The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-09-21
GOVERNOR MANNING
HAS 5000 MAJORITY
DEFEATS COLE L. RLEAsE IN sEc.
oNo RACE IN 27 OUT OF 4s
COUNTIES.
D0MINICK DEFEAT a1NEN
rred II. Domtniok Named conoreas,
man From Sd Dlstrlct.-cana,er
Nomlnated r. r. Commissioners.

Columbia. Dealing an,osh,, :.
Dlo" TO bleasism Democrats of South
Caroiina nominated Richard Irvine
m"hhing for governor over Cole l..
olease. With 137,243 votes accounted
lor Manning received 70,o86 and
Blease. 66.257. The reelection or Mr.
Manning has been conceded and q
contest is not likely.
James Cansler OF Tirzah in Yor,
county was nominated for railroo1
commissioner over Albert s. FAINT OF
Anderson. Cansler received 1925
votes to 53,024 for FAINT. Cansler q,
'Tirzah has been running for the place
on the railroad board for wears anf
years.
The vote amng the National Guaro
on the border was as follows: Man
ming, 493; Blease, 511; Cansler. 48E
and Fant 524.
The returns show that Governor
Manning carried 81 out of the as conn
ties In the state. Governor Mannin;
carried Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort
Berkeley, Calhoun, Chester, Collector
Chesterfield. Darlington, Dillon, Dor
chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Florence
GreenVille, Greenwood, Hampton, Jas
per, Kershaw. Lancaster. Lexington
Marion, Marlboro, Mccormick, O,
angeburg, Sumter and WILLIAMSBURG
Mr.. Blease carried: Abbeville, Aiker
Anderson, Charleston. Cherokee, Cla,
endon, Georgetown. Horny, Laurenr
Lee. Newberry, Oconee, PickenS
Richland Saluda, Spartanburg, Unio
and York.
Additional returns received ,nerel
served to increase the majority ~
Governor Manning over his opponen
The final count will give Manning
clear majority Of about 5000. Edg
field was the banner Manning coun
or the state. Anderson was the baq
ner Blease county. Blease had
slight lead in Spartanburg and Yol
counties, while Manning's lead W.
huge in Greenville.
The two weeks since the first D.
mary In which Governor Manni1
ran second to Mr. Blease. have bet
a period Of intense activity, with IT,
Manning men strong in their bell I
that majority of the people of t
state favored the kind Of governme i
that Mr. Manning gave the state. IT.
Manning and the Cooper people ha
been working night a"d dow sinoa r.
first primary and
oughly organized a..I.
Watchers were plf p.v
ing place to assure nn
count
Fred H. Dominick, for many yea
associated with Mr.. Blease in the
law firm, has been nominated To-
Congress In the third district. N
Dominick received 12.762 votes 4
1O,29S for Wyatt Aiken, incumbe,,
Mr.. Aiken has served for 13 years
as member Of congress.
Blackwell has been nominated fo-
solicitor In the eighth circuit oy
Magill. In the first circuit Hydricl
is leading man.
Senator Sharpe has been deafeatc
IN Lexington county by Dr. e. C. Ri
gell. Mr. Sharpe was Blease's ca,
paign manager in 1914.
1t Is practically certain that tn,
house and senate will be overwhelr,
ingly anti-Blease. Fl. H. Evans, To-
mer member Of the old state dispe
sary board, has been elected to the
house from Newberry county.
0. p. Goodwin. Bleasc, has been d.
featod for the senate In Laure
county by John H. Wharton. form
member OF the railroad commissioD
j. Robert Martin has been elected 80
licitor OF the thirteenth circuit oyr
d. w. Smoak
Governor Manning has receive
hundreds OF kilograms and telephona
messages congratulating him upon lia
victory.