The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
THE DEADLOCK DISSOLVED.
John s. Wilson Nominated For Solicitor Of
the Third Circuit-A Lengthy Set Of
Resolutions Does the Work.
Especial to The World

Especial to The World.
SUMTER, October 13.-Late yesterday
afternoon, just before the convention
adjourned, committee of two from
each county were appointed to settle
upon some plan to solve the deadlock.
The convention agreed before adjourn
ing to abide by the result of this COM
mittee's action.
The subcommittee met about :
o'clock and agreed befor" propositions
were made to abide by decision of
the majority of the Committee. In
this session of the committee the fol-
lowing resolutions were proposed and
ador ID:
l. That this convention resolve itself
into a committee of the whole with
closed doors.
II. That first, Mr.. Gilland he pitted
against Mr.. Dargan and voted for.
Second, that Mr.. Gilland be pitted
against Mr.. Wilson and voted for.
Third, that Mr.. Dargan be pitted against
Mr.. Wilson and voted for.
Ill. That the vote be taken by secret
ballot, and that each couple se voted
for in separate box.
". That the result Of each vote be
kept secret until all the votes are taken.
Y. That each delegate be sworn to
vote for one of the two candidates as if
| the third were out of the field.
VI. That each delegate be further
sworn not to allow his vote to be seen
or known by any other delegate until
| the entire vote is counted and the result
announced.
VII. That each delegate endorse his
name on the back of his ballot.
VIII. That the two candidates re-
ceiving the highest number Of votes he
| the only two candidates to be voted for
| before the convention.
TX. That each delegate be sworn as
| follows: That I solemnly swear that
l will vote for my choice Of one of the
two candidates pitted against each
| other as if the third were out of the
! field, and [ further swear not to allow
my vote to be seen or known by any
other delegate until the entire vote is
| counted and the result announced. SO
help me God.
X. That a notary public be called in
| to administer the oath.
| iIolI1 S1LNt
Mr.. Gordon, from Williamsburg, voted
against these resolutions. The other
member of the committee, MIR. Viii
liams, from Williamsburg, was strongly
in favor of them. They were carried
| by vote of 5 to 3. Mr.. Williams is
new member of the Williamsburg dele
cation.
When the chairman of this commit
tee reported on the reassembling of the
| convention, these resolutions were read
and discussed considerably and with
great deal Of opposition from Williams
burg. Mr.. Gordon who was opposed
to the resolutions in the committee
room, now voted for them along with
Mr.. Williams, when the motion was
made to adopt them. The Sumter
delegates were opposed to these resolu-
! tions at Georgetown and other places
when such resolutions were made, but
when the convention agreed to accept
any proposition that may be made by
the subcommittee, they voted to
adopt them. ,
The ballots in the first box stood
Dargan IA, Gilland IL, second box, Gil
land u, Wilson Is; third box, Dar-
gan II, Wilson 10. Total result, Will
son 81, Gilland %, Dargan 25. In this
third box, between Wilson and Dar-
gan, it was evident that seven of the
Gilland delegation voted for Wilson,
and one for Dargan. This result
knocked Dargan out in the first race,
and it now lay between Wilson and
Gilland.
It was we'll known that before this
| convention met at Sumter, Gilland
was the second choice of enough Sum-
ter's delegates to elect him. But the
result of the third box probably caused
Sumter to see how the Williamsburg
delegates had voted, and so when Will
son ran against Gilland, Sumter gave
! Wilson her solid support.
When the result of the last race was
announced there were hurrahs and
| cheering for Wilson, and he was after
wards escorted to the hall and respond
ed in brief but happy terms.
How it Was at Last Broken-Wilson, of
Clarendon, the Winner.
Correspondent of Greenville News
! MANNING, S. G.. October 12.-The
widely known and much commented
upon deadlock of the Third Judicial
| Circuit, was broken at one o'clock last
night in Sumter, and resulted in the
| nomination of John S. Wilson of this
place. The deadlock had lasted about
four weeks, during which time the con-
vention met at Pawley's Island, Kings
tree, Georgetown and Sumter, and dur
| ing which time also the vote was as at
first: Sumter ten for Dargan, Will
liamsburg eight for Gilland, Clarendon
six, and Georgetown six for Wilson. 1t
will be observed that Wilson carried
! Georgetown, the only county which
| had not candidate, and lacked only
! four votes of being nominated during
the entire deadlock. The crisis was
reached by appointing a committee
consisting of two from each delegation
to devise some means for solution and
| they decided to run each candidate
separately against each of the others,
add the votes of the two ballots and
then run the two highest. Wilson led
both of the others in this with Gilland
second, and the final ballot resulted III
| twenty-three for Wilson and seven for
Gilland. Mr.. Wilson is a sober, rising
| young lawyer of sterling ability and
Integrity. Each of the other gentlemen
has served this circnit ably in the office
of Solicitor in the past, so it would
have lost nothing by taking any one OF
them. Mr.. Wilson and his delegates
were met at the depot this morning by
some friends who congratulated him
and gave three cheers for his success
and for Georgetown County.