The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-02-07
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WAOANCY no BE FILLED BIZ 81, = 9
sfs / GENERAL EIECTION. ~,
ahe County Democratic Executive
Committee Decides j A Aggainlss g: Pri. = I.
81 mary TO Elect Copey Successor. Il

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meeting Of the County Demo.
cratic Executive Com mittee was held
at the court house ON Saturday to
J make arrangements for the; election
Sof q successor to Judge copes5 az
I Judge Of Probate and Special Ref
cree. s IN the q absence OF County
/ Chairmanf Ltde, the meeting was pre-.
sided over BY vice-C Chairman ". L.
Glaze. The committee decided that
lt would not order q primary. brit
saet the Issue be decided By. q general
election, free to all candidates.
The meeting, which was not very
4 largely ATTENDED, !, was called to OF
der about twelve O'Clock, and soon
ss,attended to the business in hand and
adj djourned. It was stated by Capt.
a.. Berry, secretary and treasurer
of the committee, that there were not
enough funds in! the treasury to de-
Tray the EXPENSES OF primary cleo
ton. This made the holding Of q
primary Impossible, unless some
!. means were devised to raise the nee
ffessary funds to hold it.. .4y tiisa: .,i.s;
After this r announcement aud
some discussion Hon. John H. Dukes
offered q resolution 20 the effect that
the eommitte deemed It inexpedient
and unnecessary TO hold q primary
election and requesting Governor
Blea,,e to order an election to fll the
s;Yacal1cy., This resolution was passed
by 4 unanimous vote, which was
about the best thing that could be
done, as the farmers are too busy
with their work to hold two cleo:
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The action Of the: committee will
be conveyed tc Governor Blease at
once, and, els Judge Copes expects to
qualify in his new position about
March i ,iand thus Vacate the one ne
now holds, 1t is expected that the
election will be, ordered BY the Gov
ernor to be held as soon as possible,
which is likely. to be some time in
April. IN the meantime Clerk OF
Court G. L. Snlley will take charge
tof the vacated Office and see that its
affairs are properly conducted until
the election is held and a successor
to Judge CopeIs is elected and quail
. fes. w. ~ 72s1ssi:s .ls5 .lss;
The race in this election is open
to- all, without money and without
price. The candidate that polls. the
biggest vote gets the Office, regard.
less Of whether he gets a majority
of all the votes cast or not. The
only! candidates that have announced
themselves yet are Major A. c. Dib-
I BE and Dr.. l.. K Sturkie. We have
heard it rumored that there would
Be another candidate in the field, but
$50 Ear he has not materialized, but
SheSnlay yet, IS candidates can enter
sany time before rae polls close. +.
This is, unq estionably, the most
important Office In the county. The
man who holds 1t comes in close CON
tact with the people, as it IS his
business ito wind up all estates and
see tnat they are properly divided up
among the heirs. He has many iinl-
Iportant and Intricate decisions to
make! in the discharge of his reBpon-
;sible duties and for that reason
!: he should be nlan. learned III the
nav. On that account it is hoped that
tho people will take interest In che
election and chose the best man that
ofers for the, place.