalo had NJ
representative in the convention On
motion Of Mr.. Lee and Brownirg the
delegates from Bogansvil'e named he )
delegates to which Buffalo was entitled.
This completed the work of lha commit
tie on credentials. The chair then an
nounced that the next business in order
was the election Of permanent presid.
ing officer. ]. NJ Greer was nominated
ard elected president; w. w. Johnson,
vice president; Jno. w. Gregory, secre-
tary; DIR. Il. b. Bates, treasurer; G. II.
Peake was then elected to succeed hlm-
self as county chairman; J. NJ Greer
was elected State executive committee
man, the position he has held for The
past two years. A motion was then
made and carried that a committee bs
appointed to nominate delegates to the
State Convention, that this consmittee
be selected by the delegation from each
club, each delegation selecting one men,
Der from its number, so that the nomi-
mating committee was composed Of one
member from each delegation. This
committee retired and in few minutes
returned with the following twelve
names to be elected by ballot. six highest
to be the delegates and the other six to
be the alternates; l. +. Peske, w. II.
Sartor, John Whitlock, g Fl. Foster,
A. G, Bentley, j. d. Hancock, Henry
Smith, j. B. Lancaster, j. T. Jeter, w
F. Bates, B. G. Wilbourn, l. NJ. Mob
Sley. Out of this twelve I. F. Peake, b.
&. Wilbourn, Henry Smith, A. G..
Bentiy, w. F. Bates and 1. NJ. MobIey
received the most votes, which leaves,
w. II. Sartor, John Whitlock, G. II.
Foster, J. d. Hancock, J. B. Lancaster
and ]. L. Jeter alternates.
The County Executive committee, G..
II. Peake chairman, j. q. Hughes, Sc
retary, UnionI l.. j. Browning, Cros,
Keys; John Whitlock, Jr. Jonesville; j.
w, Gregory, Santuc; w. t. Jeter, Fish
Dam; I, NJ. Mobley, Goshen Hill; Ash
more Vanderford, Adamsburg; G. II
Gault Keltop; J. V. Askew, Lockhalt; !;
NJ. B. Lee, West Springs; II. Fl. Johns,
G ibbs; II. d. Lawson, Colerain; Wade
Howell, Buffalo.
The committee decided to divide the
Union Club into four clubs, one in each
ward of the city, voters outside the cor
porate limits to be affiliated with these
clubs according to certain lines and
boundaries, to be determined at the next
meeting which will be held in the near
future. No action was taken with ref
erence to candidates announcing their
candidacy in the papers Adjourned to
meet at the call Of the chairman.
Railroad Accident.