The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
CONVENTION MEETS
STATE DEMOCRATS GATHER In
COLUMBIA FOR BUSINESS
Committees APPOINTED

Praises Wilson and Declares the
Convention '.Meets With Plain
Mandate Of the People to Reform
the Primary.
Tbs State Democratic convention
opened Wednesday at 1908, when
Chairman John Gary Evans raped
for order. James a. Hoyt of Colum-
bit was elected temporary president,
and he appointed as temporary sec
retaries NJ. NJ. Mann Of st. Matthews,
r. Beverly Sloan and George c. 5Tay-
lor Of Columbia.
The roll call OF the counties was
then entered into and contests de-
veieped in Georgetown ard Charles
ton. Eliminating these counties the
convention perfected preliminary
organization and adjourned until 8
o'clock that night. -
In the meantime the. credentials
committee had II Tastigated the con-
tests before it. i'hos. NJ. Raysor Of
orangeburg was appointed temporary
chairman by President Hoyt. The
full committee on credentials fol-
lows:
Credentials Committee. @
AbbeYille, W. P. Green; Aiken, j..
81. Burnett; Anderson, J. B. Hum
bert; Bamberg, j. A. Virgins; Barn
well. P. ]. Drew; Beaufort, S. H.
Rodgers; Berkeley, W. K. Fishburne;
Calhoun, S. J. Summers; Cherokee,
J. B. Bell; Chester, S. T.. McKeowE;
Chesterfield, J. c. Rivers; Clarendon,
, Louis Applet; Colleton, D. M.:Vsrn;
Darlington B. Fl. Williamson; Dill
Ion, E. T. Elliott; Dorchester, A. r.
Johnston; Edgefeld, A. E. Padgett;
Fairfield, W. J. johnson; Florence,
W. II. Keith; Greenyille, Il. J.:
Eaynesworth; Greenwood, H. c. Till
man; Hampton, H. W. c. Folk; Hor-
n, H. L. Buck; Jasper, B. B. Kelly;
Kershaw, W. B. DeLoach; Lancaster,
r. e. .Wylie; Laurens, ]. II. Miller;
Lee, n. ". Woodward Lexington,
w. q. Sharpe; Marion, j. NJ. John
son;- Marlboro, T. P Gibson; New
berry, G. Y. Hunter: Oconee. A. Nd.
Redfearn; Orangeburg, T. NJ. Ray
sor;; Pickens, O. r. Doyle; Richland,
Christie Benet; Saluda, W. L. Dan
seI; ;Spartanburg, c. NJ. Drummond;
Sumter, L. D. Jennings; Union, W.
q. Jeter; Williamsburg, I. N. Boyd;
York J. L. Rainey.
At 81? o'clock the convention re-
convened. The credentials commit
tee reported that it had seated the
Barnwell delegates from Charleston,
shrowning out the Grace delegates,
and had seated the double George,
town delegation, each member haTs
ing half vote. James A.. Hoyt was
then elected permanent president OF
the convention.
- President Ioyt made a ringing
speech upon assumption Of the chair.
..This, convention" he saids ."meets
with the plain mandate OF the people
70 reform the primary, and ! am
sure the convention Will do its duty
IA this matter" ~
The delegates cheered the refer
enee to woodrow Wilson made by
the president in his remarks. Pres
sdent Hoyt also referred to the "great
duty and opportunity" confronting
che convention. He declared the ma
tional currency law the greatest
piece Of legislation since the sixties"
The primary election system was
characterized as "loose and disjoint-
ed.
The following vice-presidents were
elected from the seven congressional
districts:
First, Joseph W. Barnwell Of Char
&aestou; second, r. B: Watson Of Sa-
: tuda; third, NJ. Z. Bonham Of An
derson; fourth, n. H. Arnold of Spar,
!, tanburg; fifth, c. E. Spencer Of York;
! sixth, D. r. Coker Of Darlington; sew
enth, John II. Clifton of Sumter.
Il NJ. NJ. Mann and George c.. Taylor
were elected permanent secretaries
James S. Wilson Of Lancaster was
elected sergeant-at-arms.
The following were appointed on
the committee on constitution and
rules:
W. N. Graydon, Abbeville; L. J
Williams, Aiken M. L. Boaham, An-
derson; H. C.eFolk. Bamberg::s W. c
Smith. Barnwen: N. Christensen
Beaufort: r. G. cao:ey, Berkeley: ]
A. Banks, Calhcur:: r. G. Rhett
Charleston: ]. H T''rner. Cherokee
:. L. Glenn. Chester: Edward McIver
Chesterfield: Louis. A'pelt. Claren
don: J. G. Psdgett. CoIleton: ). R
Cosseshall. Darlington: P.:L. Rethea
Dillon; c. NJ. Garvin, Dorchester; B
z. Nicholson. Edgefeld: W. R. Rabb
Fairfield; J. S. McKinzie, Florence;
walter Hazard. Georgetown; J. "
Norwood, Greenyille: j. B. Park
Greenwood: P. n. Gooding. Hamp'
ton; B. B. Kelley, Jasper: J. P. Dur
ham, Horny; W. J. Burdell. Ker
shaw; r. S. Stewart, Lancaster; R
A. Cooper. Laurens: George Bel
Zimmerman, Lexin gton: Edwin
Wilson. Lee: Henry Mullins. Marion
c. P. Hodges. Marlboro: George B
Cromer, NewHerry: F. NJ. Cary. oco
nee: A. n. Moss. Orangeburg: r. F
Smith, Pickens; John. J. McMahan
Richland: B. ". Crouch. SalCda: S
r. D. Lancaster, Spartanburg J. H
Clifton, Sumter: W. H. Howell. I'm
ion: E. c. EDps, Williamsburg; c. E
Spencer, York.
The following were appointed or