Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-05-04
DEMOCRATS IN SESSION.
County Convention at York Void
Il of Factionalism. ~


was displeasing alike to delegates
and their friends and afterwards
had it's effect on the fortunes If
candidates in the primary was en-
tirely lacking at the county con-
vention in York Monday morn
ing. There was an air about the
convention which led to the i'm
preston that all of the 120-odd
delegates were bent upon the
same mission-the expeditions
transaction of the business which
had brought them together and
the desire to avoid doing or say
ing anything which might give
Oftense.
For the first time women were
present as delegates to the con-
vention and one of the number,
Mrs. Alexander Long of Rock
Hill, whose father was the late
W. Blackburn Wilson, Esq, was
honored by being elected to pre-
side over the convention, but Mrs.
Long asked to be excused, say
ing that she was inexperienced.
Mrs. Long was afterwards elected
a delegate to the State conven-
tion to be held in Columbia Oh
May II, as was Mrs. Louis Fried
helm of Rock Hill, who was unan-
imously chosen u delegate-at-
large. Both Mrs. Long and Mrs.
Frledheim are understood to have
stated that they. will attend the
convention.
Other than the adoption of a
resolution indorsing the soldier
bonus proposed by the American
Legion for World war veterans,
the rejection Of resolution, sent
up from Beaufort county, calling
upon the Staie convention to 50
modify the party rules that as
stssinents may be laid by the
County executive committees OH
candidates for State and federal
Offices, the establishment of five
voting precincts in Rock Hill to
take The place of the two here
tofore provided in that city and
the creation Of new precinct at
'bcersheba school house, the coli.
vcntIon restricted it's activity
largely to the transaction of rou-
tine business. ..--
In the absence Of j. A. Marion,
Esq, county chairman, DIR. j. Ii.
Saye called the convention to or
der. DIR. Saye was then chosen
temporary chairman, with James
ID. Grist of York as temporary
secretary. Later Mr.. Grist was
elected permanent secretary.
The committee, Oh credentials,
composed of one member from
each club in the county, lost lit
tie time in making up the rolls
Of the convention and the report
OF the committee was adopted
without modification. Meanwhile
the Rev. r.. w. Gregg, ID. d.,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, Rock Hill, had respond
ed to an invitation to welcome
the women who were attending
officially their first county con-
vention. In pleasing short
speech DR.. Gregg said the women
could accomplish much i'll purify
ing the pontics of the country
and that In several of the larger
cities they had already brought
about better conditions by going
to the polls and casting their
ballots.
Following the declination of
Mrs. Long to preside over the con-
yention, DIR. Gregg was chosen
Dy acciamation. j. A. Marion
was then reelected county chair.
man without opposition, after
hob Saye Riddle OF Bethel town
ship had nominated Senator j. s..
bruce, who Immediately said he
would not serve. Dave Il. Moss or
Rock Hill then secured recogni-
tion and nominated DIR. /. j.
Campbell of Glover for State ex-
ecntive committeeman. DIR. Camp
bell has heretofore served as q,
member Of the State committee.
The convention elected nine pre- .
cinct delegates as follows to the
State convention with an alter
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