Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-03
The County Convention.

The County Convention.
OF course. everybody understands
that the political affairs of York county
are dominated in a large measure by
the county Democratic convention, and
those who will take the trouble to make
study of the names in the roll pub
Iished elsewhere as composing the con-
vention of York county yesterday. will
be led to the conclusion that the politi-
cal affairs of York county are in as
good hands as could reasonably be eX-
pected.
The comment of same old crowd'
was quite common, and there was some
disposition on the part of those who
will not take active interest in politics,
to criticise the failure of the executive
committee to give ample notice OF the
clubmeetingS so there could have been
opportunity for more extensive partici-
patton in the election Of delegates, etc.
1t is a fact that the convention is large
ly the same old crowd" and on gem
eral principles we agree to the propo-
sition that there should have been more
advance publicity as to the date of
holding the precinct club meetings. but
we do not see that either of these
circumstances is of practical import
ance.
In the first place. no matter how
much publicity might. have been given.
it is not probable that the voters gen.
orally would have showed any more in
terest, and in the second place, the
same old crowd" being the crowd that
has been taking care Of the politics OF
the county for so long a time, is all
the more able to watch things up as
sure the shaping of things in proper
and satisfactory manner.
OF course, we would like to see
keener interest in the organization of
precinct clubs. We know that tn" at
tendance at many of the meetings was
NOT as large as the number of delegates
to which the respective precincts are
entitled in the county convention. At
some of the precincts that are entitled
to ten or more delegates, the attend
ance included less than half dozen
club members. and possibly there were
not as many members i'm attendance on
all the meetings as there were dele
gates at the county conventions; but
nevertheless the personnel of the con
vention shows that Democratic inter-
ests are being very we'll looked after,
and that there is no real ground for
complaint.
A reading of the report of the pro-
cecdings shows everything harmonious.
The report is correct. Everything was
harmonious to all outward appearances.
There was but the slightest friction;
but if anybody thinks that the results
are a correct reelection of the real de-
sircs of all the delegates. they are bad
there that would have changed things
around nightly if it could only have
done so. That minority was apparently
i'm control: but only apparently. 1t
showed it's hand slightly. in the matter
of making a change in the c"unty's
representative" on the state executive
committee. Just enough to see now
powerless il was. and after that behav-
ed ever so sweetly. all because of the
presence of the same old crowd,
which includes many Of the best citi-
ZenS of York county, and which mas
more than once shown itself to be
crowd that can be trusted. There were
some silly resolutions Ia have been in
troduced-at least on" that we know
of-but because ii developed that the
convention was in the hands of the
same old crowd" this resolution was
not trusted with publicity.
AS matter of fact. the convention
passed off very quietly. and the results
were entirely satisfactory. The politi-
cianS-thc people who try to manipu-
late things. and who very often do
manipulate things-were pnwerless.
There are those on the OutSid" VINO VIII
assume that because there were no
fireworks. the convention WAS nulli-
ty: but they are mistaken. The Dem"c-
racv of York county WAS well ana
ably represented In that convention.
and while the results were negative
rather than positive. there is II" good
ground for any general dissatisfaction.