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VOLUME XXXVIII
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1938
NUMBER 16
EUROPE MOVES
NEW SETUP
Jones Talks Of
- Nation’s Need
STATE’S DEMOCRATIC POUTICAL Press Meet Here
MACHINE BEGINS ROLUNG SOON
Any Chances On Break.
in Rome today foreshadowed a new
European setup.
On the heels of the Italian-British
RFC Head Says ConfidenT~Ac- Columbia, April 16.—South Caro- be held August 20. The second pri-
France Plans To Angle For jj^jp Current I lina’s Democratic party machinery, mary will come two weeks later
Italian Pact. Dildomats Be- Business Recession. which will steer this summer’s cam-1 dn following a set itinerary dur-
lieve Mussolini Not Taking! ' paign to an August climax with elec-Ung the caq^paign, the candidates
Washington, April 18.—Jesse Jones,-tion of a governor, United States will conform to a forty-three-year-
chairman of the Reconstruction Fi-} senator and represenUtives, and sUte old custom unique in that South Caro- coUeg^ dining hall the South Carolina
. nance corporation, declared tonight] officers, will officially begin opera-
Iwme, April 19. DipioinatK moves i confident action to solve reces-tion April 23, it was announced by
sion problems would bring better j Lane L. Bonner, secretary of the
business. ' sUte’s Democratic party.
“So much has been said about fear,” | Bonner said county Democratic
friendship accord of Saturday, Italy,asserted in a radio address in] clubs will elect representatives on
and France agre^ to start ne^ti-j^j^g Washington Star forum, “that'that date to the county conventions
ations to reestablish their traditional, ^gye all become imbued with the ^ w’hich will be held Mav 7.
friendship, shattered by the Ethiopian! something is wrong with! The clubs will be allowed one dele-
F.D.R. MOVES TO
PRIMING
war.
the country, when as a matter of fact,' gftte for each twenty-five members
Two-Day Session of High School
Convention Ends. Several Not
ed Speakers Heard.
Friday night in the Presbyterian
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lina is the lone state to have a meth-1 o i. • . x.
of of forcing all statewide candidates 1 association closed its _ . . ....
to appear on the same platform the i thin! annual convention with the pre-1 Roosevelt, apparently highly confi-
same day and offer themselves for 1 sentation of official awards to the congress would approve his new
election. .leading high school newspapers rep-1i * i v
Bonner expressed the belief that j re.sented in its membership. ’ 1 ^ P ojrram,. .said today he ex-
the foi-thcoming convention would: phe convention, which opened Wed- d«‘vote mo«t of the next
not discontinue this custom, despite! nesday afternoon with the registra-j ^‘’‘ tnight to prejiuration.s for getting
some opposition voietnl to it. tion of numerous school delojfations,i compaij^n starteil quickly when
South Carolina must elect a gov- ^as officially closed by Professor j ^he appropriations are grantwl.
President To Push Recovery
Plan and Expects Congress
To Vote Funds. I./egislative,
Fight To Start.
Washington, April 19. — President
At the .same time, responsible dip-j^g j^gygj. gbund-; At the county conventions, dele-!ernor. Indications are that seven' (jrant M, Hyde, director of the school! In jocular moo<l, he adviseil report-
Itfilv* XA'nc Qminn. * ^ «t a\^^ :ii i. . i.i- . ... . .a i. ? _ . • i •
lomatic sourcea^sakl, luly was sound-^gg^^,^j fQj. a really Rates to the state convention ached-1 or eight nuyi will bo in the race, t of journalism. University of Wiscon-
ing o,ut Yugoslavia on* military all:-1 sUndard of living thaij we haveluled for May 18 will be elected. The although olily three have definitely, son. He was precede<l by Joseph M.
number allowed at the statewide' announced. Those who have
meeting is twice the number o-f leg
islators each county has in the gen
eral assembly.
Bonner said new enrollment books.
nounced are Wymlham
ance to make safe the .Adriatic, an -
It^ian-A ugoslav sea. i basis of prosperity is con-
The two steps seen as an I fijence. We must have confidence in
tempt by Premier Mu.s.'-oltni to n*® our, country and confidence in our
Italy less dependent or. his "'ork^PRj jj^overnment, and if wq demonstrate
Reich^uehrer Ha.er.j^^gj confidence by action, better
Officials asserted tW Italian
man alliance was as strong as ever', explained the RFXJ’s newibution. The books open. June 7 an*l, (Cotton Ed) Smith, to which the vet-'or>' university; Sam C. DePass, of the
and wou.d remain the keystone of ^ progrlm of loans to! close July 26. i eran .senator, will .seek reelection. 1 University of South Carolina, and R.
Italy s foreign policy, no matter what I depression and appeal-j Immediately following the state! Six congressmen, one-half the a. Nehls, of Howard college,
other friendships were xormed. , /'noneration of hank-«i in! convention. B<*nner said, the ex-' state senate, all the state represent-'
Murphy, director of the world’s larg-
Manning, I ^.st scholastic press association, the
Sumter; Cole L. Blease, Columbia, \ Other spi>akers during the
and H. C . floilfrey, ( olumhiu. j convention includinl W. M. Kempton
Governor Olin D. Johnston is he-1 the University of Georgia: W.
' .1 VA* l/liv V^IIAvViOiVjr TV •
which are sujqdiedjcvtirxJour year.aj eyeing -the,-place held| SpearmahHinTielJmversity of North
as requiroii, are ready, for distri-: by UnitiHl States ,Senator E. D. | ('arolina, Raymond H. Nixon of Em-
cd for the cooperation of hanks in 1 convention, iJonner said, the ex-1 stale senate, ail the state represent-1 Highlights of the convention in
Diplomatic quarters felt that the! deserving busi-j ^‘cutive committee will fix the va- ! atives. a lieiiti-nant jrnvernor and Smill Fnhnuct
goal of 11 Duce s present diplomacy! — — | rious iees tor state office.s, also the j state officers must go before the Thursday evenimr follnwiH) )>v a
■wftft a five-power pact among Italy,' - ... 1 i ..... J'
on
re-
. a Pi a Uongre.ss recently amended the RFC' itinerary and closing date for an-1 lusiple for eh-ction. ; eeption in the Clinton high school
German>\ Britain, hranceTand Inland authorizing public works loans i nouncement of candidates. j It is exptvtisl the forthcoming cam-j auditorium. Friday evening the final
as an adjunct to the Rome-Berlin^^ public bodies and political sulHli-j South CaTOlina’s first primary willjpaign will be the liveliest in years,
agreement-and as a .shock absorber long-time credit to in-i'
mc« sZlid break. ‘ i Eaptists To Hold
The suggesteil alliance with A ugo- ^ Mepf In LaiirPn^
slayia, across the .Adriatic from ..The objective of the law is to aid 1 IfiCCi III L,aurCI15
Ita y s eastern coast, would be a long- business through increa.sing employ- i Associational Sundav School
range sa^Ay measure designed to ; AKsociallonal Sunday School
stop any OiTman move to regain the r^.^uiivs thatj Convention Plans One-Day
Adriatic ports once held by Austria. I must be secured, but may bej Program For May 51h.
It wa> dou te<i .nat Italy woud gyeh terms and conditions and! . ♦—-7~
display much solidarity with Czwho-,. . of time as in the ^be I^urens Ass«ociatiHl Sunday
tlovakia. YuK,.slavia'a associate alonift board of diroctorr, are' School convention «ill ' ""
Young People j
Name Officers
laeaKue of Soyth ('arolina Pres
bytery Me^ts. To Hold Fall
Meeting Here.
Greenwood, .April 18.—With an at-
with j tendance of 192 the young people’s
W'ith Rumania in the Little Entente, i ”| Lucas .Avenue Baptist church in Laur- league of .South Carolina pre.sbytery
i ens, on Thursday, May "5th. AIL held its annual meeting at the First
meet
in view of Mussolini’s continuing tie- i
up with Hitler.
Frencn, opening conversations on
proposed resumption of an exchange
of ambassadors with Italy, sought
Italian concessions, particularly re
garding Tunisia, French North Afri
can protectorate adjoining Italian
libya.
Th^y^ also sought a friendship ac
cord similar to the Italian-British
While our purpose will be to make}
business and industrial loans that will
maintain or create work, we will not
feel authorized to make such loans un-
leas in our opinion the borrower will
be aible to pay the money back. Too
much debt and inflation of values
were the principal causes of the 1929
cK^dopoe, and prudent borrowing is
just as essential as prudent lending
agreement as the price for recogni-| ^ ^
‘ urged to send full delegations.
The theme announced for the con
vention is “Kingdom Service.”
The following program will be pre
sented:
10:90—Devotional service. Pastor
E. J. Ingle.
TO:20^Enrollment and receiving re
ports,
10:30—Sun<lay School a.s a means
synod’s league; Boh Black, vice presi
dent of Pre..»bytery’8 league; John
lx.jt^h, incoming si^rretary, and Dor
othy Simpson, newly installiMi presi
dent. The Rev. Jame* M. <^TT, de
livered an inspirational talk. The
tion of Ethiopia, ' business mJney, which he 'wTn’ W of growing in Christian Service. Dr. treasurer of the league is Miss Gene-
France was eagir to keep Italy out ; p^^tpones the inevitableP. Ungston. Rev. V. A. Dean i vieve Watkins.
l>anqiiet was followinl by a dance in
Copeland hall.
Pre.sbyterian college was represent-
e<l at the convention by Dean Mar
shall W, Brown, official host of the
colh^e; L .G. Heckle, of The Blue
Stwking, which acted as joint spon
sor with the ('Union high 'school pa
per, The Sentinel; Hugh Holman, di-
nH'ior of public ndations, who ad-
dresstnl one of the siH^tional meetings,
and C. B. Holcombe, who welcominl
the conventioq for the student body.
Members of The Blue Stocking staff
_ , , . , . , , aii4*d as guiiles to the visitors and
P«»bn«rlan vhurch of (.roonwo..,! on lo.dofo,'
Saturday. Speakers on the program
indude<i Miss Euphemia Gordon, who
retired after serving as secretary four
years; Bob Thomason, president of
Officials of the convention, through
FrtHl C. Kendrick, director, expressed
their appreciation for the interest
which Prt‘8byterian college showed in
the convention this year. In token of
this appri.ciation. Dean Brown and
Business Manager J. H. TTuhter were
presented gifts at the final banquet.
Next year the fourth convention
will convene in Columbia as guests of
ers at hi.s semi-weekly press confer
ence not to be surprisisl if the next
two weeks saw a long'string of peo
ple going in and out of his office. He
intends to confer, he said, with Harry
Hopkins, dirixitor of WP.A; officials
of the National Youth administration.
the "civilian Conservation corps," and
others both in and out of official life.
The president’s jirogram calls for
$4,500,000,000 to be expended or lent
for work relief, public works, flood
control, highways and the like, or ad-
vancerf'Ttr business ertterprises which
need capital for joh-ereating expan
sion.
Two minor features of Mr. Roose
velt’s proposals received favorable
congressional action today, the house
approving an appropriation of $100,-,
000,000 for road construction and the
senate $50,(K)0,()00 for the (’Cl'. Both
items were in addtiiun to regular bud
get proposals. The i'GC appropriation
now goes to the White House, while
the roads bill goes to the senate.
The hou.se appropriations commit
tee ma<le ready, meanwhile, to Ix'gin
hearings on major jxarts of the pro
gram, behind closisl iloors, Hopkins
was called as the first witness.
Representative Taber, Kepublican,
of New York, ranking Republican
member of the appropriations com
mittee, estimate<l that the program
would result in a $12,500,000,000 bud
get next year, an $8,000,000,000 defi
cit, and “inflation—nplbing else.”
Chairman Glass, Democrajt, Vir
ginia, of the senate " appropriations
committee, announce<t he would sup
port Mr. Roosevelt’s nniue.st for $1,-
2.50,000,tKK) for relief, but not an ad
ditional f reposal for $l,00i'». 1)00,000
of the Balearic island*, and was inter-
reailjustment'of his affairs. This does ’ 11:10—To lead others to a know-
The officers were installed at im-
the Columbia high school. Dr. J. Rion
McKissick of the University of .South Piiblic works.
Carolina will act as one of the offi-l works were provided for, he
ested in withdrawal of Italian troops mean that we are not making h'dgt* of Christ and His wonl the true. P*’*'*^*'’*' ceremony to serve with the >)(,Hts I mainta’ned, by a rtrently^ euacted
from Libya. (Italy promised Britain^ niotri'e of enlistment. Mr. Boyd Hor- f^»"‘>wing chairman: Life enrich- ThrcK- hundred and forty-nine of- w^^ich he was the author, for
she would evacuate the Balearics
rowers,
jiarticularly w'here employ-]ton. Rev. J. H. Holcombe.
ment, Ruth Gresham. Ware Shoals;
when the Spanish war was endetl). ! ^ajntaineti or increased.! 11:50~EffkMent officers trained for' Boyoml the seas, Helen McKenzie.
Since late in 1936 France has not ^ authorize service a great nee<l in our schools. Ablieville; into the homeland, Hessn
bad an ambassador in Rome, refusing , an. Rev. W. N. I»ng. C. A. Power,
to send an envoy accredited to the applicaiion ” 12:30-Lunch hour.
king of Italy as empi^ror of Ethiopia.;
Fortner, Thornwell orphanage; en
listment and training, I^ouise Dor-
ficial <lelegates were registered darip‘'‘“'« ‘'y R»^-’onst ruction Finance
ing the first/lay of the convention, j‘'”n><>ration.
Twenty-three of the.se were out-of-| Repi\*>entativ > Biu-on, Re; iiMican,
town speakers. Five heads of depart-' ^ ork, drafted a bill to return
, oi , merits of journalism were present andi relii-f problem to the state, a
1:30—Devotional. Rev. J. A. .Mar- ;*"oh, .Smyrna; h'arning, .lo Taggart,; deans of colleges spoke. Thirty-1 which would drastically al-
tin. iGreenwoiMl; stewardship fr„m all over South Caro-, the pre.sident’.s program,
1;.50—.A consocrateel teaching force j J" l>«ureMs; comradeship, Billy ^ jsjK'nt delegates to the meeting.] However, labor’s non-partisan lea-
g from seven dif-l*^^'^' linktsl with the ('. I. ()., threw
Horace MeSwain Major Harding To
fX* Aft LJ2 U Lea.ve Clinton P^^P®*"^* orthodox leadership is | Lightfoot, Shiials J»nction; adult ad-1 speaker
Dies At His Homei imperative. B. Y. Cube-rtson, C. K. visers. Mrs. M. .A I uRant AblH*vilhv
Well Known Cross Hill Citizen
Major Floyd G. Harding, profes.sor j " c- l i 11 e
of miliury science and tactics at' 2:.10-B,hle SchiK>ls as a field for
an<l Dr. Roswell G. I.iong, GreenwoiKl.
For her faithful service in the league
eil ivnown i.ross nm ^.luzen ^ unitary science and tactics at' as » i.e.u nresentcMl a loving
I>as»e8 After Urn* lll»e«. Pre.Mrri.n collee^ win mun.; J-'" J*;'*" wZ'h
Funeral Sunday. ;to P^*t next year, according to
♦' a recent government order. The
Cross Hill, April 16—Horace Me- Major will be transferred to Fort'
' Watts.
3:10—Secretary’s report and elec-
Swain, widely known farmer of Cross, Hays, Columbus, Ohio, where he will officers.
- . 3.JO—Adjournment.
All delegates and visitors are re-!
quested lo carry lunch.
Hill and outstanding citizen of his duty with the quartermaster’s
community, died at his home, at 11:50 corps.
o’clock Friday night. Mr. MeSwain While no official announcement has
had been in declining health for the made, in all probability Major t
past nine years, and while his death. h. Cummings, ®ssjsfap^ Coilfltv A
was not unexpected, it will cause p^^f^gg^j,. will sue-j 1
widespread sorrow among his mony'^^ Major Harding. I NAJTlfid
friends. ^ ] wwaaa^o a '««aaa^va
Mr. MeSwain was the «n of the |g Ngmed
The fall rally of the league will bej
held in the ^'irst Pre.sbyterian church j
of (’linton on NovemlnT 4.
its strength behind the p.esidenl’s
{irogram. Jt is.sued a statement say
ing “every American worker should
write, wire, telephone, or call ujMin
f f 17 ‘J ' congres.sman and senator, insist-
IftCFC Vyll rFlClftyjing that the jiresident’s jnoposal be
enactefi into law quickly and without
a loving Pioneer Conclave
Johnson Heads
.. Rotary Club
A Pioneer Conclave, the first of its crippling amendments.”
kiiKl held in this state, will be held!
late Dr. E. S. MeSwain and Mrs.
Janie McGowan MeSwain, members
of families long prominent in the
Cross section. He passed his 58th
birthday on October 25, was a life
long rwident of Cros. Hill, .nd yeMerday that Jack N
ewaged .n f«-mmg unt.l the time of,^_.,j
•Announcement has been made from
^ •• * • ' 'Columbia of the appointment by the
V^nCl r\SSlSft2lllft' governor of the township assessors’
♦ boanJs of Laurens county, as follows,
Walter A. Johnson, director of ath-; the first named being the chairman
letics at Presbyterian college, an- of each board;
ixon, i Laurens city: J. W. Thompson, E.
for all PreaMreian l"t;;nm'diatea in! Wffis
South Carolina presbytery at the I
Kir,t Preahyterian church of rtia city 1 OpCning GamC
tomorrow from 4 to 7 p.m. The pur-j w ^ o
.At the regular weekly meeting of! l>ose of the conclave is to find and fit' Mid.Statp I.eaL'ue Oiiens So:mnn
the Clinton RoUry club held at noon a program adeejuate to the interme-: ^ ^ ui
on Monday, Walter A. Johnson wasidiate age and to organize this age laiirge A row as. ItlKlll
unanimously elecUnl president for the for effective future development ini Textile Team.S In Circuit.
the full work of the church of which] ^ —
these young ptK>ple are members. The^ Mid-iState Textile league, off
coming year. He succeeds W. M.
Walker, who has served the club in
Saturday for the 1938 race, saw big
.scores prinlominatc through the cir-
his death
With a wide personal popularity,
his many talents and energies were
team the past two seasons, will 8er\’e
as assistant coach at Presbyterian be
ginning next fall. Nixon is a resi-
d.rcc«d in every cn-ic K.i»lty. ^ ^
.11 uneelfieh conception of eejvice,
to hi. COTinu^y He wm ^r-
man of the school board, and it was
through his efforts that the schools
were consolidated.
In addition to his widow, who wosj State Baseball Race
0. Anderson, R. A. Babb; Laurens! t.’’ea.Hurer. The board of directors will
township, B. B. Blakely, J. W. Tins-1 consist of the following: Marshall W.
ley and S. R. Sloan. ' Brown, Joe L. Carter, Ernest Johnson,
Clinton: R. L. Plaxico, W’. H. Simp-| Walter A. Johnson, Rev. Walter N.
this capacity the past year. Marshall ^ ages of eligibles is 12 to 15.
W. Brown is the retiring vice-preei-j The program will be in charge
dent. I the young pi-ople’s council of which , . ,
Joe L. Carter was eU*cted vice-pres-i'Miss Dorothy Simpson, of Whitmire,' „ Joanna.team, again headed by
ident, and T. J. Blalock, secretary-1 is president. | Bruce Galloway as manager, cele-
I)r. Roswell C. Long of Greenwood,
bratAHl the opening with a victory
over Buffalo by the count of 4 to 1.
■w
son, W. D. C])opeland; Hunter town
ship, Jack H. Davis, Sr., G. F. Bu
ford and W. H. Milam.
Cross Hill: S. M. Leaman, John F.
'^Griffin and J. T. Hollingsworth.
Waterloo: W. E. Washington, Troy
F. F. Moore, and W’. B. Sims.
Sullivan: Thomas T. Wood, W. I.
Mlfts Lena Madden of Croos Hill, he]
is survived by two daughters: Mrs.] ,
James Coleman, Mary Jane week the. Freeman and J. M. Summerell.
MeSwain Cross*Hill-three sons, Hor- University of South Osrolina stood' Dials: John H. Wolff, W. B. Brooks
act U MeSvrein. Jr.’. Warm Sprin*a, •* the top in the intercollegiate base-1 and J. W. Curry.
G*.; Charlea SleSwain, Croaa Hill; *>•" league. The standing through'
ehairman of the presby^ry-a religioua g
eiiucation committee, will present the;^^_. ColdvilTe team, Putman and
conclave idea and purpose. The theinel»|ar^,. ^ , n.,rc„ir.
Ung and W. M. Walker. The new of-i ^j)] ‘ichrist of the Upward Way,”| [ Buffalo
ficerp will assume office July first, j ^nd addresses will be heard from sev-' eight-toam loop is composed
'The district Rotary convention merribers of the council. The in-1. Winnsboro, Union, Monarch, Lock-
be held in Asheville, N. C., on May
15-17, it has been announced. It is
expected that a number of the mem
bers and newly-elected officers will
attend the meeting.
termediates of Thornwell orphanage I
are invited guests of the condave.
Buffalo.
John B. MeSwain, San Diego, Cal.;, ^‘^''dayjollowsj
one sister, Mrs. Mamie Galphin,r
Ninety-Six; two brothers, C. W.
Swain, Raleigh, N. C., and S. F.
Swain, Washington- The late ■■ v
gressmon, John J. MeSwain was also Wofford
• brother. jPre^ytenaii
Fuperal services were held from Li’^kine
the residence Sunday erfifernoon '
WINS IN DEBATE
Presliyterian college’s affirmative
Jacks: Don Copeland, W. J, Henry ^debate team, consisting of Cliff Hillj
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I and Raymond Dean. I McLeod and Roy Hutchinson, on Sat-,
Pet.' Scuffletown: O. L. Hunter, G. W.^urday evening administered a defeat'
.833 j Cunningham and W. D. Glenn. ' to the negative team of Hampden-1
.667 The equalization group has re-' Sydney college, Virginia, in a decis-
.6671 ceived assessment sheets from the ion debate held here.
.500 'auditor’s office
.400 their work.
.400!
and entered upon
wIi’^MENUTOR REMAOIDBR OF
Keller and the Rev. Fred T, Me- WEEK
Gill. Interment followed in Liberty
Spring cemetery.
PRl^yTERrAN MEN
.250
RETURNS TO HER WORK
Friends of Mrs. Marshall W. Brown;
will be glad to know she returned*
Monday to her work as college regis
trar after an illness of several weeks
at her home.
Thorsday
Wofford at Davidson.
Friday
Clemson at P. C.
Erskine at Newberry.
Carolina at Georgia Tech.
Saturday
Wofford ftt P. C. (2 P. M.)
Carolina at Georgia Tech.
TO MEET TONIGHT
The April meeting of the Men-of-
the-Church of the First Presbyterian
church will be held jthis evening at
The topic for discussion was: “Re-
.<K>lved, that the national labor rela-1
tiona board shall be epjpowered to^
enforce arbitration irr^ll industrial!
"disputes. ^- ‘ i
NAMED DEPUTY SHERIFF j
Ijaurens, April 16.—J. Wesley Fow
ler, of the Mt. Pleasant section, has
7:30 in the Sunday school departipent ] been appointed as a special deputy i
of the church. The. usuaD^'upper willi sheriff, as provided for in the current
be served by one of the church circles,! Laurens county supply bill. He waa
after which an interesting program named for the post by Sheriff) C. W.
wilL be presented. All officers and Wier, and his duties will be in con-
members of the organization are in- nection with the collection of delin-
vited to be present. quent taxes.
DRIVE CAREFULLY
SAVE A LIFE!
So Far This Year There
Have Been
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FATALITIES
from
AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENTS
in
LAURENS
, COUNTY
I.ret*s Strive To Bfake
1938 a Safe Year On
the Highways.
This date lost year, 9.
Democratic Clubs
Meet Saturday
The Democratic olub.s of the cor- ty
I are due to meet Saturday, or T rie
time during the week of April ‘8-
i 23, to orgainze for thi.s summer’!' ri-
jmaries to be held in August ar to
elect delegates to the county coi en-
*tion to meet in Laurens on the lirst
I Monday in May at 11:00 o’clock. It
.has been the custom in the past for
most of the clubs to meet on Sat-
lurday, the hour usually being 3:00
, p, m. Those who have been meeting
j at other hours will WIow the custom
j established in the past. County Chair
man Ralph T. Wilson, states.
The state convention will be held in
Columbia on the third “Wednesday in
May. Eight delegates, or double the
number oif the county’s representation
in the general assembly, w-ill be elect
ed from this county for that conven
tion.