The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-05-03
COUNTY CONVENTION
PASSED OFF QUIETLY
NO Unpleasant Incidents
MARRIED the Day.
BLEASE DELEGATES
ARR. ELECTED

". Il. Eichey, Jr., Elected &ta:c En-
ccutha Committee man. Il. Z. Coopcr
Heads Delegation to State Co:.,en.
ton. Meeting Harmonious.
The meeting Of the County Demo
cratic Convention, held in Tic Court
House Monday morning, wa3 ono OF
the Guictest held in years. Although
III The nominations and elections for
state executive committeeman and dol
cgatcS to tho State Convention il was
apparent that two factions had been
loosely organized, vcry little factioNal
| feeling developed. The c.cction OF
convention officers passed Of rs # il
we're routine work, each oNicc being
filed without opposition. The Convcn-
ton went on record as endorsing tho
administration OF President Woodrow
Wilson and al&o as being opposed 10
ab0lisbinG thc county-to -cou.ty cam
paign.
The Convention convoncd wi.h Y. Y.
Babb, retiring county chairman IL tho
chair. Upon motion Of ". Ca"! Nhnr-
ton Mr.. Rabb was clctccd temporary
chairman. w. S. Power was elected
secretary and Alison Leo assistant sec
rotary. A credentials committee,
composed Of one mombcr appointed fy
! the chair from each club, then retired
to pass upon the credentials OF tho
cluh delegation. Tho committee re-
porting favorably on all the crcdcne
| tiais reported, 1t was moved by Mr. w.
L. Gray and carried that the roll of
delegates as reported to the crcdcntial
committee be made the permanent roll
Of the convention.
Permanent organization then being
in order, the temporary officers were
elected without opposition. w. l..
Gray and 0. G. Thompson were elect
| ed vice present and treasurer re-
! spcctivcly without opposition. r.. e,
Babb was elected chairman OF ;hc OK
ccutivc committee, which Will be com
posed OF tho executive committeeman
frcm each club.
Elections for representatives in ,ho
81
W. 4. Iaichcy, Jr., was nominated by
Geo. y. Browning, Jr., as County EN-
cc"tvc Committeeman. H. l.. .,nico
nominated n. B. Dial. ". 4. R.chcy.
Jr, was declared elected hy : vote OF
- 10 CO.
/ AS delegation to tho State Convo:l-
ton n. B. Dial placed the following
names in nomination: II. 4. Cooper,
II. l.. ScaiCc, J. H. Miller, j. y. Cope
land, NJ. Il. Crisp, J. w. L.nsorG. J.
/ II. Wharton and r. l.. Gray In reg
ular s">ccSaiOn suggestive OF 4 pre-
arranged ticket tho following namca
were nominated singly: 0. p. Goodwin,
W. NJ Ahcrcromtic, W. r. R:chcy, Jr.,
Geo a. Browning, b. p. Scr3cc, J g,
Mcdaniel, II. S. Blackwell 2nd G. NJ,
Moore. j. w. Wells, Of Graz Court,
and }. G. Workman, Of Cl.n,oH. wc"a
also nominated but received nGgligi-
bic support r. \. coopc. hc2loi tho
ticket and the following &oycn wc.o
elected to accompany him TO Colum-
4 bia: }. H. Miller, r. L. Gray NJ w
Abcrcrombic, w. It. Richey, Jr., J. c,
Mcdaniel, II. S. Blackwell and G. NJ,
Moore 1t will be seen that three OF
( the delegates elected were on the Dial
ticket and five weAc from those named
in opposition.
The delegation goes to Columbia in
structed to oppose any change in tho
rules governing tho county-to county
campaign. resolutions. as follows. hav-
ing been introduced by W. r. Richey.
Jr., and seconded by N. B. DIAL
Whereas this Convention has been
Informed that there Is movement on
foot to have the State Democratic
Contention Rbolish the present method
of county to county campaign meet
! ings and to abolish the present method
of township campaign for county Off.
GERS
and whereas the sentiment of this
convention is opposed to any such
changes.
Therefore be it resolved:
"That tho Iaurens County Demo-
cratic Convention do instruct It's dele.
gates to the State Convention 10 vote
against any resolution which might be
offered to change the present method
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