History
CHAIRS OF THE PARTY
History of Democratic Party in McCormick SC
McCormick County emerged in 1916 from Edgefield, Abbeville, and Greenwood.
We can assume the original 10 precincts were established early on. By 1934 members were listed on Democratic party club rolls.
Monticello was added as an 11th precinct in 2013 with an act by the General Assembly of South Carolina. (See precincts map)
History Remembered by Jerry Goldman
In February 2000, at my first meeting Claude Cartledge was the chair of McCormick County Democratic Party and Johnny McCracken was first vice chair. In March 2000 McCormick county had its convention at which time Kenny Puckett became the chair and I became the first vice chair. And 2004 I became chairman with Larnell Leverette as my first vice chair for two years and Charles Jennings as my first vice chair for the second term. During this period Hester Abduhl was secretary and through her good works we were able to increase our mailing list. Charles Wiggleton became the chair in 2008 for three two year terms followed by Delbert Walls in 2014 and Alonzo Harrison in 2016. Cherry Brown was voted in as chair at the party convention 2022. Many people contributed to the growth and success of Mccormick County Democratic Party.
Jerry Goldman
McCormick County emerged in 1916 from Edgefield, Abbeville, and Greenwood.
We can assume the original 10 precincts were established early on. By 1934 members were listed on Democratic party club rolls.
Monticello was added as an 11th precinct in 2013 with an act by the General Assembly of South Carolina. (See precincts map)
History Remembered by Jerry Goldman
In February 2000, at my first meeting Claude Cartledge was the chair of McCormick County Democratic Party and Johnny McCracken was first vice chair. In March 2000 McCormick county had its convention at which time Kenny Puckett became the chair and I became the first vice chair. And 2004 I became chairman with Larnell Leverette as my first vice chair for two years and Charles Jennings as my first vice chair for the second term. During this period Hester Abduhl was secretary and through her good works we were able to increase our mailing list. Charles Wiggleton became the chair in 2008 for three two year terms followed by Delbert Walls in 2014 and Alonzo Harrison in 2016. Cherry Brown was voted in as chair at the party convention 2022. Many people contributed to the growth and success of Mccormick County Democratic Party.
Jerry Goldman
History of Democratic Women in McCormick
The Democratic Women of McCormick County formed a group in 2011. At the first meeting on 6-14-2011, Dot Crawford, Barbara Crawford, Paula Goldman, Lelia Jackson, and Joan Stockton decided there was a need for fact-based information about our local, state and federal government issues. They specifically wanted a Democratic approach.
They agreed on the need and decided to invite interested women to join them in a second meeting at Fannie Kate’s. First priority would be to discuss the SC Photo ID legislation passed in May in the SC State House, its legality and its possible ramifications in our community of voters.
SECOND MEETING
Thirteen women joined in the second meeting including Democratic elected members of our county (probate court judge Kitty Butler, county treasurer Mary Shirley, county auditor, Virginia Edmunds, Clerk of Courts Gwen Chiles) and agreed on the need for fact based information in the light of the slanted news presented on TV. In the process of introducing ourselves we shared many opinions about the then current political situation facing Democrats in the county, in our state and in our country with particular emphasis on SC education.
GETTING OUT THE VOTE
Various attendees volunteered to explore specific aspects of reaching registered voters with accurate information and reaching the unregistered voters to enable them to exercise their civil rights relative to voting. Next meeting at Lelia’s Beauty Shop.
INCREASING MEMBERSHIP
We were soon joined by Mary Lou Hoyt, Bert Patterson, Ann Marie Smith-Nash, Lucia Getsi, Carolyn Erhle, Barbara Crawford, Jeanette Slade, Barbara Devaney, Mary Ann Linsenmeyer and Mary Thompson
By 2014, more women joined our group: Christine Lee, Sarah Moss, Lana Snellgrove,
Sarah Jeungst, Eleanor Gilchrist, Linda Banks,, Angela Martin, Ann Parks.
At a meeting in 2016: Membership included Margaret Cook, Ruth Gilchrist (RIP), Joan Stockton, Barbara Crawford, Vernell Phillipot, Lucia Getsi, PollyWalters, Lelia Jackson, Paula Goldman, Helen Quarles.
OUR ACTIVITIES
During this time, our members were active in attending Enough IS Enough protests against SC’s refusal to accept money from the Affordable Health Care Act to increase medicaid for SC residents and taking down the Confederate flag on the SC courthouse.
NEW MEMBERS
By 2017 Marion Farina joins us. Marion takes over the email list function. She keeps the members up to date on what we need to know. As precinct president of Sandy Branch (Savannah) precinct, she keeps all her precinct people informed.
Ethel Canady, retired administrator from McCormick Schools, joins our group and takes the lead in GETTING OUT THE VOTE by going door to door. in McCormick.
We continue to work to inform our members of the facts about all those issues that brought us together in the first place.
Come join us.
(This is a work in progress. Please email your remembrances, additions or corrections to stocktonbj@wctel.net.)
They agreed on the need and decided to invite interested women to join them in a second meeting at Fannie Kate’s. First priority would be to discuss the SC Photo ID legislation passed in May in the SC State House, its legality and its possible ramifications in our community of voters.
SECOND MEETING
Thirteen women joined in the second meeting including Democratic elected members of our county (probate court judge Kitty Butler, county treasurer Mary Shirley, county auditor, Virginia Edmunds, Clerk of Courts Gwen Chiles) and agreed on the need for fact based information in the light of the slanted news presented on TV. In the process of introducing ourselves we shared many opinions about the then current political situation facing Democrats in the county, in our state and in our country with particular emphasis on SC education.
GETTING OUT THE VOTE
Various attendees volunteered to explore specific aspects of reaching registered voters with accurate information and reaching the unregistered voters to enable them to exercise their civil rights relative to voting. Next meeting at Lelia’s Beauty Shop.
INCREASING MEMBERSHIP
We were soon joined by Mary Lou Hoyt, Bert Patterson, Ann Marie Smith-Nash, Lucia Getsi, Carolyn Erhle, Barbara Crawford, Jeanette Slade, Barbara Devaney, Mary Ann Linsenmeyer and Mary Thompson
By 2014, more women joined our group: Christine Lee, Sarah Moss, Lana Snellgrove,
Sarah Jeungst, Eleanor Gilchrist, Linda Banks,, Angela Martin, Ann Parks.
At a meeting in 2016: Membership included Margaret Cook, Ruth Gilchrist (RIP), Joan Stockton, Barbara Crawford, Vernell Phillipot, Lucia Getsi, PollyWalters, Lelia Jackson, Paula Goldman, Helen Quarles.
OUR ACTIVITIES
During this time, our members were active in attending Enough IS Enough protests against SC’s refusal to accept money from the Affordable Health Care Act to increase medicaid for SC residents and taking down the Confederate flag on the SC courthouse.
NEW MEMBERS
By 2017 Marion Farina joins us. Marion takes over the email list function. She keeps the members up to date on what we need to know. As precinct president of Sandy Branch (Savannah) precinct, she keeps all her precinct people informed.
Ethel Canady, retired administrator from McCormick Schools, joins our group and takes the lead in GETTING OUT THE VOTE by going door to door. in McCormick.
We continue to work to inform our members of the facts about all those issues that brought us together in the first place.
Come join us.
(This is a work in progress. Please email your remembrances, additions or corrections to stocktonbj@wctel.net.)
