The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-26
ELECTION OF JUDGES.
CHIEF JUSTICE MOVER REELECTED
WITH VOTES TO SPARE.
mr. Gage Succeeds Judge w.,hersp0or,

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@r. Gage Succeeds Judge Wtsherspoor
who Declined to Eun-Au tho Other Cir
cult Judges Elected Without Opposition
Shortly after noon Tuesday the two
houses OF the general assembly me-
IN joint assembly and proceeded to the
election of circuit judges, chief jus
tice OF the supreme court and regis
ter OF mesne conveyance for Charles
ton,
Lieutenant Governor McSS-eeney
presided over the joint assembly in s
business like manner. In the CALLER
| les were many ladies, and when the
reelection Of chief justice was declar
ed there was applause, which caused
the gavel OF the presiding officer tc
fall quickly and sharply. When the
senate arrived the members of the
house as usual stood while the sena
tors entered. The resolution fixing
the time for the elections was read
| Senators Dean and Williams were ap
pointed tellers on the part of the sen
ate: Messrs. Simkins, Blythe aud Nc
iCullough were appointed fer the
house.
Senator Dennis nominated the Hon
W. G. Benet for judge of the First ju
dicial circuit. Messrs. Crum, Gads
Gen. Magill, Pollock (tor the Chester
field delegatioD) and others seconded
the nomination. Mr.. Bsnet was prac
tically unanimously reelected. Messrs.
Carson and Price and Senator Connol
Of Orsngeburg voted for James F
Izlar. The vote was declared thus
Bsnet, 143; Izlar, 8
Senator Henderson nominated
Judge Aldr:ch for re election in the
Second circuit. The nomination was
seconded in all parts of the assembly,
among the seconding members being
Messrs. Thomas o: Richland, Garris
ISmith, Haselden and Ashley. Toe
vote was: James Aldrich, 153. H
was elected judge for four years.
Senator Moses nominated the Hon
10. w. Buchanan for reelection s.
Z; Judge of the Third circuit. Mr.. Rsyn
olcs OF Richland seconded the nomi
nation OF his old friend;' Senator
ERagsdale and others also seconded ths
nomination OF Judge Buchanan. The
Ieotire ITO votes were given to Judge
Buchanan.
Judge r. G. Watts was nominated
by Mr.. Stevenson for reelection a:
Judge of the Fourth circuit. Messrs
Robinson, Nc White, Gadsden, Good
win, Mitchell of Charleston and Others
seconded the nomination. The whole
146 votes were cast for Judge Watts
For the judge of the Sixth judicia
circuit, Mr.. Rogers nominated that
distinguished son OF Chester" the
Hon. Geo, W. Gage. The nomlna
ton was seconded by the Aiken.
Charleston, Richland, Sumter, Fair
field, York, Bamberg and many Other
delegations. The nominations were
closed without Mr.. McDonsld's name
being presented. Mr.. Gage was vir
tu ally unanimously elected, receiving
all the 148 votes cast, save one aston
Mr.. Allison.
Mr.. DeBruhle, presented the Hon. J.
10. Klugh, ''the present able judge o.
the Eighth circuit" Messrs. Kinarc
Magill, Asbill, Limehouse and many
others seconded the nomination ot
Judge Klugh. Judge Klugn received
all the 149 votes cast and was declared
elected judge Of the Eighth circuit fo1
the next four yerrs.
Nominations were then declared in
order for chief justice Of the supreme
court. Mr.. Pollock nominated Judge
McIver, the incumbent. Mr.. Bacot
said it gave him peculiar pleasure tc
second the nomination. Mr.. de Leach
and several others also seconded the
Enomination.
Then Dr.. Wyche got the floor and
the name of Senator George s. Mower
was put in nomination. This nomina
ton was seconded by Senators McCal
Ia, Archer, Love and Messrs. T. E
Johnson Ilderton, Fairey, Toole
Klard, Kiobler and others.
The nomination OF Justice McIvel
was seconded by Messrs. Peritt, Yer
ner, Townsend, McKeown, Rogers
who referred to "that grand old mar
l-Justice McIver," s. S. Smith anc
Senator Moses.
On motion OF Mr. Winkler the
nominations were closed.
The vote was then taken resulting
IN Judge McIver receiving 80 to 81 foI
Mr.. Mower. The two houses voted a<
follows:
SENATE.
For Mower-Aldrich, Alexande!
Archer, Douglass, Gaines, .Jefries
jMcCalla, Mcdaniel, Moses, O'Dell
ISaRders, Suddath, Wallace, Will
Jams, Love.
For McIver-- Brown, Buist, Dean,
iDeunis, Griffith, Hay, Henderson
Lesesoe, Mayield, McAlhany, Miller
Pettigrew, Ragsdale, SCARBOROUGH
Sloan, Ssacknous, Talbird, Turner
Walker, Waller.
HOUSE.
Mower-All, Asblll, Austell, Bailey.
Banks, Bathune, Crum, Davis, Geo
W. Dukes, Fairey, Fox, Graham
Hamilton, Hollis, Humphrey, llder
ton, Johnson, T. E Kiooler, Kinard,
Henry j.. Kinard, J. D., Lancaster
Lss!er. Lennon, Limehouse, Maui
din, Miller, Joel H, Mcdaniel, Phil
lips, Price, Russell, Skinner, Thinner
man, Toole, West, Witherspoon,
Welsh, Kennedy.
McI7er-Hon. Frank B. Gary,
spesker, Anderson, Ashley, Bacot
Bsdon, Blythe, Bleeland, Burns, Car
:raway, Carson, Cailds, Colccck, Cush
mand, Davis, G. N, Davis, W. c.,
lDeBruhI, DeLoach, Edwards, Eird
Epps, Gadsden, Garrls Gasque, Good
via, 3. P. Goodwin, O. P, Haseldea,
Henderson, Hot, Hyarick, Johnson,
Horace E., Livingston, Lotion, Magili.
Meares, Miller, j. E, Mishoe, Mitch
ell, Moore, Mccullough, Mckeown,
! AZ a Potion