The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-27
FIRES C0NSTIBLE
MANNING KICKS OUT DETECTIVES
and DEPUTIES
HOUSES hold ELECTIONS
Captain Griffith Reelected superfn-
tendent of the State Penitentiary-
D. A. Spivey and J. P. Thomas oa
Citadel Board Of Visitors-Pena-
Tertiary Directors Elected.

tentiary Directors Elected.
The commissions Of all constables,
special deputies, law agents and de-
tectives are revoked through proc-
lamation issued by Gov. Manning
Thursday afternoon. The proclama-
ton reads:
"By his Excellency, Richard L
Manning, Governor and Commander
in-Chief in and over the State afors-
said: u
ITO all and singular, Judges, sher-
ifs, constables, mayors, intendants
and other officers Of justice In the
said state, and to whom it may con-
cern, greeting:
Whereas, certain persons have
heretofore been appointed by the gov
ernor Of South Carolina as constabies
Or special constables to investigate
the enforcement Of law, and as law
agents, and as deputies and detec-
tiyes; and
Whereas, it is primarily the duty
Of officers of the various counties In
this State to enforce the law; and
Whereas, it is my belief that they
will do so.
ttNow, therefore, I, Richard I. Man
ming, governor as aforesaid, hereby
revoke and cancel any commissions or
appointments heretofore Issued to
such persons as such constables, spe-
cial constables, law agents, deputies
and detectives" 49,
At the night session OF the joint
assembly O. c. Scarborough and P. l..
Bethea were elected doctors Of the
penitentiary, and D. A. SpiEeNsand =.
P. Thomas were elected Soard
of visitors of the Citade1
The result of the first ballots for
members of the Medical College board
was as follows: Gadsden "a, Croft
SO, Sims So, Fishburne 81, Williams
Al, Mcleod 81, Crosson so, Wyatt 81.
The new members Of the board for
the medical college elected on the
first ballot were Messrs.. Philip q.
Gadsden and Drs. Croft, Fishburne
and Wyatt.
The result was not reached until
1880 o'clock in the joint assembly.
In the elections that were held
during the morning sitting Of the
joint assembly Capt. D. j. Griffith was
unanimously reelected superintend-
ent of the State. penitentiary. Capt. Z
Griffith has acceptably filed this po-
sion for many years and the high
est testimonial to his efficiency was
given in his reelection without oppo-
sition
The second election was for code
commissioner to fill the position made
vacant by the promotion Of Mr..
Bethea to lieutenant governor. Mr..
Marshall P. DeBruhl, formerly OF Abb
beville county, was elected on the
first ballot The other names pre-
sented for this position were Francis
F. Carroll Of Bamberg, and F. M.
Wetmore Of Florence.
There were twelve names presented
for the three positions on the board
of directors of the State penatentiary.
The only election on the first ballot
was that of Mr.. ]. H. Smith, who was
candidate for reelection, now be-
ing a member of the board. The
nominees and the result Of the first
ballot were as follows: O. e. Scar
borough of Clarendon, 81; j. a. LiY-
ingston of Orangeburg, %; z. H..
Rainsford of Edgefeld, SO; ].
Halle of York, p; E. A. Perry Of
Saluda; 33; o. L. Saunders OF York
II; P. E. Bethea. of Dillon, So;
George A. Browning Of Laurens, 4;
J. N. Smith, III (elected); j. 81.
Wharton of Laurens, 81; J. B. Bell,
of Cherokee, 80; ]. H. GosneA OF
Spartanburg, Il.
The elections were not concluded
at the morning session and the oal-@
loting for directors of the peniten-
tiary was resumed at the night ses-
sion.
On reconvening at the night ses-
sion the names Of Messrs. Livingston,
Halle, GosnelT, Saunders and Brown
ing were withdrawn as candidates for
membership in the penitentiaEy
board. The second ballot resulted:
O. C. Scarborough, 81; P. L.
Bethea, SS; J. H. Wharton, %; T. H.
Rainsford, 6s: J. B. Bell, "a; z. A.
Perry, IS. .Messrs. Scarborough and
Bethea were declared elected.
Inc VOIG lOI luSu4UC4S VI SA@S Wv
del board resulted:
D. A. Spivey, 90; J. P. Thomas, 3s;
VIM. NJ. Godfrey, 81; ]. T. Reese, 65.
A majority vote beng cast for Messrs.
Spivey and Thomas, they were de-
cIa-ed elected for the prescribed time.
The nominees for the board OF
trustees of the medical college at
Charleston were then taken up. The
first nomination was made by Sena-
tor sinkler, who nominated MI. Phil
10 H. Gadsden Of Charleston as sue
cesstul and energetic business man
and one who would make most val
liable member of the board.
Dr.. T. G. Croft of Aiken, DR.. Chas.
Sims of Cowpens, and DR.. S..B. Fish
burne Of Columbia, members OF the
present board. were nominated, also