The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-16
COUNTY PRIMARY RETURNS.
Quick Work in Getting Result in This
C0unty-PhOne System a Great
Help.

The second primary on last Tues
day brought out a very full vote
though not quite so large as in the
first primary. The interest in this
primary, of course, was centred large
ly in the race for governor. The re-
turns in detail for Newberry county
and by counties in the State are pub
lished in tables In this issue Of The
Herald and News.
The Herald and News issued num-
Der Of extras, In fact nine in all, dur
ing the evening so that our friends
might know the result as it was re-
ceived at this office. We suppose that
every phone in the county called up
The Herald and News Office at some
time between 4 and 12 o'clock on
Tuesday and some of them called up
several times. It is always a pleasure
to Th Herald and News to answer
any inquiry that We may be able to,
and give our friends throughout the
county any information in our posses
sion that they may desire.
The first extra by The Herald and
News was issued at AS p. m, and
carried the returns from 21 Of the 43
precincts in the county, and gave
total Of 1861 out of the $500 votes.
The second extra was issued at SIS
p. m, and gave the returns from 2S
precincts, carrying a total vote Of
2,055. The third extra was issued at
5.45 p. m, and gave returns from 81
precincts, carrying total vote Of g.
'76. The fourth extra was issued at
$40, and gave returns from SO pre-
cints, including 2,447 votes. That was
practically the total vote Of the coun-
ty, the other four precincts polling in
the first primary only 108 votes, but
at $40 p. m. another extra was issued,
giving returns from 40 precincts, in
cluding 2,477. Another extra was is
sued at 6.35 p. m, carrying some State
returns and at 7.30 p. m. an extra was
issued giving full returns from the
county, covering 1854 votes. This
was probably the quickest that the
complete returns have been issued in
any election in Newberry county.
The Herald and News is indebted to
the courtesy and the efficiency and the
promptness Of the young ladies and
young gentlemen who operate the
telephone exchange for this prompt
service and also to our friends
throughout the county in 'phoning the
returns as quick as the ballots we're
counted. Mr.. J. Claude Dominick also
assisted during the evening in tabu-
lating, making the tables complete,
and it is due to his efficiency that the
totals were so correctly made out.
Of course, the young men of the office
in the mechanical department, rem
dered their usual prompt and efficient
work.
At II o'clock an extra was issued,
giving a bulletin from the News and
Courier covering 93,5S4 votes and one
from the State at Columbia coverine
about the same number Of votes,
showing that both newspapers conced-
ed the election of Mr.. Blease.
In view of the many conscientious
who live in Newberry
and who could not vote for a home
man as against a candidate that stood
for prohibition, the handsome vote re-
ceived by Mr.. Blease in his home
county is very complimentary. 1t
should be noted that he not only car
ried the county by a majority of 625,
but he also had a majority of the four
clubs in the city proper, exclusive of
the two cotton mill precincts. This is
mentioned for the reason that it was
undertaken to show that his majority
in the city Of Newberry was due to the
cotton mill vote. OF course, the cot
ION mill vote is as good vote as any
other, and all candidates for office,
ne have always observed, are as dill
gent and as active and as proud to
receive this vote as they are to re-
,eive any other vote.
The crowd that was at The Herald
and News office up until IL o'clock,
and on the streets was entirely order
y and while there was demonstra-
ion from friends of Mr.. Blease at good
news as it came in, perfect order and
good will seemed to prevail.
DR.. Wyche is recommended over Mr..
Evans by about 200 votes.
It will be observed from the returns
hat Mr.. McDuffie Hampton carries