The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-29
OEFIC les FILLED.
Elections Held in Legislative Joint
Assembly on Thursday.
NAMES oFTH9E LUCKY WINNERS


NAMES oFTHE LUCKY WINNERS
+ All of Them Are Good Men and They
VIII Fill the Different Posi-
tion etoNthe setisfac-
SIS ffas tionS of All.
The total work of the Legislature
Thursday is very nearly represented
by these elections:
Associate Justice, Chas. "A. Woods,
z OF Marion. S
Directors of the State Penitentiary,
j. Q. Wingc, OF Greenville; ID. b.
Penrlfoy, of Saluda. t
State librarian, Miss Lavinia n.
I SLaborde, OF Columbia.
State Commissioner of the dispen-
isary. William o. Tatum, OF Orange
! burg.
Chairman of the State board of con-
Strol, n. IL. Evans, OF Newberry.
Members of the State board of con-
troll, (dispensary, j ohm Bell Towill,
! OF Batesburg; u. w. Boykin, of Cam
den.
Members of the board OF trustees
for the South Carolina College, Q. e.
Spencer, of Yorkville; Robert p. Ha
mer, Jr., OF Marion.
Trustees of Clemson Agricultural
\ College, G.. Duncan Bellinger, of Co
lumbia; Jesse FL. Hardin. of Chester;
Ivy M. .Mauldin, of Pickens.
Trustees of the State Colored Col
lege, at Orangeburg, a. g. Brice, of
Chester; j. w. Floyd, OF Kershaw.
Trustees for Winthrop Normal and
Industrial College, D. w. McLaurin,
of Marion; DR.. t. A. Crawford, of
Rock Hill.
Trustees for the Citadel, Col. @. S.
Gadsden, of Charleston; w. w. Lewis,
of Yorkville.
The final elections were for mem
bers of the board Of visitors of the
Citadel. Col. G. S. Gadsden, Of
Charleston, and w. w. Lewis, of
Yorkville, were nominated and re-
elected without opposition.
Senator Hardin asked who were the
incumbents, so that another mistake
would not be made. The elections
were for six years.
MUCH CONFUSION.
There was much confusion about
the elections Of trustees for Clemson
and Winthrop colleges. In some way
Mr.. Sease's name was not presented
for reelection and he was not renam-
ed, simply because his nomination was
not presented, and third trustee had
to be found in Mr.. Mauldin.
When it came to the election Of
for Winthrop College the
name Of Mr..sD. w. McLaurin was
presented, and following it Senator
Brice named DR.. T.. A. Crawford, a
former valuable member of the board.
5 No one seemed to know whose terms
expired. It was known that Mr.. Nc
Laurin had to be reelected, but whose
term was otherwise to be filled no one
knew. The election proceeded, ant
then there was surprise when it wa!
suggested that Senator Tillman wa!
being dropped from the board in tht
same accidental manner that Mr.
Sease had just been left off Of th'
Clemson board.
In the case Of the South Carolin;
College, slips announcing the full sit
uation had been distributed among
the members and there was no con
fusion.
After the vote had been sarted ther
was no way to undo the trouble.i-AN
one seemed positive as to whethe
Senator Tillman was being legislate
off of the board or not, but Sucl
seemed to be the impression. .Thcr
seemed, however, to be 10 remedy, ]
desired. After the entire voting o
the evening ha5rbeen concluded, Mr.
Bunch askedm d quorum had voted
President Sloan stated that quorum
had not voted for members of tn
board of-trustees of the Citadel, bu
that The business of the joint aSsembl
having ,bcen concluded, it stood ad
innrnnsI ~ oEN!KTUK TILLMAN?
There were 81 votes cast for tn,
Winthrop trustees, and 93 would be
quorum. The point Of no quorum
was not made at the time or after tn,
election had been announced, as tt
the Winthrop elections, but the rec
ords will show that 81 votes were cas1
for Winthrop trustees. 1t is stated
that a quorum is not necessary in a
joint assembly, but what the parlia
mentary law would be is not settled
now. Some say that the Journa
WOoio ouOW w leOl ulu, duu OtldU Une
elections will not stan 4 on that ac.
count. They have, how ever, been de.
clared. Then, it is contended, that
the joint assembly having adjourned,
%he question Of the Winthrop vote can
only be raised in joint assembly, and
not in the Senate or the House.
1t is suggested that another concur
rent resolution would have to be
passed calling for another Joint assem-
bly, to take up the matter
Although it is said that Senator
Tillman Is the member who has been
dropped there seems to be no certain
ty about this matter
Inquiry was made after the Joint
assembly had adjourned and it de-
velops here that in 1900 the Journal
shows that there were seven mem
bers Of the Winthrop board elected.
and that they were to draw lots for
their terms of office. Who drew the
different terms was never reported
here, and no commissions were ever
issued to the members Of the board
SO as to indicate their respective
I terms. The South Carolina College