The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-05-09
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
HON. r. 4. MANNING ENDORSED
FOR GOVERNOR By RISING
VOTE.
Sumter County Is Practically a Unit in
Support of Senator Manning and
Will Give Him a Solid Vote-Dele-
gates Elected to State Convention.
Routine Proceedings.

From the Daily Item May Z.
The county convention was called to
order in the court house at noon by
County Chairman E. w. Dabbs. Rev.
H. C. Bethea, by request, opened the
meeting with prayer. Secretary Wells
of the county executive committee, not
being present, H. C. Haynsworth and
H. C. Osteen were requested to act as
secretaries of the convention.
The enrolloment OF delegates by
clubs was called for and the following
roll was made up.
Manchester-W. ]. Ards, Thos. H.
Osteen, Marion E. Rivers, r. W. Ar
dis. Executive committeeman, NJ. E.
Rivers.
Bossard (oswego)-D. ". Josey,
w. D. Mcleod, ]. R. Bracey, Marion
Dorm. Executive committeeman, Ma
rion Dorm.
Concord. H. Terry, J. NJ. Brog-
don, G. W. Mahoney. Executive
committeeman, j. ]. Brunson.
Farmers c.. Dawkins, H. NJ.
spann, W. ]. Dinkins, w H. Jennings.
Executive committeeman, w. J..
Dinkins.'
Laborers and Mechanics-J. 3. Raj
field, W. C. Ivey, j. B. White, H. j.
Williams, H. T. Edens, W. T. Edens,
Charles Thames, G. E. Richardson, H.
L. B. Wells, r. A. Weldon, J. S.
Richardson, D. W. Owens, Perry Ow-
ems, ]. W. Harper, c. H. Dorm, Joel
NJ orris, Singleton Bradford. Execu-
tive committeeman, H. L. B. Wells.
Mayesville-W. S. Chandler, NJ. B.
Wilson, E. B. Muldrow. Executive
committeeman, E. B. Muldrow.
Gaillard x Roads,. R. William
son, ]. NJ. Woodley. Executive COM
mitteeman, L. r. Williamson.
Sumter-J. H. Clifton, R. I.
Manning, G. w Dick, R. D.
Lee, H. G. Osteen, L. I.
Parrot, E. w Hurst, W. 8. Boyle,
J. D. Wilder, M. C. Kavanaugh, Edgar
Skinner, J. L. Alnutt, J. A. Warren,
T. E. Richardson, H. A. Moses, B.
D. Mitchell, Joel E. Brunson, r. W.
Bradham, Will Hough, Marion Noise,
e. C. Haynsworth, w. o. Bradford, H.
C. Haynsworth, Neill O'Donnell, ). w.
McKiever, J. K. Bradford, c. E.
Stubbs, c.. E. Beaumont, L. D. Jen-
nings, W. S. Dinkins, H. Frank Wilson,
T. B. Fraser: Executive committee
man, Marion Noise.
Scarboro-W. D. Scarborough, ".
A. Spann, S. M. Mccall Executive
W. D. Scarborough.
Shiloh-(Not reorganized)-J. K.
McElveen, S. B. McElveen. Executive
committeeman,
Zoar-J. J. Britton, Jr., S.. j. White.
P. L. Jones, Sam Newman. Executive
committeeman, ]. j. Britton, Jr.
Rafting Creek-A. K, Sanders, W.
J. Young, ]. D. Mcleod, C. W. Young.
S. Lee Young. Executive committee
man, A K. Sanders.
Privateer-J. NJ Jackson, a. A.
Harvin, S. D. Cain, W. o. Cain. Exc
cutive committeeman, W. o. Cain.
Stateburg-T. S. Stuckey, w. D.
Frierson, r. NJ Cantey, W. NJ. Lenoir,
w. J. Rees. Executive committeeman,
W. ]. Rees.
salem-E. W. Dabbs. Executive
committeeman, ]. A. Boykin.
Earle-T. E. Hodge, M. L. Hodge,
". A. Davis, E. F. Hodge, J. F. Hodge,
H. ". Cuttino.. Executive committee
man, H. w. Cuttino.
Taylors (nor reorganized.) 20. D.
Kelly, J. NJ. Truluck. Executive COM
mitteman, -.
Wedgefeld-E. E. Aycock, ]. B.
Ryan, w. B. Troublefield. Executive
committeeman, j. B. Ryan.
Bandana-Not represented.
High Hills. L. Jackson. Execu-
tive committeeman, j. L. Jackson.
Borden-Not represented.
Pleasant Grove-Not represented.
Catchall-Not represented.
Providence-Not represented.
Chairman Dabbs announced that
the next business in order was the
election Of the president Of the con-
vention. He made a brief address in
which he thanked the Democrats Of
Sumter county for the honor they had
done him. He said that before retir-
ing he felt it his duty to warn the
Democrats that they had not perform
ing their full duty, that the small
vote in the general election is men
ace to the party and that unless they
turn out the election will some day go
by default