The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-09-04
STATE COMMITTEE
DECLARES RESULTS
SMITH NOMINEE OF PARTY FOR
UNITED STATES SENATE
Manning and Richards to Run Over
for GOYernOr-Bethea and hel-
ley for Lieut.. Gov.
News and Courier.


today and declared the results of the
primary election on last Tuesday.
E. D. Smith, was declared the nomi-
nee of the Democratic party for the
United States senate and a second
primary was ordered between Richard
|. Manning and John G. Richards, can
didates for governor. Otlers who will
90 into the second primary, to be
held on next Tuesday, are:
For Lieutenant Governor, A. J. Be-
thea and B. Frank Kelley.
For railroad commissioner, F. w.
Shealey ard C. D. Fortner.
The following were declared the
nominees of the party for the offices
named
Secretary of State, r. NJ. McCown;
Adjutant General, W. W. Moore, At
torney General, Thos. H. Peoples;
Comptroller General, A. w. Jones;
State Treasurer, S. T. Carter; commits
sioner of agriculture, commerce and
industries, E. ]. Watson; Superinten-
dent of Education, j. E. Swearingen.
Richland Contest.
There was contest from upper
township in Richland county and on
motion of Mr.. Swearingen the commit
tee ordered a second primary in tnat
township for commissioner between c.
H. Hinnant and S. j. Kinsler.
The matter of whether the provis-
ion allowing new entries applies to
the second primary in case candi-
date withdraws after the first primary
came up and the committee ruled that
there could be no withdrawal alter
the first primary. The following mo-
ton by R. B. Caldwell, OF Chester, was
adopted:
"ResolvedA That it is tne judgment
OF this committee that in case OF no
nomination in the first primary only
the two highest in the first primary
shall run over in the second primary.
That there is no provision in the rules
for withdrawals between the first prl-
mary and the second primary and that
the committee must enter on tne
ticket for the second primary the
two receiving the highest vote in the
first primary and only these two.
This ruling settled the question
which came up. from Greenwood. In
that county Jones and Strum are in
the second race for the legislature
and Jones has withdrawn and Green
wood wanted to know whether Jones
could withdraw. Under the Caldwell
resolution the committee rules that
Jones cannot withdraw and his name
goes on the ticket for the second prl-
mary.
In Berkeley County.
A similar question affecting some
MAGISTRATES in Berkeley county, where
the second man wanted to drop out
and the taird wanted to run o er with
the highest was settled by this reso-
luton and the two highest go on the
\. B. Dial, Of Laurens, offered
resolution that hereafter proxies be
not recognized by the committee. This
drew considerable discussion, but the
committee rejected the Dial motion.
On motion OF W. F. Stevenson O.
Chesterfield a committee Of five is to
be appointed by the chairman to de-
wise ways and means o. more eqIit-
able assessments for candidates, it
being pointed out tat the successful
candidates should bear more OF the
assessment than defeated ones. The
committee, to be named later, will re-
port to the next Democratic State
committee.
There was some question about
what pay the State committee should
make to the county committees for
the printing Of names Of congressman
and solicitors on county tickets. 1t
was pointed out that the cost was in
finitesmal, but Secretary MCGOWAN
stated that he Tad to pay the county
chairman of Greenwood, R. P. Blake,
So and the county Chairman OF Oco-
nee county, J. NJ Moss, $40, before
they would print the names Of the
candidates for congress on their coun-
ty ticket. This action Of tle secretary
was approved, but condemnation o.
The demands Of the county chairman
were voiced, by tne action OF secre-
tary MCGOWAN was approved, for he
did the only thing that could have