Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-15
over The STATE
Results In County Elections In the
Second Primary Held Tuesday.
ONLY One WOMAN Was ELECTED

Miss Kate Wofford Named Superin-
tendent of Education for Laurens
! county-SeveraI Turn Overs In
Cherokee County-BIind Man Elect
ed Magistrate In Edgefield-con-
gresham Stoll Defeated for Re-
election.
Miss Kate Wofford of Laurens coun-
ty, was the only woman elected to Of
flee in the second primary election in
South Carolina, Tuesday. Miss Wof-
ford, who Is a graduate of Winthrop
college, was elected superintendent of
education of Laurens. She defeated
A: B. Blakely by vote of 2,755 to
2,416.
Senator T. Frank Watkins of Ander-
son county, was defeated for reelection
by Rufus FAINT, Jr. Senator Watkins
was chairman Of the Democratic state
convention held in Columbia last Mag.
In Kershaw county l.. o. Funder-
burk was elected to the state senate
over w. r. Hough.
In Fairfield county ]. E. Stevenson
was elected auditor; Daniel Hall,
treasurer; NJ. c. Boulware, supervisor,
and j., l.. Brice was reelected super
intendent of education.
J. w. Gillian was elected clerk of
court of Orangeburg county, defeating
]. Ashton Antley 1904 to 2,62O. Mr..
Gillian is relative of C. R. Gillian Of
Yorkville. II. r. Sims, one of the ed
itors of the Orangeburg Sun, was
elected to the legislature from Orange
burg county.
In Union county Sheriff T. ]. Vinson
was reelected over l.. b. Godshall by
a majority of 1854. j. Fl. Bartles was
reelected over Frank Caldwell by a
majority of about SO votes. Mr.. Cald-
we'll is brother Of Mrs. w. C. White
sides of Yorkville. Senator T. c. Dun
can was reelected over DR.. J. T. Jeter
by majority of 10.
w. w. Smoak, editor of the Walter
boro Press and Standard, was elected
to the house of representatives from
Colleton county.
a. W. Todd was elected state sena-
tor from Charleston county over II. J..
Erckmann, who had the Endorsement
of Mayor John p. Grace and his Char
lesion American.
Leroy Moore was elected master of
| Spartanburg county, defeating Il. Gen.
try Harris 1868 to 1876. Mr.. Moore,
who is young lawyer of Spartanburg,
was formerly principal of the school at
| Sharon.
In Dorchester county ]. A. Parler
defeated Mrs. j. f. Throwcr for su-
! perintendent of education by q vote Of
LIE to 1,035. Four small boxes are
missing, but they are not large enough
to change the result.
In Lancaster county McManus was
elected superintendent of education
over Rowell by a majority of 256.
Sheriff l.. C. Bennett Of Allendale
county, was defeated for reelection by
H. c.. Mcmillan.
George w. Turner, a blind man, was
elected magistrate at EdgeHcld. James
o. Sheppard, son of Ex-Governor
John C. Sheppard was re- elected to
the legislature.
A. H. Gasquc of Florence, was elect
ed to congress from the Sixth district
defeating Congressman p. II. Stoll OF
ktngstree for recollection. The con-
-gressman- elect is secretary of the Ju-
nior Order United American Mechan-
les of South Carolina.
In Greenville county Dakyns B. Sto-
yer defeated William Z. Bowen for re-
nomination as solicitor of the Green
vile county court. In Greenville coun-
ty Mcleod gained 1908 votes in the
second rimary and Blcase 451. In the
first primary in that county the vote
was Mcleod 5,7O7; Blease, 5,O44; and
in the second it was, Mcleod; 1910;
Blease, 5,495. There werc 1905 votes
cast in the first primary and 1906 in
the second, making an increase of l.
3S9 votes.
Returns in Cherokee county, COM
plete for county offices, are as fol-
lows: For house of representatives,
Kirby, 2,742; Graham, 2,176. For coun-
ty treasurer, Gaffney, 2,374; Gossett
1852. For sheriff, Bryant, 1859:
Wright, 3,OS1. For supervisor, Jenk-
ins, 2,S17; Jolly 2,OSS. For probate
judge, Kirby, 1917; Stroupe, 3OO7. For
superintendent of education, Hoke, .
900; Willis, 1,9SS.