The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-28
BIG VOTE CAST IN
NEWBERRY CAUNTY
NOTWITHSTANDING EXCEED-
INGLY BAD WEATHER.
Complete Returns Received From
Every Precinct Except Saluda
No. 7-The Results.

there were more than 2.G50 votes cast
i'll the first primary election in New
berry county on Tuesday.
Many Of the races were excrrdin~
~ close and created great interest,
but the day passed Off pleasantly and
without special incident.
Newbcrry had two candidates in
the campaign for State oiliccs-Mr.
George Johnstonc for the United
States senate, and Senator Cole. l..
5leasc Tor governor. Each Of them
carried the county by practically the
same votc-thcrc being about six
votes difference. with one precinct
with about twenty-five or thirty
votes to hear FROM
Congressman Wyatt Aiken carried
the county over his opponent. Mr..
Julius +. BoggS, by more than 100
votes.
Mr.. Alan JohnStonc is elected to
the State senate over his opponent.
Mr.. +. II. Aull.
MesSrS. {. ". Wychc and Arthur
klbl"r arc elected to the house of
representatives on thr. first ballot.
The second race will be between
McSSrS. Godfrey Harmon and J. S.
Dominick, provided the executive com
mlttcc does not rule Mr.. Dominick
out of the race on account of NOT hov-
ing filed his subsequent expense ac-
count on Wednesday. The committee
meets again at noon today.
Sheriff NJ. M. Ruford is reelected
over his opponent. Mr.. Cannon G.
BleaSc.
Auditor W. w. Cromer is defeated
FOR reelection by Mr. Eugene s.
WertS.
Treasurer Jno. L. Epps and Clerk
OF Court Jno. c. Go"gans arc rcclcct-
cd without opposition.
Mr.. II. II. Riliard is reelected mas
ter over his opponclt. Mr.. W. a. Hill.
AIR. }. S. Wheeler is reelected sup
erlntendent Of education. defeating
Col. j. B. O'Ncall Holloway.
For cononcr Mr.. j. N. Bass and Mr..
W. +. Fclkcr will make the second
race.
For supervisor the second race will
be between Mr.. II. II. Abrams and
MIR. l.. |. Fea.lc.
McssrS. l.. G. Livingston. Cusiis r.
Leltzsey, Thos. j. Wilson and w. II.
Nrndt will make the second race for
county commissioner.
The result of the races for maeis-
tra'c in the various townships is civ
Ell in detail elsewhere.
The Herald and News publishes
elsewhere in this issue tabulatcd state
mrntS Of the vote for State and coun-
tv officers. a separate table is also
given slowin" the vote on the old
court house question: On this ulcs
tlon tie vote from Prosperity is not
yet received, and that leaves the is
sue in doubt. with the probability
that tlr county will vote against the
removal Of the old court house.
The tables for State and county
officers give every precinct in the
county with the exception of Saluda
No. l. which has not reached Ncwbcr-
ry on account Of high water.
The Executive Committee.
The county Democratic executive
committee met yesterday to declare
the result Of the election. the State
returns were tabulatcd. and the re-
suit announced as it appears in The
Herald and News this afternoon. Sa-
India No. 7 had not yet been heard
from.
Mr.. j. S. Dominick, whose vote
las placed him in the second race for
Sic house Of representatives, along
with Mr.. Godfrey Harmon, had not
filed his supplemental expense ac-
count, and there was doubt as to
whether he could be allowed to en-
ter the second race. Pending this de-
cl>ion. the committee adjourned with
on: having declared The result in any
Di the county races or on the court
house question.
The committee will meet again at
~ o clock noon today.