Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-20
LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS
Woman Chosen on Winthrop Board Of
49, Trustees.
MARION NAMED A SECOND time
Seven Circuit Judges Re. Elected With


out oppostion--T. C.. Cailison, ot
Lexington Elected Trustee of the
South Carolina University over Thos
r. Mellow of York.
Columbia State Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Nance Daniel of Saluda,
president of the winthrop College
.A!umnae association, was yesterday
elected by the general assembly a
member of the board of trustees of her
alma mater and so became the first
woman TO be named on any Of the ad-
ministrative boards of South Carolina s
state institutions of higher learning.
Mrs. Daniel succeeds the late d. S.
Henderson of Aiken, whose term as a
member of the board would have eX-
pircd in 1924. The other members of
the Winthrop board named yesterday
were: ]. L. Mcdonald of Winnsboro
and D. w. McLaurin of Columbia, both
of whom were reelected without oppo-
sition to succeed themselves.
Mrs. Daniel who was nominated by
Senator o. p. Goodman Of Laurens in
the only nominating speech Of the joint
assemb!y's session, is n graduate Of
Winthrop college in the class of 1901
and since her graduation has been
leading figure in educational circles Of
the state. Immediately following her
college years she taught In the schools
of the state, leaving the actual teach
ing work to become state supervisor or
school improvement. In this capacity
she contributed no little to the ad-
vance and Improvement Of the states
educational system. Her interest in
affairs educational, however, has not
been entirely confined to the public
schools of the state as she has always
maintained liaison with her alma mater
and is now the head Of the Winthrop
College Alumnae association. She Is
also a former president of the Rural
Association of South Carolina.
Mrs. Daniel. who before her marriage
was Miss Mary Nance, is the wife of
w. l.. Daniel, attorney of Saluda, and
n former member of the house of rep
rcscntatives.
Marion Again Named.
Senator John Hardin Marion, who
was recently elected associate justice
of the state supreme court to fill the
uncxpircd term OF the late Associate.
Justice George w. Gage. was named
without opposition for the full term.
beginning August /. 1922. Senator
Marlon's name was placed in nomina-
ton by Senator Proctor A. Bonham of
Grcenville.
The seven circuit judges whose
terms expired this year, were all with,
out opposition and were all named to
succeed themselves as follows: I. w.
Bowman of Orangeburg, judge of the
First circuit; Hayne +. Rice. OF Aiken,
judge Of the Second circuit; John S.
Wilson of Manning, judge of the Third
circuit; Edward ,'McIver of Cheraw,
judge OF the Fourth circuit; Ernest
Moore Of Lancaster, judge Of the Sixth
circuit; Frank B. Gray Of Abbeville,
judge Of the Eighth circuit, and T. J.
Mauldin of Pickens, judge of the
Thirteenth circuit.
j. J. McMahan of Columbia and J.
Clifton Rivers of Chesterfield were
elected insurance commissioner and
warehouse commissioner respectively,
both succeeding themselves. Neither
met with opposition.
Mrs. Virginia Green Moody also sue
ceeds herself as state librarian, being
elected on viva voce vote without
opposition.
The only contests of the day came
in the races TO select the five trustees
OF the University of South Carolina
and Clemson college, and the two men,
bcrs of the board Of directors of the
state penitentiary. Two roll calls were
necessary in the university trustee con-
test while the one roll call taken in the
penitentiary board election failed to fill
one of the two vacancies and the sec
ond roll call will be taken today.
Trustees of University.
julius S. McInncs OF Darlington.
member of the house from Darlington
and.an alumnus of the university, led
the field Of four candidates for the
board OF trustees of the university and
was named on the first ballot. T. c.
C;.llison Of Lexington, also an alumnus
OF the university and solicitor of the
Eleventh circuit, was named as the
other member Of the board two va
cancics having been caused by the eX-
piration Of the terms OF the late c. E.
Spencer of York and L. =. Hollis of
Greenvillc. The other two. candidates
in the race were: l.. =. Hollis of Green
vile and Thomas +. Mellow of York.
with "A votes necessary for an cleo
ton the race on the first roll call stood:
McInneS. lis; CalliSon. ~: Mellow. 20,
and Hollis. 30. Mr.. Hollis name was
withdrawn after the first roll call Mr..
Callison defeating Mr. Mellow by n
vote of G7 II 81.
r. NJ. Cooper, Jr.. Of Wisacky, Josiah
J. Evans of Bcncttsvile and |. NJ.
Mauldin of Columbia were selected on
the first ballot IN fl tho ,,ocor,;oc Of