The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-27
Fires CONSTITUTES
MANNING KICKS OUT DETECTIVES
and DEPUTIES
HOUSES HOLD ELECTIONS 4 4

tendent of the State Penitentiary-
D. A. spiyey and j. P. Thomas on
Citadel Board of Visitors -Peni-
tentiary Directors Elected.
The commissions Of all constabfes,
special deputies, law agents and de-
tectives are revoked through a proc
lamation issued by Gov. Manning
Thursday afternoon. The proelama-
ton reads:
"By his Excelleney, Richard I.
Manning, Governor and Commander
in-Chief in and over the State afore-
said:
ITO all and singular, judges, sher-
ifs, consta5les, 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 .constsbles
or special constables to investigate
the enforcement OF law, and as law
agents, and as deputies and detec-
tives; and
hereas, 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.
"Now, therefore, I, Richard I. Man-
ming, governor as aforesaid, hereby
revoke and cancel any commissions or
appointments heretofore Issued to
such persons as such consta bles, spe-
cial constables, law agents, deputies
and detectives"
At the night session Of the joint
assembly O.. c. Scarborough and P. L.
Bethea were elected doctors Of the
penitentiary, and D. A. Spivey and J.
P. Thomas were elected on the board
Of visitors of the Citadel
The result of the first ballots for
members Of the Medical College board
was as follows: Gadsden "a, Croft
SO, Sims So, Fishburne 81, Williama
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 e..
Gadsden and Drs. Croft, Fishburne
and Wyatt.
The result was not reached until
1890 o'clock in the joint assembly
In the elections that were held
during the morning sitting OF the
joint assembly Capt. D. j. Griffith Vas
unanimously reelected superintend-
ent of the State penitentiary. Capt.
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 fAb-
beville county, was elected on the
first ballot. The other names pre-
sented for this position were Francis
F. Carroll Of Bamberg, and F. NJ.
Wetmore of Florence.
There were twelve names presented
for the three positions on the board
of directors of the State penitentiary.
The only election on the first ballot
was that of Mr.. j. NJ. Smith, who-was
a candidate for reelection, now be-
ing a member of the board. The
nominees and the result Of the first
ballot were as follows: 0. e. Scar
borou gh of Clarendon, 81; J. A. LiT-z
ingston of Orangeburg, %; T. 81.
Rainsford of Edgefeld, SO; ]. R..
Halle of York, y; E. A. Perry OF
Saluda, SO; o. L. Saunders Of York,
II; P. E. Bethea, of Dillon, SO;
George A. Browning Of Laurens, &:
J. NJ. Smith, Ill (elected); J. Il.
Wharton of Laurens, 81; J. B. Bell.
of Cherokee, go; ]. H. Gosnen OF
spartanburg, n.
The elections were not concluded
at the morning session and the BAL
loting for directors Of the peniten-s
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 Tor
membership in the penitentiay
board. The second ballot resulted:
O.. C. Scarborough, 81; P. Z.
Bethea, IS; J. H. Wharton, %; T. Il.
Rainsford, 6S: J. B. Bell, "a; 2. A.
Perry, IS. Messrs. Scarborough and
Bethea were declared elected.
The vote for members Of the Cita-
del board resulted:
| D. A. spivey, 90; J. P Thomas, 50;
VIM. NJ. Godfrey, 81; J. T. Reese, 50.
A majority vote beng cast for Messrs.
Spivey and Thomas, they were de-
clared elected for the prescribed time:
The nominees for the board OF
trustees of the medical college 1t
Charleston were then taken up. The
first nomination was made by Sens
tor sinkler, who nominated Mr. Phil
10 H. Gadsden Of Charleston as sue
cesstul and energetic business ma1s
and one who would make a most val
liable member Of the board.
| d.. 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
Dr.. C. n. Wyatt of Easley, DR.. D. u.
! croccon oe Teyin eton Dr. A. Il. VIII