The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-02-19

candids>7 commenced. The vote stood
Melton So, Murray AZ, scattering 20
necessary to a choice Ga. President Cor
bins efforts to oannounce the result were
nil bafiied ny dilatory motions to dissolve
the joint assembly aud by members rising
to points of order. Members Indignantly
rose and made charges of bribery. In
response to motion made by member,
the President ordered that the floor be
cleared of all but members. Excitement
was up to the highest pitch, members
commenced to change their votes from
Cook to Murray, and others to Melton
The clerks who were counting the votes
were closely pressed by those who stood
by friends of both sides, intcntly watch
ing the result of the change of votes as
made, aud an unsuccessful motion was
made to have the Presidents stand
cleared of all but the presiding officers
and the clerks of the two Houses.
Tomlinson begged tho President to
keep his seat and make 10 announcement
until order was restored. The President
raped to order and kept the gavel in
motion for at least fifteen or twenty
minutes, (some counted as high MS eighty
raps,) all of which time Elliott continued
calling out "Mr. President" "Mr Presi-
dent" Mr. President" At last the
vote stood us follows:
S. w. Melton. &C
j. S. Murray. Observation-Disclosures
L. III. Cook. s.
w. Il. Earle. 3
G. w. Montgomery. .....................2
Coy Wingo..
Whole number of votes given. .126
Necessary t. choice. oicc................64 ga
When this became known partial order
was restored.
The President thereupon announced
the result of the vote, and declared that
Samuel w. Melton, having received a
majority of the whole number of votes
given, was duly elected Judge of the
Fifth Judicial Circuit to gil the unex.
pired Term aud vacancy occasiened by
the death of the late Hon. Lcmuel
| Boozcr
Those who voted for Mr.. Samuel w.
Melton ars: Arnin,, Buck, Cain, Foster,
Leslie, Montgomery, Maxwell, Nash,
Rainey, Rose and Wimbush-1l.
Those who voted Cor Mr. j. S. Murray
are: Allen, Barber, Dickson, Duncan.
Hoyt, johnson, Lunney aud Owens-.S.
Those who voted for Mr.. VIM. +.
Earle are: Corbin and Jillsou-2.
Green voted for Thompson II. Cooke
Swails voted for Coy Wingo.
Whole humber of Senators voting. %
hose who voted for MIR. Samuel w.
Melton, are Bosemon, Bowley, Brodie,
Brown, Burton, Joseph Boston, Boswell,
Brant, l.. Cain, Crews, DeLarge, Dennis.
Dritfie, Doyle, Elliot, Ezekiel, Feriter,
Gray, Garduer, Goodson, G. ID. Hayne,
j, n. uayne, Harris, d. j. j. johnson,
5. Johnson Jacksog, II. James, Kuh,
Loniax, q Lee, s. j. Lee, Lewie, Little.
john, Mayer, Morrison, Vim. McKinlay,
ldickey, Mead, Nelson, Purvis, Ransier,
Richardson, Stewart, Stolbrand, Smalls,
a. Smith, Saunders, Shrewsbury, Simons,
5. b. Thompson, Thomas, Turner, Will
der, Whipper aud Wright 55
Those who voted for j. S. Murray re:
e. j. Cain, Cooke, Collins, Guffin,
Grant, Hayes, Humphries, Hollil,an,
llutson Henderson, j cnks, Jucobs, w L.
Jones, Lang, Mcintyre, McDancls, Mob
ley, Moore Milford, Mays, Miller, Nixon,
Nuckles, Neagle, O'Councll, Perrin,
Prendegrass, Boot, Rush, Rivers, Smythe,
Scott, Sullivan. Tinslcy, Wilson, Waller
Woolley and Wells-39
Those who voted for Thompson II.
Cooke are :-DcMars. Farr, Sasportas
and Smiling-4
Those who voted for William 4. Earle
ore III. johnson, B. james and Tom.
linson-3.
Those who voted for G. w. Moutgom.
cry are Moses and Jervey-2.
Whole number of Representatives
voting, 103.
The announcement was followed by
loud cheering, and throwing up of hats,
&c, by the friends of Mr. Melton. That
gentleman was Immediately surrounded
and almost carried bodily out of the hall