Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-08-15
Full Iist Of Officers Named to Man
age Party's Affairs in the County.
Higginbotham and Werth Are
Endorsed by Convention.


county committee was one of
the most exciting conventions
of the kind held here in years.
A committee was selected, COM
posed of well known and leading
Democrats of the county. The
strength of the anti-organiza-
tion Democrats was strongly in
evidence in the Jeffersonville
Magisterial district meeting, all
of the old members of the COM
mittee from this district having
been defeated for reelection,
the vote standing So to 81.
Many of the friends and support
ers of the old committee, who
were in the meeting, retired be-
cause of the oppressive heat be-
fore the vote was taken, or the
result mighthave been different.
The meeting was called to
order by County Chairman
Higginbotham, who stated it's
object, being that of the election
of a new county committee to
manage and direct the affairs
of the party for the ensuing two
years.
Judge S. C. Graham nominated
DR.. w. R. Williams, of Rich
lands, as chairman of the con-
vention, which nomination was
seconded by w. p. Payne, which,
upon motion of o. E. Hopkins,
was made by unanimous vote.
Chairman Williams stated that
he appreciated the honor, and
that time was short and business
should be proceeded with at once.
General and lengthy discussion
resulted from a resolution offer
ed by Major r. r. Henry, that
the number of the committee
should be reduced from eight in
each district to three, the at
tention of the convention being
called to the experience of other
counties, where smaller COM
mittees had proven to be more
easily gotten together and ac-
complished more than a large,
cumbersome number. An object
ion was made by w. P. Payne,
who feared that reduction of
the number of committeeman
would also reduce the enthusiasm
and Democratic vote of the
county. w. H. Werth and j. S.
Bottimore also objected to the
reduction. Mr.. Werth thought
that a large committee had a
tendency to keep down clicks,
rings, etc, as a larger body is
harder to control than a small
one. V. L. Sexton objected to
both resolutions, favoring a re-
solution giving a committeeman
from each voting precinct in the
county. The discussion of the
resolution consumed much time
and resulted in much confusion,
several persons undertaking to
address the chair at the same
time. Major Henry and Balfour
White made rousing speeches,
pleading for peace and harmony
in the meeting, and pledging
their faith to the cause of Dem
ocracy. P. H. Williams also
urged harmony, and favored a
large committee-eight from
each Magisterial district. A
vote resulted in the loss of the
Henry resolution.
Mr.. Bottimore offered subsi-
tute resolution making one COM
mitteeman from each voting
precinct in the county and two
from each Incorporated town.
Mr.. e. L. Greever raised the
point of order, that the Payne
resolution, which was a substitute
resolution, had passed, and that
the Bottimore substitute could
not be considered which point
was held by the chair.
Each of the three districts in
the county held mass meetings
and named eight committeeman
from each.
The Jeffersonville district
meeting was more exciting, if
possible than the general meet
ing. AT the outset a spirited
contest occurred over the election
of chairman. H. C. Pobst and
o. e. Hopkins were nominated
for the place, the result of the
vote being Hopkins, So; Pobst,
81.
Chairman Hopkins recognized
G. w. Doak who read list of
proposed committeeman, naming
one from each voting percinct in
the district. A similar list,
embracing a number of the old
committee, was also read by w.
E. Peery. After a spirited con-
test, in which a standing vote
was taken, the Doak list was
nominated by a majority. o.
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