The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-06
COUNTY CONVEN-
TIONHELD MONDAY
W, n. GRAYDON REELECTED
CHAIRMAN, AND DELEGATES
TO STATE CONVENTION
PRESIDENT IS ENDORSED
The Meeting Was Perfectly HarmOni.
GUS. Convention Went on Record
Favoring Restrictions in Primary
as VIII Insure an Honest Election.

: as VIII insure an Honest Electl0n.
The Abbeville county Democratic
convention was called to order at II
o'clock on Monday. Hon. w. N. Gray
don was reelected County Chairman,
A. F. Calvert, vice-chairman, and E.
C. Horton, Secretary. R. E. Cox, w. P.
Greene, J. @. Stillwell, w R. Dunn, G
N. Nickles, W. N. Graydon, E w Har-
per and E. c. Horton were elected
delegates to the State Convention,
with authority to appoint substitute
in case they cannot attend. A resolu-
ton was passed endorsing the ad-
ministration Of President Wilson, and
one asking that a rule be passed pro-
hibiting candidates from indulging in
personalities and abuse. A resolution
was also passed calling for such re-
forms in the Primary as will remove
all suspicion of fraud in all elections.
W. w. Bradley was elected a mem
ber of the State Executive Committee
as Mr.. A.. w. Jones declined to serve
any longer. There were % clubs rep
resented and 116 delegates enrolled.
The Convention was perfectly har-
monious throughout, nominations for
delegates to the State Convention
were made from the floor and total
of eleven were nominated with the re-
suit as shown above.
The following delegates were en-
rolled representing the clubs shown:
Willington-A. B. Kennedy, W. D.
Morrah and DR.. Tom Pennal.
Mccormick. B. Holloway, J. U.
Wardlaw, M. w. Cheatham, Press
Finley, J. B. Dawson, T. J. Price, and
L. N. Chamberlain.
Lebanon-Mott Gillian, VIM. Bass,
and ]. B. Gilbert.
Mt. Carmel-E. A. Mars, J. D. Cade,
T. w. Mars, P. H. McCaslan.
Lowndesville, No. Id. l.. Barnes,
S. S. Boles, s. B. Cook, R. H. Moseley,
w. M. Nixon, R. C Parnell
-Lowndesville, No. Nv. G: Shaw,
J T brennan, J M Wright, Will Broad
well, L. T. Lofts, J. M. Simmons.
Rock Spring.. A. Black, c M Kay,
R P. Jamison, and M. J. Ashley.
Keowee-F. K. Ashley, Hugh Sim
mons.
Due West-R. G. Brownlee, G. w.
Sharp, G. N. Nickles, A. R. Ellis, A D
Kennedy, o Y. Brownlee, R L. Robin
son. ......'-.
Donalds-R L. Barmore, Furman
Dodson, W. R. Dunn, J. C. Martin, e.
C. Martin J. W Mattison, D. S Ken
nedy, D M. Humphreys.
Clatworthy x Roads-John Brown,
Joe J. Link, W. F. Langley.
Cold Spring-D. E. Newell, DR.. P.
B. Carwile
Abbeville No. 1-R. s. Owen, W. H.
Long, T. P. Thomson, VIM. P Greene,
J M Nickles, J L Perrin, R. B. Cheat
ham and J. F. Miller
Abbeville No. "A. F. Calvert, c
Lyon, J H. Moore, P. A Cheatham, NJ
E Hollingsworth, r E. Cox, w. A.
Stevenson, J. NJ. Wham, G.. A. Neuffer,
M T Coleman, ] R. Lomax, and R. F
Hill.
Antreville-H J Power, Ernest Cor
don, A. M. Erwin, W. D. Kay, S. J.
Wakefield, DR. A Anderson, M L..
Alewine and Ernest McCarter
Level Land-A. B. Young, A. F.
Carwile, w. Wilson, G. H. Pennal.
Means Chapel-B. F. Price, J. c..
Coleman.
Mountain View-W. B. Mann, E. W.
Nance, G. S. Lewis.
Young's School House-E. Young,
w. K. Long.
Hillsville-J. R. Winn, J. D. Bowie,
A. F. Seawright.
Central-A. B. Robinson, J. w. Nc
Kee, J. A. Wilson, E. R. Miller, w. E
Morrison
Calhoun Falls-F B. Milford, Joe
Hicks, H. W. Lawson.
Bordeaux-W. M. Mcintosh, Perry
Mckinney, T. L. Edmonds.
The following resolution offered by
Mr.. B. F. Price were adopted, as
amended:
Be it resolved by the County Demo
cratic Convention of Abbeville Coun-
ty: We think that some rule should
be adopted by which candidates for
public office should be confined to a
discussion of the issues arising in the
campaign, and that will absolutely
forbid any candidate to indulge in
personalities, or abuse of any other
candidate.
II. That the Delegates to the State
Convention be instructed to that ef-
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