The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
The Comfy Convention.

Tn occOrdance With tne rules VI Lne
Democratic party, Clarendon's conven-
tion met last Monday. County Chair
man ]. Ebert Davis called the body to
order and was made temporary chair
man with \. J. Richbourg, secretary.
An invitation was extended to Judge
Il. O. Purdy and Stenographer Latham
to have seats in the convention, and a
committee was appointed to extend the
invitation. In getting organized there
was little confusion before it was set
tied that the election of temporary
chairman did not make the organiza
ton permanent. DR.. Woods made a
motion to appoint a committee on Gre
dentials, which brought about great
deal of discussion, in which it was ao-
mitted that the club rolls we're in a
fearfully bad condition. Mr. Ellison
Capers, Jr, made a strong plea with the
convention to do its duty and not go on
longer with the brand of fraud. He
for one was anxious to clear the club
rolls of any taint, matters not how long
it would take.
Dim Woods also made a strong ap-
peal to have the club rolls revised and
that the delegations be reduced to the
proper number.
Captain D J Bradham in his remarks
saw no necessity of a committee on ere
dentials, and that the club rolls could
be revised later, in time for the prima-
~. He virtually confirmed the con-
tention of this newspaper with regard
to the condition of the clubs, admitted
that his club had not revised its roll
and had elected 16 delegates, but that
after the club meeting, he with others
had gone over the roll and struck or
enoug gh names to reduce his delegation
three delegates. which he was willing
for the convention to drop.
Mr. Galluchat objected to the taking
of of three delegates from the Farmers
Platform club, unless the Manning and
Clarendon clubs would take off some of
theirs.
Mr. Gerald speaking for the Claren--
don club stated that they had revised
their roll before electing delegates and
that their representation was cor
rect. The convention only had a short
time to work in, as court was to recon
vene at three o'clock, and it was appar-
ent that a committee on credentials
would not have had the necessary time
to do its duty, and therefore decided to
90 on with the dropping three dele
gates from the Farmers club. Then
came the election Of q county chairman.
Capt " C Davis, Louis Appelt and j E
Kelly were put in nomination, on the
first ballot the vote stood: Appelt. 45:
Davis, IS, Kelly. u. There being no
majority, a second ballot was had re-
sulting in the election of Captain Davis
by vote: Dayis, So; Appelt, 45. Cap
tain Davis was declared elected and
made speech of thanks. Quite num-
Der of names were nominated for dele
gates to the State convention: but all
declined except the following eight
who were elected by acclamation:
c N Davis. J E Tindal, r S Des-
Champs, NJ Woods, J C Lanham, ] e
Lesesne, S C Turbeville, ] S Wilson.
Maj A J Richbourg was chosen mem
bar of the State executive committee
without opposition. Mr. Ellison Capers
made a speech favoring the adoption o.
platform OF principles and wanted the
convention to put itself on record
against the Ogden movement. Ihe
convention however decided against
putting forward a platform deeming it
Sufficient to accept the platform adopted
by the State convention.
There was no friction in the conven-
ton, and the rivalry for the chairman
ship was altogether friendly, and right
here the writer thinks it proper to ex-
press his gratitude to the 45 delegates
who so Loyalty stood to him in the con-
vention, and in all sincerity tenders his
congratulations to Captain Davis on his
victory in such close contest, and we
can assure him and his friends that 1t
will be our pleasure at any time to give
to the chairman any assistance he may
think we can render him in his duties.
The MANNING TINES has every
reason to feel proud of the result
of til e convention, because we
believe we have been instrumental IN
putting on foot movement for cleaner
political methods in this county.
The following were the enrolled del
egates:
Alcolu-J J Nettles, J r Hodge, E D
Hodge.
Clarendon-J D Gerald, W MNPlow-
den, T T Bagnal, J S Wilson,
Cross RoadS-A w blllupS,J " I1o"e,
J NJ Davis, J W Broadway.
Davis s;tation-G r Jones, J G Ora
ham. T J Stukes, G. M Davis.
Douglass c Turbevllle, ) + Iuroe-
vile, ] Smith, A J Hicks, + NIhomas,
DL Green.
Fork James Reeves, G DuRant, }
B Brogdon.
Farmers Platform-E B Gamble, W
T Touchberry. y ) bradnam'
Ridgeway, S J Bowman, + z Ihomas,
J NJ Windn&m, W G DAVIS, w Irou-
blefeld, Billy Dyson, NJ C Galluchat, ]
W Herriott, c ] Lesesne.
Fulton-H B Richardson, Jr, r L
Fielder.
Foreston Reform-CT T Ridgeway, NJ
D Mitchum, w T Kelly,J E Rlchoourg,