The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-10-10
BULL MOOSE PARTY
LAUNCHED IN S c.
WILL CONTEST FOR PRESIDEN-
ELECTORS -OTHERNEWS
FROM THE CAPITAL CITY.


was organized here yesterday, has
established headquarters at the Co.
lumbia hotel and will conduct Wig
orous State campaign until the gen.
eral election in November. Offices
have been opened in Room %, and
Committeeman Dunn, Secretary w P
Beard, Treasurer L W C Blalock and
two stenographers will be at the
headquarters most of the time.
The Bull Moosers are planning a
campaign to line up their followers
in every county in the State. 1t is
likely the executive committee will
meet here at headquarters in the near
future to lay plans for the campaign.
The Congressional district chairmen,
who were appointed at the organiza-
ton meeting yesterday, will appoint
county chairmen who will in turn
further organize the counties. All
kinds of Bull Moose literature will be
distributed broadcast over the State.
1t is possible that speakers will be
sent out over the State to champion
the party's cause.
An electoral ticket will be put in
the field within the next ten days or
two weeks. The promoters of the
new party propose to take their time
and select the best men possible to
compose the ticket.
The national headquarters of the
party will not be asked for funds to
help defray the expense of conduct
ing the State campaign. The men,
bers of the party will raise the nee
essary funds. About $500 was rails
ed yesterday before the conclusion
of the first meeting.
AMONG THOSE PRESENT.
Among those who attended the
meeting at which the Progressive
party of South Carolina was started
were the following: E E Clemens, In
man; G w Mudd, Columbia; A D
Palmer, Columbia; j B Odom, Bates
burg; w A Reckling, Columbia; I
H Wannamaker, Columbia; DR. Y T
Clayton, Sheldon; C E Gray, West
minister; C Ray. Inman; A R N Fol-
ger, Seneca; w w Bruce, Columbia;
w P Beard, Abbeville; R A Harmon,
Spartanburg; L Coin, Camden; Law
son D Melton, Columbia; L w CHA
lock, Goldville; w Boyd Evans. Co
lumbia; Isaac H Norris, Iorkville;
John Cantey, Camden; Ben H Har-
vim, Harvin; DR. C R Taber, Dillon;
Thomas Thomson, North Augusta; 5
A Murphy, Columbia; E A McGreg-
or, Batesburg; W V King, Columbia;
John McCravey, Columbia; H A 81
mons, Columbia; ] Bihari, Ridge
wood; S T Westberry, Columbia.
The meeting of the Progressives
was opened yesterday by a strong
address from B Sherwood Dunn OF
Aiken, who declared that the party
had been formed to combat the in
visible and insidious powers which
were robbing the people OF their
right to rule. The movement against
the corruptionists was dominated by
a religious spirit which was bound
to make the Progressive party
success.
DR. EO Watson, pastor of the
Washington street Methodist church,
offered the invocation after Mr.
Dunn closed his address.
W F Beard of Abbeville, chosen
temporary secretary and afterward
permanent State secretary, read the
credentials of. E Sherwood Dunn,
provisional national committeeman,
from Senator Dixon, chairman OF
the national executive committee of
the Progressive party.
GUBERNAToRIAL APPOINTMENTS.
Governor Bleaee to-day appointed
T P Brown of Scranton a member
of the hoard of the South Carolina