The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-06

, Senator johnson followed with the
nomination Of :hc Hon. Frank B.
Gary. Senator lloueh scrondiny tn,
nomination. Senator Weston then
rollnwed with Il lengthy speech "f
nomination Of Gen. Willie Jones. af-
ter which nominations wcr" ordered
closed.
The election was then proceeded
with, the result being as follows:
Fer Walker~~-\ppc!t. Bass. HivanS.
HatcS. BlcaSc, Clifton. Crouch. Har-
din, Kelley, I.ancy, MrGowan. Ray
sor, Rogers, Sinklcr, Smith. Town.
send, Williams.-'rolal II.
For Mauldin--Blark, Brice. Brooks.
Christensen, G:'aydon, OTIS. Sullivan.
-Total T.
Fc: Gary-Carpcntcr, Harvey.
llouYl, johnson. Toole.-Total. ).
For Coker--Carlislc. Earle. Griffin
! OttS.-Tolal, i.
For Jones-F.firl. Talbert, Wcs-
ton.-Total, 3.
Three members Of the senate were
! not p!Gl,cni, Senators StackhouSc,
Gibson and Holiday. Senators WAL
k>r and Mauldin did not vote.
Wednesday, Session.
The joint assembly was called TO
order on "Wednesday by Lieut. Gnv-
crno, NkLcod, and Clerk lIemphill
read 50 much of the Journal Of the
&rlatc as related to the clccliol Of
United States senator.
Clerk Hamrr read SO much Of the
journal Of the house as related TO the
election Of senator.
Lieutenant Governor Mcleod an
nounced that no person having rcceiv-
ed Il majority Of each house, nomina-
! tions for the United State senate
were in order.
| In an eloquent speech Senator Wcs-
: ton nominated Gen. Willie Jones.
Senator Hardin wanted to climi-
na;c nnminatin" speeches, but Lieu
tenant Governor Mcleod ruled that
! suR Il motion would not be in order.
! He also declined 10 entertain II mo-
tion By Mr.. Gyl,S to limit speeches
! to two minutes.
NJ. d. l.. Smith then placed in
nomination the Hon. Frank B. Gary,
Of Abhrvillc.
Senator Rogers nominated, in Il
| brief speech, Senator l.. G. Walker,
Of Georgetown.
Mr.. J. p. Gibson placed in nomila-
| tion Ma jor JAS. l.. Cokcr. Of Darling-
ton.
Senator Clifton nominated Col. II.
D. Lee. of Sumter. and this was see
onded by Senator Kelly. This was II
new nomination. Senator Clifton
and Kelly voted Tuesday night for
Walker.
Mr.. Garr;s seconded the nominal
ton Of Mr.. Gary.
Mr.. Aver seconded the nominal
ion Of Major Cokcr
Senator Brooks placed in nominal
lion Senator W. i. Mauldin. of
Grccnvillc.
In behalf Of the Darlington dele
CATION Mr. Lawson seconded ,ao non:-
ination OF Maicr Cokvr. in bcnalf Of
lie Icorget OWE ttInAation Mr.. Doar
seconded the nomination Of Walker
and there were other seconds TO the
nominations. The ballot VAS then
taken, with the following nominal
tions: Gary, Walker, Cokcr, Jones,
Ice. Mauidn.
The ballot resulted: Gary g., WAL
kHr n. Cocker ~. Jones s. lee :.
Maullin 10. Total $50. Eighty
votes woull have been Il majority.
Gary lost thrc votes from Tuesday
night. Walker lost enc, Cokrr gained
f"ur, Mau!lin gained one. Jones gain
cd one and Lee WAS new nominee.
There were three votes east more
than Tuesday night.
The first ballot was as follows:
For Gary: Senators Carpenter,
Harvey. Hough, johnson, Toole, Rep
scntativcs Aull, Bailey, Bethune,
Boyd, Brantlcy, +. M. Bryan, Can
non. Carey, Carson, Carwile, Clary,
Cutler, Dingle, Dixon, Douglass.
Bowling, Epps, Garris. w. J. Gibson,
Glasscock, Goodwin, Hall, Hardin,
Ifarman, Harris Hinton HUGHES.
IIydrick, JohHslonc. Jones. Lester,
l.eitncr, Little. Mckeown, Milcy, Mil