The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-11
Woods,

Stubs, Tatum, Tompkins, Woods,
Wyche-49.
NASH
Arnold, Clary, j. H.. Dodd, w. j.
Gibson, Goodwin, Harrison, John
stone, Macarthur, Miller, Morrell,
Nichols, Reaves, Walker-13.
Not voting-Harmon, McColl, Nash,
! Whaley.
| Necessary to a choice 50.
The Second Ballot.
Mr.. Walker then, withdrew the
name of Mr.. Nash and the second
|'ballot resulted as follows:
Whaley.
Arnold, Aull, Banks, Beattie, A. G.
Brice, Bryan, Carey, Darlington,
Clary, Clinkscales, Cosgrove, Cothran,
Cox DeVore, j. B. Dodd, J. H. Dodd,
Fraser, Frost, w. J. Gibson, Greer,
Gyles, Hall, Harley, Hemphill, Hin
ton, Hydrick, tombstone, Kellahan,
Lawson, Legare, Macarthur, Mann,
Marshall, Nash, Nesbitt, Nichols,
Nicholson, Niver, Parker, Patterson,
Reaves, Rucker, Saye, Scarborough,
Sellers, Sihpp, D. l.. Smith, Kurtz P.
Smith, Spivey, Stillwell, Thomas,
Todd, Vanderhorst, Werner, Won Kol-
nitz, Wade, Walker, Wallace, White,
Wiggins, Wimberley, Wingard, Yel-
dell, Youmans-G4.
McColl.
Aver, Bailey, Ballentine, Bethune,
Boyd, Brantley, Y. S. Brice, Cannon,
Carson, Carwile, Croft, Cutler, Der
ham, Dick, Dingle, Dixon, Douglass,
Dowling, Epps, Epting, Garris, Gary,
J. p Gibson, Glasscock, Goodwin,
Harman, Harris, Harrison, Hughes,
Jones, Kershaw, Kirven, Lane, Lester,
Leitner, Little, MeKeown, McMaster,
Niley, Miller, Morrell, Norton, Rich
ards, Richardson, Robinson, Sawyer,
Scruggs, Sharpe, Slaughter, j. e.
Smith, Stubs, Tatum, Tompkins,
Woods, Wyehe-55. ia -. -:
Not voting -Whaley, McColl. ,
Total vote 10. Necessary to elect
90.
The above vote, taken from the Of
fetal journal Of the house, does not
give Mr.. +. b. Gary's vote. Mr.. Gary
voted for Mr. McColl, which changes
the vote received by Mr.. McColl from
70 to 50. AS stated above Mr. Gary
was the temporary chairman at the
time.
Mr.. McColl was congratulated upon
the large vote which he received. His
friends now claim that he was a will
ncr up to 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Mr.. Whaley's friend counted
53 votes for him Monday night and
he received 81 on the first ballot.
II might be hard TO say to what en-
tent the dispensary issue was worked.
Both sides used it. and neither side
claims to have raised the disturbance.
Messrs. Hemphill, Jomstonc and
Carey were appointed a committee to
escort Mr. Whalcy to the chair and
the house, arose as the newly elected
speaker. came down the aisle and took
his seat. Mr.. Whaley's remarks were
short but the thanks he gave we're
sincere.
The Other Elections.
The other elections were unanimous,
but under the law the roll had to be
called in each case.
Mr.. Thomas G.. Hamer was nominat-
ed for clerk by Mr.. J. p. Gibson and
seconded by number of members.
Mr.. Hamer is commencing his ninth
year as clerk and during that time has
given universal satisfaction and sell
dom has opposition. During his SER
vice he has never lost or misplaced a
paper or bill despite the constant de-
mand on his time.
Mr.. John S. Withers of Chester was
nominated by Mr.. J. B. Wingard. Nh.
Withers is the oldest attache Of the
house and this session is the beginning
IF his 18th year.
Mr.. John S. Wilson was unanimous
ly reelected sergeant-at-arms, this be-
ing his fifth year. He has never been
opposed. !
Rev. r. N. Pratt, who was reelected
chaplain, is the pastor of the Second
Baptist church in this city and is well
known to both the old and the new