The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-04
UNION MEETS
Many Farmers of the State
Gather In Columbia.
NAMES OF DELEGATES
As the Union IS : Secret Society
the Meetings Are Held in E1ecu-
tive Sessions, and, Of Course, the
General Public Are Not Allowed
in Their Meetings.
in Their Meetings.

in Their Meetings.
The State says about two hun
dred delegates were present At tn
opening OF the Farmers UaioI
State Convention at the State Hous
in that city Wednesday night. ever.
county in the State. with few e1
ceptions. being represented by tw'
or more delegates. President 3
Harris In his opening address sale
It was the most representative bod,
Of farmers be had ever seen assem-
bled in the State.
After the convention was organ
lied, matters affecting the welfare
and interests OF the Farmers Uoior
OF South Carolina were entered up.
on and discussed. For obvious rea'
sons many Of the questions consider.
ed can not be made public, as the
union Is a secre. organization and
1t Is not permitted TO d!vulge every.
thing that was said and done until
those IL authority see proper to give
It out
Dr.. 8. J. Summers Of Cameron.
made . very eloquent address on
the opportunities and obligations OF
the Farmers Cs.a
He spoke OF It's phenomenal
growth, and impressed OF the con-
yentioa that the union by adherins
to its principles and through ear
nest cooperation in everything re-
latsng to the interests Of the farmer
can WELD a power that will be felt
throughout the world.
President Harris submitted re-
port OF MS stewardship. in which he
made several recommendations for
the good OF the order. The report
OF the president was referred 10 a
special committee. to be named by
the president, to pass upon the rec
concentrations made IN the re-
port.
President Harris report was in
part as follows: I'VE have now 3o
county organizations in the State.
In all the counties except three are
local unions We have altogether
in South Carolina very nearly 700
local unions. The order is grow
ing rapidly. and We have reason 70
congratulate ourselves on the work
that has been accomplished in the
past year. We should feel greatly
to press on in the good
work. the reward OF which will be
not only great to ourselves but to
every farmer IN the State"
The Delegates.
About 200 delegates and mem
bers attended the meeting OF the
Farmers Union Of the State. The
following is the Official roll Of dele
gates:
Abbevslle-J. A. Gillian. J. B.
Wilson. Brown Bowie
Aiken-W. H. Brodie. 3. F. Nc
Lane. S. B. Williams.
Anderson. 3. Douth!t. ". ".
Smith.
Bamberg-D. H. Rice, J. E. Nc
MILAN.
Barnwel!-W. T. Walker. T. F.
Hogg. Alfred Aldrich.
Berkeley. u. Wilder. ". P.
Brussell.
Calhoun-B. F. Keller. G. ".
Fairy. S. J. Summers.
Cherokee. R. Sapoch.
Chester. G. L. White. l. T.
Grant. VI. E. Jordan.
Chesterfeld-H. c. Hendrix. F.
". Rivers. G. ". Martin.
Cla7endon-J. y. Montgomery. J.
NJ Player. J. E. Kelly.
Colleton-L. S. Padgett. J. o.
Jaques. ". ". Snoak.
Darlington. a J. 4. Perritt. S.
j. Jeffo-ds.
Dorchester-D. P. Rumph.
Edgefeld-G. S. Cartledge. ". r
Parks.
Fa:raeld-w. R Elliott
Florence-E. n. Hicks, =. S. Nc
Henz;e. J. B. Mcbride.
Greenr!l!e-C. D. Smith. T. II.
Foster. J. A. Fowler. J. Mills Money.
Greenwood-W. L. Anderson. Jno.
D. Williams.
Eampton-G. ". Riley, ". H
Shumau. R. T. Causey.
kershaw-A. E. Kennedy. Jno. S.
Brown. J. F. West.
Lancaster-C. L. McManus. 7. C..
Robinson. J. E. Craig. J. F. N!sbet.
C. F. Adams. ]. s. Wilson.
Laurens-H. J. G. Curry. J. Wade
Anderson.
Lees. y. Welsh.
Lex!ngton-J. E. Halt!wange-. S.
]. Clark. J. ". Shealy
Marion--Douglass Mcintyre. NJ F.
Dill. e. C. Edwards.