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THE UNION TIMES, ONION, 8. c MAY 0, 1902.COlfXTY DE HOCK A TICCONVENTION.A I'u 11 Delegation Present — Resolutions Endorsing Tillman Pnssed—MiHS Eliza Earner Wiin(s to Him for County Super intcmlcnt of Education.According to announcement the County Democratic Convention was heKl it* the Court IIouslt;- on Monday, Tli3 convention whs called to order. Hon. A. (!. t.jlis was made chair man and J. W. Gregory was chosen secretary of the meeting. C. H. 1’eake was elected county chairman for the ensuing year and Judge J. M. Greer was clectod State executive committeeman.A committee on credentials was appointed to look id ler the delegates eu-liiled to seals hi the convention. They found a full delegation from every township in the county with tlie exception of l*iuckuey (Lockhart delegation was absent) and passed favorably on their credentials.It was mo veil and carried that a committee be appointed by the chair consisting of one delegate from tach township to suggest oainea of delegates to the State Couventiuu. The folio wing noot-inittce was then appointed: T. K.J''ostcr, Uitiou; L J. Bi owning, Cross Kes; T. H. Hales, Santuc; J. 1 Flemming, Fish Dam; M it. Leo, Hog ms-vide; it, W. Iamg, Jonesville; II. C. Lillie, t’n.okney.A PtrtJi ItBLKII ATIOM.While the committee was out we ran over the list mid found tire following delegates were present:Union—T. K. Foster, G. C. May, T. K. I'almer, B. F. Townsend, J. Ed Humphries. Sam*I Howdl, Jno. U, Farr, J. F. Heine, T. J. Betenbaugli, C. Bishop, .Jerry Bennett, G. O. Hughey, Fletcher Scott, J, W. Sanders, J, A. Sawyer, C. II. lVake, J, M. Greer, W. W. Dixon, J. G. lainr. Sr., Vernon Gault.■Jonesville—H. W. Long, .1, 0, Spears,G. B. Fowler, Sam Littlejohn, V. II. Foster. Jno. Whitlock, Eliptms Smith, F. 1’. O’Shlclds, W. F. White, George 11. Fowler.Kelton—H. F. Fowler, J. 1. Gallman, J. W. Palmer, G. W. Sprouse, II. S. Porter, W. T. Aycoek, J. E. Sprouse,H. G. Little.Bogausville—J. B. Lancaster, L. F. Stanford, M. B. Lee, G. T. Hyatt, II. II, Kobiiison, W. A. Lancaster, R. W. Smitb. W. T. Sumner. II. D. Lawson.Adamsburg Club—J. P. Hancock, W. T. Gregory, T. M. Adams.Santuc—D. J. Gregory, J. Mobley Jeter, J. W. Gregory, J. T. Jeter, B, G. Gregory, L. B. Jeter, T. B. Bates.Cross Keys—B. G. Wilburn. G. T, Hollis, L. J. Browning, S. S. Waldrop, Jesse B. Davis, T. J. Alverson, W, T. Davis.Fish Dam—I. S. Welsh, A. C.Lyles, R G. Hill.Goshen Hill—I. M. Mobley, R. S. Wilson, W. W. Brock.The comiiiiuee having returned they ham led in the following names for nomination as delegates to represent Union county in the Statu Convention to be held m Columbia:Sanford Wilburn, Bog.msville; C. II. Peake, Union; Richard Fowier, Pinckney; Dr. J. T. Jeter, Santuc, H.G. Hill, Fish Dam; G. B. Fowler, Joues-ville; I. M. Mobley; Goshen Hill; B. G. Wilburn, Cross Keys.It was decided to vote by ballot for the six candidates wo wcie entitled to from the nlwve list ot eight natn^s. The above received the highest number of votes and were declare ! elected;Sanford Wilburn. (5. il. Peake, Richard Fowler, Dr. J. T. Jeter, B.C. Hill and G. B. Fowler.The following were then elected fiom the hall by acclamation as alternates: B. G. Wilburn, of Cross Keys; I M Mobley, of Goshen Hill; W W. Dixon, of Unon; S G. Howell, of Union; A C. Lyles, of Carlisle, and W T. Jeter, of Carlisle.The county executive committee elected for the ensuing year are as follows:For Union township, W. W. Dixon; Santuc, B G. Gregory; Fish Dam, W, T, Jeter; Goshen Hill, I. M. Mobley; Cross Keys. L. J. Browning; Bogausville, M II. Lee; Jonesville, John Whitlock, Jr.; Pinckney, J. G. Gallman,In reply to a question of establishing more voting precincts in Union, the chair staled that the legislature lias established two additional voting precincts for Union, one at Buffalo and one at Monarch.W. W. Doxrfn introduced a resolution to the effect that this County Democratic Convenveutiou endorse the action of B. U. Tillman as Senator and a representative of the people and condemn Hie action of John L MoLtuiriu in the Senate, The resolution was carried without a discerning vote.Ex-Sheriff J. G. Long introduced the following resolution which was curried:Resolved, That Union County Democratic Convention request the State Convention to re.vise the rules governing the primary and make them more stringent in reference to persons voting and require every voter to exhibit a registration cer-titicate, except those who will become of age before the next succeeding general election.T)ia j-esolution was opposed by W. W. Dixon, as be thought it a hardship upon the white voters, their names being on the Democratic club mil Bhonld lie sufficient evidence of their quaii Acal Ion to vote.Mr, Ising supported liis resolution with a talk that carried the day. He said the primary was the important place, more do than the final vole as there were several times as in any voting in the primary, (he time when the shaping of the policies and the chosing of the men i- . us there were at the gentnd election winch was nothing more than a i at ideation of the action of the primary aud only a few took an active interest at that time, while ttie floating eleme it helped to shape our policy and no doubt at once drifted elsewhere to help do the same thing for possibly a drink of popakull whiskey. lie thought our primaries should have the safeguard of citizenship In the true meaning of the word thrown around them. The resolution was adopted with one dissenting vole.The meeting was a very interesting one interspersed with some short speeches tiy 'several delegates as the differentQuickJ^ales,ShortProfits.IITREMENDOUS PREVAIL THNegligee Shirts all grades And ^Prices,There may be pSoft Shirts,We quote are too good to h ours. Our line this season THE STRONGEST IN TIUp-to-iIn all grades of popular gooi others heWe have the gcF. G. AUSTELL, Manager.ak»-T!m.Ft.matters of importance came came befo: e the body.MISS II ABNER WANTS TO BUN.One of I lie features of the occasion ihat. was not down in the original program wus a com mimical iou from Miss Eliza Garner am mu n Bing the fact tjiat -he was rH'S'irmi' of once more Itecomirg a candida'efor ihei ilW of Superintendent of Ed neat i hi, and promising if elected to give a gntt slick of tin sa'ary of ihe office to the public schools of the county. Sim says that books of physio'-•’try and hygene are i ol in Hie public schools as tequila!, anil she wilt see they ,ii e put there with I hi salary. Shu asked that her name be added to the ticket so that anyone who wished could vole for herUncle Mike Lee immediately offered a motion that the candidates known to is* in the race be requested to withdraw in favor of Miss Garner. His motion was ably seconded by Mr. Jeiry Bennett with a speech eulogizing woman from Adam’s time down to the present time. He did not put much faith in Eve’s tempting Adam but said old Adam was as much into it as Eve ever was, Mr. Bennett’s speech caused some merriment and he began to feel that he was at S' a, and to feel he was the victim of a joke, so to assure himLelf lie turned to Mr. la-e and demanded: “Did youmake that motion as a juke or in earnest.” The motion, however, was received as information.One of the features of the mreting was two fine speeches, one by Hon J J. liemptiid and one b Mr. J. G. Long Mr. Hemphill announced himself for (j. S. wen a tor and said he had a very kindly feeling for Union people. He recalled the fact that it was in this same court bouse that ho had made his fi st announcement for the race for Oougress. He had no harsh words for any opponent He proiiosed standing upon ids own merits, had never in his life asked a man to vote for him. That w.ts a rigid that belonged to the voter and be should cast Ins vote according to ins judgment for the mr;n Ijeqt spited for the place. He touched brii tiy upon the ship subsidy bill and the Philippine question, prouis-infe to discuss both during the campaign fully. Called attention to the enurmous expense that the aimy was to the taxpayers, millions of dollars more than (lie people bad any idea of, the detostible methods of uarfa re our army is adopting among these people. Hays the orders have gone out from the general to slaughter every male person over ton years of age whether a soldier or not. The situation was horrible. These people love their homes as we love mini and should be let alone to manage their own government.Mr. J. G. Ixmg while talking to his motion to have the primary election laws so rovised as to prevent the floating element from participating became warmed up and recalled the lime of the iaiyouet rule when men had to leave their homes and families to seek refuge in a foreign country to preserve their honor and manhood, lie became full of tin' (ire of eloquence and made the finest s|eech we have ever heard him make. His words were greeted with storm after storm of applause.mi-AI 's#w.lti;wilpi*iR)
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