The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-20
Fyacnt;ve Committee Meeting.

An important meeting Of the county
executive committee WAS held Satur-
dav. County Chairman ". {. Davis
presided. Mr. y. J. Richbourg was
secretary. and the following members
from clubs were present:
+. D. Hodge, Alcolu: 1. |. Bagnal,
Clarendon: y. J. Richbourg, Cross
Roads: Geo. r. Jones, Davis Station:
II. y. Tobias. Doctor Swamp: D. L.
Green, Douglas: J. N. Windham,
Farmers Platform: J. NJ. Montgomery.
Fork: J. H. Windham, Foreston Re
form: Il. D. Thompson, Harmony: P.
NJ. Mitchum, Jordan: S. W. Mcintosh,
Midway: r. E. Smith, New Town: l.
NJ. Woods. New Zion: c. Il. Fielder,
Panola: B. P. Broadway, Pinewood:
H. S. Briggs, Silver. Gibbons Mill,
Fulton, Foreston, Manning, PaNville,
Summerton and White clubs were not
represented.
The meeting was harmonious and
matters were freely discussed looking
to the good of the party and carrying
out fair primary election
\ resolution was passed lnstructlng
the county chairman to call together
the secretaries Of the various clubs
throughout the county to meet in their
respective sections. ten days before the
primary election, and revise their club
rolls, cutting out all names that are on
more than one roll. so that there can
| be no chance of members OF clubs vot-
ing in any club but the one in which
their names are regularly enrolled.
A communication was read from the
State chairman saying that under q
resolution BY the State committee the
county committee could not put assess
ments on candidates for State offices,
Solicitor and Congress. The committee
discussed very freely the matter OF as
sessine the candidate for Congress,
and were unanimous in the opinion
that if Charleston could assess all can
didates for Congress in this district
$500. the other counties in the district
had the same right. They thought
that it was simply a plan on the part
of Charleston to put the assessment so
high that no candidate outside Of the
city would pay it, and thus all candl-
dates from other counties IN the dis
trict would be shut out and Charleston
would always get the Congressman.
Some members thought that this was
only bluff on the part OF Charleston
and that Congressman Legare really
did not pay the full amount OF 5000. but
as one member expressed it ''if Mr.
Legare is going to come IN the game
let him anti", and the committee
placed an assessment of $500. on Mr..
Legare anyhow, while he may have
the pleasure of paying Or refusing to
pay. -,
The committee then levied the fol-
lowing assessments on the other candl-
dates: Clerk of Court SIS, Sheriff $40
House of Representatives S.. County
Treasurer SO, County Auditor $40,
Superintendent of Education s., County
Supervisor $40. Coroner 81, Magistrate
at Manning s., all other Magistrates s2
each, Solicitor IS.
Magistrates were placed ID the
primary and the same clubs which
voted for respective Magistrates two
years ago will do so again.
The committee fixed the time limit
for fling pledges and paying assess
ments by candidates at noon on the tlrst
day of the campaign on Friday, August
10th, and arranged the following sched-
ule of campaign meetings: At Smith 5
school house in Salem Friday, Aug ~
New Zion Saturday, 20th, Paxvil!e
Monday 22nd, Pinewood, Tuesday 23rd,
Sunmerton, Wednesday 24rd, Manning
Thursday 18th, Foreston, Friday 10Th,
Alcolu, Saturday afternoon 9th, at .
o'clock.