Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-04
PERSONNEL OF THE SENATE.
How the Upper House Will Stand on
Its Next REORGANIZATION.

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Mr.. Jas. H. Hoyt has made for the
News and Courier, compilation from
the election returns which shows fairly
we'll what will be the composition of
the senate at the next general assem-
bly,.
Lieutenant Governor Mcleod has
been renominated without opposition
and will again WELD the gavel.
Twenty-one of the senators hold
over, their terms expiring two years
hence. The senate is continuous
body, half Of its membership changing
every two years. while all the mem
bers of the house are elected every two
years.
With the new county Of Calhoun add
ed to the list, there will be an equal
number Of senators elected every two
years, twenty-one each time, there now
being forty-two counties and one SEN
ator to each county.
Of the twenty senators whose terms
expired this year, eleven did not seek
reelection, eight have been reelected
and one is in the second race.
The results Of the first primary, so
far as the senate is concerned, were as
follows:
Aiken-T. G. Croft elected over two
opponents.
Bamberg-Dr. J. B. Black reelected,
unoyposed.
Barnwell-G. H. Bates reelected,
unopposed.
Beaufort-Niels Christensen, Jr., re-
elected over Thomas Talbird.
Calhoun-Summers elected over
Buyck.
Dorchester-J. D. Bivens reelected
over ST. Clair Muckenfuss.
Fairfield-Second race between w.
]. Johnson, incumbent and T. w.
Traylor.
Georgetown-Le Grand G. Walker
reelected. unopposed.
Greenville-W. L Mauldin reelected
over NJ. L. Donaldson.
Horry-D. A. Spivey elected over H.
K. Cooke.
Laurens-Jno. H. Wharton elected
over ]. NJ. Cannon.
Edgefeld-T. H. Rainsford elected
over P. B. Mayson.
Greenwood-Secondr race between c.
A. c. Waller and D. H. Magill.
Lexington-Dr. D. NJ. Crosson elect
ed over w. II. Sharpe and G. 7. Gra-
ham.
Marion-Second race between W. ].
Montgomery and DR.. Wade Stackhouse;
James Norton defeated.
Newberry-Alan Johnstone elected
over Ebert H. Aull.
Orangeburg-Robert Lide elected
without opposition.
Oconee-J. R. Earle reelected over
E E. Werner.
Saluda-Second race between ]. NJ.
Forrest and G. w. Wightmar.
Spartanburg-H. B. Carlisle re-elect-
ed over G. w. Chalk.
York-W. H. Stewart elected over
Dr. ]. H. Saye.
The reelected senators are: Black,
Bates. Christensen, Bivens, Mauldin,
Carlisle, Walker and Earle-S.
The new senators are: Croft Of AL
ken, who comes up from the house;
Summers, who represents the baby
county; Spivey Of Horny, who goes up
from the house: Wharton Of Laurens,
who has served in the house. been
member of the railroad commission
and also clerk Of his county; Rains
ford Of Edgefeld, who has served in
the house: Dr. Crosson of Lexington,
who has served in the senate before;
Johnstone Of Newberry who goes up
from the house: Lide Of Orangeburg,
who served in the house several years
ago: Stewart of York who has been
reading clerk of the senate.
Eleven members Of the last senate
voluntarily retire: Blease of Newber-
ry; Toole Of Aiken; Brooks of Green
wood; Holiday of Horny: McGown Of
Laurens: Effird Of Lexington; Stack
house of Marion: Raysor of Orange
burg; Brice of York; Talbert Of Edge
field: Crouch of Saluda.
The hold-oYer senators are the fol-
lowing: w. N. Graydon, Abbeville;
Geo. w. Sullivan, Anderson; ]. A. Har-
vey, Berkeley: Huger Sinkler, Charles
ton: j. Calhoun Otis, Cherokee; P. L.
Hardin, Chester; G. K. Laney, Ches-
terfield; Louis Appelt Clarendon; j.
S. Griffin, Colleton; D. T. McKeithan,
Darlington; n. S. Gibson, Florence; w.
S. Smith, Hampton; w. r. Hough,
Kershaw; B. F. Kelly, Lee: T. Yancey
Williams, Lancaster; T. I. Rogers,
Marlboro; c. H. Carpenter Pickens;
Francis H. Weston, Richland; ]. H.
Clifton, Sumter; B. F. Townsend, I'm
ion; w. L. Bass, Williamsburg.
In those counties where the senator
Is not yet selected, the situation is as
follows:
In Fairfield. Senator Johnson is in
the second race with Captain Tray
lor, who at one time served in the
house.
In Greenwood, c. A. C. Waller, for
merly senator, is in the second race
with David H. Magill, formerly men,
Der of the house.
In Marion, w. ]. Montgomery, for
merly a member Of the house and now
cation. is in the second race with Mr..
Stackhouse.
In Saluda, J. M. Forrest the first
senator from that county, is in the
race with Mr.. Wightman.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.