The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-03
FOR The NEXT TWO YEARS.
All But Seventeen Representatives
Chosen in the First Primary.
Many New Members III
the Lower House.

The next legislature will show
number OF changes, and nearly the en-
tire body was elected on the first prin1-
orv. There are two candidates for
the speakers chair, and they were IN
Columbia Friday organizing their
campaign. The two candidates are
both young men and from adjoining
counties. Nessrs. 7. Yancy Williams
of Lancaster and NJ. L. Smith OF ker-
shaw. The race will be interesting.
No other candidates have announced
themselves yet.
THE SENATORS.
There will be 10 senators to hold
over and 10 were reelected, making
% OK the members Of the former
body. Senator Henderson resigned
and 10 other senator's declined 10
stand for reelection. Six neW sena-
tors have been chosen and the coun-
t. of Lee has elected senator. This
brings the total up to b with contests
now going on in Charleston, Aiken.
Pickens. Clarendon. Cherokee and
Florence.
The following senator's held over Tor
Two years longer:
Robert .Aldlich. Barnwell: 7. NJ.
Ravsor, Orangebucg: Is. L. Caugh-
man. Saluda; i, Il. Dean, GreenvlIIe:
| J. NJ. Gaines, Greenwood: q. ?. Good
win. LaurenS; E. L. Herndon, Oconee:
D. f. Hydrick, Spartanburg; 5. Il.
Mavield, Bamberg: J. A. McDermott,
Horny: Geo. S. Mower. Sewberry: u.
w. RagsGale. Fairfield: W. II. Sharpe,
Lexington: James StackhoUse. Marion:
T. w. Stanland, Dorchester: Thomas
! Ta!bird, Beaufort: LeGrand u.
Walker. Georgetown; Gen. J. W.
Moore of Hampton: and J. S. Brice OF
York.
The following we're reeleGted with
out opposition: J. T. Hay of Kershaw,
W. C. Hough Of Lancaster, J. Q. Mar
shall Of RichlanG, +. l. Manning OF
Sumter. Jno. C. Sheppard of Edge
field, 4. II. Williams of Williamsburg,
E. J. Dennis, Sr., OF Berkeley.
Senators Brown of Darlington and
DOUGLASS of Union were reelected over
opposition.
! Mr.. T. G. Mcleod was elected to
represent Lee county. winning by less
than ten votes.
The following senators voluntarily
retired: Barnwell OF Charleston,
Blakeney of Chesterfield, Glenn OF
Chester, Graydon of AbbeVille, Cru
Der of Colleton. llderton Of Florence,
Bowen of Pickens, Livingston OF MARI
boro. and Sullivan Of Anderson.
Only two senators are in a second
race by reason of opposition: Appelt
of Clarendon and Sarratt Of Cherokee.
They will have close finishes with c.
N. Davis and T. Z. Butler, respec-
lively.
There was no election in Charles
ton, but Won Kolnitz will probably
win. Mr.. Edward NcIver elected with
out opposition to succeed Senator
Blakeney: Mr.. ?. L. Hardin, unop-
posed. succeeds Senator Glenn: Mr.. J.
+. Blake succeeds Senator Graydon:
Mr.. J. E. Peurifoy succeeds Senator
Gruber: there was no election in Aiken.
but C. f. Sawyer led in the irSt prim-
ary: Col. c. S. Mccall succeeds Sena-
tor Livingston and Mr.. J. X. Hood
beat "Citizen Josh" Ashley of An
derson: and in PickenS county Sena-
tor Bowen's successor will be chosen
in second primary between Laban
Mauldin and C. II. Carpenter: and in
FlorenceJ. W. Ragsdale and J. S. Nc
Call run over.
The new senators elected so far are
McIyer of Chesterfield, Hardin OF
Chester, Blake of Abbeville, Peurifoy
of Colleton, Mccall of Marlboro. and
Hood of Anderson. No senator has
met with defeat.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Over IS per cent. Of the members OF
the house of representatives came in
on the first ballot. There are not
many new" members, although less
than 20 per cent. of tie members Of
the retiring general assembly we're re-
elected. \ great many elected this
year are classified as new" but they
have served in the general assembly
before-Such gentlemen as Gov. Wm.
L. Mauldin of Greenville, who was not
there last session.
Of the l23 members of the house
The States reports show that all but
II have been elected on the first bal
lot. There are IS new members and
50 have been returned. Some of the
members of the late house are in the
run over. The following compose the
next house. so far rs The States in
formation goes:
MEMBERS OF TIE HOUSE.
Abbeville-M. G. Donald (new):
second race for two others.
Aiken-Webb, returned: Toole,
Wade and Keenan, new.
Anderson-G. \. Rankin. returned:
J. B. Leaveritt, W. P. Wright, N. ?.
Tribble and S. y. Pearman new.
Bamberg-Spann Bowling new:
second race between Dr.. J. B. Black
and E. T. Laftte
Barnwcll-J. 0. Patterson. return
ed: Smith and Hair.
Beaufort-C0lcOck, returned: Glover
and Bailey.
Berkeley-E. J. Dennis, il, return
ed: G.. W. Davis new, and one more
to be elected.
Charleston-Sinkler. Whaley, Sea-
brook, Lotion and Logan returned: