The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-02
ELECTION HELD By
JOINT ASSEMBLY
RON McKlSSlck NAMED CODE
MlSSlONER.-MRS MOODY
LIBRARIAN.
LILIES BILL In IN SENATE
Many important Bills Pending In
Both Houses and Many Others to
Come up Soon.
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Columbia.
John L. McLaurin of Bennettsville
was reelected warehouse commissioner
by the joint assembly on the first
ballot, which resulted as follows:
McLaurin 81, F. NJ Carey Of Seneca
20, John J. McMahan of Columbia 22.
James w. DeVore, judge of the
Eleventh circuit, was opposed for re-
election by J. B. Wingard of Lexing-
ton and was declared reelected, having
received 1OS votes to Mr.. Vineyards 4S.
The following were reelected with
out opposition: Carlton W. Sawyer,
comptroller general; F. H. McMaster.
insurance commissioner; T. B. Fraser,
associate justice; S. W. G. Shipp,
Judge of the Twelfth circuit.
The following were the results OF
the election held by the joint assem-
bly,. Code commissioner, ]. Rion Nc
Kissick Of Greenville; State librarian.
Mrs. Virginia Green Moody; two trus-
tees Of Winthrop college, Benjamin
R. Tillman and D. ". McLaurin, re-
elected; two directors Of the state
penitenaitry, A. H. Hawkins Of Pros
perity AID ". Il. Glenn Of Anderson;
two trustees Of the University OF
South Carolina, C. E. Spencer Of York
and L. P. Hollis OF Greenville; three
trustees Of Clemson college. R. H.
Zimmerman Of Batesburg, S. T. Nc
Keown Of Chester and S. A. Burns OF
Anderson.
For code commissioner Mr.. Cothran
nominated J. Rion McKissick D.
Greenville, which was seconded by the
Union and Florence county delega
tons and others; Mr.. Harper nominal
ed J. Carter Townsend Of Columbia.
seconded by Messrs. White and Brig.
ham; Mr.. Carter nominated Francis
F. Carroll Of Bamberg, seconded By
Senator Black, Messrs. Searson. Sen
seney and others.
1uS III 81 Oe~34OS SoFo' -hSANASS~>N'
10S, Carroll 29, Townsend 21.
Mr.. McKissick was declared~efected
code commissioner to succeed the late
NJ. P. DeBruhl.
For state librarian Senator Spigner
nominated Mrs. Virginia Green
Moody, incumbent, which was second
ed by large number. She was elect
ed without opposition.
Benjamin Ryan Tillman and D. W.
McLaurin were elected without op-
position to succeed themselves as
trustees of Winthrop college. Senator
Tillman was nominated by J. l..
Walker and Mr.. McLaurin by Senator
Beamguard.
A. H. Hawkins Of Prosperity and
W. H. Glenn Of Anderson were re-
elected without opposition as directors
of the state penitentiary. Mr.. Haw-
.kins was nominated by Mr.. Mower
and Mr.. Glenn by Senator Sherard.
LIP. Hollis Of Greenville was elect
ed to succeed Walliam NJ. Hamter Of
Dillon, who declined denomination, as
a trustee of the University Of South
Carolina. C. E. Spenver Of York was
elected to succeed himself. Mr.. Hol-
lis was nominated by Mr.. Mccullough
Of Greenville and Mr. Spenver by Sen
ator Beamguard.
A motion to recede from business
was tabled.
For thre trustees Of Clemson COL
lese four were nominated as follows:
r. H. Zimmerman Of Batesburg by
Senator Sharpe, S. T. McKeown Of
Chester by Senator Brice. Frank G.
Tompkins of Columbia by Mr.. Bales,
S. A. Burns Of Anderson by Mr.. West,
E. T. Hughes, who is one OF the three
retiring directors with Messrs. Tim
norman and McKeown. was not re-
nominated.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Zimmerman IS, Mckeown 115, Burns
103, Tompkins 72.
Messrs. McKeown, Burns and Tim
norman were declared elected trus-
tees of Clemson college.
School For Feeblemlnded.
a bill to establish state training
school for the feebleminded has been
introduced in the senate by Senator
Sherared of Anderson and Senator
Christensen Of Beaufort. The bill
provides for the appointment Of five
trustees, who, in cooperation with the
voard of charities and corrections. are
to make preliminary survey Of the
state, to select site, determine upon
the nature and number Of buildings
necessary, the cost Of equipment and
maintenance through 1917, and report
to the legislature next session.
A bill to give -Aployes pGlor lien
on their employer in certain cases.
or giving them the same rights as
they have under the bankruptcy laws
OF the United States, was passed IN
the house.
An amendment to the house rules
adopted provides that on each legis-
Iative day GO minutes. If so much be
necessary. shall be set aside before
special and general orders for the
consideration Of uncontested local
bills. This will enable the calendar
to be re3uced materially and will allow
local and county measures to go for
ward at rapid rate.
Sayings for She sheepowner.