The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-19
SANDERS CHOSEN HEAD
OF PENITEA11ARY
Griffith Did Not Desire Reelection.
Sturkie, Gosnell, Huffman and
v sTt0n Candidates.

v aTt0n Candidates.
i \
The State.
4. X. Sanders of Hagood, member
Of the house of representatives from
Sumter county and chairman Of the
agricultural committee, was yester
day elected on the second ballot su-
| perintendent of the State penitentiary,
| Mr.. Sanders succeeds D. J. Griffith,
for many years at the head Of the
penal institution, who did not desire
reelection Mr.. Sanders was for sew
| eral years a director Of the peniten-
tiary.
Mr.. Sanders was nominated by Sen
asor R. D. Epps of Sumter. Repre-
sentative Lilies Of Orangeburg placed
before the joint assembly the name
| of DR.. L. K. Sturkie Of that county.
]. H. Gosnell Of SpartanDurg was
nominated by Representative Jesse
W. Boyd. P. H. Lesesne Of Columbia
was nominted by Representative
Marris Lumpkin of Kichland J. 8.
Huffman of Richland, former member
OF the house, was placed in the race
By Senator Spigener Of Richland, L.
C. Wharton Of Union was offered by
Representative T. C. Duncan of Union.
Mr.. Lesesne has been for some years
Office man at the State prison,
Mr.. Sanders led on the first ballot
with 65 votes. Mr.. Lesesne was next
with 49,. The other votes were: Mr..
Gosnell "a, Or. Sturkie IS, Mr.. Whar-
ton I. Mr. Huffman 6.
The" three lowest men withdrew
from the race and the next ballot was
taken between Messrs. Sanders. Le-
sesne' and Gosnell. Mr.: Sanders re-
ceived 80 votes, the exact number
needed for choFce on this ballot; Mr..
Lesesne was second with So; Mr.. Cos
nell, got %.
The vote on tie second. ballot was:
- Sanders Senators Banks. Beattie,
BIaek, Bonham. Brice, Ghristensen.
burst, R: D. Epps.. Evans, CHM, Har-
rfson, Hughes, .Tohnstone, Ketchfn,
Lauey, Lee. Manning. Mccown. Nick
les, Nicholson. 0Dell. Purty, RidgeH.
Robinson, Shelor. Sherard.> Sinkleg.
|Stuckey. Walker. D. R. Williams. ana
Representatives Berry, BoyRfn, Car
ter, Clyburn; Cothran, r. E. Dennis.
Dobson. Dominick, Duckwortfi, Dun
can, Edens,, H. H Evans, y. G. Evans,
Ford. Ffipp, FTomberg, Goodwin, 3.
II. Hail.. Hanblin. Hines. Hughes, H.
T. Johnson. Keenan,, Fl. Kelley. aasSH, ;:
NauIdin. McCants. W. L: McCutchea.
McLaurin. Middleton. MITCHELL Noise,
Moore, %Neuffer, Nichols. Norton. Pas
saiTafgue, Pegues. Pickens, Redmon.2
Richards Roberts. Scott. SeabrooS,
Senss nev. ShuN, Fl. Z. Smith, Jr.. s. ID.
Smith. Walker, W1iaTey, WIngard and
YouHg
Lesesne-Senators Beamguard,
Buck, E. c. Epps, Gross, Johnson
Padgett, Spigener. J. f. Williams,
and Representatives Anderson, Bailey,
Barnwell, Boinest, Booth, Boozer.
Bradford. clinkscaTes, Coney, Crews.
crum. J. E. Davis, J. J. Eaddy, s. O.
Eaddy. Ellis. Fuller, Graham. A. Hall,
fr., Hamer, Hammond. Hemphifi,
Hoyt. w. W. Johnson. J. o. Kelly,
King. ;. IT. Eesesne, Lumpkin, Mac
farIan. D. E. McCutchen. Mcmillan,
NcSweeney, MerTett. 3f1shoe, Num-.
Owens. Pursley. Rawrinson. Richey,
Rivers, Searson, smoak, Strom, Sum-
mers, Thomas. Toole.
Gosnell-Senators DuRant, Friday,
Griffith, Rogers, Stacy, Wharton. and
Representatives Atkinson. Boyd. Dan
iel, Byrd, Find1ey. Fnlmer, Castor.
Gresham, Harrison, Horton. Lanford,
Lilies, Long, Martin, Rector, Riddle,
Riley, Stafford, Wasson, Westnore-
land, williams, Wright.
The general assembly reelected
without opposition four circuit judges.
as follows: Fifth circuit, NJ. l..
Smith: Seventh circuit. Thomas 8.
sease: Ninth circuit. R.. ". Memmin-
ger: Tenth circuit. George E. Pace.
Elections will continue at noon to-
day. Four members Of the board OF
trustees of the South Carolina Medi-
cal college: three directors of the
State penitentiary and State ware
house commissioner remain to be
chosen.