The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-18
WHALEY rs SPEAKER
or the fouse and Col. L. BIease is
President Protein Of the Senate.
All the Old Officers Are
Reelected In Both
Houses.

House were CROWDED WD0n Mr., IhOB.
O. Hamer, acting clerk, raped
for order at noon and asked for the
election Of 8 temporary chairman.
Mr.. John @ Richards, Jr., nominat.
cd Mr.. Frank Is. Gary Of Abbeville.
Mr.. G&ry WAS unanimously elected
and on taking tho chair ordered the
calling of tho roll. Messrs. Couytenay
Of Aiken, Doar Of Georgetown and
Cause OF Williamsburg were absont
There waE one ray Of humor Ia the
otherwise routine and dull proceed.
ings. Mr.. Hamer called the roll frc m
the newspaper list printed some time
ago and when Clarendon was reachea
read the name CT ID. l.. Green. Ther.
was no answer and he was about to
be marked Absent when q member Of
the. delegation informed the clerk
that Mr.. Gre en- failed Of re election.
The election Of speaker came next.
Mr.. J. p. Gibson Of Malboro, in q
short speech nominated Mr. McOoll.
1t waB Beccnded by Mr.. Orcft ol
Aiken.
Mr.. George II. Won Kolnitz of Char
leBton placed before the assembly the
name Of Mr.. Richard s. Whale,
which was seconded by Mr.. Fraser Of
Sumter.
DR.. J. II. Miller OF Laurens nomi
mated Mr.. j. w. Nash, which was
seconded by Mr.. M. w. Walker OF
4 SpSrtanturg. The nominate ons the
closed, Messrs. vol Kolnitz. R'ohard
I and Miller were appointed tellers
On tho fitabiballot the vote atoOd s,
4 follows:
Whaley b6 votes, MCCALL so yoteh
and Nash i3. votes. Asit took so
votes o'eleob there was no election { ID
the frat ballot, and another ballo,
ysas ordered. s. Il.
e. Mr., Walker then withdrew th
vs. 7. ~ OF N ash ana the second
hallot reBulted as follows
WHALEY.
Arnold, Aull, Banks, Beattie, A
G. Brice, Bryan, Carey, Darlington
O,ary, Olinkaoales, Cosgrovo, Oothrap,
COX, DeVoro, J. 3. Dodd, J. II, Dodd
Fraser, Frost, w. j. Gibson, Greer,
Gyles, Hall, Harley, Hemphill, Hin
ton, Hydriok, Johnstone, Kallahap
Lawson, Legare, MoArthur, Mann
Marshall, Nash, Nesbitt Niohol
Nicholson, Niver, Parker, Patterson,
Reaves, Ruoker, Saye, Scarborough,
Sellers, Shipp, d. L. Smith, Klrlz,
p. Smith, SpiveY, Stillwell, 7 homas,
Todd, Vanderhorst, Werner, VOL
Kolnitz, Wade, Walker, Wallace
White, Wiggins, Wimberley, Win.
gard, Yeldell, Youmana GA.
MCCoLL.
Aver, Bailey Ballentino, Bethune,
Boyd, Brantley, T. s. Brlce, Cannon
Carson, Carwilo, Croft, Ouller, Der
ham, Dick, Dingle, Dixon, Douglass,
Dowling, Epps, EptiDg, Garris. Gary,
J. p. Gibson, Glasscook, Goodwin,
Harman, Harris, Harrison, Hughes
Jones, &ershaw, Klrven, Lane, Les
ter. Leitner, Little, McKeown, No
Master, Miley, Miller, Morrell, Nor
ton, Richards, Richardson, Robinson,
Sawyer, ScruRgs, Sharpe, Slaughter,
j.. E. Smith, Stubbs, Tatum, Tomp
2fins, Woods, Wyche-55
Not voting Whaloy. MoColl.
Total vote 119. Necessary to
elect 60,
Mr.. MoOoll WAS congratulated upor
the large vote WhiCh he received. His
friends now claim that he was o win
ner up to 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Whaley's friends counted SO vote
for him Monday night and he receiv
mad Sd on the first ballot.
W 1t might be hard to say TO wha,
extont the dispensary issue WAS work
ed Both sides used 1t, and neither
side claims to have raised the distur.
b8noe.
MeaBrs. Henphill, Johnston ar1
Darcy were appointed committo, /
escort Mr.. Whaley to the chair apc
the house arose as the nowey oleote,
speaker came down the aisle AL
took.his scat. Mr.. Whaley's remark.
were short but tho thanks he gav.
were sincere.
THE OTIER ELECTIONS.
The other elections were unani
moua, but under the law the roll hat
to be called In each case.
Mr.. Thomas O. Hamer was no
minated for clerk by Mr.. j. p. Glib
son ind seconded by number
members. Mr. Hammer is commend
Ing his ninth year as clerk and dl.
ing that time has given universs
satisfaction and seldom has oppos
tion. During his service he has neve
lost or misplaced paper or biz
despite the constant demand on hi.
time.
&Mr. John s. Withers of Oheste
was nGr.natod by M. j. =. W;ngard
Mr.. Withers is the Oldest attache 0
the house and this session 10 the be
ginning OF his 18th year.
Mr.. John 8. Wilson was unani
mously reelected sergeant ab-arma
this being his fifth year He ha
never been opposed.
Rev. r.. N. Pratt, who was le
elected chaplain, is the pastor Of til
Second Baptist church Ia 6iis city al
Ia we'll know to both the old and tn
new members of the house.
1t Was then aftar 2 O'Clock and sev
eral of the members wanted to I'D
journ. A motion was made to tina
offeob when some one called the al
tention of the body to the fact tina
the governor and senate had nc
been notified Of the organization {
the body. The senate had adjourno
an hour previously and the governt