The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-24
BRY AN LEADS
In Late Election All Candidates
in This State.
OFFICIAL RETURNS

Received by Secretary Of State-Only
Few Counties Are Missing-ThC
Bryan-Taft Vote as Compared
With Presidential Vote I'm 1904.
Some Other Figures.
South Carolina gave William Jen-
nings Bryan at least 61,2SS votes
and William Taft 3,S47. The State
says the above figures give nearly
the entire vote of the State, although
the clerks who have tabulated the
vote have not yet completed the ad-
ditional for the independence and
Socialist party.
In 1904 Alton B. Parker received
52,563 votes and Theodore Roose'
velt received 1854 in South Caro-
lima.
In 1904 D. C. Hayward, Democra-
tic nominee for governor, received
51,907. In 1908 Martin F. Ansel,
Democratic nominee for governor, re-
ceived 59,9S6. In 1906, with no
presidential election to bring out the
voters he received in general elec-
tioM"3 O,251. The figures given above
for 1908 do not include Hampton
county, which is still missing.
The returns are also incomplet
as to the constitutional amendments.
which were voted favorably. With
Beaufort, Georgetown, Hampton and
Sumter missing, the amendment al
lowing the town of Gaffney to in
crease it's municipal Indebtedness
gave $1,000 for the amendment and
1O,769 against the change.
For the amendment to the consti-
tuition changing the name of the
Office of "adjutant and inspector gen
eral" to that Of "adjutant general,
21,75S voted for the change and
1926 voted against it.
Votes for the State officers with
Hampton county missing were as fol-
lows:
Gov. M. F. Ansel, 59,9S6; Lieut..
Gov. Mcleod. $500; Attorney Gen
eral J. Fraser Lyon, 59,597; .Secre-
tary of State R. M. McCown, So
926; State Treasurer Jennings, So
SCI; Comptroller General Jores, 59,-
623; State Superintendent of Ed
ucation ]. E. Swearingen, $3.50;
Adjutant General J. c. Boyd, So
596; Railroad Commissioner B. L.
Caughman, 59,703.
These figures as compared with
the totals given for solicitors in the
y circuits and the presidential vote
would show that all of the State
officers were scratched to certain
extent. The total vote cast for So
licitor was 60,501. The congress
ional vote, both Democratic and Re-
publican, fell far behind this, the
total being 51,O13, Of which the
three Republicans received 1,0S7.
The Congressional Vote.
The vote for congressman by dis
tricts is:
First dlstrict-Legare. 5,759:
Prioleau, COL.
Second district Patterson, S,440:
Myers, 5S.
Third district-Aiken, 10,724.
Fourth district-Johnson, 1O,S0C.
Fifth district-Finley, 9,46S.
Sixth district-Ellerbe. 9,035.
Seventh district-Lever, $3.50:
Richardson, 99S.
The small votes given above in
three of the districts are for Repub-
licans in the hope of securing the
$4,000 contest fee.
For Solicitor.
The vote for solicitors resulted
as follows:
P. T. Hildebrand, 4,70S: ]. +.
Byrnes, 4,0S2; P. H. Stoll, $3.50; j.
M. Spears, 1926; w. H. Cobb, 2,771:
]. X. Henry, 5000; T. S. Sease, g.
929; R. A. Cooper, 6,409; ]. Fl.
Peurifoy, 3,619; P. A. Bonham, Z
64S; G.. B. Zimmerman, 1885; w.
H. Wells, 5.072.
The order given above shows the
respective circuits, ther being no
opposition to any Of the nominees OF
the Democratic party for this po-
,it;on r