The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-05-03
WOMEN ARE SENT TO
STATE CONVENTION
County Democratic Con.
ventiOn Held Monday
SEN. N. b. DIAL
MAKES ADDRESS

out OF Eight Delegates Sent to State
convention, Four of Them are Wo-
men. Sharp Debate on Law En-.
forcement Resolution. c. A. Power
Rc-electcd County Chairman.
Election OF delegates to the state
oemocratic convention the latter part
OF this month and stirring debate on
a prohibition law enforcement resoh.
ton introduced by Mr.. w. l.. GRAY
formed the high lights in the county
democratic convention held in the
court house Monday morning.
For the first time in history two
women, Mrs. J. A. Curry and Miss
Allie Babb, OF Gray Court occupied
Official seats in the county convention
ana precedent was again smashed lat
er In the day when they, with Miss
Wll Lou Gray and Miss Kate Wofford
were elected as delegates to the state
|conventien.
The convention was temporarily or
ganlzed with G. A. Power as president
ana Is. Y. Culbertson and Alison Lee
as secretaries. Upon the adoption of
the roll Of reporting delegates as the
oiilclal roll Of the convention. the tenn
porary organization was made the
permanent organization upon motion
or MIR. w, l.. Gray and the convention
got down to business.
ELECTION Of representatives of the
convention to the state convention be-
ing the first item on the program.
nominations for state executive COM
mltteeman was called for. Nomination
of Jas. t. Crews was made by C. w.
McCrayy and his election declared by
|acclamation. G. "A. Power was elected
county chairman In the same manner.
upon call for nominatios for dele
gates to the state convention it was
moved that U. S. Senator N. B. Dial.
Governor r. A. Cooper and Solicitor
'H. S. Blackwell be elected by acclama-
ton. The motion was passed unani-
mously. The following nominations
were then made from the floor: C. D.
Nance, w. w. Harris, j. w, Wells.
Jack II. Davis, A. c.. Todd, w. c.
Wharton, Mrs. Festus Curry, Miss AL
lie Babb. DR.. D. M. Douglas, Maj. B.
K. i. Todd, and r.. r. Wilson At his
own request the name Of, A. C. Todd
was withdrawn. Mrs. j. A Crrry.
speaking for herself and Miss Allie
Babb, asked that their names be with
drawn by the delegate nominating
them. Their request was temporarily
acccded to. but upon a motion by Sen
ator Goodwin they with Misses viii
Lou Gray and Kate Wofford were elect
ed by acclamation.
With the election Of the three state
officials and the four women delegates.
only one remained to be elected. a
motion was introduced to fill the re-
naming place by electing c. D. Nance
Eby acclamation. Objection was raised
here on the ground that Clifton and
vicinity was entitled to representa-
ton on the delegatio. H. S. Black
well paved the way for the settlement
OF this issue by asking that his name
be stricken from the list already elect
ed. The convention agreed to this and
the motion to elect Mr.. Nance by ac-
clamation was amended by adding the
name of DR.. D. M. Douglas, Of Clinton,
the motion going through unanimous
iy The delegation as constituted is
composed Of four men and four women.
Delegates were authorized TO appoint
alternates In case Of non-attendance
upon the state convention.
Resolutions
Resolutions by Judge o. G. Thomp-
son condemning the socalled oyer
Anti-Lynching Bill" now in congress
as an infringement upon states rights,
by G. w. cMcCravy endorsing the SER
vice OF Congressman I. J. McSwain,
and by w. 4. Gray urging a sterner
enforcement OF the e,$prohibition laws
were adopted, the latter two, however,
being amended A clause in the 'reso-
luton Of Mr.. MoCrayy resolving that
Mr.. McSwain be allowed to run again
without oposition was stricken out
as without the province OF the con-
yention. DR., ID. M. Douglas introduced
| a resolution condemning the state SEN
ate for dissertation OF the Sabbath by
continuing Its sessions on Sunday, The
resolution was amended on motion OF