The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-06-04
COMMITTEE MEETING.
Democratic Executive Committee Ar
ranges for Primary Election.


a. m. and was called to order by the
chairman. The following clubs were
| represented: Bamberg-J. A. Wy
man. Clear Pond. B. Padgett;
Colston-G. A. Mcmillan; Denmark
S. G. Mayfield; Edisto-A. G. w.
Hill; Ehrhardt-J. L. Copeland; Co.
van-Mc. P. Eubanks; Hightowers
MILL. w. Abstance; Hunters Chap
ELI. H. Fender; Kearse Mill. A.
Peters, ST.; Lees-H. B. Grimes;
N1idway-E. W.. Duensing; Olar-A.
L. Kirkland.
The following resolution, introduce
ed by J. A. Wyman, was, on motion,
unanimously adopted:
| Resolved, That the voter must en-
roll in the club nearest his place of
residence, calculated by the nearest
practicable route, and can vote only
at the voting place of such club, and
the territory included by this test
shall be considered the club district
of said club, and the clubs shall re-
main as heretofore constituted, and
shall retain the same names as form
erly.
On motion of J. A. Wyman the
roll of the committee was called to
ascertain if the officers of the clubs
came within the requirements Of the
constitution 1t was found that they
did.
On motion Of the club committee
men the following enrolment COM
mittees were unanimouly elected:
Bamberg-J. A. Wyman, I. n. Dunn,
R. w. D. Rowell. Clear Pond. B.
Padgett, R. F. Mcmillan, ]. H. Pear
son. Colston-G. A. Mcmillan, C. NJ.
Warn, G.. w. Kearse. Denmark-W.
L. Riley, ]. A. Virgins, ]. S. Mat
thews. Edisto-A. G. w. Hill, A. l..
Wilson, T. R. McAlhaney. Ehrhardt
j. E. Mcmillan, J. L. Copeland, G.
j. HERS. Govan-J. B. Browning,
Joe Gunnells, Jr., Nc. P. Eubanks.
Hightowers Mile. ]. Creech, E. H.
Hartzog, L. w. Abstance. Hunters
Chapel. G. Rhoad, ]. H. Fender,
j. w. Steedly. Kearse Mill-H. w.
Chitty, ]. A. Peters, Sr., G.. E. Kearse.
Lees-H. B. Grimes, w. D. Mayfield,
H. A. Cave. Midway-G. E. Hutto,
E. W. Duensing, w. L. McPhail.
Olar-A. L. Kirkland, l.. A. Hartzog,
G. M. Neeley.
The following resolution, introduce
ed by S. G. Mayfeld, was unanimous
ly adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this committee that all candidates
for office, national, State, and county,
should so address the audiences that
ladies can attend the meetings, and
that the county chairman is hereby
authorized to prevent the use of OBJ
scene, vulgar or indecent language
on the part of any candidate. That
the chairman may take> such steps
as will enable him to call to his aid
the peace officers of the county If
necessary.
On motion of S: G.. Mayfeld it was
authorized that five county campaign
meetings be held and at the following
places: Bamberg, Denmark, Ehr-
hardt, Farrell's Store, and Olar, and.
that the dates for said meetings be
fixed by the county chairman at some
later date.
On motion of S. G.. Mayfield it was
unanimously agreed that magistrates
and cotton weighers run in the pri-
mary. On motion it was unanimous
ly agreed that candidates for magis-
trate be voted for by the clubs as
heretofore, and also candidates for
cotton weigher. Magistrate at Bam-
berg g-Bamberg, Clear Pond, and
Midway. Denmark-Denmark, High
towers Mill and Lees. Ehrhardt-
Ehrhardt and Kearse's Mill. Fish
Pond-Hunters Chapel and Edisto.
Olar-Olar, Govan, and Colston.
Cotton weigher at Bamberg-Bam-
berg, Clear Pond, Hunters Chapel,
and Edisto. Denmark-Denmark,
Hightower's Mill, and Lees. Ehr-
hardt-Ehrhardt and Kearses Mill.
Olar-Olar, Colston, and Govan.
On motion the following assess
ments were placed upon all candi-
dates: House of Representatives,
s12; Supervisor; $40; Treasurer,
$40; Auditor $40; County Commits
| sioners, S.; Magistrate at Bamberg
and Denmark, Sc; Ehrhardt, Fish
Pond, and Olar, 81; Cotton weigher
at Bamberg, $40; Denmark, Ehr-
hardt and Olar, 81 each.
On motion Of l.. w. Abstance 1t
was ordered that the names of the
managers of the primary election be
sent to the county chairman and Sec
retary at the proper time by the ex-
ecutive committeeman of the various
clubs.
| Moved that the members of the eX-