The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-30
IN JUlN1 ASSEM- bly,
Senate and Nouse ei ct Judges
and 0 her Otf.ces.
OLD JUDGES RE.ElEcIeo.
This Completes the Elections
TO bs Held by the Leg
lslatura at This
G>ez.or
Session.


Session.
Tuesday Of last week was the day ap'
pointed for the election of certain OFF,
Gers By the general assembly.
Tie senate attended in the hall OF
the house of representatives at 1890
a. m. and the two bodies ia joint ses-
sion proceeded to the elections.
The elections in some cases were
close enoueh to ba interesting, though
not exciting. There was no show Of
psrtv spirit, aud merit aud personal
popularity seemed to be the only is
sues.
The elections were not concluded at
one sitting, but the following selections
we're made:
To be State Librarian, term two years,
salary $500 per snnun, Miss Lucy Bar
ron of NJ .pnipg
TO be judge of the FIFTH circuit, term
TWO years, salsr, SO 600 Ernest Gary,
succeeding himself without opposition.
10 be Judge Of the Seventh circuit.
D A. To~psend, winning over Senator
Hycrlck with . surprisingly large ma
j..ri,y.
AT the hour Of taking recess, the
election Of code commissioner was IN
progress. -,
Daring the ballcting for Safe libra
Ran there was some confusion IN the
bsck Of the hall, and L euteDant Gov
ernor Tlllman ordered that the door be
closed.
After the ballot had been taken,
there were member. in the lobby VIII
van el to set in to vote On the next
callot. Mr. Moses called the attention
# the char to the fact that the door
keeper had the door still licked, al.
though no ballot was in prcgress.
MIR. Til.man ruled that the door
should be kept locked during ballot
MIR. Noes said that the rules of .he
joiut assembly would Dot sus.sin this
ruling.
Mr.. rillmsu-I would suggest to the
gentleman from Sumter that no study
,he rules.
Mr.. Moses later stated tbst he had
been member of the gen: raj assembl,
ior Is Yeas and never neard of sucn
ru!irg. The rules of the joint assem
by d;d not uphold The presiding officer,
he oeclared.
The incident was not taken very
seriously, as no issue was at state, az d
he vote was Eot at any time close
enough to be exciting.
FOR STATE LIBRARIAN.
The first ofice to be filed vas that OF
S.ate hb1arian. Custom has brought
il about that woman may hold this
petition, and for that reason no man
aare Apply. Ttere were 10 applicants
wno were put IN domination, all OF
b. N ladies of irteIl geuce.
Senator Dean of Greenville noml-
lated Miss Fannie Il. Whitnire OF
Greenville.
Mr.. Henry B. Richsrd on Of Claren
don poulnsteo Mies Lucy Barron of
Clarerdo
Mr. H j. Kiuard OF Greenwood nomi
mated MISS ealiie Fouche Of Green.
Tood.
MIR. CASTOR of Chester nominated
Miss tn, rpe of Chester.
Svna or Marshall Of Riehlaud nomi
Laed Mrs Frapk Nlerusee of Colou-
b.a, widow If the ar.hltect Of State
Louse.
S,rator Rcugh Of Lancaster nomi
nat, MIR. Preston L. Melton Of Go
uu.i,.
Srrs,ou Graydou Of Abbeville nomi-
ua,eo MIR. Lizzie NJ Csson Of Atbe-
VILE, wloos # the lac assistant c!eEk
Of the house, who died from cold con
racled while at work in the State
house.
MIR. Moss of Orapgeburg nominated
Miss Mogg,e C"nupr Of Ofaogeburg
Mr.. F. II MoMsster Of Charleston
noulna ID Miss B.anche O'Nea!e Of
C,lul bia.
Mr.. M,Gowan Of Lsurens nominate d
Mis-, l. Il ( Hasrlston of LaureDs, but
VIII. dew he nane before the ballot
log. leaving nine to be voted for.
The teI.eis we're Senators Herndon
aud Braulley, Representatives WI
laus. Lever AID Rucker.
Oae b,>t ballot Mlss Barron led, re
celvluy SO votes Tie Vote vas as iol
lows: 10 al ruu5er cast l5l; Miss
Bsr.op, 81; Ms, N,sle, 22; NJ IS
Cvtn,r IL; Mrs Cason, l3; Nl,e Whit
mlr,, Is Mis-, Fouon-, Z; Mrs. Nlern
zee. 2, Mis-. Mel,ou, p; Mss rholne, 8.
S>ss,vr Sullivan cnAl 6 d his vote
frou NJ SIS Fvuche 10 Mlss Barron aod
Senator olau!and changed his Vote from
Miss O'Nes.e TO VI s, B.rron.
rLe yoLe was then announced as
aopvc, ,Ac.pt that the tao changes
no ed gave Miss Barron So AID de
lacleo one eacp from M.ss O,Ncale
aid Miss Fvucne
Mr. Gas oa withdrew the name Ms,
Thurne.
Ga S, cor ballot the vote stood: Ms
banon, IS, Mrs. Melton, 81; Mrs;
CAscn, IL; M.ss D Neals, 22; Miss
toucne, 3, Ms, Connor, IL; Miss
y Hhllmlre, y
Tn, re were a rum5er Of changes then,
resulIrg in tte election Of MISS
Baron. The Anderson and Aboevllle
delegations besau to change thc!r votes
fr, III Mrs. Ca,vn and Miss Fvuehe to
Mrs. M.:ton.
rne Greenwood delegation changed
s"l,cly rJm Miss F,u:ne TO Miss Bar
ion. This was toiloso1 by the cha &c
u O:an. ebu gs five votes from MISS
Cuuaor % Ms, Ba.r.n
Mr Nhel y If Charleston led the