Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-08
ELECTION RESULTS.
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee Meets In Columbia.

State Democratic Executive Commit
tee Meets In Columbia.
Cole L. Blease of Columbia, and
Thomas G. Mcleod of Bishopville, will
have to enter q second race for the
governorship on September II, and
John f. Swearingen of Columbia, and
]. II. Hope Of Florence, will run over
for state superintendent of education,
according to the official announcement
made in Columbia Tuesday afternoon
by the state Democratic executive
committee meeting to tabulate the re-
turns and declare the results Of the first
primary election, held Tuesday of last
week.
The committee announced the nom
ination of f. B. Jackson of WAGNER
for lieutenant governor; w. B. Dove
of Columbia, for secretary of state; S.
NJ. Wolfe, of Anderson, for attorney
general; r. f. Craig of Columbia, for
adjutant and inspector general; B.
Harris of Pendleton, for commissioner
of agriculture; Walter E. Duncan of
Aiken, for comptroller general, and S.
T. Carter for state treasurer.
In the Sixth district p H. Stoll of
Kingstree, and A. II. Gasque Of Flor
cnce, will have to run over for con-
gress. In all other districts the in
cumbents, w. Turner Logan of Char
lesion, First; James +. Byrnes Of All
ken, Second; Fred II. Dominick of
Newberry, Third; John NJ. McSwain
of Greenville, Fourth; w. F. Steven
son of Cheraw, Fifth, and H. p. Full
mer, of North, Seventh, were renom-
mated.
Solicitors Renominated.
In three judicial districts, the Third,
Fifth and Twelfth, the incumbents, So
licitors Frank A. Mcleod of Sumter;
A. p. Spigner of Columbia, and L. NJ.
Gasque of Marion, respectively were
renominated.
The ruling of Edgar A. Brown
chairman, that when the names on the
ballot for q certain office are irregu-
larly scratched and the balance of the
ballot is otherwise correctly marked,
only that office in question is invali-
dated the vote for the remaining Of
fees to be counted. 1t developed that
in the past primary, when there was
an irregularity in one part of the bal
lot, the whole ticket was thrown out
by some of the managers.
A resolution from the Newberry
county executive committee was read
in which the state committee was me-
morialized to do something to regulate
the placing of ballots in wrong boxes.
Eugene b. Bleass, committeeman from
Newbcrry, said that fully 200 tickets
had to be thrown out in his county in
the first primary because of being
placed in the wrong box. Reports from
every part of the state are to the same
effect 1t has been variously estimat-
ed that fully 5000 to 10000 votes
were lost in the last primary because
of this.
1t was suggested that the state and
county tickets be printed on different
colors, and the ballot boxes be paint
ed to match these colors. This change
will have to be made by the state con-
vention and tho state legislature. \
subcommittee composed of George
Bell Zimmerman of Batcsburg; Eugene
Il. Blease of NewberTy, and Senator
H. II. Gross of Harleyyille, was ap-
pointed TO make a recommendation on
this matter and report to the next
meeting to be held on September 10.
Sub Committee Named.
In concurrence with a recent act of
the general assembly, providing fer a
! sub committee OF seven members OF
the state committee, representing each
of the congressional districts, being ap-
pointed to hear appeals from all mu-
nicipal elections, the following were
elected by the main body:
First district, J. T. Cosgrove, Char
| lesion; Second, T.. Hagood Gooding,
Hampton; Third, NJ l.. Bonham, An
dcrson; Fourth, j. r. McKissick,
Greenvil!e; Fifth, r. b. Caldwell,
Chester; Sixth John p. Cooper, Ma
lion, and Seventh, George Bell Tim
norman, Batesburg.
After the regular meeting the sub
committee organized with the election
of j. l. Cosgrove as chairman, and 7.
Hagood Gooding as secretary.
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