The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-29
TWO CITY CLUBS ADOPTED RES
OLUTIONs ENDORSING HON.
IL. I. MANNING.
Meetings Generally Wero Quiet and
Quickly Adjourned After O6icers
and Delegates were Elected-Few
Changes I'm Clubs-Club Of Ward
One Adopts Resolutions OF Respect
for IA. ID. Mitchell.

Sumter on Monday. May 4th, at 12I
o'clock. Tho meetings were for the
most part very quiet and the ousi-
ness was quickly transacted. In most
cases the former officers and execu-
tive committeeman were reelected
and delegates chosen and the clubs
adjourned In fifteen or twenty min
ute.
A meeting OF Ward I, Club Of the
Democratic party was called to order
by w. II. Wells. vice-president. in the
absence OF the President, II. I. Man
ming. Minutes Of the meeting Of April
3eth 1912 were read and approved.
The election of officers resulted In
the election OF all former officers, to
wit: R. 1. Manning. President; w. II.
Wells. vice-President: ii. C. Hayns-
worth. Secretary; r. I. Manning.
member Of the Executive Committee.
Delegates to the County Convention.
II. Manning. s. II. Edmunds, S. c.
Baker. L. E. White. II. c. Haynsworth.
W. n. Wells. +. ID. Knight, r. d.
Epps. IL L. Scarborough, j. j. Hat
neld. w. III. Shelley, r. s. Hood,
Edgar t. Skinner. The chairman Of
delegation was empowered to fill va
cancies by the appointment Of alter
mates.
On motion OF DR.. s. c. Baker 1t was
unanimously resolved that the club
endorse the position Of the Hon. II. I.
Manning as expressed In his platform
az to the safeguarding Of the pri-
mary. and II was resolved that our
delegation urge the adoption Of this
plank upon the County Convention.
The Secretary called the attention
OF the club to the death. since Its last
meeting. of one Of its oldest and most
faithful members. the late b. ID.
Mitchell. BY rising vote the club
unanimously expressed Its respect for
the memory of this most pure and
honorable Christian gentleman and
many high tributes were paid to his
memory by those who spoke In favor
Of the resolution. The secretary was
Instructed to inform the family of the
adoption of this resolution.
In Ward 2 the club was called to
order by the President and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent. A. s. Merrimon: vice~President,
II. A. Mcleod; Secretary and Treas
urer. X. J. Bland; Executive Com
mitteeman. John III. Clifton. The
following delegates were elected 20
the county convention:
L. 8. Booth. T.. X. Friar. III. j. Nc
Laurin. Jr.. w. j. Scale. ID. II. Mccall
iurn. II. II. Belser. j. X. Bradford, c.
L. Cuttino. A. s. Merrimon. j. A. Nc
Knight III. @. Ostcen, c. III. Wilson,
Is. {. Wallace. ID. ID. Noise. II. ].
Bland. III. Hardy. @. ID. Levy. Jno. r.
Sumter. A. X. Flowers. j. III. Clifton,
j. A. Warren. l.. ID. Jennings, j. b.
Rancid. J. X. Mercer. L. c. Strauss,
w. B. Boyle. Bernard Manning, II. ID.
Lee. X. Dozier Lee. ID. G. Shaw. AL
tcrnates. +. A. Mcleod. l.. f. Wood,
Junius Parrott. c. G.. Rowland. Thorn
I" y. Richardson. f. l.. witherspoon,
J. III. Chandler, Samuel O'Quinn.
On motion OF Col. II. ID. Lee Mess.
M. w. seabrook. w. A. Brown and
L. Il. Wood were appointed a COM
mittee to revise the club roll.
In Ward 3 the club was called to
order and the old officers were re-
elected with tho exception of the
Executive Committeeman. They are:
c. M. Hurst. President: II. A. Mo-
ses. Secretary; ]. p. Booth. Member
OF Executive Committee, vice w. S.
Dinkins. deceased.
Delegates to County Convention:
"A. +. Stoudenmire. III. NJ. Crowson. X.
{. Tisdale. w. Ii. Lyman. w. IT,
Whitehead, H. a. Moses. T.. l.. Du-
Rant. {. M. Hurst. T.. s. Miller,
J. ID. Harper III. G.. Cuttino. j. P.I
Booth. J. G.. Cooper. j. T. China. +.
W. NoPico'oh' D. H. hofSc. j. ID. Lem
mon. T. A. Nottles. Il. G. Jones. J. ].
Whilden. j. l. Fielder.
The president was empowered to
name alternates for delegates who
could not attend the county conven.
ton.
All OF tho officers Of Ward Dem
ocratic club were reelected last even
Ing except Executive Committeeman
r.. 4. Reardon who declined re-elcc-
tion and nominated George w. Dick.
who was with tho other officers
unanimously elected without oppo-
sition; President. w. Percy Smith;
Vice-President r.. II. Rhame; Sccre-
lnI hnr Ina