The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-31
PALMETTO STATE ELECTION.
CHARLESTON SAVES THE FACE OF
HER OLD ENEMY, TILLMAN.

He Is Working for the Removal OF
,be Naval station From Port Roy
al Therefore the City He Tried
formally to Throttle Saves Him n
unrd ThrOw-DOwn-SOme Surprises
of the BnIlOt-ResuIt Yet in Doubt.
columbia S c., Aug. S0.-With her big
counties and magnificent distances, it is
,,vays slow work getting election re-
furns in South Carolina. but this year the
usual troubles have been aggravated by
D,nderous tickets, and in some instances
tbe managers were working on the count
for twelve hours. The state ticket, with
thirty candidates, was bad enough, but
when in addition the managers had to
handle county tickets having from 70 to
S. names, the task was exhaustng.
Tomorrow, probably all the boxes will
he reported and the official count may be
made. There is some trouble in Charles
ton about the loss of one important box
or rather of the poll list and it is being
held up for Investigation There is a poss-
ibility that this box may change the re-
there is much bad blood. Martin now has
the advantage over Jervey.
McSweeny Leads HOyt.
McSweeny on the returns from about
5000 votes, and with but four or five
thousand more to hear from, leads Col.
Hoyt the prohibition candidate, by near
" 5000. One of the surprises is the poor
run made by Frank B. Gary, who was
admittedly the choice of Senator Tillman
for governor. his vote barely one-third of
Hoyts. He will take third place, with
Patterson of BarnweH fourth, Whitman
bringing up the rear of this, his fourth
race for Governor, with less than 500 votes
TO his credit.
State Treasurer Zimmerman and ]. H.
jennings, a one-armed Confederate, are
running a neck-and-neck race Jennings
got majorities in most of the counties but
Charleston gave Zimmerman a lead of
5000 The result will probably not be
known till the official count.
Col. Jim" Tillman, a nephew of the
Senator, doubles the next highest man
for lieutenant governor. There were
five running and the vote was very much
split up. Tillman and Col. John T. Sloan
chances in favor of Tillman. He became
noted 10 the Spanish War for encouraging
his men to petition for muster out.
w. d. Evans and J. L. Wharton will run
over for Railroad Commissioner.
Defeat of Wilson.
Joseph johnson defeats Stanyarne vii
son for reelection to Congress by mcre
than 1000 Wilson has served two terms
in Congress, and each time Johnson has
run against him. Wilson, in the days
when factional strife was bitter was in
the State Senate. He was Gov. Tillman's
right-hand man; a leader who conceded
nothing to an opponent. He led the major
tiles that for so many sessions of the leg
stature had everything their own way.
Johnson was on the other side. He got
few votes the first time he ran for Con-
eress, but has gained them each time till
success is won.
In the Sixth district new man also has
chance. Lieut.. Gov. Scarborough, a
young lawyer, is a few votes ahead of
Congressman James Norton. As there is
a third man in the field. ]. E. Elliott, who
has drawn more than 5000 votes, none can
have a ma jorty, and so the two highest
viii contest again next Tuesday week
Senator Tilman will have his majority
and SO will go back to the Senate, but he
has been badly scratched. He will run
probably $4,000 behind the ticket. He was
scratched both in the towns and cities.
His loss would have been greater had he
not been on particular good terms with
Charleston just at present. He is assist
ug that city in the fight for the naval sta
ton and in other local matters of interest,
His vote there was quite large, while in
Columbia it was not 40 per cent.