The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-09-11
Election News.

Inc cIcCtlOn EaSscu OIL QulctlS Ill
Pickcns county. Nothing occurred
to mar the day. Rain in the carly
part Of the Gay prevented the voters
from rushing to the polls, but about
! noon the Sun came out and with the
sunshine came the voters.
Something over 1900 votes we're
cast, aud at many Of the precincts
the work Of the worhcrs was spirited.
Latest reports from Columbia indi-
cate that Latimcr will be tho next Z.
;S. Senator by about IG,O71 majority;
Hayward Governor by about LOGO
ma jority; Sloan Licutcnnnt.Govclnor
by about G,G00 lead, probably CAN'T
Secretary Of State, Jones and Walker
for Comptroller are running with
about 1000 votes difference, Walker
leading; j. d. Frost leads Boyd by
about G,UOO; Cuu9hman leads Boyd
Evans by about 5000. This indi.
Gates fairly we'll the trend Of the vote
for State officers.
AS We 80 to press Aiken for Con.
gress hos s, l42 votes against Smiths
5,S77, giving Aiken Il lead of 2,2G5.
This includes the bulk Of tho vote
throughout the district. The re-
naming vote will not change the re-
suit. Returns are slow in coming in !,
but enough returns have reached us
to determine the result.
Considerable interest was manifes.
ted at Pickens in The Senatorial race
and Evans got handsome vote at
Pickens box and throughout the
county, though Latimcr carried the
county by nearly 1000 votes.
The County ticket measured evenly
with the STATE ticket and considera-
bly, more interest was shown in the
election Of Congressman and Coun-
ty officers than in the State officers
For Congress, Aiken received in
this County COL votes to 1,717 for
Smith. These returns represent all
the County except Central and Horse
Pasture, the official counts of which
have not been received as we no TO
press.
Carpenter received l,242, Laban
Mauldin 1,O70; Hinton 1903, I. M.
Mauldin 1,047; Barr 272, Boggs 742,
Hullum 7GG, McWhorter 12G, O'Dcll
4G1; Farr 1920, Hendricks 094;
Lynch 1926, Stephens 1,2GS; Stew
art 800, and Tally 1,4l8. Central
and Horse Pasture had not been
heard from with official report at 4
p. m. Wednesday, but tho returns
froE those boxes will not change the
result hero stated as to County Off
ces.
In tho race for County Superin-
tendent Of Education, Mess. HaIIum
and Boggs received the highest mum.
Der Of votes, but neither having TO.
ceived majority, the Executive Com
mittee will ordor o third primary to
be held September 23d.
Tho vote On Tuesday fell short
Of the first primary by about 25O,
but this can be accounted for read
lly when it is remembered that
Tuesday was bad day, and be-
sides there were not 30 many cam
dinates before tho people and
naturally not so many voters We're
personally interested.
| In the race for magistrate, Da.
cusvi]le township d, T. Suther-
| land is elected over G. B. Looper
the vote being Looper 50, Suther-
land 137. In Hurricane township
Roe is elected by O vote of 145 to
106 tor Moore. Tn Eastatoe town.
ship Q. @. Bowie has 70 votes to
Robt. Lynch 70. Other returns
from this Township at tho Horse
Pasture box mey change this re.
suit.
Later reports from Horse Pas
tuae giving full returns give A,ker
2, Smith 20, Carpenter 18. L
Mauldin %, Hinton z, Ivy Maui,
din 23, Barr 2, McWhorter 10
B,ggs !, O'Dell II, Farr 20, Hen,
dirk J., Lynch 0, stephsna 81, btew
"a, Tally O., Tor AIsgiatrata Das
tates township Bowie aets 40 addl