Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-08
NEW PARTY ORGANIZED
Bull Moose People Get Matters in
Shape for Election.

Bull Moose People Get Matters in
Shape for Election.
News and Courier.
Columbia, S. c., October 4.-The
Bull Moose" is off. His hoofs and ant
Ter tips were sharpened today and he
entered the race with the Democratic
mule.
Twenty eight voters, representing
every congressional district of the
state, with the exception of the first
district, gathered today at the Colum-
bia Hotel and organized the Progress
sive party in South Carolina. A per-
manent secretary and treasurer and
seven congressional chairmen were
elected and the constitution and rules
of the party adopted. The election OF
a permanent chairman and vice chair
man was left open until a later meet
ing.
The meeting was called to order at
2 o'clock by Provisional National Com
mitteeman B. Sherwood Dunn, Of Ak
en-, He introduced DR.. o. E. Watson,
pastor of the Washington street Meth
odist church, who lead in prayer. The
election of a permanent secretary was
then entered upon and w. P. Beard,
editor Of the News-Scimitar and con-
spicuous supporter of Governor Blease
in the recent primary was chosen to
that position. Maj. L. w. c. Blalock,
long a Republican leader of the state,
was elected permanent treasurer.
The election Of chairmen for each of
the seven congressional districts was
then entered into with the following re-
suits:
First District: W. P. Utsey, st.
George, s. c.
Second District: Thomas Thomp-
son, North Augusta, S. G.
Third District: c. E. Gray, West
minister, S. c.
Fourth District: R. A. Hanna, Spar
tanburg.
vile.
Sixth District: DR.. C. R. Taber, Dill
Ion.
Seventh District: w. Boyd Evans,
Columbia.
The Bull Moose party this afternoon
adopted it's constitution. This provides
for an executive committee composed
of the officers and district chairmen OF
the state. These will meet at future
date and, as provided in the constitu-
tion, elect the presidential electors. No
lstate ticket was put out by the Pro-
RGressives. In the constitution is this
ITO that great apostle Of human
II. &0,, fha fOnrp
in the life of America today, Theodore
Roosevelt, they pledge their loyal sup
port at the coming election-and from
this moment they promise by work and
precept to spread abroad among their
friends and neighbors the gospel OF de-
liverance from the powers OF greed and
political rascality, which have increas-
ed the cost of every commodity neces-
sary to human life and which protect
the gamblers in wheat, cotton and corn
making it impossible for the honest
producer to free himself from the mon
ey lender and high rates of interest
which grant him an uncertain and pre-
carious living from year to year, leav-
ing him without hope or means OF de-
liverance, except as held out In the
promise of a return to the people OF
the right and power to direct and gov
ern their destinies by the initiative,
referendum and recall, the direct pr1-
mary in the selection Of candidates to
fill important offices, and the destruc-
ton Of the alliance between corrupt
business and corrupt policies, which
form the invisible government that has
stified the voice Of the common people
crying for deliverance, and we join
hands with the great gathering at Chi
cago, who gave US our battle cry. We
stand at Armageddon and we battle
for the Lord"
The following are members of the
Bull Moose party Of this state who at
tended the convention today: L. d.
Melton, Columbia; W. W. Bruce, Co
lumbia; w. Boyd Evans, Columbia; w.
A. Recklin, Columbia; S. A. Murphy,
Columbia; w. v. King, Columbia; John
McCreavy, Columbia; H. A. Simons,
Columbia; T. H. Wannamaker, Colum-
bia; w. w. Mudd, Columbia; A. D.
Palmer, Columbia; S. T. Westberry,
Columbia; w. P. Beard, Columbia; A.
r. n. Folger, Seneca; R A. Hanna,
Spartanburg; l. Coin, Camden; Major
l. w. c. Blalock Goldville; Isaac H.
Norris, Yorkville; John Canty, Cam
den; B. H. Harvin, Harvin; DR.. c. X.
Taber, Dillon; E. E. Clemens, Inman;
L. D. Odom, Batesburg; DR.. V. P. Clay
ton, Shelton; c. E. Gray, Westminis-
ter; c. Roy, Inman; Thos. Thompson,
North Augusta; E. A. McGregor,
Batesburg.