The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12

WcIe uSlu, DuG VIC OelcRdtoS I0SpOINucu
to all, I'VE In the face Of the horrible
weather, and despite the fact that 81
many wished to be. at their homes.
At night the numbers were slightly
diminished.
Perhaps the most important thing
done by the convention was the deci
sion to appoint a warehouse promoter.
Although IL was at first thought a
good thing TO have q committee Of
several leading spirits, 1T was after
wards decided that these could not
! do the efficient work OF n enthusiasts
J tic man, The promoter will go into
ASeVery county in the State and urge
tNSafsfmers to er CT warehouses.
AYSlofNthe officers were unanimously
reele cted.& In connection with these,
Mr.. E, ID. &&1ith, the president, was
elected q natiNnai committeeman by
acclamstion. gThe trust imposed in
Mr.. Smith by tSs State association
was manifest T4S6uRhout the con
=, vention. Thsf5the1 delegate elected
Twas Mr.. McITSr Williamson Of Oar.
4 lirgton.
ID Jlegates were elected to the con.
Vention Of the Southern association in
New Orleans next week and an cXtcu
tive committee was appointed. 1t
was also determined to ask a bale tax
OF ~ cents IN each county, the vari.
Gus counties to formulate their own
plans OF receiving these contributions.
Redt clton or acreage where not re.
dueed last year and the holding OF the
cotton were two points dwelt upon
Throughout the meetings with enJhu-
~
After his re. eleeoiGa. Mr.. Smith
made an excellent speech. which was
met with ftcquent and in,errupting
applause and the natural magnetism
Of the speaker held his hearers intent.
When Nj. Smith had finished
speaking, the names OF the delegates
were taken as follows:
Abbevilie-R. A. Caeatham, A. f.
O)'nkscales, S. a. Allen.
Aiken-W. w. Wolsey, &c. d. La
mar, Geo. Landrum. Carey Lamar, d.
II, Orossln.
Anderson. B. Douthitt, B.
Harris.
Bamberg- Jno. w. Drum, w. @.
,Se, II. 9. Mcmillan.
N&lYell-L. w. Youmans. W. II.
Jones, G.. e. Brandt,
out AK. Goforth.
IS. II. McKeown, II. j..
Aspdgham, w, II. Hardin, j.. B.
|SWylie. 2. L. Harden.
Chester6eld-J. II. Hurst.
Clarendon-C. D. Hodges, O. G..
b Scarborough, j. ID. RutledRe, r., A,
: Sublett, Louis Applet, w. d. Gamble,
A. e. Smith: S. w. Haynsworth.
Colleton-P. NJ. Vann, w. c..
ABrandt, w. b. Gruber.
D&rlington-E, M. Williamson, w.
E. JAMES, 0. ID. Lee. j. II. Rogers,
E. M, Rogers.
Florenc IT. W. Williamson, r. b..
McBrydc, n. O. Commander, Walter
Gregg, II. w. Floyd.
Gfeenvills-H. b. Tlndal, r.. M.
Cleveland. j.. w. Hendricks, j. S
Peden, b. w. Woodward.
Greenwood-W w. i. Moore, G.. M.
Ktn&rd, w. L. Anderson, j. N. Lips.
con b, j, d. Williams.
Horay-D. a. Spivey.
Ksrsn .w-B. II Boykin, G. w.
MoSeley, b. N. B9thune, j. M. Jones,
O Mcdonald, N. Kelly, a. II.
>Boykin.
Lancaqtcr-T j. Strait, G. L. Nc
ManuS, w. Med. Brown, Dallas O.
Potts, GEO. W. Jones.
Llurens--W. @. Irby, Il. Nc. Ro-
per, j. II. Whartrp.
LeG-John j. Shaw, r. j. B.n, j.
w. EYRlish, DR.. n. Y. Afford, S. w.
EfierSun.
Marion Dr.. Wade stackhousc, r.
u. uamer, Jr., II. j Blackwell.
. M a aIlnrn-.p #. NJ D,,ou. I,,oo.I
Crosland, II. S. Evans, w. a. Rogers,
F. p. b. p CUES.
Newberry-R II. @. Hunter, G G.
Hunter, w. *. Sigh, Allen Johnson.
ODonce-J, p. Str bling.
OrapgeOurF-J. E. Wannamaker,
sIK. IIanc, Il. b. Bates, l. A, C4r-
41es} F Keller, N. N. Hayden, G,
9fn @Nley, 0. II. Wiergcs, j. r.. Eel.
ssluds- b. W. Crouch, w. e,
WEtttle, Il. b. Blease.
Spartanbura--'T. j. Moore, e. l..
Archer, j. H.GosnCll, II. a. Wingo,
sumtor~ a. b. stuckey, A, X.
Sanders, j. A. Woody, r.. L. Man.
Union j.. NJ. Tarr, r. G. Hill, D.
j. Gregory. i
enthusiastically. /. Bryan.
York--O. Il Spencer, w. b. vii
son, II. Gordon, j. IT, Ashe, w. S.
WilkerSon.
The report OF the executive CON
mittee was read and adopted as fol.
lows;
"Tno executive committee Of the
Southern Cotton association, South
i Carolina division met in the office OF
4 the association, Jan. End, 1906, Pres
lent were: MeSsrs. Cleveland, Pegues,
Farr and Singleton.
1.-THE president appointed Or, Wade
%Staokhouse to fill vacancy caused by
the death of Mr.. a. @. Lyles.