The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-28
PRIMARIES IN THE STATE.
Union County Leads off and Elects the
Farmers Candidates.
TSnecial TO Charleston World.

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mary was held here Yesterday. The
returns came i'll slowly, the last box
being heard from this afternoon. The
most interest was concentrated in the
election of State senator. Only two cam
didates were in the field, c. c. Culp, a
Young LAWYER Of Union, and Glenn D.
Peake a prominent farmer. The re-
turns for this office give Culp, 402,
Peake ST.; giving Peake a majority OF
5S5 votes.
The members of the legislature from
this county in the next legislature will
be DR.. Robert Little, G. 3. Fowler and
J. r. Jeftries.
The returns for the probate judges
office show no majority for either can
didate, the two highest being J. NJ.
Gee and J. NJ. Greer, Jr. These two
will have to make another race.
Mr.. J. B. Il. Scott will be the next
treasurer, having trebled both his OPP
ponents. -,
The race for school commissioner will
have to he run again, as no one received
a majority. The race will be between
J. L: Walker and w. l.. Lewastson.
The lady candidate, Miss Eliza Garner,
received thirty-siX votes.
n. 3. Morgan was elected auditor.
Only one county commissioner re-
!, ceived a majority-T. n. Kelly. B. r.
Foster, ]. a. Chambers and w. NJ.
Gallman will have another election.
The election passed off quietly.
ABBEvILLE ELECTION.
Senate-Hemphill l,45O; Waller J.
y Housn- Poho-tce = = II - "s'':lc .
eIiItUuse 4.voeI .ouu, IUuu anu Nai WIG
elected; Wing, Graham and Morrow to
run over.
Treasurer-Blake LIS; Thompson
92l.
Lyon reelected Probate Judge, re-
ceiving 2,09l votes.
McLees and Conean to run over for
School Commissioner.
DuPre the only County Commits
sioner elected.
ANDERsON'S COUNTY CONTEST.
Official returns of the Anderson
County primary for County officers
give the following:
Senate-Glenn ,496; Clinkscales i
House-A. R. Cox 3,Ol5; Earle 3
COS; Breazeale 2.59S, Bowden 2,4l7,
Ashley l,443.
Treasurer-Payne 1856; Watkins
1857.
Auditor-Webb 3,64S.
County mnlissioner-McGee ?, l3O;
Martin 1884; Pickens l,7S7; Parker
f,3a2; Gilmer ,645; Dean ,5S4; Burress
School Commissioner-Wardlaw l.
100; Russell 1,057; Todd $50; Spearlnan
GlO.
Wardlaw and Russell will run the |
second race for school commissioner:
Pickens and Parker will run a second
race for county commissioner. w. +,
Cox beat Burris only four votes for pro-
bate judge, as there were some scatter
ing votes some doubt was expressed as
to whether either candidate had ma
jority of all the votes cast. This ques-
ton was referred to select committee
from the County Executive Committee,
which will meet on Monday and de-
eide. The total vote cast was I59. The
ticket elected to the House is the one
suggested" by the recent "caucus."
THE LANCASTER PRIMARY.
LANCASTER, August 22,-The prima-
nv election, which was held here yes
terday for the purpose Of nominating
county officers, resulted in the election
of DR.. T. J. Strait for the senate, Ira b.
Jones and r. l.. Hicklin for the Louise
of Representatives, Geo. McC. Wither-
spoon for probate judge, J. F.:Gregory
for school commissioner, j. %. Stuman
for the county treasurer, J. Wylle For
ter for county auditor, and Minor Z.
Gardner, J. H. Harper and Marion ).
Long for county commissioners.
COX WAS LEGALLY ELECTED.
Especial to News and Courier.
BELToN, August PA. G. Latimer,
of Bolton, has called a special meeting
of the county executive committee at
Anderson, next Wednesday, to pass
upon the question whether W. +. Cox
was, or was not, elected Probate judge
in last Fridays primary. !
Cox, who is the incumbent, received
four more votes than R. N. Burriss, his
opponent. A majority of the commit
tee, which is Tillmanite, wish to order
new election, there being few scat
teriug votes for parties not candidates.
The committee is threatened with a
lawsuit as to the legality of such
move under the rules of the primary,
and the committee has been called to-
gether to consider the matter.