Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-22
DEMOCRATIC nominees
State Executive Committee Declares
Results.
REGISTRATION NOW VERY IMPORTANT
State and County Tickets Should be
Printed in Different CoIors-Repub-
Iican Candidates Might Offer to Get
the Expense Money.

the Expense Money.
Columbia State.
Thomas G. Mcleod of Bishopville
was declared the nominee of the Demo-
cratic party for governor by the state
Democratic executive committee at its
meeting in Columbia Tuesday at noon.
The vote was declared to be Blease,
1884 and Mcleod 100,114. The total
vote cast in the governors race was
185,94S.
James H. Hope was declared to be
nominated for superintendent of edu-
cation with 104,978 votes as compared
with 1856 for John E. Swearingen.
The total vote cast in this race was
1S3,843.
Allard H. Gasque was declared the
nominee for congress from the Sixth
district with 14,572 votes against
1898 for Phillip H. Stoll.
The committee passed a formal reso-
luton declaring Mr.. Mcleod, Mr.. Hope
and Mr.. Gasque to be the nominees or
the party. On the tabulating commit
tee was T. Yancey Williams, r. 2.
Searson and w. L. Riley.
A resolution was passed asking all
county chairman and executive COM
mitteemen to urge all citizens to reg
lister in order to vote in the general
election this fall. Sam ]. Nichols Of
Spartanburg called to the attention Of
the committee the possibilities OF Re
publican opposition in the general
election. Some candidates may offer
Just to get the $4,000 expense money
Mr.. Nichols said. The big vote in
South Carolina is always in the pri-
mary, whereas larger vote should be
polled in the general election, the
speaker declared. Secretary Edmunds
was instructed to write all county
chairmen and to suggest to them the
appointment of committee to look
after getting the citizens registered.
Gen. NJ. L. Bonham Of Anderson was in
Mr.. Nichols and pointed out that the
first Monday in October would be the
last chance to register, in all proba-
bility. This, he said, should be borne
in mind by all voters. Another sug-
gestion made was that the supervisor
of registration go to all the precincts
and allow the citizens to register, es-
pecially the women.
T. Hagood Gooding Of Hampton
thought some fund should be obtained
to provide for the expenses Of the
registrars going around the county,
but no formal resolution was passed on
this phase of the registering ques-
ton.
Tells of Letters.
John T. Duncan told the committee
that he had heard from reliable sources
that two letters, one from the chair
man Of the committee on elections Of
the United States senate and the other
from the chairman Of the corresponding
committee from the national house of
representatives, are in the possession
of Republican leaders in the state in
which the writer's declare If Republi-
can candidates are put in the field at
least three will be counted in after the
general election. Mr.. Duncan said the
plans were, according to what he had
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a few tickets on election day" and this
would provide the necessary protest to
get the Republicans counted in.
j. w. Doar of Georgetown said he
deeply appreciated the seriousness of
the situation and declared the post
master Of Georgetown had openly stat
ed that he would run for congress in
the general election. The postmaster
has said that he was in Georgetown to
build up a Republican party.
Eugene S. Blease of Newberry called
attention to the provision in the law
requiring all registration certificates to
be dated 80 days prior to an election
Mr.. Blease said this was an important
point that should be remembered.
Chairman Edgar A. Brown also gave
word Of warning for all the COM
mitteemen to go home and encourage
the registering Of the citizens and the
registrars to do their duty.
Upon the motion of T. Hagood Good
ing a committee of seven, one from
each congressional district, was ap-
pointed to study the rules Of the party
with the view to making certain
changes. This committee will report
to Chairman Brown and Secretary Ed
munds, who in turn, will advise all the
committeeman of the action of the
committee and as a final result action
may be asked of the legislature. Chair
man Brown appointed the following as
the committee:
Senator II. II. Gross, First congress
sional district; T. Hagood Goodingi
Second district; DR.. E. c. Doyle, Third
district; James T. Crews, Fourth dis
trict; r. A. Dobson, Fifth district; J,
w. Doar, Sixth district; Gen. Willie
Jones, Seventh district. This commit
tee met after the main committee ses-
sion and chose Mr.. Gooding chairman
and Mr.. Doar secretary.