The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-09

| lScIver Elected Chief Justice and Allt n
and Tyler Pesitentiary Directors.
COLUMBIA. S. G. Dec. 2.-The Legis-
lature met in joint assembly at l p. N.
Lieutenant Governor Gary announced
| that the first business was the election
of Chief Justice to fill the unexpired
term of the late Chief Justice w. D.
Sim pson, whose term expires July %,
| 1892.
Mr. J. L McLaurin moved that nomi-
nations be made without speeches.
This motion was ruled out Of order, but
nevertheless the nominations were thus
made.
Senator Evans placed in nomination
Henry McIver OF Chesterfield.
Representatives Blease. Burn, Finley,
Wilson, Evans and Watts and Senator
Stokes seconded the nomination.
Senator Abbott and representative
McLaurin were appointed tellers. The
election OF Mr.. McIyer was unanimous,
156 votes being polled by him.
The next business was the election of
a Chief Justice to serve for six years
after the expiration of the term OF the
late Chief Justice Simpson.
Senator Evans nominated Henry Nc
Iyer.
Representative Burn and Senator
Sloan seconded the nomination. The
same tellerS were appointed and d
unanimous election by l56 votes was
the result.
The elevation of Associate Justice
McIyer to the Supreme Justiceshlp
leaves vacancy on the Supreme Court
and an election to fill this vacancy will
be necessary later on. judge Wallace
and Attorney General Pope are most
| prominently mentioned for the position.
Both have active supporters and the
! contest will be close.
An election OF two directors CT the
| PeQltentiary was next held.
Representative Wilson nominated Z
G. Allen, Of Spartanburg.
Representative Harrison seconded
the nomination.
Representative Evans nominated n.
=. Tyler, Of Aiken.
Senators Donaldson and Bel second
ed the nomination.
r. 0. Sanders, Of Sumter, vas Domi-
mated for reelection by Representative
Moses.
Representative Hart seconded the
| nomination.
Representative BTice nominated T..
W. Traylor, OF Fairfield, whose nolnina-
ton was seconded by several members
of the House.
The same telierS were appointed
One ballot was taken resulting as fol-
lows: Allen, 113; Tyler, los; Sanders,
So; Traylor, 233 Allen and Tyler were
declared elected.
ELECTION OF ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
COLUMBIA, 5. c., Dec. 4.-The one
"eTent" which occupied and claimed
tie close attention OF every one within
the city limits Yesterday was the cleo
ton of an Associate Justice to fill the
vacancy On the Supreme Bench caused
by election OF Justice Mc1yer to the
chief place. The election was the spec
ial order for o'clock and long before
that time all the seating and standing
room in the House of Representatives
was taker, so to speak. There were
only two candidates, Judge William II.
Wallace of the Fourth Judicial Circuit,
and Attorney General Pope. 1t was
known tnat the race would be close
one, bat exactly how close 20 one knew.
The friends OF, both candidates were
confident OF their success. in fact so
much so that they backed their judg
ment." The total vote cast was l46,
Just 10 less than the vote cast Oh Tues
day for Chief Justice McIrer. OF the
whole nuInbe cast General Pope re-
ceived Is andJudge Wallace 20: giving
General Pope a majority of SIX votes.