The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07
Latest Election Returns.
ELLERBE LACKS MORE
THAN 1000 VOTES OF
GETTING ONE.HALF
VOTES CAST.

OoloiuUlo, ocptCmo0i uO ~ \
nary election is still the talk of the
folks here. Those vino are interest
ed are figuring and calculating, but
they do not know any more than
The News and Courier gave this
morning in its comprehensive tables,
which were the most complete 90
tainabie. The tables were correct
as far as they went, and were at va.
risnce with other figures, but The
News and Courier's estimates will
turn out correctly
1t has been very difficult to get re.
ports from many of the counties. and
the delay is puzzling to many here.
1t has been taken for granted since
Tuesday night that the second pri.
mary would be between Governor
Ellerbe and Mr.. Featherstone, al
though Col Tiliman's friends had
high hopes Of his pulling up su6i-
ciently to get into the second race
The friends of Col Schumpert and
Mr.. Watson were especially dissp
pointed. There is most disappoint
ment over the light vote of Col.
Watson, as it was figured by the
"knowing ones' that he would run
up at least to the ten thousand
mark.
Towards the last the olitical
guessers argued that it would be
Schumpert, and not Featherstone,
who would be in the second primary
with Governor Eilerbe. They urged
that the tide was fast turning in that
direction, but in this, as in great
many other things, the prognostica
tions have proven wrong, and long
ago-since the Evans Earle campaign
1t has been decided at this end Of
the line to quit publicly estimating
on results The good people have
taken things into their own hands,
and there is no more voting by fac
tions regardless Of men, as the
returns from the various counties in.
dicate. The interest for the time
being is in the Comptroller Generals
race. Mr.. Epton. who held the Office
for brief time until the appointment
of Mr.. Derham, is making strong
race, and IS certainly running NJ.
Derham very close. Mr.. Derbam
may pull through, but it is uncertain
in the extreme One satisfaction is
that it will have to be settled one way
or another in the present primary,
there Icing only two candidates.
The figures this morning indicate
that Col Floyd will have to make the
race over with Major Blythe, although
this race Is in extreme doubt
Col Willie Jones has requested all
county chairmen to telegraph him
without delay the result of the pri.
mary for State and Congressional
races, so that the tabulation may pro-
ceed, and the committee need not be
held here when it meets to morrow
night for the purpose Of announcing
the results
The Congressional races. as indi-
Gated in these specials have all been
settled except in the 5th district,
where Mr.. Barber aud Mr.. Finley
will have to make the second race.
This leaves Congressman Strait out
Of Congress after next March This
is the first material change to be
made in the line of the Congressmen
from this State, and the events Of the
last primary have no doubt raised to
the highest pitch the Congressional
aspirations of quite number OF
young men.
There has not been any talking Of
boldiog additional campaigo or rallyiog
meetings, aud the chances are that
what work is done will be entirely ION
the quiet" except by letter writing,
aud there will 20 doubt be considerable
effort made to rally the voters through
this course.
There has not yet been any talk of
getting kind Of round robip," and
addressing it to the Grand Sacbem of
Reform, who is at present in Washing
ton.
II is likely ,hat the official oouut
will have to be made to settle some of
the contests
The returne are practically ell 10
The election has in many respects been
remarkable on account Of the closeness
of several Of the coptests. The exact
| Sgures from every county viii! have to
be had to show Whether Mr. Eotoc or
MIR. Derham is elected. and the storm
has iuterfered with reports ano one or
two indifferent correspondents. The
returos given to night sre very COM
plete, and we're gotten at considerable
expense aud pains They show the
totals, with few missing votes. to be ::
Eilerbe % 096, Watson 1862, Till
man IL 212, Schubert I, ,1l9, Feath-
arotone 16 SQ6 News and Courier.