The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-01-17

deadlock which had forced the aban-
donment of the balloting last session.
Senator D. Gordon Baker Of Florence
then withdrew the name of Judge S.
W. G. Shipp and on the third roll call
Mr.. Carter jumped to 55 votes, the
highest mark reached by the Bamberg
lawyer in the At ballots taken at the
two sessions; Senator Marion drawing
from the number of former support
ers of Judge Shipp went into second
place with So votes, only two votes
ahead Of General Bonham.
On the fourth ballot Senator Mari
on went into the lead, Mr.. Carter
Slipping to second place and General
Bonham to third place. Senator Mar
ion then held the lead on the fifth and
sixth oallots while General Bonham
placed Mr. Carter for second place
on the fifth roll call only to again
drop back into third place on the
sixth ballot. The joint assembly then
adjourned for the dinner recess, ap-
parently as far from election as when
the first of the long series of roll calls
were taken last year. With 80 votes
necessary for an election Senator
Marion had mustered only 62 votes on
the sixth roll call. Representative j..
K. Owens of Bennettsville, just before
adjournment, attempted to secure un-
animous consent to continue the bal
loting until an election was secured
and when he failed in this endeavor
raised the point of order that the
concurrent resolution under which the
Joint assembly was meeting was word
ed so as to prevent adjournment at z
o'clock if the hour came in the midst
of roll call. The point Of order
was overruled by President Wilson u
Harvey Of the senate, who was pre-
siding.
Marion in Lead
! The seventh ballot was taken at
o'clock yesterday afternoon, as pro-
vided in the concurrent resolution.
Senate Marion being still in the lead
with 64 votes, while General Bonham
had moved up to second place again
witt, CO votes. Mr.. Carter was third
with 20 vote; ard Senator James B.
Black of Baa1berg, after thanking the
Supporters of Mr.. Carter for the
compliment of their votes through the
long race. then withdrew Mr.. Carter's
name from the race and SO ended the
deadlock which had existed through
50 ballots last year and seven ballots
this wear. Senator Marion was then
elected on the eighth ballot by mar
Gin of II votes and the longest cleo
tion race ever held IN the joint assem-
bly had reached its end.
John Hardin Marion, who was born
in Chester county, October % 1874
has earned distinctions of his cWn IN
addition to those of his ancestry. tie
ACQUIRED his literary and legal e5uca-
ton in the University of South Car
DINA. graduating with the degree of
A. B. and LIB IN 1898. At that time
he was only 10 years old, and it re-
ouired a special act Of the legislature
to admit him to the bar. Returning
to Chester, he formed a partnership
to practice law with William A. Bar
ber, then attorney general of South
Carolina. In later years he has been
senior member of the firm of Mar
ion & Marion. Since 1902 Mr.. Mar
ion has been general counsel for the
Carolina and Northwestern railway.
His practice, always large and impor-
tant, is ABOUT evenly divided between
CORPORATION and general cases.
Tribute to Marion
One of the emident members OF
the supreme bench of South Carolina
has paid Mr.. Marion the following
tribute: "He has been student OF
the law all his mature years. He has
ample library of law books. His pre-
paration is tireless and thorough. he
is much of an advocate before Judge
and jury. He has good voice, pleas
ing countenance, is apt in anecdote
and repartee. He is, perhaps, at his
best before the jury; but before the
court he is strong and helpful. His
private library of select volumes is
full and he diligently studies them.
He adds to the accomplishments of a
lawyer the attainments of the scholar.
He is man of quiet but determined
courage. HIS word is as good as his
bond, and he may be fully trusted in
all of the relations of life"
His active career has not oeen al
together law work. When the Span
;sh- A merican war broke out he went