The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-12-02
ELECTION G.. i DECLARED
By the State Canvasaers, Who Declare
They Have No
JURISDICTION In coHTEsTs,

All of tho Constitutional Amend
ments Were Adopted. Total
Vote for State omoers
and dConRressmen.
The State board of canvassers c,n.
cluded it's labors Wednesday by de-
claring the results of the recent elec
tions. There were two contests from
Republican candidates defeated for
congress. but these were overruled by
the board and the Democratic nomi
ness for all offices voted for were de.
clared elected.
The following we're declared elected
State officers for the next two years,
there having been no opposition ticket:
u. .. Hayward, governor ..... 81, 9O7
). L. Sloan, Lieut.. Cow. :. 52,O43
j. Z. CAN'T, secretary OF state 81, e22
U. x. Gunter, Jr., attorney
general .......... -. 1884
Is. ii. Jennings, treasurer. -. 5l,83l
a. w. Jones, comptroller. -. 1888
Q. B. Martin, State superin-
tendent Of education. 51,S32
J. D. Frost, adjutant general. 1885
j. II. Earle, railroad commits.
- stoner $1,000
For the presidential electors, the
nine Democrats received 90 963; Re
publicans 2,271; T. W. Vaughn, the
Socialist candidate from R,chland, re.
celved %, and Thomas Watson re.
ceived one in Spartanburg.
~ DEMOCRATIC CoNGREssArEN.
The following will serve the State
In congress for the next two years,
each Dtm 1cratic candidate h iving bad
decisive majority: Geo. S. Legare OIL
Charleston, j. o. Patterson of Barn.
we'll, Wyatt Aiken OF Abbe vile, It.
johnson OF Spartanburg, d. e Fin.
ley OF York, j. e. E'lerbej OF Mariol
and a. f. Lever OF Lexington.
The vote cast In the several dis
tricts Is as follows:
First Distr,ct-Legare,6 .O6S; Prio
leau, 234; Noland, 346; total, @, o4s.
Second-Patters0n, 1926; Myer.
4l9; total, 1872.
Third-Aiken. 1859; Samps Pope
/; Scott, 142; total, 1902
Fourth Johnston, e.5l8; Adams
219; total, 8,735.
Finley, 1928; White, Ill
total, 8,099
Eillerbe, 8 35s; Deas, s7e
total, S,727
S'venth-Lever, 8 72o; Jacobs, 563
,catterirg, 6; total 8 3O5.
The vote for solicitor was as follow.
there being no opposition TO til,
Democratic caEidates:
First circuit, P. T. Hildebrand, 5,
523; secon1, e Davis, 6 500; third
j. 5. Wilson. GIG; fourth, j. Nj
Johnson, 5!4; fifth, G. B. Thinner
man, 6,04S; sixth, j. X Henry, 5,69l
seventh. I. S S ase. S.239; eighth, ~
e. Boggs, 1872.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
All OF the proposed constitutional
amendments we're carried. First IL
interest is the propo ition to have tn
gislature meet every two years In
stead Of cry year. The vote on thi
was: Yes, rs 635; no, l4,49l; tota
number cast, 80, 856. A mere MAORI
ty is required, two thirds majorit,
being Unnecessary.
A great deal Of interest has heel
taken in the effort 10 amend the con
stitu.ion 50 that local or special law
may be enacted In reference to th
building OF roads. the age at which
persons are subj ,ct to road duty, ant
on the question OF drainage. Thi
VII permit the legislative delegation
to make the road and drainage law
conform to the wishes of the people
for the amendment was adopted by
vote OF 26 452 to | 242 The propo
sition to repeal subdivisions 2 and O
section 34 of the constitution wa
adopted by vote OF O,OO6 to 12.O24
The subdivision referred to would
prevent local legislation on road ant
drainage and this merely supple
mentS the other amendments yotec
upon.
The constitutional amendment t(
permit Greenville to increase he
Bonded Indebtedness to an amount
not to exceed 10 per cent. of the val
ue or the property in the county
was passed by vote OF 81 6S2 to IL,
O16
THE CONTEST HEARD.
When the clerks reported that they
had con- pleted the tabulation, the
State board entered into the matter oil
contests. The first Of these camo
from the first district where Mr.. LIE
9are had two opponents, both Of whom
are OF the Republican party. Aaron
Z. Prioleau, colored, charged with q
number Of crimes, and ]. A. Noland,
white, each claims that he could have
been elected. Noland was represented
by negro lawyer named Edwards,
whose contention Is that certain boxes
should have been counted over. The
State board showed that had thi,