The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-03
COUNTY CONVENTION MEETING.

Democratic party the Clarendon
county convention met in the
court house on Monday last,
May 1st. County Chairman S.
Oliver O'Bryan called the con-
ventlon to order and announced
the purpose of the meeting. Mr..
O'Bryan was made temporary
chairman and J. NJ. Wlndham
was elected temporary secretary
A committee on credentials was
appointed by the chairman, con-
sisting of one delegate from each
club. The committee retired and
after a considerable while thru
It's chairman, Mr.. 0, G. Scar
borough. reported the list Of
delegates from the various clubs,
there being 20 delegates.
This list was confirmed as the
permanent roll of the conven-
tion. Hon. G. M. Davis was made
permanent chairman of the con.
vention and J. NJ. Windham was
made permanent secretary.
The first business coming be-
fore the convention was the
election Of a county chairman
for the next two years. Messrs.
S. o, O'Bryan and A. c. Brad,
ham were nominated and a bal
lot taken which resulted, O,Bry-
an 42, Bradham 81, Mr.. O:Bryan
beng declared elected county
chairman.
For member of the State exc
cutive committee Hon. G. NJ.
Davis and Hon. John R. Dingie
were nominated, and Mr.. DAVIS,
who has served for number of
years, begged that his name be
withdrawn, which was done, and
Mr.. Dingle.was elected by accla-
nation.
Senator Charlton DuRant Of
fered a resolution endorsing
President Wilson and ths Ma
tional Administration, which
were adopted by acclamation as
follows:
Resolved, That this conven-
ton endorses the administration
of President Woodrow Wilson
and urges his denomination.
Mr.. James NJ. Windham offer
ed resolution endorsing the pres.
ent system of county-to-county
campaign meetings for State
officers, which, after some
amendments which were accept
ed by Mr.. Win6ham, were
adopted. Mr.. o. G. Scarborough
made a speech against the reso-
lutions and Mr.. Windham de
Tended the county to-county cam
paign meetings.
Senator OuRant favored the
resolutions and offered ar amend,
ment striking out certain por
tions, which amendment was &C,
cepted by Mr.. Windham, and
the resolutions as passed are as
follows:
Whereas, Certain persons OF
the State are advocating the ab-
clifton of the county-to-county
canvass and campaign meetings
of candidates for State Offices:
and
Whereas, this method.has been
in successful operation for the
past twenty-five years and has
thereby given all candidates an
opportunity for presenting to
the voters of the State their
claims of the Office to which they
seek election and has been OF
material assistance in enlighten-
ing the people of the State upon
matters Of vital Importance to
them.
Therefore, be it Resolved by
the Clarendon County Demo
cratic Convention. that it is the
sense Of this convention that the
eounty-to county canvass be
maintained and that the dele
gates to the State Convention be
authorized, directed and instruct
ed not only to vote for the re-
tanning of same, but to use all
of their efforts so that same shall
remain as one of the fundamental
principals of the party and thus
give every voter of the State the
privilege and opportunity of
seeing and hearing every can
didate who offers for election to
any and every Office within the
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