The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-21
WILLIE JONES AGAIN.
SEMINOLE CELEBRITY REFLECT
ED CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE.
State Democratic Committee Met Last
Night and Seminole Jones won Out
After Brief COntcst--A Few Mem
bcrs Demanded a Change But Jones
Had the Crowd

Columbia. May 1S.-After consd-
erable debate the State Democratic
Executive Committee last night de-
cided TO elect a chairman prior to the
State convention, which meets today.
and accordingly Willie Jones, of this
city was reelected The whole point
in the fight was the right of the COM
mittee taking this action and w. F.
Stevenson, of Chesterfield, led the
fight against the election Of the chair
man while j. Walter Doar, A. E. Pad
gett, T. II. Dreher, w. S. Hall and
others opposed the motion.
Only three counties did not answer
to the call. These were Darlington,
Saluda and Spartanburg. The COM
mittee as it met, giving proxies in
five counties, Aiken, Beaufort, Chero-
kee, Fairfield and York, was as fol-
lows:
Abbeville, A. w. Jones; Aiken
c. Hudson; Anderson, j. E. Bre.
zeale; Bamber, c. B. Free; Barnwell,
III. F. Buist; Beaufort, G. S. Hall;
Berkeley, T. w. Williams; Calhoun,
u. II. Dreher; Charleston, Daniel i.
Sinkler; Cherokee, w. S. Hail. Ches-
ter, r. B. Caldwell; Chesterfield, w.
f. Stevenson; Clarendon, c.. M. Davis;
Colleton. j. w. Hill; Dillon, r. P.
Hamer. Jr.; Dorchester, j. B. Bivens;
Edgefield, A. E. Padgett; Fairfield,
j. E. Harrison; Florence, A. III. Cas-
que; Georgetown, j. w. Doar; Green
vile, Jno. T. Bramlett; Greenwood
ID. II. Magill; Hampton, w. Fred
Lightsey; Horny, ]. A. Lewis; Ker-
shaw, Jno. G. Richards, Jr.; Lancas-
ter. w. P. Robinson; Laurens, Thos.
B. Crews; Lee, w. A. James; Lexing-
ton, d. j. Griffith; Marion, j. D.
Montgomery, Marlboro, Jno. N
Pr1ke; Newberry, Cole l.. D'.ase'
Oconee, j. ]. Haley; Orangeburg,
Robert Lide; Pickens, r. F. Smith;
Richland, Willie Jones; Sumter, L. 1.
Parrott; Union, J. M. Greer; Will
liamsburg, r. H. Kellahan; York, j.
E. Hart.
Il. b, Crews was made temporary
chairman and the question of the
election of a permanent chairman
came up at orce. w. F. Stevenson
made the point that the committee
was simply the servant of the con-
vention and that the Chesterfield del.
egation had been instructed to change
the rules so that the committe would
meet after the convention for the
election 1t would be discourteous to
name a permanent officer before then
c. L. Blease said that the rules of
the party required that a chairman
be elected at once. Without that the
committee was without an organiza-
tion and the meeting was absolutely
unnecessary. d. H. Magill took prac-
tically the same view. c. M. Lide
thought the convention had the right
to delegate authority to the commit
tee and any action taken in advance
would put the committee in an en-
barrassing position. Mr.. Doar held
that the committee was not a crea-
ture Of the convention but represent
cd each county for Democracy and
was therefore not bound to consider
the convention.
After considerable debate along the
same lines A. E. Padgett moved to
lay on the table the motion by w. F.
Stevenson that the election Of a per-
manent chairman Of the committee
be deferred. The roll was called and
the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes, to table--A. w. Jones, Brea-
zeale, Free, Buist, c. S. Hall, Talbert,
Hudson, Dreher, Sinkler, w. S. Hail.
Caldwell, Hill. Magill, Lightsey,
Lewis, Crews, w. A. James, Griffith
Montgomery, Drake, Blease, Willie
Jones, Hart, Kellahan.-2S.
Nays-Stevenson. Davis. Harrison
Florence, Bramlet, Richards, Robin
son, Haley, Lide, Smith, Parrott.-12
When the vote was announced the
nomination Of the permanent chair
man was in order. There were some
who did not vote after Gen. Jones
was nominated. Capt. Griffith was
nominated but at once withdrew his
name. Mr.. Stevenson said that he
did not feel that he should vote as
he was under instructions by his
county convention to change the
method for filling this office.
Gen. Jones thanked the committee
for its action on assuming the chair
and said that despite the points rails
ed he would always be loyal to the