The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-03-23
STATE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE Meets.
Cali Issued for Meeting Of State
Convention in Columbia May 10.

00t1 ISSUCO bVt U"SSAssS Us SAS~sO
Convention in Columbia May 10.
| Columbia, March 23-In compliance
with the call issued recently the State
Democratic executive committee met
at the Office of the secretary of state
last night and made arrangements for
the campaign in the Second district
and also for the meeting Of the State
convention. In the absence of any
delegate from Spartanburg, Gen, Willie
Jones, chairman Of the committee,
read an invitation from that city, but
on motion of Mr.. T. B. Crews it was
decided to hold the State convention
in Columbia and Spartanburg's gener-
ous offer was declined with thanks.
There was quite large representation.
very few counties being without COM
mitteemen on the floor.
The following offered by Mr.. Magill
was adopted:
ga convention of the Democratic
Epraty of the State Of South Carolina
is hereby called to meet in the city Of
Columbia at 12 O'Clock noon on May
1s, 1904, for the purpose of electing
delegates to the national Democratic
convention and to transact such other
business as the convention may see
proper.
stThe county chaiymen throughout
the State are hereby instructed to
cali together their executive commit
tees and order meetings Of the clubs
IN their respective counties on Satur-
day, April %, for the purpose Of
electing delegates to the county con-
ventions to be held Cd Monday, May
2nd, 1904, for the purpose of electing
delegates to the State convention.
Each county is entitled to twice the
number of delegates in this eonyen-
tion as it has members of the legisla-
ture.'
The resolution also carried a para
graph providing for primary in the
Second congressional district on Tues
day, the 18th of April. But as this is
special and not a general primary it
wss thought fair to all of the candi-
dates for the voting to be done on
Saturday as that day of the week is
more satisfactory to the people in the
rural districts. Accordingly resolu-
tion was adopted to appoint COM
mittee of one member from each
county in the congressional district to
frame resolutions more explicit in
their nature and fixing the primaries
on Saturdays instead of Tuesdays.
The members OF the subcommittee
were: M. B. McSweeney of Hampton,
Dr.. W. G. Smith of Barnwell, G. B.
Free of Bamberg, J. NJ. Pollatty of
Aiken, L. j. Williams of Edgefeld,
E. S. Blease of Saluda, and Beaufort
was not represented.
After some consultation the follow
ing amendment to Mr.. Magill's resolu-
tion was prepared and the resolution
as amended was adopted by the exceu-
tive committee:
The committee, composed Of mem
bers representing the counties in the
Second congressional district, respect
fully recommend that the first primary
for the nomination of a congressman to
fill the vacancy existing in the Second
congressional district be held on
Saturday April 22d. And a second
primary, if same be necessary, be held
on Saturday, May 7th. That the
executive committees Of the various
counties composing the Second con-
gessional district meet at their respec-
tive court houses On the Tuesdays fol-
lowing the primaries to tabulate the
votes of their county. That the COM
mittee of the State executive commit
tee shall meet on the Fridays follow
ing the primaries to tabulate the vote
and declare the results of said prina-
| ries.
That the county chairmen Of the
counties composing this district are
hereby instructed to assemble their re-
specti ve executive committees and make
all necessary arrangements for these
primaries.
The committee further recommends
the campaign meetings be held at the
court house, county seats, of the var
ious counties on the dates hereinafter
named:
April 5-Saluda.
April 7-Edgeield.
April 9-Aiken.
April l2-Barnwell.
Aprvil 14-Bamberg.
April 16-Hampton.