Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-09
HALL REELECTED
Mayor of YOrkVllIe Defeats Hon. ].
c. WllbOrn by Majority OF 73 Votes.
Much INTEREST over The ELECTION

MUCH INTEREST over The ELECTION
Tie Vote Resulted in Two Aldermani'
Races While Third Was Thrown
Out on Ground of Fraud-Brattor
and Stroup Reelected Members o'
School Board-444 Cotes Cast out
of Registration of sos.
in the most spirited and hotly con-
tested municipal election Yorkville has
witnessed in many years if ever be-
fore, Mayor L. A. Hall was on We'd
pesday reelected mayor, defeating j
c. Wilborn-253 to $50. In Ward J.
Joe g. Dickson opposed the reelection
of the incumbent, J. NJ. Brian, the re-
suit being a tie vote-62 to 62. In
Ward 2, Quinn Wallace the incumbent
tied with Dr. John l. Barron who
sought his place, each receiving SIS
votes. In Ward where only thirty
one citizens were registered to vote, a
total of "a votes were polled. OF this
number DR.. S. l.. Steele received Is
while Alderman j. II. Carroll received
16. However, since Nt was apparent
that the box had been stuffed" with
four votes, the managers declared
that there was no election in the ward
and second election will be held in
Wards l, 2 and on Wednesday,
June 81.
In Ward 3, J. Wallace Marshall, the
present alderman, was reelected over
Bert +. Smith-35-13. In Ward 4,
Alderman w. Mason Mcconnell de-
feated his opponent r. e. Montgomery,
&c to 25, and in Ward 5, Alderman
John Warren Quinn defeated his op-
poncnt, w. c. Sandifer by vote of
"a to 16.
Trustees Reelected.
DR.. r. A. Bratton and j. NJ. Stroup,
candidates for places on the board of
trustees of the Yorkville Graded school
district to succeed themselves, were
reelected over J. f. Hart and B. A.
Correll. The vote was: Bratton, 246;
Correll III; Jos. E. Hart, 1877;
Stroup, 21S.
DR.. A. Y. Cartwright was reelected
member Of the board of public
works of the town. He had no oppo-
stion.
Out of a total of sos men and
women registered to vote in the cleo
ton Wednesday, total Of 444 votes
were cast. Ten votes which had been
cast for mayor were not counted be-
c~use of the fact that they had been
placed in the wrong box. The polls
opened at s o'clock Wednesday morn
ing and did not close until o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. Managers of
election were B. r. IT. Bowen, DR.. w.
e. Erwin and J. NJ. Williford. They
were assisted by Miss Georgia Brat
ton and Floyd Wray.
The municipal election was held at
the city hall and that building was
visited at all times during the day by
steady stream of people, including
those who had come to vote and many
who, apparently deeply interested in
the outcome of election, hung around
all day in order to see how it was 60
ing.
Automobiles Kept Going.
Automobiles either hired by or the
property of adherents of the two can
didateS for mayor and the two alder
manic tickets, were kept busy going
after the voters all day. Each of the
candidates for mayor had list Of
those registered and they kept careful
track of those who had voted. AL
though siXty-one persons who regis
tered did not vote, it was not because
of the fact that they had forgotten it
was election day. Telephone centrals
in Yorkville had the busiest day of it
that they had known in months, the
adhereD.s of the opposing sides using
the talker necessarily to remind those
delinquent that they had not yet voted
Dissatisfied With Management.
Considerable dissatisfaction was cX-
pressed Wednesday afternoon by ad-
herents Of both tickets over the man
.agement of the election. For instance,
when the town clock struck 4, the hour
at which the polls closed, Manager b.
K. II. Bowen proceeded to close all the
doors Of the court chamber in the city
hall building, where the election was
held. His statement was that the votes
were TO be counted by the managers
and their assistants in private and that
the general public would not be per-
rlitted to watch the count. Instantly
storm Of protest arose from the
crowd who had gathered to learn the
result of the election. Harry C. Smith
and others present protested strongly
against such a procedure, but for few
moments Manager Bowen was obdu-
rate, Insisting that those are my Or
dcrs."
The storm Of protest grew, however
| The argument was put forth that such
Il procedure was never before heard OF
| in York county. Some stated that il
looks like they want to make another
/ Il