The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-05
A DISPENSARY LEGISLATURE.
THE NEXT SENATE WILL BE BE-
YOND ANY DOUBT.
House Practically Certain-Some
Late Figures From the Primary
Eection--Manning Pulls Up Near
er Ansel's Lead.

er Ansels Lead.
Manning has good chance Of be-
ing the next governor. The State has
gone dispensary. This is shown in
the returns as to the election Of the
legislature. It is further shown in the
returns for governor. Later returns
increase the vote in opposition to both
Ansel and Lyon. When the state COM
mittee makes the final tabulation to-
morrow night, it will cut down An
seps lead very much and also largely
increase the vote shown in opposition
to Lyon. 1t is believed that>Ansel has
polled nearly his full strength and
that in the second race Manning will
beat him. The votes for Manning,
Blease, McMahan and Sloan largely
exceed the vote for Ansel, and, as
they all favored the dipsensary it is
natural tc, suppose that those who
voted for them will combine in sup
port of Manning in the second race.
Manning will also draw the majority
Of the Brunson support, because they
are from the same county and be-
cause tht prohibitionists generally be-
lieve a purified State dispensary, such
as Manning stands for will better
serve the cause Of temperance than
Ansers county scheme.
For attorney gtneral there Will be
a second race between Lyon and
Ragsdale, as the delayed returns are
steadily decreasing Lyons lead over
Ragsdale.
Col. Boyd is an easy winner for ad-
jutant general, doubling the vote of
his opponent.
For secretary Of State, McCown has
defeated his three opponents in the
first race.
For comptroller general, Jones has
safe lead over Walker, which later
returns appear to be increasing.
For railroad commission there will
be a, second race betwetn Sullivan
and Wharton.
The entire congressional delegation
is reelected.
Senate is Dispensary.
The new state senate will be pro-
dispensary unless several Of the dis
pensary hold-overs change their SEN
timents, which is not likely . In the
last senate there was a majority of
three for the dispensary, which pre-
vented the Morgan local option bill
going through. This time the major
ity will likely be four or five in favor
Of the dispensary.
OF the nineteen hold-over senators
seven are anti-dispensary and twelve
dispensary. The dispensary therefore
needs only nine new senators to give
a majority. 1t has ten certain new
ones and will probobly win in ma
jority of the four, contests yet in
doubt.
The new disptnsary senator's have
been elected: Mr.. Graydon in Able
vile, Laney in Chesterfield, Griffin in
Colleton, Wells reelected in Florence,
all candidates are pro-dispensary in
Hampton, Kersi1aw and Lee, Weston
in Richland, Clifton in Sumter, Town
send in Union.
These eight anti -dispensa1y sena-
tors have been elected: Sullivan in
Anderson, Sinkler in Charleston, Otis
in Cherokee, Hardin in Chester, anti
dispensary man in Darlington, Will
liams in Lancaster, Bass in Williams
burg, Dennis's successor in Berkeley.
The contests in doubt are those in
Clarendon, Marlboro, Pickins and Sa-
luda.
The hold-over dispensary senators
are: Johnson, from Aiken;
Black from Bamberg; Bates, from
Barnwell; Bivens, from Rochester;
Johnson, from Fairfield; Walker
from Georgetown; MCGOWAN, from
Laurens: Efrd, from lexington;
Stackhouse, from Marion; Blease,
from Newberry; Earle, from Oconee;
Raysor, from Orangeburg.
The hold-over anti-dispensary sem
ators are: Tolbert, from Edgefeld;
Mauldin, from Greenville; Brooks,
from Greenwood; Holiday, from
Horny; Brice, from York; Carlisle,
from Srartanburg; Christensen, from
Beaufort.
House of Representatives.
Although the county executive
committees all are appointed to meet
at noon today, The Record failed TO
get figures showing the status OF the