The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-30
PARTY ORGANIZATION.

Nav IS. and the county conven-
ton meets at the court house
Nav >. The Democratic clubs
are to assemble April % for the
purpose Of electing delegates to
the county convention: which
body will elect a National CON-
mitteeman and delegates to the
National convention which meets
in St. Louis.
The most important branch of
this arrangement in our opinion,
is the assembling of the clubs;
very little attention of late years
has been given to this matter,
caused principally by there be,
ing no issues of consequence, and
the result has been, the people
had very little to do with the
representation to the county
conventions. If this indifference
continues it will result in great
harm. and we urge upon the peo-
pie to go out to their respective
clubs. see that an honest club
roll is made up and that the rep
resentation in the convention is
based upon actual membership:
The Farmers Platform club OF
this town, the largest in the
county, has a clubroll which needs
a careful revision, there are
names on it which are on at least
three or four other clubs. We
know of several men whose
names are enrolled upon that
club, who were chosen delegates
aud represented other clubs in
the county convention. The
consequence Of such an enroll
ment,is a false representation, as
was clearly manifest in the last
campaign when the convention
roll was 100, a representation OF
$500 voters, when the fact is
this county is not entitled to as
many as IS delegates, for that
would be a representation OF
1875 votes, and every man in the
county who has any knowledge
of the people knows we have no
such number of white voters.
How is it to be remedied: Let
the president and secretary go
over their respective club rolls
and weed out the names, hctl-
tious or otherwise, which do not
belong there, and have the revis-
ed roll read at a meeting before
delegates are elected. We ven
ture if this plan is adopted. and
honestly carried out, some OF the
clubs will reduce it's representa-
ton to at least one-half. We are
not meaning to convey the I'M
preston the officers OF these
clubs which have padded rolls,
are to blame for the condition OF
the rolls. it is often the fault Of
the voter because of our lax sys-
TEN. where a man can have has
name enrolled upon every CLUB
in the county if he so desires.
Of our own knowledge, at the
meeting to elect delegates to the
county convention men were put
on the roll whose names remain
ed on their own clubs. These
men voted for delegates to rep
resent this club, and at the same
time they were getting represen-
tation upon their names at other
clubs. This is all wrong, and
unless the taxpayers take the
matter in hand they need not be
surprised if their Offices are filed
with corru pit men who will mis-.
manage the treasury and cause a
heavy tax to pay for the people,
Indifference.
AS one who has the county's
interest at heart, we would urge
more interest to be taken in our
club organizations, that our poll.
tical system will not be controlled
by men whose only care is to
fatten from the treasury crib, and
who are neither competent or eff,
hcient to administer public at.
fairs in an economical manner.
To have the rolls prrged OF
names is not popular with the
grating politician, because II
/ takes from him some Of his pow
er, and lets in an atmosphere Of
fair dealing which is unwhole
some to those who thrive upon
dishonest methods. If the clubs
are fairly represented in the
county convention by delegates
who have a patriotic care fol
the county's interests, we are
sure some men conspicuous in
conventions heretofore will eth.
er be found left out, or if pres
ent will feel their jaw-work falls
upon ears that have no conf.
dence IN their professions,
April 23rd is the meeting day
for the clubs, and every citizer
should regard it a solemn duty
to attend the one nearest his
home, participate in the or
ganization, and see to it that the
clubs best men are sent as del
egates; if this is done. the booze
delegate who is the prey of the
CRATER will not disgrace his com
munity by claiming delegates
seat.
We TOLD YOU so!