The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-15
VOTE FOR JUDGE
A Close and Exciting Race for ii. New
Supreme CorI, Jraice.
A NECK AND NECK START
Watts. Frazer. BonhaIn
ard Gruher Put in Nomination
and on First Ballot Ran Pretty
Close Together. Except Grubcr,
Who Jagged Somewhat Behind.

Who Jagged Somewhat Behind.
Az noon on Wednesday the Senate
and House OF Representatives met n
Joint assembly 20 elect a fifth Asso-
c;ate Justice of the Supreme Court.
The nominations were:
Judge R. Withcrs Menminser. Of
Charleston. by Mr.. Wander Horst
Judge r. c. Watts. OF Cheraw. b.
Mr Stevenson.
Mr.. W. B. Gruber. Of Colleton. by
Senator Bates
The Hon. Thos. r. Fraser. of Sum
ter. nominated by Senator Johnstone.
Gen. Milledge l.. Bonham, Of An
derson. nominated by Senator Suili-
van
Three ballots were taken. but no
election resulted. the vote on the
first ballot being Menminger. SO;
Watts. s5; Fraser. 33; Bonhan. 30;;
Gruber. is: Carey. /. On the third
ballot Watts and Frazer received re-
spectiveIy 3s and So. while Bonham
lost and Gruber l. The vote OF
the different members was as fo;-
lows:
Voting for NenmiaSer.
For Judge Memmi1ger: Senators
Appelt. Croft. Dennis. Muckenfuss.
Ra!nstord, Spivey. Walker. Weston.
House: Speaker Smith. Bailey,
rockter, Bovd. T. P. Trcw-, S-yan,
Butter. Conaor. Cou.tnay. Davis.
Erckmann. Horlbeck. Kirkland. Le-
land, Mansfield. Manuel. Notte. e. a.
Odom. Osborne. Peoples. Rembert,
Sawyer. Shuler. Tison. Tobias. Todd,
Turabull. Wander Horst. Wells. VIII
Hams. Youmans-39.
bull. Wander Horst, Wells. Williams,
youmans-39.
Voting for Fraser.
For Mr. Fraser: Senators Christ
ensen, Clifton, Johnstone, Horgn,
Stuckey
House: Paskin. BeIser. Bethca,
Bowers. Bowman. Browning. Chan
dler. ". L. Daniel. Dick. Doar. Du-
Rose. Edwards, l. and z. c. Fultz,
Graham. James. Jones. Kibier. Leg
nick. McKeown, Paullins. Reaves.
Richardson. Saunders. Saye Vincent,
T'hisonan,. W:nsard. Total. SO.
Voting for Gruber.
For M G-uber: Senator'S Acker-
nan. Hates. Black. c-osson, CHM.
Stewart. Summers
House: Dobson. Hamilton. Hi.
Hunter. Hut;o. Polk. Minis. Mitch
um. Riley. c. T. Shuler. D. {. Smith.
Total. IS.
Voting for Watts.
For Judge Watts: Senators CAY
isle. Earle. G-ecn. Ha=G:o, W. J.
'ohnScn. !-aney. Lawson. Manning.
HcCown. Strait. Waller. Wharton.
Young.
House: Beamsuard. Charles.
Dixon. Earle. Exams. Cary. irby.
.1etchen. Kirven. McDow. Mcqueen.
Ma?ili. Mears. Miller. Moore. ". T.
Odom. PegGes. Singleton. Stanley.
Stevenson. Willis. W"cte. Total. y5.
Voting for foEham.
Fo. Mr. Boah2m: Senator's For
-es,. Lids. Mars. ~ L. Mauldin. T.
J. Mauldin. Montgomery. Sullivan.
House: trnold, Ashley. aver. 5.
H. Brown Cary. John N. Daniel.
D-ummond. Gilbert. Harris. Harri-
son. Hopkins. Jackson. League. Lee.
McCary. Mauldin. Mower. Nicholson,
Scott. Searson. c. D. Smith. K. P.
Smith. Watson. Total. 30.
Changes on Second Ballot.
On the second ballot the changes
we're: Senator w l. Mauliir. from
Dcnham 20 Watts: Mr. Brice. Carey
- Fraser: T. P Brown. Memminge-
Watts. Mr. Doar did 70: vote: Mr.
:'aiGiiton changed rom Gruber to
Eoaham: M- Riley did not vote:
Nr. c. T. Shrler changed from Cru
Der 20 Fraser.
Chnn.e> on Third Ballot.
On the third ballot tie changes
were: Senator Crosson changed
from Gruber 20 Watts: Senator Hall.
no; previously voting. voted for
Fraser: Senator w L. Mauldin voted
for Bonham. Senator's Sickler AID
r,paeS were absen; for the day. tic
former being sick at home.
In the House Mr. Doar did not
:o;e. nor did Mr. Lobson: NJ. Ham
ilton voted for Memminser: Mr.
Riley did not vote. and Mr.. Searson
voted for Gruber.
This concluded the ballo.ing tor
the 6ay,