The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-04-29
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
ENDORSE BRYAN
Laurens Would Have Del
egates Instructed.
PARTY RE-ORGANIZES.
Various Precinct Clubs Elect Officers
and Select Delegates TO the
nA County Convention.

Inc Laurens county Democratic club
meetings were held Saturday AFTERNOON
at their respective places of meeting
for the purpose of reorganizing and
electing delegates to the county conven-
tion next Monday, May 4th. Both of
the city clubs adopted resolutions favor
ing delegation to the State conven-
ton pledged to vote for instructed dele
gates to the National Democratic con-
ventlon for William j. Bryan as the
nominee of the party for president.
Aside from this feature of the meet
ings the formal organization and the
election of delegates concluded the
work of the clubs.
LAURENS CITY CLUB NO. 2.
The meeting of Laurens City club
No. 2 was held at 2.3O in the court
house. Following officers were nomi-
mated and elected:
Col. t. B. Crews, president.
Judge o. G. Thompson, vice presi-
dent.
W. c. Irby, Jr., secretary.
w. l. Crews, executive committee
man.
On motion the president was in
structed to appoint committees of en-
rollment for each school district in
township.
The following resolution, offered bv
Mr.. j. A. Austin, was adopted: "Re-
solved, That it is the sense of this club
that the delegation to the National
Democratic convention shall. be in
structed to cast the vote of South Caro-
Ina for Bryan as the nominee of the
Democratic party for president so lone.
as his name shall be before the conven-
tion'
committee on nomination of delepates
TO county convention presented the fol-
lowing nominees, who were duly elected
by the club: j. D. w. Watts, w. G..
lrby, Jr., j. M. Cannon, T. C. Turner
Jr'' 0. G. Thompson, T & &. Crews E B
B. F. Godfrey, r: o. Hairston. u
Austin, 7. c. HelIams, B. B. Blake Iv. G
L. H. Blakely, j. V. Fuller, B. Y. Cul.
bertson, r. d. Boyd, j. F. Bolt, C..
Power, j. d. Mock, F. p. McGowan, J.
9. Hill, r. w. Nichols, w. r. Dorrob
II. E. Gray, r. j. Langston, T. j.
Duckett.
CLUB NO. /.
The meeting of Club No. was also
held in the court house after the ad-
Journment of Club 2. President Brooks
presided
Permanent officers were elected for.
next two years as follows:
John b. Brooks, president.
=. Z. Featherstone, vice president
w. l.. Taylor, secretary.
Il. A. Cooper, executive committee,
man.
Executive committee: DIR. w e
lrby, A. G. Todd and r. E. I}abb.
enrolment committees will be an
pointed by the president.
delegates to county convention; !.
d. Watts, r. A. Cooper, C. C. Feath+
erstone, S. E. Boney, A. C. Todd, w.
L. laylor, Il. E. Babb, N B. Dial,
John A. Madden, DR.. w. C. Irby, w.
l.. Gray, 7. D. Darlington, DR.. II. X.
AIKEN, W. r. Richey, Sr., C. E. GRAY,
The following resolution was offered
oy II. "A. Cooper and adopted:
Resolved That the delegates from,
TINS club to the county convention he
instructed to support delegates to the
olate convention who are in favor of
sending to the National convention :,
delegation in favor of the nomination
OF Hon. w. j. Bryan as the candidate
OF the Democratic party for president ,,
LAURENs COTTON MILLS CLUB.
The Laurens Cotton Mills club was
reorganized Saturday by Mr.. John F..
Bolt. Officers elected:
e. a. Sloan, president.
Hood Templeton, vice president,
j. E. Ledford, secretary,
II. a. Sloan, executive committeeman
Executive committee: w. j. Sloan
w. c. Blakely, r. S. Templeton
delegates: c. P. Martin, w. w
Blakely, A. w. Grant, w. c. Blakelv
James Franks, j, E. Ledford, r. S
Iempleton, Charley Thompson.
DIALs CLUB.
DIR. j. S. Wolff, president
v: A. White, vice president,
W. s. Power, secretary,
"A. Z. Owings, executive committee
man.
Enrolling committee: r. G.. Wilson.
.. .. n. Wolf, e. T. Shell, d. D. Peden,
w. +. Medlock, D. b. Godfrey, c. L.S
owlngs' W. 5. Power, II. j. G. CurH. &
delegates: d. D. Harris, d. b. God {
trey' j. Fl. Curry, c. l.. owings, P. Mh
HellamS, j. E. Wham, w. L. Aberl