The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-26
DEMOCRATIC
CLUB MEETINGS
Democratic Party of Sumter
Reorganized and Delegates
Named For County
Convention

city Of Sumter held meetings at
! their respective neetinS places on
! Friday afternoon for the purpose
Of leorganizIng the clubs and for
! the naming OF the delegates 20 at
tend the meeting of the county con-
vention and foF the transacting OF
! such other business as was reQuir-
! Cd under the rules OF the Demo
/ cratic party. The meetings We're
i. routine in nature for the most
| part but one differentia1ing fea-
! ture. however. was the taking OF
active part in some Of the meet
ings by number OF the women
voters.
Ward One.
Ward Democratic club con-
/ vened 1T G:15 Friday afternoon at
the Court House. The following
officers We're elected: H. t. Scar
borough. president: r. S. Hood, sec
retary and r. D. Epps, member of
the executive committee.
The following were elected ,,s
delegates 10 the county conven-
ton: Messrs.. II. L. Scarborough,
r. D. Eprs and Edgar Skinner.
! No ladies appeared at rhe meet
| ing.
! Ward Two.
The Democratic club Of Ward
met at G o'clock Friday evening at
the Y. NJ. c. a. building. Solicitor
Frank A. Mcleod presided over
! the meeting.
Following We're the officers elect
ed: Frank a. Mcleod. president:
S. X. Nash: vice president: r. J.
Bland, secretary and treasurer and
Davis D. Noise. executive commit
tee.
The following delegates were
named to attend the county convcn-
ton: r. y. Mcleod, +. ]. DlaHd
Davis d. Noise. II. G.. Osteen, Jud:,t.
! T. z. Richardson. Mrs. r. D.
! Graham, Mrs Horace Hardy, Miss
Antonio Gibson. George D. Levy,
John D. Lee. S. K. Nash, S.
O'Quinn and r. c. Wallace. Each
of these delegates was authorized
to designate an alternate in the
event that such delegate could not
be present and to transmit the
name OF this alternate: to the sec
| retary.
The following resolution was pre-
sented by Senator D. D. Noise,
and the same passed:
] Resolved: That committee OF
/ three. to be named by the presi-
dent, recommend to the county
{! convention, and request the county
convention to recommend to the
state convention the question Of q
division Of Ward 2 OF the city Of
Sumter into two clubs, the boun-
; daries Of the said two clubs TO be
such as may be decided upon by
said committee, the necessity for
division being the increased enroll
nent IL said Ward . club. Com
ritree appointed by president We're:
] II. G.. OSteen, chairman; d. D.
Noise and r. B. Belser
The following resolution was
presented by Mr.. r. p. Belser and
passed upon:
I Resolved: That this club urge
J the women of Sumter and Of Sum-
(, ter county to enroll on the club
roll and to register as we believe
/! that the vote having been given to
/! them. il is their privilege and duty
| ID prepare themselves to exercise
their rights and discharge their
/, duty 20 the advancement Of coun-
" and state.
The following were appointed as
member Of the enrolment COM
! mittee: S. X. Nash. chairman; A
S. Hardy and y. II. Hodges.
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INSERT WARD 4
Ward Three Club Meeting.
In the absence Of President c. NJ
! Hurst who was out Of the city, the
meeting was presided over by Mr..
/; ]. ~ Rafield Officers elected
We're:
! President C. NJ Hurst.
Vice President, j. a. Raffield.
! Secretary. p. J. Gallagher.
Member OF County Executive
Committee, j. p. Booth.
Delegates to County Convention,
| c. N. Hurst. II. P. Moses, j. p
! Booth, J. A. Raf1ield, 2. ]. CAL
lasher, Miss .armida Moses.
s Resolved that the president fiji
in any vacancies that may exist ii
I delegation to convention at time
Of meeting.
Resolved that the president ap-
point an enrolling committee wher
the books are opened.
Ward Club.
Ward No. t Democratic club met
at Sumter Chamber of Commerce
ut 6 p. m.. yesterday and the fol.
lowing officers were elected FOR tht
ensuing two years:
President. W. Percy Smith.
Vice President. John p. Duffie
! Secretary. +. !. Reardon.
Member County Executive Com.
mittce, J. r. Dutiie.
Delegates TO County Convention
w. Percy Smith, ]. 3. Duffie, f. !
Reardon, j. w. McNievcr: Alter
mates. a. II. Wilder. E. L. Withcr.
spoon. r. V. Walsh. c.. W Hutchin-
son.
Enrolment Committee. 4. II
Wilder. T. l.. Kennedy. J. =. Duf-
fie.
The following were named Il cor!
mittr,. on resolutions regarding The
death Of Mr. Thomas !. kirvin
who was vice president OF Ward