Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-10
ELECTION OF NEW JUSTICE.
BaIIptins For Supreme Court Place
Commenced Wednesday.

Commenced Wednesday.
First ballot-Bonham, 30; Fraser,
SO; Gruber, 1S; Memminger, 80; Watts,
35; Carey, l.
second ballot-Bonham. 80; Fraser,
35; Gruber, Is; Memminger, 3S; Watts,
81.
Third ballot-Bonham, %; Fraser,
So; Gruber, IA; Memminger, 80;
Watts, 38.
Necessary to a choice-7S.
The first three ballots for the posi-
ton of associate justice Of the supreme
court-the fifth justiceship created by
the recent amendment of the constitu-
tion-were taken in the general assem-
bly, Wednesday and resulted as above.
At noon the joint assembly convened
to elect a fifth justice of the supreme
court. Nominations were made as fol-
lows:
Robert Withers Memminger Of Char
lesion, by Representative Wander
Horst; seconds, Senator Weston, Rep
resentatives Davis, Sawyer, Williams,
Boyd, Wells.
Richard Cannon Watts of Cheraw, by
Representative w. F. Stevenson; sec
onds, Senators Lawson and Wharton,
Representative Miller.
w. B. Gruber Of Walterboro, by Sen
ator Bates OF Barnwell; seconds, Rep
resentatives Mitchum and D. L. Smith.
Thomas B. Fraser Of Sumter, by
Senator Alan Johnstone Of Newberry;
seconds, Senator Clifton, Representa-
tives Dick, Isaac Edwards and Reaves
Belser.
Milledge L. Bonham of Anderson, by
Senator Sullivan; seconds, Represen-
tatives Watson, Aver, Cary, K. P.
Smith, c. D. Smith, Scott, Hopkins.
The three ballots which 1t had been
agreed should be taken at this sitting
of the joint assembly resulted as fol-
lows:
Total vote cast, 1856; necessary to a
choice, 70; Memminger 80; Watts 80;
Fraser, 33; Bonham 80, Gruber 1S.
Total vote cast, 155; necessary to a
choice, IS; Memminger 38; Watts 81,
Fraser 35; Bonham 30, Gruber Is.
On the justiceship matter the first
ballot was as follows:
For Memminger-Appelt, Croft, Den
ME, Muckinfuss, Rainsford, Spivey,
Walker, Weston, in the senate; house
Speaker Smith. Bailey, Bookter, Boyd,
T. P. Brown, Bryan, Butler, Connor,
Courtney, Davis, Erckmann, Horlbeck,
Kirkland, Leland, Mansfield, Manuel,
Motto, H. A. Odom, Osborne, Peoples,
Rembert, Sawyer, Shuler. Tison, To-
bias, Todd, Turnbull, Wander Horst,
Wells, Williams, Youmans-39.
For Watts-Senators Carlisle, Earle,
Green, Hardin, Johnson, w. ]. Laney,
Lawson, Manning, McCown, Strait,
Waller, Wharton, Young; house
Beamguard, Charles, Dixon, Earle,
Evans, Gary, Irby, Ketchen, Kirven,
McDow, Mcqueen, Magill, Mears, Mil
Ter, Moore, w. P. Odom, Pegues, Sim
gleton, Stanley, Stevenson, Willis,
Wyche-35.
For Bonham-Senators Forrest,
Lide, Mars, w. L. Mauldin, T. ]. Maui
din, Montgomery, Sullivan; house-Ar-
mold, Ashley, Aver, B. H. Brown, Cary,
Jno. M. Daniel, Drummond, Gilbert,
Harris, Harrison, Hopkins, Jackson,
League, Lee, McCravey, Mauldin,
Mower, Nicholson, Scott, Searson, c..
D. Smith and K. P. Watson-20.
For Fraser-Senators Christensen,
Clifton, tombstone, Hough, Stuckey;
house -Baskin, Belser, Bethea, Bow
ers, Bowman, Browning, Chandler, w.
L. Daniel, Dick, Doar, Dubose, Ed
wards, I. and E. c. Fultz, Graham,
James, Jones, Kibler, Lengnick, Nc
Keown, Paulling, Reaves, Richardson,
Sanders, Saye, Vincent, Whisonant,
Wingard-33.
For GITuDeT--SeIldlOTS AChtIiIldlli
Bates, Black, Crosson, CHM, Stewart
Summers; house-Dobson, Hamilton,
Hill, Hunter, Hutto, Polk, Minis,
Mitchum, Riley, c. T. Shuler, D. l..
Smith-1S.
For Cary-Mr. Brice.
On the second ballot the changes
were:
Senator w. l.. Mauldin from Bon
ham to Watts.
Mr.. Brice, Cary to Fraser.
T. P. Brown, Memminger to Watts.
Mr.. Doar did not vote.
Mr.. Hamilton changed from Gruber
to Bonham.
Mr.. Riley did not vote.
c. T. Shuler changed from Gruber
to Fraser.
On the third ballot the changes
were:
Senator Crossman changed from
Gruber to Watts; Senator Hall, not
previously voting, voted for Fraser;
Senator w. L. Mauldin voted for Bon
ham. Senator Sinkler and Eppes.
were absent for the day, the former
being sick at home. In the house, Mr..
Doar did not vote, nor did Mr.. Dobson;
Mr.. Hamilton voted for Memminger;
Mr.. Riley did not vote and Mr.. Scar
son voted for Mr.. Gruber. This con-
cluded the balloting for the day.
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