The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-10-23
TEDDY'S new PARTY
White REPUBLICANS ORGANIZED
In COLUMBIA.
SMALL CROWD PRESENT

TWenty-Elgiit Citizens FROM the II1-
ferent Congressional Districts Ex-
cept the First District Attended
the First Meeting and Helped Or
ganize the White Republican Par
tY.
The Columbia correspondent of
The News and Courier says the Bull
Moose" is off. His .hoofs and antler
tips were sharpened Friday 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 Friday at the Co.
lumbia Hotel and organized the Pro-
gressive party in South Carolina. A
permanent secretary and treasurer
and seven Congressional chairmen
were elected and the constitution and
rules of the party adopted. The elec-
ton of a permanent chairman and
vice chairman was left open until a
later meeting.
The meeting was called to order at
2 o'clock by Provisional National
Committeeman B. Sherwood Dunn, of
Aiken He introduced DR.. O. E. Wat
son, pastor of the Washington St.
Methodist church, who lead in pray
er. The election of permanent
secretary was then entered upon and
w. P. Beard, editor of the News
Scimitar and conspicuous supporter
OF Governor Blease in the recent pri
mary was chosen to that position.
Maj. L. w. c. Blalock, long a Repub-
lican leader of the State, was elected
permanent treasurer.
The election of chairman for each
of the Seven Congressional Districts
was then entered into with the fol-
lowing results:
First District-W. P. Utsey, st.
George, S. C.
Second District-Thomas Thomp
son, North Augusta, S. c.
Third District-C. E. Gray, West
minister, S. G.
Fourth District-R. A. Hanna,
Spartanburg.
Fifth District-I.'H Norris, York
vile.
Sixth District-Dr. C. R. Taber
Dillon.
Seventh District-W. Boyd Evans,
Columbia.
The Bull Moose party Friday after
noon adopted its constitution. This
provides for an executive committee
| composed of the officers and district
chairmen of the State. These will
meet at future date e., as provid-
| ed in the constitution, elect the Pres
idential electors No State ticket
was put out by the Progressives. In
the constitution is this resolution:
"To that great apostle of human
rights, who towers the greatest figure
in the life of America to-day, Theo-
| Gore Roosevelt, they pledge their
loyal support at the coming election
and from this moment they pro-
mise by work and precept to spread
among their friendsand neighbors the
| gospel ofdeliverance from te powers
o. great and political rascality, which
| have increased the cost of evry com?
modify necessary to human life and
which protect the gamblers in wheat
cotton and corn, making it impossible
for the honest producer to free him,
sslf from the money lender and high
rates of interest which grant him an
uncertain and precarious living from
year to year, leaving him without
hope or means of deliverance, except
as held out in the promise of re-
turn to the people of the right ant
proven to direct and govern theil
destinies by the initiative, referen
dunn and recall, the direct primary
in the selection of candidates to al
important Offices, and the destruc
ton of the alliance between corrupt
business and corrupt politics, which
form the invisible government tha
has stif1ed the voice of the common
> people crying for deliverance, and We
ioin hands with the great gathering
at Chicago, who gave us our battle
gry, we stand at Armageddon ant
we battle for the Lord "
? NnarItf -heIIlDcFS.
The following are members Of tn
: Bull Moose party of this State wht
, attended the Conventions: L. D. Mel
| ton,, Columbia; w. w. Brue, Colum
ba: w. Boyd Evans, Columbia; W
: A. Reckling, Columbia; S. A. Muir
: ply, Columbia; W. V. King, Colum
| bia; John McCreavy, Columbia; H. A
= Simons, Columbia; T. H. Wannamak
/ er, Columbia; G. W. Mudd, Colum
bia; A. D. Palmer, Columbia; S. 7
= Westberry, Columbia; W. P. Beard
2 Colum bia; A. R. n. Folger, Seneca
r. A. Hanna, Spartanburg:- l.. Coin
Camden; Major l.. w. G. Blalock
Goldville; Isaac H. Norris, Harvin
Dr.. G.. r. Taber, Dillon; E. E. Glen
S ems; Inman: |. D. Odom, Batesburg
DR.. V. P. Clayton, Shelton; c. F
Gray, Westminster; G. Roy, lnman
Thos Thompson, North Augusta; +
- A McGregor, Batesburg.