The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-11-17
THE VOTE IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Believed That the Amendments to the
Constitution Have Carried.

1dtS SdEtiS0s
Columbia State, 9th.
The returns from South Carolina pre-
cinc.s were slow, as had been expected.
So little interest was taken in the fed
eral election that managers did not
beth to send in report Of the results,
and The States correspondents had
difficulty in securing any indications.
From the vote reported it is apparent
that all three constitutional amend
rents have carried, although in sew
eral counties there was heavy voting
against biennial sessions. More than
80 counties have reported, but many
OF them give little more than the town
precincts and the county boxes will
not be heard from for several days.
The Republicans polled enough votes
in each congressional district to base
contests upon, perhaps, but little more,
SIS by large majorities all seven Demo-
cratic nominees were elected to con-
eress in this State The Republicans
bad out a nominee in every district, as
follows:
First district, J. A. Noland, white. OF
Charleston against Congressman Le-
care; second. Isaac Meyers, negro, OF
Blackville against ]. o. Patterson OF
Barnwell, the Democratic nominee;
third, John w. Scott, white, OF New
berry against Congressman Wyatt
Aiken; fourth. j. D. Adams, white, OF
I.aurens against Congressman j. T..
Johnson; fifth, C. P. T. White, negro.
CT Rock Hill against Congressman d.
L. Finley; sixth, E. H. Deas, negro, OF
Darlington against ]. E. Ellerbe OF Sell
lers. the Democratic nominee; seventh.
c. C. Jacobs, negro, of Sumter against
Congressman A. F. Lever.
THE DELEGATION.
The South Carolina delegation In the
next congress will be as follows:
First district. George Legare. re-
elected; second, j. o. Patterson to
succeed Croft; third, Wyatt Aiken, re-
elected; fourth, joseph T. Johnson, re-
elected; fifth, D. E. Finley, reelected;
sixth, ]. E. Ellerbe, to succeed Scar
borough; seventh, A. F. Lever, re-
elected.
The State ticket polled practically
the full vote, and it is probable that the
total vote cast in this election VIII pc
the largest recorded for some years IN
South Carolina.
WALKER WINS.
The election OF Walker over Speegle
for supervisor in Greenyille has been
ACCOMPLISHED by safe majority. Walk
er Is the protesting Democratic candi-
I date who was first declared the noml-
rec by the county committee, which
later gave the nomination to Speegle,
the incumbent. Walker was suose-
ouently endorsed by many OF the DEM
ocratic precinct clubs, which denounced
, the county committees action,
- DIsPENsARY LOSES.
In Cherokee the first election under
the Brice law has resulted in an over
whelmipg defeat for the dispensary. by
vote OF six to one, the county has
voted TO close the dispensaries. Four
! teen out Of "a boxes reported give us
nensary 1873 and no dispensary 1,052
In this county Senator Tillman maue
a speech urging the dispensarys reten-
tion and he sent a telegram to Green
vile telling the people to vote for
speegle. In both cases his aoFlce WAS
rejected.
II does not require two-thirds vote
of the people to adopt proposed coh-
stitutional amendment. A bare MAJOR
ity of those voting on the question Is
sufficient. And q majority OF each
branch of the succeeding general as
sembly is sufficient to ratify the action
q; the people at the polls. The only
time when a two-thrds vote is neces-
sary is when the legislature Is actins
uoon the proposition to re1er 10 tne
suggested amendment for action at Tue
hands Of the people.
Following is the mandate OF tne con'
stitution, article 16. section l:
"Any amendment or amendments u, ~
this constitution may be proposed IN
the senate or house Of representatives..
II the same be agreed to BY tWo-tnlros
of the members elected to each mouse.
such amendment or amendments snali
Le entered on the journals respectively
J with the yeas and nays taken thereon ,
and the same shall be submitted TO the
qualified electors OF the State at tne
next general election thereafter A;.,, 10, o,
CONSERVATIVES; and If majority OF
the electors qualified to vote Tor mem,
hers of the general assembly, Vo.ins
thereon, shall vote in favor OF such
amendment or amendments, and ma,
iority of each branch OF the genera
Assembly shall, after such an election
and before another, ratify the same
amendment or amendments, by yeas
and nays, the same shall become par
Of the constitution: Provided that sucn
amendment or amendments snail nav; nave
heen read three times on three seVera'
days In each house"
Killed Each Other.
Columbia, S. c., Special.-Dispen
sary Constable R. L. Irby and ). A
pbiI,ins engaged in a street duel Witf