The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-10
FOR STATE CANVASS.
Prohibition Leaders Name Steering
Commul,ee .o. InorouSn a:npa!Sn.

Organization o. the campaign 10
be conducted lA!s saEAer lor TIE
purpose Oh caIr!IuS The State Ior pro-
hibitlOn II the SPECIAL eiect.oA sep
tember l. Was conslueraUly adIanc-
ed at a meeting IN COluMDla last
week. \ steering comhiittee Was
parity formed WITH Mason DuPre, OF
WOnOrd college, as chairman, tAe
Rev. c. L. ouris, D. D., OF Coldhpla'
as vice chairman ana d. ". RoDih-
son, OF Columbia, as secretary, ana
there was erected an executive conf
mittee TO have direct charge OF the
canvass. Offers or cooperation from
several associations we're received
and a number OF experienced cam
paisners rendered their services.
D. W. Robinson, secretary, issued
a statement as follows describing the
days WORK:
"A conference of number OF
those interested in the prohioltlon
movement was held this day at the
Y. NJ. C. A. building in this city.
Among those present were George 3.
Cromer, Newberry; the Rev. J. L.
Harley, Spartanburg; R. o. Purdy'
Sumter; c. F. Rizer, Olar; Alan
Johnstone, Newberry; the Rev. }. +.
Mahaffey, Batesburg; }. Fraser LF-
on. the Rev. c. E. Burts, D. D., r. n.
HYATT and D. w. Robinson, or Co
lumbia. DR.. Cromer acted as CHAIR
man and Mr.. Robinson as secretary.
1T was determined TO place the
MANAGEMENT of the movement IN the
hands OF a steering committee, con-
sistins OF at least one member from
each county. This committee has
not vet been completed, but among
those who have agreed TO serve are:
Walter |. Herbert, Spartanburg;
Jesse w. Boyd, Spartanburg; ". D..
DeLoach, Camden; A Mason DuPre'
Spartanburg; George B. Cromer,
Newberry; George Warren, Hamp-
ton; Howard B. Carlisle, Spartan
burg; ]. S. Moffat, Due West; X. y.
Purdy, Sumter; w. P. Hamrick, Co.
lumbia; C. C. Featherstone, Green
wood; ]. L. Harley, Spartanburg; NJ.
R. Mcdonald, Walhalla; E. c. Rid
CELL. Batesburg; n. n. Burton, Bates
burg; C. E. Burts, F. H. Hyatt, j..
Fraser Lyon, Columbia; D. NJ. Cros-
son, Leeseville; D. R. Coker, Harts-
Vile; C. F. Rizer, Olar; E. O. Wat
son, Bamberg; Alan Johnstone, New
berry; c. E. Graham, Greenville; H.
n. Watkins, Anderson; Jesse l.. Sber-
ard, Anderson; George Bates, Barn
we'll; c. D. Epps, Sumter.
Mason DuPre Chairman.
From this steering committee A.
Mason DuPree, of Wofford college,
was elected chairman, c. E. Burts,
of Columbia, vice chairman, and D.
w. Robinson, of Columbia, secretary.
There was also selected an eXecu-
tive council to have direct charge OF
the work of the campaign. This COM
mittee consists of ]. Fraser Lyon,
Columbia; the Rev. ]. L. Harley
Spartanburg; D. R. Coker, Harris
vile: the Rev. h. G. Finlay. Colum-
bia: ]. K. Breeden, Manning; {. r.
Rizer, Olar; Robert McDougall, Co.
lumbia, Columbia, together with A.
NJ. DuPre, DR.. Burts and D. W. Rob-
inson.
The intercollegiate Prohibition
league, the Woman's Christian rem
perance union and the Woman's Pro-
bibition league rendered their SER
vices to the committee and will CO.
operate with it most heartily.
Among those who have expressed
willingness to assist in the campaign
during the summer are: The Rev.
Z. T. Cody, D. D., Greenville; mos.
G. Mcleod, Bishopville; the Rev. Z.
O. Watson, Bamberg; R. o. Purdy'
Sumter: the Rev. E. NJ. Poteat, D. D.,
Greenville; the Rev. J. S. Moffat, u.
D.. Due West; C.. c. Featherstone,
Greenwood: w. F. Stevenson, Che
raw: the Rev. S. A. Steel, D. D., CO.
lumbia; the Rev. Lewis NJ. Rice,
Union: w. Anderson Clarkson, Co.
mmbia: A. w. Summers. Orangeburg;
S. G. Mayfeld, Bamberg; Joseph A.
Mccullough. Greenville; George b.
Cromer, Newberry; the Rev. c. +.
Burts, D. D.. F. H. Hyatt, the Rev.
A. W. Blackburn, Columbia; John G.
Chnkscales, Spartanburg.
Voting Qualifications.
In view of recent article in ref
erence to the registration of voters
for this election, the conference de-
sires to say that it is not necessary