The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-29
Club Meetings.

The Democratic clubs throughout
the county reorganiZed last Saturday
in accordance with the requirements
of the party constitution, elected their
respective officers, member of the
county executive committee, and dele
gates to the county convention Whlch
meets at the cou.t house Monday
May 4th.
There was not much interest mani
tested in several parts of the county,
some OF the clubs barely had enough
present to select a delegation from,
while others took advantage OF the
slim attendance to choose whom they
saw fit, regardless of the sentiment or
wishes of the majority. One large
club in the county, we are told, held
its meeting earlier than the usual time
and thus secured the control, but when
the usual time arrived, and 1t was
learned that delegates had already
been chosen, there was strong talk OF
sending a contesting delegation, or
organizing new club, but on the ad-
vice of one who is in close touch with
the political situation, it was decided
to let it go but to resent the trick at
the ballot box in August.
We cannot see any need for undue
excitement over the election OF dele
gates to the coming convention, there
IS practically no issue. 1t is mistake
to call it division between Blease
and anti-Blease, such is not, nor should
it be the case at this time. The only
possible issue lies in the matter OF
tampering with our primary reSula-
tions, and, the muchEagitated question
of whether or not the state campaign
meetings should be abolished, aside
from these two questions there IS
nothing else for consideration at pres
ent.
The Clubs in the town of Manning
organized without any friction, the
only club where any special interest
was manifested was at tne Farmers
Platform where there were tive sets OF
tickets offered, but the fact is, this was
unnecessary because, the club IS prac-
tically unanimously opposed to the
suggestion to abolish the county.to-
county meetings, and it is also IN the
same proportion opposed to interfering
with the primary rules to the extent OF
restricting the vote to the registration
certificates and tax receipts, therefore
we say. to have had two tickets was OF
no importance whatever, and 1t IS no
indication of the sentiment 50 far as
the personnel of candidates for Office is
concerned. 1t is neither Blease, nor IS
it anti-Blease.
The officers for the Platform club
were reelected without opposition and
are as follows: President D. M. Brad
ham, Vice Presidents W. T. Touch
berry and E. B. Gamble, Secretary
J. NJ. Windham. Member OF the Exc
cutive Committee J. Ebert Davis. Del
epates to county convention ] F Brad
ham. r q Davis, NJ Reardon, c L
Ridgill. n NJ Riggs, ] W Ridgill,
louis Appelt, J H Touchberry, Thos
M Young. E Choat Thames, J Ebert
Davis, S Davis, G B Barrett, ) "
Wiudham. J NJ Peayy, Leslie Rldgill,
E B Gamble, P Mahoney. a G Davis,
J P Greecy, N B Davis, J 81 Windham,
B W Holiday.
Manning: Executive Committee: c.
r. Sprott. President. Joseph Sprolt.
E. c. Horton. Secre-
tary. E. J. Browne. Delegates, A.
Levi, T. F. Coffey, E. G. Horton, S. J.
Clark, J. B. Cantey.
Clarendon; President, J. B.: Leses-
ne. Vice e-President; Charlton DuRant.
Secretary, G. A. McFaddin. Executive
Committee, W. NJ. Plowden. Dele
gates, F. P. Burgess. w. G. King, j.
NJ. Galloway, j. D. Gerald, G. r. Har-
vim, S. W. Barron. .
Gibbon Mill: Executive Committee,
L. B. Gibbon. Delegates, L. D. Bar
row, NJ. 81. Melette, G b Castine, N D
Baird, W E Gibbon, L B Gibbon, r B
Gibbon, T NJ Baird.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved: That the Gibbon Mill
Democratic club has lost one OF its
most active members in the death OF
Hon. E NJ Kennedy.
That we extend our sympathy to the
bereayed family and submit to the will
of God.
That copy of these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes OF the club,
and copy of same be sent the family
of the deceased, and to The Manning
Times for publication.
Signed,
F. N. Thomas.
j. w. Gibbon.
NJ. D. Baird.