The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-24
STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.

STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE. #
Meeting Held in Columbia Last Nisht-state
Convention Called to Meet in Columbia on G
May lS-Primary for Second Congressional
District Ordered to be Held on April e. #
COLUMBIA, March 21-The State Dem.
ocratic committee met tonight andcalled
the State Convention and fixed the date 81
for the primary for the unexpired term Of
Congress from the 2nd Congressional dis.
trict, on April %. The invitation to hold &
the State Convention in spartanburg was
declined, and the Convention ordered to-
be held in Columbia on May 1s. There
was good attendance of members Of
the committee-twenty-five Of the forty
one members being present. Col. Vile 4
Jones, chairman of the committee, pre-
sided. ~
On motion Of MI. Crews, of Laurens, s
the invitation of the Chamber Of Cone
merce, of Spartanburg, that the next State
Convention be held there, was declined, q
with assurance of the deepest apprecia-
ton.
The invitation was declined because Of:
the more central location of Columbia.
The claim of Spartanburg was not press
ed, but the invitation was formally pre-
sented through the secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce of Spartanburg. 59ss
Mr.. Magill offered the following resolu1
ton as to the State Convention, which
was unanimously adopted:
"a Convention of the Democratic party
of the State of South Carolina is hereby
called to meet in the city of Columbia, ati
10 o'clock on May 1s, 1904, for the pur. 8
pose of electing delegates to the National
Democratic Convention and to transact
such other business as the Convention
may deem proper. "a
"The county chairmen throughout thes
State are hereby instructed to call togethss
er their executive committees and order:
meetings of the clubs in their respective
counties on Saturday, April 23, for the
purpose of electing delegates to thecoun.
ty conventions to be held on Monday,
May 2, 1904, for the purpose Of electing
delegates to the State Convention, and
State executive committeeman Each
county is entitled to twice the number Of
delegates in this Convention as it has
members of the Legislature" -
Upon motion special committee con-
sisting of the members from the Second
Congressional District was appointed to-
arrange the dates and fix for the primary
in the Second District, to I'LL the place
made vacant by the death of Col. Croft.
This committee was at work for q long
time and finally reported the following
programme for the primary in the Sec
ond Congressional District: .'The COM
mittee composed Of members represent
ing the counties in the Second Congress
ional District respectfully recommend
that the first primary for the nomination
of Congressman to fill the Tacancy ex-
isting in the End Congressional District,
be held on Saturday, April %, and 8
second primary, if the same be necessary,
be held on Saturday, May 7th; that the
executive committees of the various
counties composing the End Congression-s
al District meet at their respective Court
Houses on the Tuesday following the
primaries to tabulate the votes of the
county; that the committee of the State
executive committe shall meet on the
Fridays following the primaries to tabu-s-
late the vote and declare the results Of
said primaries. That the county chair
men Of the counties composing this dis
trict are hereby instructed to assemble
their respective executive committees and
make all necessary arrangements fot
these primaries The committee further
recommends that the campaign meetings
be held at the Court House county seats
of the various counties on the dates here.
matter named: $
Saluda, April 5; Edgefeld, April q
Aiken, April 9; Barnwell, April 12; BAN
berg, April IA; Hampton, April 16;; Beau
fort, April 19.
A subcommittee of eleven, including
all the members from the 2nd District
and Chairman Willie Jones, D. J. Griffith,
D. q. Magill and A. W. Jones, will tabu-s
late the vote and declare the result.
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