The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-17
SUPREME COURT ELECTION.
I. Ii. FRASER AND G. A. WOOD
ARE ELECTED ASSOCIATE
JUSTICES.
Requires Two Ballots to Choose Sum-
ter Attorney and Member OF House
as Successor to Eugene B. Gary.

ballot Thomas b. Fraser Of Sumter,
a member Of the house, was elected
an associate justice Of the South Car
olina supreme court by the joint as
sembly yesterday to fill out the un-
expired term Of Eugene B. Gary,
now chief justice. G. A. Woods of
Marion was reelected an associate
justice Of the supreme court to sue
ceed himself without opposition. The
supreme court bench now has the five
justices required by the constitution.
In the race FOR associate justice
against Mr.. Fraser were: Judge G..
w. Gage Of Chester Judge c. E.
Prince Of Anderson and g. w. s.
Hart Of Yorkvilie.
On the first ballot taken by the
joint assembly the vote resulted as
follows: Fraser, rs: Gage bs; Prince
30; Hart IL. Total number Of votes
cast 1so. Necessary for an election.
81.
The name Of Mr.. Hart was with
drawn from nomiation after the first
ballot.
On tne second ballot the Joint as
semciy voted as follows on the three
remaining contestants: Fraser, 90;
Gage. IS; Prince. Q. Total number Of
votes cast. 1sO. Necessary for an
election. 81.
President c. A. Smith declared T..
! b. Fraser Of Sumter elected as an as
sociats justice.
associate Justice Woods was nomi-
mated to succeed himself by Senator
Montgomery and unanimously re-
elected. His nomination received sew
! eral seconds. The election Of Mr..
Woods preceding that Of Mr.. Fraser.
AS the successor to Chief Justice
Eugene b. Gary's place on the su-
preme bench as associate justice SEN
ator Hardin nominated Judge @. w.
Gage Of Chester; Senator Clifton
nominated T. b. Fraser Of Sumter; X.
p. Smith nominated Judge @. e.
Prince Of Anderson, and Thomas f.
Mellow nominated G. w. 8. Hart of
Yorkville.
The names Of the senators who
voted for Mr.. Fraser on the first bal
lot follow: Christensen, Clifton,
Croft, Epps. Hough. Johnstone, Law
son. spivey. stuckey.-s.
The names Of the senator's voting
for Judge Gage on the first ballot
follow: Alderman. Appelt. black,
Carlisle. Dennis. CHM. Green. Hall,
Hardin. Johnson. Laney. Lide. Man
ming. w. L. Mauldin, McCown. Mont
gomery. Muckenfuss. Rainsford. Sink
ler Strait. Summers. Walker, Waller,
Wharton. Young.-2I.
The names Of the senators who
voted for Judge Prince on the first
ballot follow: Crosson. Earle, For
rest, Mars. T. J. Manldin, Sullivan
6.
The names Of the senator's who
voted for Mr.. Hart on the first ballot
follow: Stewart. weston.-2.
After the first ballet the name of
Mr.. Hart was withdrawn from nomi-
nation.
The senator's who changed their
votes on the second ballot follow
Crosson, Prince to Gage; Forrest,
Prince to Fraser; Laney. Gage to
Fraser; Lawson. Fraser to Gage;
Manning. Gage to Fraser: Stewart,
Hart to Gage; Weston. Hart to Gage;
The names Of the members of the
house who voted for Mr.. Fraser on
the first ballot follow: M. L. Smith,
Arnold. Aver, Baskin. Belser, Bethea,
Bowers, y. III. Brown, Browning,
Bryan. Butler. Chandler, Charles,
Connor Courtney, w. l.. Daniel, Dick,
Dixon, Doar. DuBose. Drummond,
Isaac Edwards. Evans, Gary, Gasque.
Gilbert. Graham. Hamilton, Harrison,
Nss' i'Neto' iTpy, James, hellenan,
League. Lee. Lengnick, Mcqueen
Manuel. Mauldin. Miller, Mitchum,
Moore. III. A. Odom. Pauling, Pegues,
Peoples. Reaves. Rembert, Richard
son. Riley. Sawyer. Searson. C. T..
Shuler. X. l.. Shuler, Singleton, G. ID.
smith. Stanley. Stevenson, Tison,
Turnbull. Wander Horst. Vincent,
Wisonant. Willis-66.
/ The names OF the members Of the
mousse who voted for Judge Gage on
the first ballot follow: Bailey. Bow
man. Boyd. Brice. Davis, Erckmann,
! Hiil. Hines. Horlbeck. Hunter, Jones,
ketchin. Kibler, Kirkland. Kirvin, Le-
iand. Mckeown. Magill. Mansfield,
Meares, Motto. Nunnery. w. r. Odom,
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