Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-03
ELECTION ECHOES.
Developments Of the
Voting In First Primary.

Interesting Developments of the
Voting In First Primary.
| Chester's vote for county officers
was as follows: For senator-P. L. Har-
din, 1.7O5; For representatives-R. o.
Atkinson, 1863; A. L. CASTOR, 1,310; ].
w. Means, S59; T. c. Strong, 943; John
M. Wise, 1,l27. For probate judge-W.
II. Edwards, 627; J. B. Westbrook 1,071.
For supervisory. r. Culp. 668; ]. o.
Darby, 594; T. w. Shannon, 401. For
superintendent of education-W. D.
Knox, 1,7O1. For county treasurer-W.
o. Guy, $751; J. c. McAfee, 754. For
county auditor-John A. Blake, ITO; 1.
Med. Hood, 1,01G.
Cherokee has passed through the
election without any disturbance.
Black. is left out for the senate and sar-
ratt and Butler run it over, with But
Ter in the lead. w. Judson Sarratt and
w. u. Kirby are elected to the house
of representatives.. w. w. Thomas is
reelected sheriff over both Scruggs
and Camp by 351 majority. j. Eb JEFF
fries and W.. H. Ross run 1t over for
clerk Of court with Jeffries far in the
lead. J. E. Webster is reelected pro-
bate Judge. w. G. Austell and the in
cumbent, ]. V. Whelchel run again for
county supervisor. J. L. Walker Is
elected county superintendent of edu-
cation. w. Harry Gourdin is elected
county treasurer. ". D. Camp Is re-
elected auditor. J. o. Tate and ]. S.
Vinesett run again for coroner. Vine
sett is far in the lead.
John Gary Evans published the fol-
lowing signed statement last Saturday
afternoon: 1T is stated In an editorial
in this mornings State that have
spent a considerable amount Of money
in this campaign for improper uses. I
desire to state that this is without
foundation. Not one dollar has been
spent by me, directly or Indirectly. ex.
cept for my expenses, and the whole
amount is much less than $1,000"
1T is related that a certain lawyer
at Kershaw, S. c., sent Jim Tillman a
telegram after the result in the primary
became known, as follows: "Heyward
IS; Tillman 2. Hurrah for Jim Till
mani" Jim wired this reply: 1.-TWO
wise men and one fool at Kershaw.
Not concerned about the Others"
Columbia Record, Saturday: Colonel
James H. Tillman has given up his
headquarters here and today returned
to his home at Edgefeld. He has moth
ing to say about his defeat, beyond
that he will return and devote himself
to the practice of his profession. He
said to a friend that he proposes to
confine his energies exclusively to the
law hereafter, leaving the impression
that he has had enough of politics.
- Columbia Record, Saturday: Capt.
D. c. Hayward, who has been stopping
here for the past two days, has gone to
Spartanburg for about week. Capt.
Hayward during his stay here held
regular reception and was kept busy
receiving the congratulations Of his
many friends. .
Columbia Record, Saturday: Colonel
Talbert has established headquarters
in the Columbia Hotel, which he will
keep open until the election. He will
be glad to have his friends call upon
him, and others, he adds, who may
want to be converted.
Columbia Record, Saturday: Both
Evans and Latimer are in the city and
are stopping at Wright's. The former
will have headquarters here which Will
open Monday. It Is not known what
plans Mr.. Latimer has in conducting his
campaign. 1t is evident even now that
a great deal more interest will he taken
in the senatorial race than in the CUB
ernatorial and the forces Of either are
beginning already to line up.
- Spartanburg Journal: THE YORK
WILLIE ENQUIRER is Of the opinion that
the bulk of the Conservative vote will
20 to Latimer, in the second primary
election for sena tor in order to get fur
ther revenge" on John Gary Evans.
If that kind Of idea gets out. look for
a landslide of Reformers to Evans. But
the Conservative vote is not going to
Latimer. fractional lines are effaced
now and Evans has more Conservative
friends than Latimer and more Re-
former friends, too.
-Greenville News, Sunday: Hon.
Martin F. Ansel returned home yester-
day from Columbia. He has been
heartily congratulated by his numerous
friends in Greenville upon the excellent
race he made for governor. 1t Is deep
ly regretted by the people OF Green
VILE that Mr.. Ansel failed to make the
second race He has received numer-
GUS letter congratulating him on MS
run and complimenting him on the ex-
cellent manner in which he conducted
himself throughout the campaign. In
conversation with reporter Of The
News, Mr.. Ansel said he felt CRATE
full for the support his friends had
given him. II am stronger now than l
ever was" remarked Mr.. Ansel.
Columbia special of Sunday to Au-
gusta Chronicle: General ]. w. Floyd,
who was recently defeated in the Fifth
district by D. E. Finley, stated yester-
day that the campaign had been sort
of education to him. 1.-The people gen.
erally," he said, "are beginning to like
those Republican doctrines and be-
lieve that if Senator McLaurin had
stayed in the party. he would have won
out easily 1 made the race on the old
Democratic platform, but In going
among the people 1 found that general