The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-13
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS
FORMAL CALL FOR STATE DEMO.
CRATIC CONVENTION.
Practically all Counties Represented
at Meeting I'm Columbia - New
State Executive Committee to Meet
Night Before Convention, which
Will be Held May 15-Treasurer's
Report Shows Balance on Hand.

Columbia. April 1o.-Outside Of
adopting the formal cali for the State
Convention for noon on May rs,
hearing the report Of the treasurer
and adopting resolution requesting
the chairman TO call the new commit
tee together on the night of May H.,
the evening before the meeting Of the
State Convention. the Democratic ex-
ecutive committee. at its meeting to-
night I'm the Secretary Of States Of
flee. was purely formal and adjourn
ed in less than an hour.
Practically every county was rep
resented, Senator Tillman, the ma
tional executive committeeman, be-
ing absent.
The report OF the treasurer show
ed receipts from assessments for the
last campaign amounting to s4,4s3.8S
and balance on hand Of $1,4O3.SS.
The committee adopted a resolu-
tion. offered by Gen. James. request
ing the chairman to call the new State
committee together on the night be-
fore the State Convention. after It
had voted down substitute, offered
by Senator Lide. fixing O'Clock on
the afternoon Of the State Convention
as the time for the meeting of the
new executive committee.
Major Daniel sinkler. from the
subcommittee appointed to look in
to the revision Of the bylaws and
rules Of the Democratic party. report
ed that on account of the nearness
OF the State Convention the committee
unanimously decided to leave this
matter TO them. The report was
agreed to and the committee discharg-
ed.
Governor Blease presented resolu-
tions on the death Of Col. T. b. Crews,
who represented Laurens for many
years on the committee.
On motion the resolutions were
adopted and spread on the minutes.
Gen. Willie Jones' the State chair
man, presiding at the meeting to-
night. declared that it was probably
the last time ne would meet with the
Democratic committee in this capacity.
as he declared his intention Of not
seeking reelection. He spoke of his
thirty years of connection with the
committee. fourteen Of them as State
chairman. and told Of his interest in
the work He expressed n willing
ness to remain as .Richland's member
OF the committee II the County Con-
vention so willed.
IA suggestion was made that the
State Convention elect eight delegates
at large to the Baltimore Convention
instead Of four. and give each a half
vote, but this was not considered. At
$50 the committee adjourned.
The formal resolution calling the
State Convention follows:
Resolved. That Convention of
the Democratic party of South Caro-
lima be and Is hereby called to meet
In the city Of Columbia In the hall Of
Representatives. at IL NJ. on May Is.
next. for the purpose Of electing dele
gates to the National Democratic Con-
vention. national committeeman n.
and to transact such other business
as may properly come before II.
''The county chairmen throughout
the state are hereby directed to as
semble their clubs on Saturday, eth
day Of April. for reorganization and
for the purpose OF electing delegates
to the county conventions. which will
assemble on the 9Th OF May. In their
respective counties. each county being
entitled to representation in the State
Convention equal to twice It's repre-
sentation In the General Assembly,
based upon the representation now
fixed by law for the election OF rep
resentatives during 1912"