The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-08
MEET TO DECLARE
PARTY NOMINEES
Blease and Manning in Second Race
for GovernOr-Hear One Contest
Complete Vote.
PresidentiOl Electors.

COul1lElee ySSteAu@y
following presidential electors for
South Carolina:
State at large: S. r. Mellichamp Of
Onangeburg and s. C. Garter OF
Chester.
First district: John R. Dingle OF
Summerton.
Second district: W. At Byrd Of
Edgefeld.
Third district: Henry L. Parr OF
Newberry.
Fourth district: R. W. Hamilton OF
Jonesville.
Fifth district: w. S. Hall of Gaff'
ley.
Sixth district: W. L. Kinney of
Blenheim.
Seventh district Joe Sparks OF
Columbia.
Meeting yesterday in the library at
the state house the State Democratic
executive committee canvassed the re-
4,rns md declared the result OF the
nrimary election held August 20. Nine
presidential electors for South Caro-
lima were nominated and will be voted
on in the general election in Novem-
Der.
The vote for tht three leading can
dioates FOR governor was as follows:
G. L. Blease, 64,SS4; Richard [. Mana
ing, 41,5S6; Robsrt A, Cooper, S1,So"'
A second race was ordered between
Nr Blease AMI Mr Manning.
octavius Cohen ,o1 Monck's Corner
appeared before tie committee AMI
asked that the Berkeley county ooar1
he revers ID IN its decision sustaining
a challenge to his ballot. Mr.. Conen
was challenged on the ground that ne
vas not a resident of Berkeley coun-
;ty. His appeal was sustained.
The committee recommended that
the following candidates, having re-
ceived majority of the votes cast LOT
nominees of the party: For lieutenant
eovernor, Andrew ]. Bethea; for Sec
rotary Of state, w. Banks Dove; TO"
COMPTROLLER general, Carlton W. Saw
yer: for State treasurer, S. T. Carter
for adjutant general, Nv! w. Moore;
for State superintendent of educa-
ton ]. E. Swearingen; for attorney
general, Thomas H. Peoples; for COM
missioner OF agriculture, E. J. "as-
son.
Nominees for Congress.
The following were declared the
nominees for congress: First district.
Richard S. whaley; Second district
James F. Byrnes; Fourth district, Sam
r Nichols; Fifth district, D. E. Fin
lev. Sixth district, j. Willard Rags
dale: Seventh district, A. F. Lever
The following were declared the
nominees for solicitor: Second cir
cult, R. L. Gunter;; Third circuit, T.
H. stoll; Fourth circuit, J. Monroe
Spears; Fifth circuit, Wade Hampton
Cobb: Sixth circuit, j. K. Henry
seventh circuit, K P. Smith; Eleventh.
circuit George Bell Zimmerman;
Fourteenth circuit, George Warren.
No candidates having received
majority of the votes, James Cansler
Of Tirzah in York county, and A.oer:
s. FAINT of Anderson county were de-
1lared to be in the second race ror
railroad commissioner.
Wyatt Aiken, incumbent, and Freo
II Dominick. having received the
highest number of votes, were de-
clared to be in the second primary for
congress FROM the Third district,
Andrew ]. Hydrick and Ed. c. Mann
were declared to be in the second
race for solicitor in the First circuit.
H, S. Blackwell and George T. Ma
gill will make a second race for So
1,citor in the Eighth circuit.
F. M. Bryan and Thos. P. Stoney
were declared to be in the secono
race for solicitor in the Ninth circuit.
r Robert Martin and D. W. Smoak
will make a second race for solicitor
in the Thirteenth circuit.
The committee decided to bear Ine
eSpense of telegraphing the votes OF
the National Guard from Ell Paso.
Foxes will be required for the second
primary, but the managers will be al
1ovoa IN send the ballots back to this