The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-02-11
VOTE FOR JUDGE
A Close and Exciting Race for lht New
Supreme Court Jusrice.
"A NECK and NECK START

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Menminger, Watts, Frazer, Bonham
and Gruber Put in Nomination
and on First Ballet Ran Pretty
Close Together, Except ,Gruber,
Who Jagged Somewhat Behind:
At noon on Wednesday the Senate
and House of Representatives met In
joint assembly to elect a fifth Asso-
clate Justice Of the Supreme Court.
The. nominations were: "'ss
Judge R. Withers Memminger, of
Charleston, by Mr.. Wander Horst. @.H
Judge R. c., Watts, Of Cheraw, b,
MIR. Stevenson.
Mr. W. B. Gruber, of Colleton, by
Senator Bates. -sss $ q, Z =,
The Hon. Thos. 3. Fraser, Of SUM
ter, nominated by Senator Johnstone.
Gen. Milledge l.. Bonham, Of An
derson, nominated by Senator sulli-
van. 81 zsS2
Three ballots were taken, but no
election resulted, the vote on the
first ballot being Memrninger, 80;
Watts, IS; Fraser, 33; Bonham, 30;
Gruber, lS; Carey, 1. On the third
ballot Watts and Frazer received re-
spectiveIy 38 and 36, while Bonham
lost 2 and Gruber 4. The vote of
the different members was as fol-
lows: =.
Voting for Memminger.
For Judge Memminger: Senators
Appelt, Croft, Dennis, Muckenfuss.
Rainsford, Spivey, Walker, Weston:
House: Speaker Smith, Bailey,
Bookter, Boyd, T: P. Brown, Bryan,
Butler, Connor, Courtnay, Davis,
Erckmann, Horlbeck, kirkland, Le-
Hand, Mansfield, Manuel, Motto, H. a:
Odom, Osborne, Peoples, Rembert,
Sawyer, shuler, Tson, Tobias, Todd,
Turnbull, Wander Horst, Wells, Will
liams, .Youmans-3s.
bull, Wander Horst, Wells, Williams,
Youmans- -39.
Voting for Fraser.
For Mr.. Fraser: Senators Christ.
ensen, Clifton, Johnstone, Hougn,
lStuckey.
! House: Baskin, Belser, Bethea, :
Bowers, Bowman, Browning, Chan
dler, w. L. Daniel, Dick, Doar, tDu-
Bose, Edwards, l.. and E. c. Fultz,
Graham, James, Jones'. Kibler, Leg
nick, McKeown, Paulling, Reaves,
! Richardson, Saunders, Saye, Vincent,
/ Whisonant, Wingard. Total, 33.
Voting for Gruber.
For Mr.. Gruber: Senators Ackerr-
man, Bates, Black, Crosson, Ginn.
Stewart, Summers. .s..
House: Dobson, Hamilton, Hill.
Hunter, Hutto, Polk, Minis, Mitch
um, Riley, C. T. Shuler, D. L. Smith.
Total, 1S.
Voting for Watts.
i For Judge Watts: Senators Car
Isle, Earle, Green, Hardin, w. ].
johnson, Laney, Lawson, Manning.
McCown, Strait, Waller, Wharton,
Young.
House: Beamguard, Charles,
Dixon, Earle, Evans, Gary, Irby,
Ketchen, Kirven, McDow, Mcqueen,
Magill, Mears, Miller, Moore, w. F.
Odom, Pegues, Singleton, Stanley,
Stevenson, Willis, Wyche. Total, 80.
Voting for Bonham.
For Mr. Bonham: Senators For
rest, Lide, Mars, W. L. Mauldin, T.
r. Mauldin, Montgomery, Sullivan.
House: Arnold, Ashley, Aver, B.
H.. Brown, Cary, John NJ. Daniel,
Drummond, Gilbert, Harris. Harri-
son, Hopkins, Jackson, League, Lee,
McCary, Mauldin, Mower, Nicholson,
Scott, searson, C. D. Smith, K. P.
Smith, Watson. Total, 80.
Changes on Second Ballot.
On the second ballot the changes
were: Senator w. L. Mauldin, from
Bonham to Watts; Mr.. Brice, Carey
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:
M. C. T. Shuler changed from Cru
ber to Fraser.
Changes on Third Ballot.
On the third ballot the changes
were: Senator Crosson changed
from Gruber to Watts; Senator Hall.
not previously voting, voted for
Fraser; Senator w. L. Mauldin voted
for Bonham. Senators 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.. Ham
ilton voted for Memminger; Mr..
Riley did not vote, and Mr.. Searson
voted for Gruber.
This concluded the ,balloting for
the day.
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