The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-12-12
ELECTIONS BY THE LEGISLATURE.
Col Joseph II. Earle is Made q Circuit
Judge.

COLUMBIA. S. c., Dec. Election!
were held in the general assembly
today for superintendent OF the penl
Tertiary, three directors of the peni
tentiary and two judges, the third an(
eighth circuits.
The main interest was in the elec
ton for Judge of the eighth circuit.
For superintendent of the penlten
tiarv w. A. Neal was nominated by )
B. Watson. He received the whole
number of votes cast, 157.
J. W. Lyles. Of Fairfield, }. G.
Ashe, of York, S. J. Cunningham, OF
Chester J. N. Sprott, Of Clarendon,
John Staubs of Aiken, and }. {. Al
exander. of Cconee were nominated
for directors. The vote was. Cunning.
ham 130, Lyles l0S. Sprott 50, Ashe 50,
Alexander 81, Staubs 80. Cunning.
ham, Lyles and Sprott We're elected.
For Judge of the Third circuit
Judge Frazier was nominated by Sena
tor Moses and Attorney General Bu
chanan by Senator Byrd. The result
was Buchanan 125. Frazier %. Bu
chanan will resign as attorney gener
al tomorrow. The candidates for at
torney general to succeed him are As
sistant Attorney General Barber. So
licitor Bellinger and ex-Judge &. T.
Townsend.
There was much excitement overthe
election of a Judge Of the Eighth cir.
cult. John +. Breazeale was nomina
ted by ]. B. Watson, Joseph Il. Earle
bv VI. B. McSwecny, of Hampton.
Judge Norton by Senator Watson. OF
Edgefeld. Rreazeale,s and Earle $
nominations were numerously second,
ed. On the first ballot the vote wa;
Earle rs, Breazeale 50. Norton N
Necessary to choce 50. On the sec
ond ballot it was Earle 100, Breazeale
~, Norton s. The conservatives dl'
vided on Earle and Norton. The Sum
ter and Richland members voted fol
Earle.
Very little general legislation is
going on. Manning, of Sumter, has
Introduced the same measure he urged
last year. the Australian ballot system
Mower has introduced the same bill II
the senate. 4 bill to limit the profits
of the dispensary sales is to be intro
duced. The limit is to be fixed at 2;
per cent. By the State dispensary tc
county dispensaries and % per cent
by the latter to consumers. Another
important bill will come up. 1t IS tc
forbid the sale of drugs and medicines
by any except licensed druggists.
MORE ELECTIONS.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 6-in the
House Mr.. Patton, at 12:45 o'clock
offered concurrent resolution proyld
inc for joint session of the two bodies
at 80 o'clock for the purpose OF elect
inc a successor to Hon. 0. w. Bucha
nan, as Attorney General; for three
Trustees for the South Caroline
College and one Trustee OF
Clemson College. The resolution
was adopted by the House; sen!
to the senate, and at once adopted
bv that body. except that the hour was
fixed at 2 o'clock.
The JOINT session of the two bodle'
convened, according to the resolution
at 3 o'clock, Lieutenant GoEerno
Zimmerman presiding.
Nominations for Attorney Genera
being first in order, Mr. CASTOR o
Aiken nominated Solicitor G. Duncan
Bellinger of Barnwell. This was dull.
seconded. Mr.. Duncan Of Newberr.
nominated Assistant Attorney Genera
Barber of Chester, for promotion
This was seconded on all sides. Teller
were appointed on the part of the Sen
ate and House, and the election re
resulted as follows: Barber SO, Bell
niger 56.
The nominees for three trustees o
the South Carolina College We're: lr;
B. Jones. J. William Stokes and D. Z
Finley, incumbents; NJ. B. McSweene1
of Hampton, and S. 6. MayheId, 0
Barnweil. Mr.. McSweeney attempted
to decline the nomination, but NJ
friends made him sit down. Senate
Mavheld withdrew in favor OF Mr.. Nc
Sweeney. leaving four men IN tn
race. The ballot was taken viva voce
as for Attorney General, and resulted
as follows: Jones, 13S; Stokes, "a
Finley, "a; McSweeney, 1O1.
Before the vote was announced ther
were changes from Finley to Stoke
and vice versa, the race for third plac
between them being close. AS 1t wa
a tie, however. a second race betweel
Stokes and Finley was called for. Be
fore the voting began the Orangebur
delegation withdrew the name Q
Stokes and left Finley the only MAJ
in the race. Finley was elected.
For Trustee of Clemson College ther
were two nominations-Gen. ". 4 3
Ellerbe. of Marion, and Hon. }. l
! Duncan. of Newberry The vote wa
as follows: Ellarbe, IS: Duncan, 81
The two houses adjourned lmm1d
atelv after the dissolution of the JOIN
session. which was after clock.
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