The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-02
NEW WAREH0USEMAN
Is ORANHEBCRG MAN
W. &. Smith Named on Sixteenth Bal-
lot to Succeed MeLaIrin.-Deal-
lock Broken After Many Days.

LOCK broken AIter many nays.
The State.
Matte Gailliard Smith OF Ora7se-
burg vas elected Sta-a warehouse
commissioner on the 18th ballot, the
last of five taken last night. The
general assembly deadlock began to
,1eah IN the 14th ballot, and after
the 18th John J. McMaEan Of Ricn-
land. one Of the three leading candi
date. withdrew, leaving only J.. A
Drake and ". G. Smith in the race.
Mr.. Smith won by a vote OF e to
73.
On the first ballot last night thare
were six men in the race. G. l.. Fcoie
of, Aiken Withdrawing and J. E. SUR
mer OF Society Hill being placed in
nomination By Senator Lee OF .Dar-
Iington. J. A Drake led on this bal
lot with 56; John McMahan vas sec
ond, with 40; and the winning can
didate third with 81. The next ballot
saw Mr., Drake retain the lead win
g. and Mr.. Smith passed Mr.. Nc
Mahan, A to A. The 14th ballot
saw Mr.. Drake leading again with s.;
Mr.. Smith second with % and Nc
Mahan third with Al. Mr.. Mc!-aurin
did not score and Mr. Bradley receiV-
ed one vote. The 18th ballot saw My.
Bradley eliminated and while NJ.
Drake kept up his 81 votes, Mr.. Smith
crawled up to 5S and Mr.. McMahan
dropped to &c. Senator Ketchin With
drew, Mr. NcMahan's name and on
the next ballot Mr., Smith was elected.
The final vote was:
Vote on Final Ballot.
Smith-Senators Beattie, Black,
.Bonham, F.. c., Epps, Friday, Gam,
Griffith, Gross, Harve:-, Johnson
,Iohnstope, Lee, NickIes, Ridsell,
Sherard, Wharton, D. K. Williams and
Representatives Hot, Atkinson
Berry, Roinest. Boy1, Carter, ely
burn, Coney, Cotl7an, '..-ews. Cdam,
Daniel, J. e. Davis, roo,on, Duncan
S. o. Eaddy. H. 4. Evans. n. ; 6
Evans, Finley, Ford, 3'rlpp.! Fulnacr
Graham, Gresham, E. H., Hall. Ham
mondyl Harrison, Hines, Horton
Hughes, keenan,, ]. o. Kelly, Lar.
ford, Lilies. Lump%in, Macfarlan. Mar
tin, .McCants, D. Z. McCutchen, ", L.
| >McCutchen, Mcmillan, McSweeney
Middleton, Noise, Ne!ilar, Niahpls
Owens, Passailaigue, Rawlinsor. Rec
tor, Redmon, Riohcy, Riddle, Riley
Roberts. Sanders, Searson, Senseney
Shull, H. L. Smith, Jr., S. E. Smith
/ Thomas, 'Whaley, Wingard, Young
-82.
| Drake-Senators Banks, Beamghard
Brice, Buck, burst, R. D. Epps
Evans, Harrelson, Hughes, Ketchin
Laney, Manning, NcCown. Nicholson
! O'Dell, Purdy, Rogers, Shelor, spis-
ner, Stacy. Walker and Representa-
, tives Anderson, Bailey, Barnwell
Booth, Boozer, Boykin, Bradford
l3yrd. E. j. Dennis. Duckworth,
J. J. Eaddy, Edens, Ellis, Full
Ter, Castor. Goodwin, A. Hall, Jr.,
Hamblin, Hamer, Hemphill, H. T.
Johnson, w. w Johnson, H. Kelly,
King, Lane, Lesesne, Long, Mason,
Mauldin, McLaurin, Mellett, Mitchell,
Moore. Norton. Num-, Pegues. Pick
ems, Purslev, j. Richard, Rivers, Rogers,
Scott, Seabrook, Stafford, Strom. Sum-
mers. Toole. Walker, Wasson West
moreland, Williams, Wright-733.
New Warehonseman's Career.
Waite Gaillard Smith was born IN
1851 at Williamson. His gran nd
father, Scot, landed at Charleston.
His father, Henry J. Smith. a native
Of Charleston, who practiced law
at WILLIAMSON and, Greenville, lost
his life in the War Between the Sec
tions, as captain of the Gist Rifles,
c. S. "a. Matte G. Smith widowed
mother became a teacher and her
little son went to live with his fathe 5
brother, DR.. Whiteford Smith, who
saw to his schooling at the Marietta
street grammar school in Atlanta and
later sent him to Wofford college,
Spartanburg.
Mr. Smith after graduation entered
the Office of the Clifton Manufacture
ing company in Spartanburg county
| He studied all the books he could lay
his hands on which dealt with the
handling of cotton from field to fab
ric. After 12 years at Clifton he. or
ganized the Bamberg cotton mills be-
coming president and treasurer. Ten
years later he organized the Orange
burg Manufacturing company and OF
that cotton milling enterprise he was
president and treasurer for some
years. At present he is engaged in
the buying of cotton. He has been
actively interested in other CONNER
cial ventures at Orangeburg and has
shown civic spirit, notably as presf-
cent Of the Business Mems league
and the Business Mems club. He has
served as first lieutenant Of the Nor
san Rifles. Spartanburs. and as cap
tain Of the Edisto Rifles. Oraneeburs.
He was commissary general on the
staff Of D. c. Hayward during the lat