The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-05-04
LAURENS COUNTY
DEMOCRATS MEET.
Delegates Chosen for State
Convention.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
New Executive Committee
for County Confirmed.
Fertilizer Question Up and Delegates
Instructed to Push IL Before
OFFICERS ELECTED.

Inc County Democratic Convention
was held in the Court House Monday,
Every club in the county had liberal
representation in the Conventi n. The
proceedings of the meeting were dis.
patched In a business like manner
without delay or special incident. The
resolutions printed below were adopted
after brief discussion. Col. j. II. Whar-
ton was chosen temporary president
and O. A. Power and II. j. Copeland,
Secretaries,
The enrolment of delegates being
completed, permanent organization
of the body was effected with the cleo
tion of Senator o. p. Goodwin, presi-
dent and Messrs. Power and Copeland.
Secretaries.
The first business was the election of
eight delegates to the State Democratic
Convention, which meets in Columbia,
May 18th. The following were chosen:
Il A Cooper, II b Crews, O z Goodwin,
y e Thompson, John f Bolt, j @ Nc
Daniel, w G lrby, Jr., H Wharton.
1Nohi' ~ ',ihiUl WdS GSc lPcUSu ODalr-
man of the County Executive Commit
tee and Col. Il. b. Crews, member of
the State Executive Committee. The
Convention confirmed the selection of
the County Executive Committee re-
by the township clubs as
follows: II Cooper, Laurens No. [;
w L Crews, Laurens No. =; G u Smith,
Laurens Mills; 7 r. L Gray, Youngs; J
Mcdaniel, Waterloo; w b Fuller,
Cross Hill; A j Smith, Mountville; O
Z Goodwin, Scullletown; w a Baldwin,
Sullivan; A @ Owings, Dials; II u
Adalr, Hunter; ID w Mason, Jacks.
The resolutions follow:
WHEREAS, the vast annual ouicry for
Commercial Fertilizers is an immense
Train upon the resources of the apricul-
.ural interests of the State. and at Tho
present prices tremendous burden 1o
ne people. And whereas, there is n
'lfonS sentiment in favor of the State
III the manufacture Of rcrtil-
Iers, and 1t appearing from the report
d otatc GeologlSi Sloan that ii is Drac-
lcaOle Tor the State to manufacture fer
lizcrs and sell direct TO the people nj,
uch reduced prices as will result i'm n
avlng to them of II vast sum of money
very year, Therefore
Resolved, That delegates 10 the State
convention are instructed TO secure. if
Practicable, such agitation Of this oucs
ION as VIII elicit from that body a de-
lVerance calling upon the legislature at
is next session for such legislation ne
will enable the State, if found prac,icn-
lie, TO manufacture and sell fertilizers
o the people on such terms and condi
IONS as may be fair 10 them, and at the
anne time not jeopardHc the interests of
he State.
Judge Thompson with few re.
larks introduced the following rcso-
1tion, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, /. That il is the sense of
ms Convention, that delegates TO The
'allonal Democratic Convention should
G instructed, that in the selection of
ominccS for President and Vice-Presi
cnt, 10 support only such men whose
'aIty to the Democratic party has been
rovcd by their active support of the
arly platform and nominees i'm the 1896
nd 1000 campaigns, and whose distin-
ulshed services in advocacy of the
ihiolplcS allu pOllClcS oil The Democratic
arty as embodied i'm its platforms will
rouse such enthusiastic support as will
lSplrc hope of democratic success i'm The
npendng conflict for supremacy bv the
NO great political parties of this coun-
".
2. That the delegates from this Coun
to the State Democratic convention
re hereby instructed, that i'm the cleo
on OF delegates to the National Demo-
ratio convention they do conform 10 the
)lrlt and requirements OF these rcsolu-
ons.
Col. Crews introduced resolution
follows, and after few remarks by
i'm it was adopted
RESOLVED That it is the sense OF this
invention, that the State Convention
lould not instruct the Delegates TO The
pproaching National Convention TO
otc for any particular man or cand
ate, but leave each delegate TO act on
is own best judgment as to the Demo.
ratio nominee for President.
The enrolment showed an unusu.
lily large attendance, and everything
asscd off pleasantly.
@. \. POWER,
II. j. COPELAND,
Secretaries.