Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-16
JUDICIAL ELECTIONS
Eight of Them Held Yesterday in
About Three Hours.

Columbia state, friday.
In little less than three hours the
joint assembly yesterday morning
elected chief justice OF the supreme
courr, an associate justice Of the SUI
preme court and six circuit judges.
There was contest over the associate
justiceship, pecessitating two ballots,
after the second of which George w.
Gage, Of Chester, Judge of the Sixth
circuit, was declared elected to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
c. A. Woods Of Marion, appointed to
the United States circuit bench by
President Wilson some months ago.
Ernest Moore, prominent member
OF the Lancaster bar, was elected on
the first ballot over strong opposition
to succeed Associate Justice Gage as
judge Of the Sixth circuit. The other
places on the supreme and circuit
benches were filed by re-electing the
present occupants, none of whom had
opposition. So. 4p..
eugene B. Gary Of Abbeville, re-
elected chief justice of the South Car
olina supreme court yesterday for a
term Of ten years without opposition,
was elected in 1912 to succeed Chief
Justice Ira B. Jones Of Lancaster, who
resigned in 1911 to make the race for
governor in 1912. He was ranking
associate justice at the time Of his
election to the position Of chief JUS
tice.
To fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of G. A. Woods as associ-
ate justice, Senator Carlisle of Spar
tanburg, nominated Judge Thomas s.
Sease Of Spartanburg, Mr.. DeLaugh-
lin Of Edgefield, nominated Judge ].
w. DeVore Of Edgeficld, Senator Har-
din Of Chester, nominated Judge Geo.
w. Gage OF Chester, and Mr.. Kibier
Of Newberry, nominated George S.
Mower of Newberry. EG
The first ballot resulted: sv
Gage II, Sease Al, Mower 81, De-
Vore 1S. Total 162. Necessary to q
choice, 81.
The second ballot resulted:
Gage SO. Sease 81, Mower 20, De-
Wore g.. Total 162. Necessary to q
choice, 80.
Judge Gage was accordingly declar-
ed elected associate justice to'succeed
Associate Justice Woods.
Judge 1. w. Bowman Of Orange
burg, was nominated by Senator Lide
Of Orangeburg, to succeed himself as
judge Of the First circuit and was
elected without opposition.
Judge Hayne F. Rice of Aiken, was
nominated by Senator williams OF
Aiken, to succeed himself as Judge of
the Second circuit and was reelected
without opposition.
Mr.. Stevenson Of Chesterfield nomi-
mated Judge John s. Wilson Of Man.
ming, for reelection as Judge Of the
Third circuit. Judge Wilson was re-
elected without opposition.
Senator Lawson Of Darlington NOM
mated Judge Thomas H. Spain of
Darlington, to succeed himself as
judge Of the Fourth circuit. He also
was elected without opposition.
For judge Of the Sixth circuit to
succeed Associate Justice Gage, Sem
ator Beamguard of York, nominated
George w. 8. Hart of Yorkville, Sena-
tor Ktchin Of Edgefeld, nominated
Glenn w. Ragsdale of Winnsboro, Mr.
Creech Of Barnwell, nominated Solic-
itor ]. K. Henry Of Chester, and Mr..
Sapp OF Lancaster, nominated Ernest
Moore Of Lancaster. ~
The first ballot resulted:
Moore 50, Hart A, Henry 81, Ragsdale
5. Total 1872. Necessary to choice
Ernest Moore Of Lancaster, was &C.
cordingly declared elected Judge Of
the Sixth circuit.
Mr.. Moore Of Abbeville, nominated
Judge Frank B. Gary OF Abbeyille, TO
succeed himself as judge Of the Eighth
circuit. He was reelected without
opposition.
The joint assembly adjourned at
1.55 o'clock to reassemble at 8 o'clock
Tuesday night, when the elections
will be resumed in the following or
der: faaFo
State librarian, insurance commits
sioner, two trustees Of the University
Of South Carolina, two trustees of
Winthrop Normal and Industrial COL
lege, three trustees Of Clemson col
lege, one member of the board of Wis
itors Of the Citadel, two trustees Of
the State Colored Industrial and Me-
chanical college, two directors Of the
state penitentiary and one trustee of
the Medical College Of South Carolina.