Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-01-24
M'SWA|N ELECTED
TO INSURANCE JOB
eTATE ASSEMBLY ELECTS SOME
OFFICERS AND ATTEND TO
OTHER BUSINESS.
DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA
Ooinss and Happenings That Marx the
Progress Of South Carolina People.
Gathered Around the State Capital.
Columbia


Columbia
w. A. McSwain Of Newberry was
elected insurance commissioner Oi
South Carolina to succeed F.. II. Nc
Master. resigned. Only one ballot was
taken. Mr.. McSwain receiving 10C
votes ii. G. Coker OF Columbia 10. J.
sRf Fulmer Of Columbia ~ and S. L.
Miller OF Columbia two Mr.. McSwain
will enter upon his duties as soon as
he can arrange his private business. as
II is Mr.. McMaster's desire to retire
so soon as his successor may qualify
The name Of s. NJ. Grist was with
drawn by Mr.. radford and that of w
A. Barton by Mr.. Long.
re new official is a resident o.
Newberry and Is 40 years old He
has had much experience with insu :.
ance and trust company management.
being now vice president and manager
OF the Security Loan and Investment
Company OF Newberry. He is a natiy.
OF Cross Hill. but has resided in New.
berry 18 or 19 years. He holds hign
place in the esteem OF the residents
of his community and is an active
participant In all efforts for COM.
munity upbuilding. He is brother
of Capt John ]. McSwain OF Green.
vile, recently commissioned in the
National Army.
August Kohn OF Columbia and d..
W. e. C. Bates of Columbia were
elected members OF the board OF trus-
tees OF the University OF South Caro-
lima to succeed themselves. B. A. Ha.
good OF Charleston was elected to sue.
coed ]. Q. Davis OF Winnsboro retir.
Ing voluntarily after rendering the in
stitution faithful and distinguished
service.
DR.. T. A. Crawford and w. j. Rod
dey Of Rock Hill and d. S. Henderson
of Aiken were elected trustees OF
Winthrop.
Senator ]. G. Padeett OF WaIterboro
was elected trustee of the Citadel
Two vacancies are to be filed AMI
four names were placed before the
joint assembly. Mr.. Padgett was tn,
only one to receive a majority on the
first ballot. the result OF which was
j. G. Padgett, Walterboro. 95; Col. r.
NJ. Blythe, Greenville, 53; d. A. Spivey
Conway. 81; the Rev. A. n. Brunson
Columbia, 50.
Agitation to declare vacant the seat
CT Victor e. Rector in the lower house
OF the general assembly from Darling
ton county was effectively ard pos
sibly finally laid when the judiciary
committee made an unfavorable repor:
On the Kelly resolution, which repor,
was accepted by vote OF 70 to 4
Those who voted against the commit.
tees report justisying the retention OF
the seat by Rector were: Bailey of
Beaufort, Boinest OF Newberry, 7. o
Kelly OF Darlington. the author of the
resolution, and w. l.. Pickens. Mr.
Rector is also n member from Darling
ton county. The resolution was tafbled
Immediately thereafter. A similar re-
port was rejected by the house one
week ago.
Members OF the house passed ia
third reading the resolution to rati.y
the federal prohibition amendment by
vote OF 66 to 2S. Prior to taking
this ballot the house refused by vote
OF 20 to 62 to place the question in
the primary next summer. The mo-
ton to strike out the enacting words
OF the resolution was lost by a vote
of 81 to 6S.
Several hours of continuous debate
was indulged in again. during which
time the martyred ghost of state
rights was again widely stalkin,.
abroad. accompanied by It's phantom,
rival, negro domination or equality
Champions OF the violated tissues" ex
hausted their "munition dumps
against an invincible war machine
The hosts had come not to praise, bu;
TO bury Caesar The gallaries wer.
filed with enthusiastic spectators. who
occasionally slipped the clutch. ramp
ed tho floors with their feet. yelled In
response to sarcastic repartec and fol
lowed the arguments with resoundinS
applause, Those voting against pas
sage of the resolution to third reading
were: Bailey. Barnwell Boinet. Clink
scales. Crews. Davis j. +. Duncan
Eaddy. j. j., Evans, II. H.. Frombe-g
Hall. A. Jr.. Hammond. Hughs. John
son. w. W.. Keenan,. Kelly. H.. Kelly
j. o.. Lesesne, Long. Mason. Nc
Caunts. Moore. Rivers, Scott. Sea
brook. Season, Summers and Young
The senate passed and ordered sen,
to the house a bill exemptins strictly
local building ard loan associations
which are purely mutual and whose
sole business is the lending Of none,
for the building and repairing or i'm
proving OF houses. The present tas
laws bear so heavily on such institu
tions that many OF them are going out
OF business. AS there ara no othe,
financial agencies through which tn,
poor man or the aaE ON salary ma,
secure loans on such advantageou.
terms the passage OF the bill mean,
much TO that class Of citizens.