The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-05

county. ne chairman appointed
one delegate from each of these and
the convention adjourned for din
ner at ? o'clock while the big COM
mittee Of over 80 members met i'll
the interim to formulate plans for a
warehouse committee
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session various
resolutions were handed in and
turned over to the committee on
resolutions which with the other
committee retired to consult. On
motion of Mr.. McIver Williamson
a committee OF five was appointed
BY the hair to confer as to salaries.
| While the committee was out
President Smith called for express
ions as to reduction Of acreage and
among others Mr.. F. H. Weston be-
gan to speak but was interrupted by
the appearance of the warehouse
committee. The report of this
committee brought about discus
sion which was continued for a
lengthy period.
The committee recommended
that warehouse committee consist
ing of seven men one from each
congressional district be appointed,
the chairman to be the secretary OF
the state association, who would
also represent his district. This
committee was to cooperate with
county committees Of not less than
three members who should be ap-
pointed by the various county pres
idents. Mr.. R. |. Manning read
the recommendation. MIR. A. b.
Stuckev of Sumter Immediately
rose and in very intelligent speech
showed that instead of such a plan
that a Warehouse promoter, who
should handle the entries ltuat1on,
should handle the entire situation,
recited the experiences Of Sumter
county. which was for long time
without a man to start the move
ment for a ware house and used this
in behalf of his argument. He be-
lieved that good man could go
into the counties and get the farm
ers to take stock in these ware
houses. His speech was vigorous
AID ne was warmly arp'auded. tie
was followed along the same line
bv MIR. B. H. Boykin Rev. K. A.
Subl,tt and others. Mr.. Stuckey
was about to cffe1 his idea as all
amendment and in fact did 50. whc1'
the suggestion was made 1nat tne
state president s}1c'1*' De constlt =
led the officer tl"Si,"'1. :IonS TINS
| line Mr.. R. P. Hamer. r.. said that
the committee on salaries had rec
commended that the presidents SAL
arv should be increased. The plan
OF "promoter-organizer-presldent
brought out more discussion. Some
thought the work was too much Tor
one man as he would have to 60
into every township and especially
as Mr.. E. D. Smith is now financial
agent and general organizer OF the
Southern association. Mr.. Smith
declared that he would be satisfied
with the decision Of the convent1on'
but he seemed to advise a special
warehouse man. Mr.. +. II. Hyatt
declared that the state would not
have MIR. Smiths services much
| longer. as he would probably be
made national canvasser when the
! New Orleans Conv entlon met.
Col. l.. W. Nounans brought the
matter to q head BY moving that
the executive committee instead OF
a warehouse committee appoint the
warehouse agent and pay him such
salary as they should see fit and that
the county committees OF not less
than three be appointed by the
county presidents to cooperate with
this agent. This was identical with
! Mr.. Stuckev's motion and it was
,,1,r+nI ,t 90 q clock. after 4 long