The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-06-13
forcemnt Of the law.

The chairman of the meeting then
asked that names be suggested tor
the township committees. Mr.. }. I.
Neel suggested as the committee from
number one, Messrs. Geo. B. Cromer,
Arthur Kibler, T. y. Morris, r. II.
Aull, and T. R. Hipp.
DR.. Cromer said that it would BE-
better to take a recess, and let those
present from the different townships,
come together and name the Commit
tees. from their respective townships,
and the motion was carried.
Ius, prior to the recess. the follow
ing petition was adopted, as the petl-
+ions to be circulated among the Vot-
tiers of the county:
To the Hon. J. Monroe Wicker, SUI
pervisor Newberry County:
The petition OF the undersigned
would respectfully show that they are
citizens and qualified voters OF the
county of Newberry, in the state OF
South Carolina, and respectfully Pc
tition that you will order an election
under the act of the general assembly,
approved Feb. IS, 1904, submitting
the question OF "dispensary" or no
dispensary" to the qualified voters OF
said county-said election TO be Or
dered by you as soon as the requisite
number of petitioners shall be hled
with you.
And your petitioners will ever pray,
etc.
During the recess about fifty Of
those present signed the petition, and
additional signatures were secured
afterwards.
When the meeting was called to Or
der again, the following committees
were named.
Township number one-W. O..
Wilson, G. r Long, Geo. B. CrorHe7,
T. S. Hudson, E. Y. Morris.
Township No. 2-J. A. Cromer, W..
H. Wendt, B. F. Cannon.
Township No. s.. H. Smith, w.
D. Hardy, w. c. Whitney.
Township No. 4-John w. Scott,
Clayton Abrams, NJ. A. Ramage.
Township No. 5-W. c. Sigh, Geo.
C. Glasgow, T. Hayne Chalmers.
Township No. Oh. P. Hendrix,
]. B. Smith, J. w. Smith.
Township No. III. NJ. Boozet.
w. H. Sanders, J. 5. Dominick.
Township No. S-W. c. Herbert,
Joe Alewine, Walter Buzhardt.
Township No. Or. T. c. Hunter,
w. w. Shealy, J. B. Stoekman, S. J.
Kohn, S. W. Young.
Township No. Io-L. l. Epting, I.
J. Wilson, J. A. c. Kibler.
Township No. 11-Perry Haltacre,
E. O. Hentz, Rev. J. J. Long.
Dr.. Cromer moved that the commit
tees be authorized to name executive
committeeman, one from each OF their
respective townships, the selection OF
this committeeman not to be confined
to the members OF the committees.
The motion was carried.
Mr.. w. H. Wallace movd that the
committees be requested to take action
with all possible dispatch looking to-
ward securing the requisite number
of signatures to the petitions.
Mr.. R. T. C. Hunter thought that it
would be best to appoint some day for
the committees to get together, and
for the executive committee TO ge>
matters in shape.
He did not think that the election
ought to be held before August.
Mr.. w. H. Wallace said that it was
his idea to strike while the iron was
hot, he brought out the idea that the
matter OF the election could be left in
the hands OF the executive committee,
but said that the securing of the re-
ouisite number of signaturs would not
necessarily precipitate the election. He
wanted the committees to go to work
to secure the signatures immediately.
Mr.. Arthur Kibler said that the
people were anxious right now to
vote out the dispensary. and he want