The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
PALMETTO MATTERS
Many Newsy Items Gathered From
all Sections.
Results Of the Primary.

Results Of the Primary.
Not since the primary system was
instituted in this State have elections
aroused so little interest as those OF
| Tuesday.
| The railroad commissionership was
the one State Office contested. For this
Mr.. John G. Mobley, OF Fairfield, leads;
Mr.. John H. Earle, Of Greenyille, 10
second and the incumbent, Mr.. C. w.
Garris, Of Bamberg, is third in a field
Of six.
| In the contested races for congress
In the Third and Fifth districts Messrs.
Wyatt Aiken. Of Abbeville, and D. e.
Finley Of York, easily defeated their
opponents ,Messrs. J. H. McCalla, Of
Abbeville, and T. Y. Williams, OF Lam
caster.
| In the Second and Sixth districts,
whore all the candidates are new men
and the incumbents are not asking re-
election, second primaries will be ne
eessary.
The uncommon lack Of interest in the
election Is shown by the incomplete
ness Of the returns received. The
States tables show 34,S08 votes cast
for railroad commissioner but the ag-
gregate votes reported from county
elections Is much larger. Even in such
thickly settled counties as Anderson
and others Of the Piedmont it was dif-
fcult to obtain the vote for railroad
commissioner although the votes for
county ofacep were received with COM
parative promptness. The average
manager at rural box simply did not
bother to telephone into town results
In the State election box.
II will be observed that for the un-
contested places. Gov. Hayward, Lieut..
Gov. Sloan, Secretary Of State CAN'T,
Adjt. and Inspector Gen. Frost, State
Treasurer Jennings, Attorney General
Gunter and Superintendent Of Educa-
tion Martin received practically the
same number Of votes, so that there
was little or no Scratching" betoken-
ing the good will which the administra-
tion enjoys.
Mr.. Mobley is S49 votes ahead Of Mr..
Earle and the latter leads Mr.. Garris
by 1888 votes. It is possible that Mr..
Garris will overtake this lead but at
this hour 1t does not appear probable.
In a vote Of 11,251 reported from the
Fifth district Mr. Finley received I'LL
against 1850 for Mr.. Willitms. There
were no acute issues in this district and
the contest was turned chiefly upon the
popularity Of the two gentlemen. The
race in the Third on the contrary in
wolves unusual issues. Mr.. McCalla con-
Quoted against Congress Aiken a cam
paign OF great energy. He made a
special appeal to the mill operative
vote and 1t is doubtful II In recent
years any candidate for congress has
made more strenuous campaign. The
overwhelming election Of Mr.. Aiken
while an endorsement of his record Is
at the same time a sharp rebuke to the
reactionary cry against immigration,
and 1t is likely that this is one pattern
Of "the buzz saw" that candidates for
congress will be cautious in fooling
with hereafter. Mr.. Aiken received T.
903 votes and Mr.. McCalla 4,5O5. A con-
siderable proportion Of the whole dis
trict has been heard from with the ex-
ception Of Oconee county, and 1t is not
likely that later returns will materially
modify Mr.. Aiken's majority.
In the Sixth district Mr.. Ragsdale
leads with 3.191 votes, his plurality be-
Ing due in large measure to almost una
nimous support that he had in Florence
county. Mr.. Ellerbe follows with 1851,
but as Mr.. Norton has 1888 and Mr..
Dargan 1928 it is anybody's race until
the last ballot in the second primary
Is counted.
In the Second district the race will be
between Messrs. Mayfleld and Patter-
son. The former has 1889 votes and
the latter 4.349. This is too close to be
comfortable for either. Two thousand
and seventeen votes are reported for
Mr.. Williams
In the race for sollcitorships in the
Second and Seventh circuits Messrs.
Davis and Sease, the incumbents, win
in canter over their opponents.
In the Fifth circuit the second race
will be between Messrs. Zimmerman and
Rembert. Mr.. Zimmerman, however,
having distanced all OF his compeu-
tors. Mr.. Zimmerman received 2,348
votes against 1906 for the next man.
The indications at 2:30 o'clock this
morning were that Sheriff Martin had
been reelected in Charleston by ma
jority Of 400 and these are likely to bs
substantiated.