The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-07-29
will REOPEN LIST
IN FIRST DISTRICT
RUMORED THAT CONGRESSMAN
WILL BE APPOINTED AN
ASSISTANT JUDGE

ASSISTANT JUDGE
A dispatch from Columbia, July 70,
70 the News and Courier says: Thomas
p. Cothran, of Greenville, chairman
of the State Democratic executive
committee, who today received the
resignation of Richard S. Whaley, OF
Charleston, Congressman from the
First District, as a candidate for re-
election, stated over long distance tel
ephone that he had wired w. Turner
Logan, the other candidate, asking if
Mr.. Logan would consent for Mr..
Cothran to set the closing date for
new entrants to file their pledges. If
this is not satisfactory to Mr.. Logan,
a meeting of the full committee will
be called for next Wednesday to de-
eide the date. If Mr.. Cothran's pro-
posal is agreed to by the other Con-
9ressional candidate, August 2 will be
the closing date.
The withdrawal of Mr.. Whaley has
caused large amount of speculation
in political circles here as to who will
enter his candidacy in opposition to
W. Turner Logan, law partner OF
Mayor John P. Grace, of Charleston,
the only other contender for the nomi-
nation.
The rules of the Democratic party
which are embodied in the statutory
law of the State provide that when
there are only two candidates for an
office and one of them dies, becomes
physically incapacitated or withdraws,
the State executive committee is en-
powered to reopen the lists for addi-
tional entrants.
Lists Now Wide Open.
Mr.. Whaley's withdrawal because of
illness and the advice of his physician
not to make strenuous personal can
vass of his district, composed OF
Berkeley, Charleston, Clarendon, Col
Teton and Dorchester counties, which
he deems necessary, leaves the lists
wide open for additional entrants.
Because of the tense bipartisan at
mosphere in the First district, local
politicians are satisfied that Mr.. Lo-
gan will have opposition by the State
committee, because they are Of the
opinion that the anti-Grace element
in Charleston will not let the seat in
Congress go to Mayor Grace's strong
est supporter and closest personal
friend without a contest. AS to who
will enter the contest nobody here
eonversant with Charleston politics
will register guess.
The proviso under section 80 Of the
rules of the party which are an act OF
the State of South Carolina authoriz-
ing the opening of the lists reads:
provided, that in cases where there
be not more than two candidates for
any one office after the time for filing
such pledges and before the close OF
the election, should any candidate die
or become physically incapacitated or
withdraw it shall be the duty OF the
State or county committee las the
case may be) to afford opportunity
for the entry of other candidates for
the office involved, and should such
vacancy occur more than twenty days
before the first primary, then said
committee shall make provision for
other candidates entering the race but
If said candidacy occur after said
twenty days, then the balloting foi
said office shall not be at the succeed
ing primary, but at such other times
as may be fixed by said committee,
and that they shall provide for the
filing of pledges"