The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-09-05
Tho 4LEGISL ATORS,.
Monies Of Those Who Will Servo Iii
the Two Houses
FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
All But Seventeen Representatives
Chosen In tho First Primary.
Many Now Members in
tho Lower House.

The next legislature will show q
number Of changes, and nearly tho en-
tire body was elected on tho first prim-
airy. 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, Messrs. Il. Yarcy Williams
4 OF Lancaster and NJ. j.. Smith Of Kcr-
shaw. The race will be interesting.
No other candidates have announced
themselves yet
THE SENATOR'S.
There will bc 10 senators to hold
over and 10 were reelected making
20 Of the members Of the former
body. Senator Henderson resigned
and 10 other senators declined to
stand for rcclcction. Six now scna-
tors have been chosen and the coun-
| ty Of Lee has elected a senator. This
brings the total up to 81 with contests
now going on in Charleston, Aiken,
Pickcns, Clarendon, Cherokee and
| NlOrcncc.
The following senators held over for
two years longer.
Robert Aldrich, Barnwell; II. NJ.
Raysor, Onngcbnrg: B. +. Caugh-
man, Saluda;A II. Dean, Grccnvilloi
j. NJ. Gaines, Greenwood; o. p. Good
win, Laurcns; Il. T.. TIcrndon, Oconcc;
ID. u. Hydrick, Spartanburg; S. G..
Mayiicld, Bambcrg; J. a. McDermott,
JIorry; Geo. S. Mower, Ncwberry; G..
w. llagsflalc, Fairfield; w. II. Sharpe,
Lexington, James Stackhousc, Marion;
r. w. Stanland, Dorchester, Thomas
Talbird, Beaufort; LeGrand G..
| Walker, Gcorgctown; Gen. j. w.
Moore Of Hampton; and j. S. Brice of
York.
The following were reelected with
out opposition: j. II. Hay OF Kershpw,
w. 9. Hough Of Lancaster, J. @. Mar
shall Of Richland, r. I. Manning of
Sumter, Jno. Q. Sheppard Of Edge
field, a. II, Williams of williamsburg,
E. j. Dennis, ST., Of Berkeley.
Senators Brown Of Darlington and
Douglass Of Union were reelected oyer
opposition.
Mr.. ~. G. Mcleod was elected to
represent Lee county, winning by less
than ten votes.
The following senators voluntarily
retired. Barnwcll Of Charleston,
Blakcncy Of Chesterfield, Glenn Of
| Chester, Graydon of Abbcvillc, Cru
Der Of Collcton, lldcrton Of Florence,
| Bowen Of Pickcns, Livingston of Mari
boro, and Sullivan OF Anderson.
Only two senator's are in a second
race by reason Of opposition: Applet
Of Clarendon and Sarratt OF Cherokee.
They will have close finishes with @.
NJ. Davis and ~. Is. Butler, respec-
lively
There was no election in Charles,
| ton, but Won Kolnitz will probably
win. Mr.. Edward McIycr elected with.
out opposition to succeed Senator
Blakcncy; hIr. j. L. Hardin, unop
posed, succeeds Senator Glenn; Mr.. j.
II. Blake succeeds Senator Graydon
Mr.. j. Il. Pcurifoy succeeds Senator
Grubcr; there was no election in a ikcn,
but G. %. Sawyer led in the first prim-
airy; Col. G. S. Mccall succeeds Sena
tor Livingston and Mr.. j. Il. Hood
beat "Citizcn Josh" Ashley OF An
derson; and in Pickcns county Scna
tor Bowcn's successor Will be chosen
In a second primary between lIaban
Mauldin and G.. II. Carpenter; and In
Florence D. w. Ragsdale and j. S. Nc.
Call run over.
The new senators elected SO far arc
McIyer Of Chesterfield, Hardin OF
Chester, Blake Of Abbcvillc, pcurifoy
Of Collcton, Mccall Of Marlboro anc
Hood Of Anderson. No senator has
met with defeat.
REPRESENTATIVE
Over S5 per cent. OF the members OF
the house OF representatives came in
on the first ballot. There arc not
many new members, although less
than 10 per cent. OF the members of
the retiring general assembly were re-
elected. a great many elected this
year arc classified as new" but they
have served in the general assembly
before such gentlemen as Gov. VIM.
j., Mauldin Of Grcenyillc, who was not
there last session.
or the 1913 members OF the house
The States reports show that all but
II have been elected on the first bal
lot. There are So new members and
SO have been returned. Some OF the
members Of the late house arc in the
run over. The following compose the
next house, SO far as The States in
formation goes:
MEMBERS OF TIE HOUSE.
| Abbcvillc G.. Donald (ncw)
second race for two others.
Aiken Webb, returned; roolc,
Wade and Keenan, new.
], Anderson G. a. Rankin, returned
j. b. Lcayeritt, w. =. Wright, NJ. p,
Tribble and S. N. Pearman new. #
Bambcrg- Spann Bowling new;
second race between DR.. j. b. Black
and E Il. Lafittc
Barnwcll u. 0. Patterson, return
ed; Smith and Hair.
Beaufort Colcock, returned; Glover
and Bailey.
Berkeley e. Dennis, Jr., return
ed; G. w. Davis new, and one moro
to be elected.
Charleston Sinllcr, Whalcy, Sea-
brook, Lotion and Logan returned;
Baker, Herbert and Carey new.
| Cherokee--W. j. Kirby and w. Jud-
son Sarratt Doth ncw).
Chester a. l.. CASTOR, returned;
j. M. Wise and w. I}. Strong new.
Chesterfield C. X. Laney new;
one moro to be elected A
Clarendon u. III. Lcscsnc, Jn0. G.
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