Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-17
IN TUE ASSEMBLY.
Inside Story Of the Election q q Asso;; il!;
Clate Justice Hardin Marion.
The VOTE GOULD NOT BE DELIVERED
Lawyers Are Making Fight Against43the
4 iRe. .eleetior, Of Judge Bowman Of Or
Augsburg slease Appears in House
and Senate for First Time in Eight

anqeburg- Biease appears IN Hoase
and Senate for First Time in Eight
Years.
Correspondence. The YOrkrille Enquirer
Columbia, January 14.-Here's how
SenatortJasH Hardin Marion OF Chester
county, came to be elected associate
Justice of the South Carolina supreme
court on the eighth ballot Thursday
AFTERNOON It's true story, since the
eorrespondent ofSThe Yorkville Enqui-
rcr got. It 2. from reliable, sources'--a
man ION the inside" =
The race for associate justice, 1t will
be remembered. started at the 1920 ses-
sion or the general assembly. The
three leading candidates all the while
have been Senator Marion of Chester
Jesse Carter Of Bambefg, and Gen. M.
L. Bonham of Anderson. All the while
the three have been running neck and
neck" although for time it appeared
that Mr.. Carter was the strongest can :
didate of the trio. "
But at this session Carter stock and
Bonham stock became a little shaky,
Marion being preferred. Proctor Bon
ham, who is state senator from Green
Vile county. and son Of Gen. NJ. L.
Bonham, the candidate, has been man
aging his fathers campaign. Bonhaln
knows little of politics, but has a lot
to learn. Anyway according to the
correspondents informant, he went to
the leaders Of the Carter campaign aft
er the sixth ballot Thursday, with a
proposition that IL the Carter forces
showed up on the seventh ballot strong
er than the Bonham forces then Bon
ham would get out II Bonham showed
UP stronger than Carter, Carter was to
get out and swing his strength to Bon
ham. The deal was. made with the
leaders of the Carter crowd, under
stand. proc. Bonham didn't take into
consideration the rank and file Of the
Carter column, thinking that one or
two. could swing 'em. ~ e..
Well, the aforesaid rank and file did
not like that kind of trading. They
were willing to vote for Carter all
fright; but they didn't propose to let the
Carter leaders tweak their noses any
old way. ..--..., ..
The seventh ballot came and Bonham
ran ahead of Carter, whereupon the
name of Carter was withdrawn from
the race. The Bonham people were ell
smiles, thinking that one associate JUS
ticeship was all set for General Bon
ham of Anderson. In fact, it is said
that one or two of the Bonham enthu-
siasts confidently remarked to their fell
low members that, the result Of fhe
eighth ballot was a foregone concln-
sion and that plans and preparations
for the installation of General Bonham
as member OF the supreme tribunal
OF the state might proceed. : ~ a.
But the Carter people on the eighth
|ballot-the majority of them-quietly
voted for Marion instead OF Bonham
and Marion was elected, the ballot be :
ing the forty seventh taken since the
election began in 1920. Which little
story goes to illustrate the well known
fact in politics that you never can tell
until the votes are counted.
.s5- Blease On the Floor.
Cole L. BIease, ex governor of South
Carolina, was visitor In both the
house and senate the past week. II
was his first appearance in either hall
in eight years, he said. The governor
appeared smiling and happy, greeting
his friends and admirers in both bodies.
He told numbers Of HIS friends and ac-
quaintances that he expected to be In
the race for governor this summer. ..
Thus far there has been very little
talk about the gubernatorial race of
1922 and ex- x-Governor Blease Is the only
announced candidate. Mr.. George
Warren Of Hampton, has been in Co.
lumbia this week, and he saw many
friends and acquaintances around the
state house. Mr.. Warren, who was de-
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