The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-30
CHIEF JUSTICE; POPE. j ! D..
BE Was Elected to Succeed the La:
mented Henry Y,e1ver.
CAPT. D.. j. GRIFFITH REFLECTED
And the Three Directors OF Eenitcn.
tinry Whose Terms Expire
Ycro Iscciccted With
Slight Opposition.

The House Of Representatives met
at noon Tuesday. Immediately after
assembling, the Senate came over and
the joint assembly proceeded to elect
certain officers III accordance with Il
resolution adopted last Saturday.
Hon. Y.J. Pope was elected chief
Justice OF the supreme court; Capt. ID.
j. Griffith was reelected supcrintend-
cnt OF tho penitcntiary, and N1essrs.
John G. Moblcy, A. X. Saunders aud
NJ. O. Rowland were reelected direc.
tors of the penitciltiary.
CHIEF JUSTICE POPE.
When the joint assembly had been
convened by eXGov. John G. SEep-
pard, president or the Senate, Mr..
Adam II. Moss, OF Orangcburg, nomi-
mated "onc Of our distinguished asso-
ciatc justices or the supreme court
Hon. Y.J. Pope. Of Ncwbcrry." This
was seconded by Hon. e. II. Aull, of
Newbcrry. The tclers were Senators
Davis and Marshall and Representa-
tives Moses, Rainsford and Williams.
Judge Pope received all OF the votes
cast-144--and was declared elected
Chief Justice Of the supreme court of
South Carolina.
CAPT. ID. j. GRIFFITT.
For superintendent OF the State
pcnitcntiary there was only one nomi-
nee, Capt. -. j. Griffith, Of Lexing-
ton, the incumbant. Capt. Griffith
was nominated by Senator Sharpe, OF
Lexington, seconded by Senator
Brown, or Darlington. The tellers
were Senators Hernd0n and McIvcr
and Representatives Towil, CoggcS-
hall and Patterson.
Capt. Griifith having received all Of
the l43 votes, was declared elected.
! rENITENrIAaY DIRECTORS
There were three directors Of tile
pcnitcntiary to be selected and there
were five nominations, the first named
being the incumbents:
/ DR.. M. O. Rowland, of Spartanburg
nominated by Senator Hydrick and
Mr.. Lancaster.
Hon. John G. Mobley, of Fairfield,
nominated by Senator G. w. Rags
dale and hIr. J. b. Wingard.
| Hon. A. X. Sanders, OF Sumter,
nominated by Senator Raysor and Mr.
Rainsford.
Mr.. Everett p. Tyler, of Aiken,
nominated by Senator Blake and Mr..
j. O. Patterson.
Mr.. Peter Hollis, of Chester, nomi-
mated by Senator Hardin and Mr.. a.
G. Lylcs.
Oh, the first ballot 154 votes were
cast-77 being necessary to elect Mr.
Sanders received l05; Mr.. Moblcy 1872:
Mr.. Rowland 81: Mr.. Hollis &c; Mr..
Tyler SO.
The tellers were Senators Gruber
and Carpenter and Representatives
BOmar, Tatnm and Bcamguard.
The three incumbents were declared
reelected. Mr.. Mobley, for the second
time, received almost the entire vote
Of the general assembly, and Mr..
Saunders also received tlattering
vote.
i Some OF Mr.. Tylcr's supporters be-
gan to change to Mr.. Hollis, and the
! latter might have pushed Mr.. Row
land for third place, but the rules OF
the joint assembly forbade such
changes.
/ OTHER ELECTIONS SOON.
/ iiciOre this session is over there will
be other important places to be filed
In becoming chief justice to ill on,
4 the uncxpircd term OF Judge McIver
Judge Pope Tuesday resigned his
place as associate Justice This va
cancy must be filled at an early date.
The Office Of code commissioners will
also be vacant rs Mr.. Townsend will
resign to become assistant attorney
general.
There are already many candidates
| for both places. Among the promi-
ncnt lawyers whose names have beer
mentioned for the place ON the sn-
prcmc bench are Col j. l.. Tribbie, o
Anderson, Hon. G.. Duncan I,clingcr
OF Barnwcll, Mr.. Stobo j. Simpson, OF
Spartanburg, Mr.. Jos. a. Mccullough
OF Grccnvillc, former Judge James f.
1zlar, OF Orangcburg, Mr.. CA. Woods
or Marion, and Senator Robt. Aldrich
of Barnwcll.