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VOL XLV NO, 1!) NEWBERRY, S. O., FBIDAY. MARCH ?!. 1908. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAB
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I GARY LEADS IN RAGE
r FOR U. S. SENATE
J FOUR BALLOTS TAKEN YESTERDAY
MORNING.
pv Walker Second?Joint Assembly Mot
Again Yesterday Afternoon to
Continue Balloting.
f Special to Tin- 11 era Id and News.
J 'Columbia, March 5.?Four ballots
were InkvMi Ibis morning in (be join!
assembly of I be senate and llu; house
i of representa!ives for a United States
? senator (n sncciv'd lbi? laic Senator A.
C. Latimer. No one having- received
a majority on the fourth ballot,
the joint assembly adjourned to meet
at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon, when
the balloting will be cointinued.
| Representative Frank 15. Gary is in
the lead with Senator Lefirand Walker
second.
'be fourth ballot this morning
js the vote siootl:
? | f-'my 71: Walker 12; Mauldiu 1(5;
I r? ^ oker 11; \\ ili(> .Jones 0; Ira 15.
j * Jones !); R. W. Shand 1.
At this hour it is impossible to |>rediet,
the result.
* It will lie see!) that the total number
ol votes east on the fourth ballot
this morning was lot). Of this a majority,
accessary (,, elect, would be
So that Mr. Clary lacked this
nminin? only eight votes of being
"elected.
L Following is the detailed report of
f the session of the general assembly on
Tuesday and Wednesday:
Tuesday's Session.
i| Tll(' .S(,|,aN> i,,ul "'e house Tuesday
; f night, in accordance with the provis'
< i?ns of the United tales constitution,
^ met to elect a successor to Senalor
Latimer, and took separate ballots, resulting
as follows, |be. figures rcpresouting
both house and senate:
Frank B. Gary, (>">; LeGrand fl.
"Walker, 42: Jas. L. Coker, 20; W. L.
i Mauldin. IS; Wilie Jones, 7; Joshua
H. Hudson, :5; Jas. 1F. Carlisle. 1.
Under the constitution it was :iec?ssary
for a candidate on the day of
i the tirst ballot to have a majority of
^ each house and this was not shown
| Tuesday night. Mr. Gary lacked on*
| vote of a majority in the house while
s Senalor Walker lacked two votes of
a majority in the senate. This result
>' was expected.
Tn the house Tuesday night there
l was some talk o:i tbo socalled "legislative
trust' and on the pledge said
Jllpto have been made'by some of the canffle
didates that they would not enter the
Jfrfy race for the long term.
f}/' In the House.
Hon. Frank I',. Gary of Abbeville
missed having a majority of the
house of representatives by only one
I vote Tuesday ni?hl. The total number
;J of east was 120 and the votes
'j3 received by Mr. Gary wet re (?(), ncc1
essary to a choice (51. Of course the
\ote in the senate would have made
; the selection impossible Tuesday
j|r night but the vote for the represeutative
from Abbeville was unusually
( large and a surprise to the friends of
> the others.
I he voting in the house commenced
at 8:1ii, just ;{() minutes after the
jA body was called to order by the
speaker and only one ballot was lakH.
en. I| was decided to limit the nominations
to speeches of two minutes
and there were no seconds to any of
the names placed in nomination. Two
s ol those balloted for were not formally
named and the voles were given
as ;i tribute to the riven named. The
Marlboro delegation voted for lion.
Joshua II. Iliudson and Mr. Nash of
Spartanburg voted for Dr. .las. II.
Carlisle of Spartanburg. While these
votes would be cast throughout the
balloting, it. is understood that they
are complimentary.
When the result was announced
Tuesday night the vote was as follows
:
Is Man Id in 11. Gary (iO, Coker 1(5,
' Jones 4, Walker 25, Hudson .5, Car$
lisle 1?total 120, Necessary to a
$ choice (51. '
I Before the voting began Mr. Aver
k offered a resolution on llu* pledges
3 i iunore.1 to have oeen filed, made by
\ the candidates, which was rejected.
J, Mr. Kershaw' offered the following
I a
which was adopted by an aye ami nay J viII
vole of 102 to 15: J slio
Whereas, by I ho death of 'Senator ' of
A. C, Latimer il has become the dulyithn
of the general assembly to elect his ! Sen
successor for the unexpired icrm in ' mm
tiie United States senate, and jGai
"Whereas, it h:is been stilted in non
Ihc newspapers that il would be the Ml
pio'bable policy of the general as- [non
M inblv to elect said successor under a ! t< r
pledge ii.u to stand lor election for I elos
I Ik- l ull term, beniuninu March 4 T
lOOO. " ' ' wi(;
I here I ore be it resolved, by (lie ' '*
house of reprcscu I a I i ves, the senate | Pal
eoneurrinir. jdin
'"I'hat it is iho sense of the goner- sor,
al assembly thai no person offering' sen<
for said election under said pledue i I'
shall receive any favor from Iho gen-I Chi
oral assembly by virtue ihereof and ! ?'1
that au.\ citi/.cn ol (he Slate desiring'' I"
to enter as a candidate in such elec- 11 < i
tion shall receive due consideration' I*
regardless of pledge." i()||
Speaker Whaley llieu declared the! I'
nominations in order. jton
.Mr. Harrison in a few remarks 'I
nominated Hon. William L. Mauldin ! not
ol (i reen vi I le, now State senator from (lib
thai county. |<, r
^r*i. I). I. Smith of Colleton nominated
lion. l'\ |5. (?ary <>f Atbbeville, I
a gentleman experienced in legisla- ord
ti\e mailers and one of the best of ern
South Carolina's sons. . rea
.Mr. .McMaster placed in nomination se.t
Ho:i. Wilie Jones of Richland, the Uni
Stale chairman of Iho Democratic >(
party. jou
Mr. Ayer thought I he general as-' ele<
sembly should go outside of itself j I
and he placed in nomination lion. J. j mm
L. Coker of Ilarlsville. led
Mr. Sawyer with a few remarks tin:
nominated Hon. LoGraml Walker of wet
Georgetown. | ]
I here were no further nominees ton
and at S:l.j the nominations close.1 |
and tlic clerk was ordered to call lite na".
roM. | ten
The vote was as follows: ism*
For Clary?Anil. Bailey. BelhuneJlle
Boyd. Brantley. F. M. Bryan, Can-|lioi
non, Carey, Carson. Carwile. Clary, Ito
Culler. Dingle, Dixon, Douglass. Dow- 0
ling, Fpps, Fraser, (iarris, W. J. Gib-jniMi
son, Glasscock, (ioodwin, Hall, Hard-'of
in. Harman, Harris, 1 Union, Hughes, S
II yd rick, Johnstone, Jones, I.ester, j brii
Leitner, Little, MJcKeown, Miley, Mil- Lit'
ler, Morrell, Patterson, Richards, j -J
Robinson, Save, Scarborough, I tioi
Scruggs, Sharpe, Shipp, Slaughter, 1). ton
L. Smith, .J. F. Smith, St ill well, j 'S
Stubbs, Thomas, Todd, Tompkins, j D.
Vomer, Walker, Wannamaker. Wim-joml
berlv. Woods, Wyche.?tit). nev
For Walker?iBallentinc. W. I). am
Bryan, Cosgrove, Derham, Dick, Doar, Wa
(Jaiise, Kellahan. Legare. Mann, Niv- }
or, Xorlon. Barker. Reaves, Richard- (iot
son. Rucker, Sawyer. Sellers, K. B. >
S'lvith. Spivc.v, Van.lerltorsl, Von- ;ioi
Ivelnit/., Wallace, Wiggins, Veldell. ^
. I tot
l'or Mauldin-?Armdd, B.anks, Beal- (<r(
lie, A. (i. Brice, Colli ran, Greer, liar- .
ley, Harrison, Hentnhill, Nesbitt, Von-il.
For Coker?(Speaker Whaley, Ayer,
T. S. Brice. Carrigan, Clin'kseales, , j*
Courlenay, Cox, J. B. Dodd, J. H.
Dodd. Gyles. Kershaw, Kirveu, Lawson.
Nichols, Nicholson, Wade.?15. j1'?
For J.nvs?Croft, "McMr.sler, Ta-jjj,,,
Inm, Wi'igard.? 4. i
I jOf
For Hudson? ,1. B. Gibson, MeColl.
Lane.?,
i ker
For C:?r!is!e?Nash,? i. ^j.,
Wh.Mi the re?!ilf of la., v r<.- was Vll,
annoiii'i-ed (here was a resolution ^
from Mr. Fra-vr providing for the
jevpense account-; >!' uk od ors ??(' J.
| ili* lionfor which an npptvpri.'ilioii j ,
of $.">,000 has been made, offered fori/.,,
liscussion and finally provided that',..'
the committees on claims ami on ways
and means pass upon each account '
filed. l'
In the Senate. ' n
sen
At 8:30 the senate look up the j^()1
matter of election of a successor to nol
Senator Latimer. Thirty minutes (<?|
were taken up in speeches rf nomina j)0,
lion. Tie first person to i).'! placed (<].,
in iiontii'.a'.ion wa S-ualor LeOran.l |f.,
G. Walk-"* of Georgetown. Senator |f?.
Rogers placing his name in noinina- |A,j
j lion. T'.e nomipalion was jeco.ided | |(M.
j by Senator Kelley. Senator McKeitli- j ins'(
an 1 lion placed in nomination Iho .Shs
name of Mn.j. -I. L. Coker ??P Harts- <<m'
v.i
0. Senator Brooks followed with a '
rt speech of nomination in favor i
Senator Mtaul.lie. whi/u uoimna- <
i was seconded by Senator 1 ?ri<*o.
lai n* Johnson folio wt 1 with the I
linal ion of the lion. Frank It. <
y. Senator llonuli seconding the I
liaalion. Senator We>ton then !
owed with a l<?m>thy speech of .
linatioa of (ion. Wilie .Jones, af- <
which nominations were ordered I
'ed. |
lie elect ion was then proceed.'J !
It, the result beini* as follows:
' r Walker?Appe'It. liass. !Siv 'as. '
Bleaso. Clilton, Crouch. llar.
Kelley, Lai ley, MeGowau. Kay- (
Rogers, Sinkler, Smith. Town- 1
i!. Williams.?Total 17. <
'or .M'anldia---'Itlack. Brice. Itrooks, ]
istensoa, Graydon, Otis, Sullivan, t
'otal 7. ;
V.:- (iary?iCarpenter, Harvey. ]
ii'-jh, .lohuson. Toole.?Total. .">.
'or Coker?Carlisle, Karle, Grillin, |
'or Jones?'Kl'ird, Tall)ert, Wes.?Total,
i
hive inemlii'vs of the senate were >
|i:"c\.enl, Senators Stacklmusr,
son and llolliday. Scnat< rs Wal- I
.iiul Mauldiu did not vote.
Wednesday's Session.
'lie joint assembly was called to
cr on Wednesday hy Lieul- tlovoi
MIcLeod, and Clerk Hemphill
il so much of the journal of the
ate as related to the electi ?n of
ted States senator.
lerk 1 lamer read so much of the
rnal of the house as related to the ,
lion of senator.
lieutenant (iovernor McLeod annced
that no person havinjr reeeiva
majority of each house, nominais
for the 1'nited State senate
e in order.
n an eloquent speech Senator Wesnominated
(!en. Wilie Jones.
vnatcr Hardin wanted to elimie
nominal inn- speeches, hut Lieuant
(iovernor McLeod ruled that
n a motion would not he in order,
also declined to entertain a moi
hy Mr. GyLs to limit speeches
two minutes.
I:'. I). L. Smith then placed in
iiiuation the lion. Frank It. (iary,
Abbeville.
Senator Ro<?vr-; nominated, in a
T speech. Senator L. (I. Walker,
Georgetown.
Jr. J. I'. (ii'hson placed in nomiaai
Major Jas. L. Coker. of DarlinirSenator
Clifton nominated Col. K.
Lee. of Sumter, and this was sec- i
led hy Senator Kelly. This was a
i' nomination. Senator Clifton
I Kelly voted Tuesdav nhrht for
lker.
Ir. Garris seconded the nominat
of Mr. (Iary.
Jr. Ayer seconde.l tiie nominai
of Ma jor Coker
Senator Brooks 'ilaeed iu nominai
Senator W. L. Mauldiu, of
enville.
u liehalf of the Darlimrton dele1.>u
Mr. Lawsou seconded tiie noir.lion
ot Major C ?kv.r. In benali' of
Meor?etown c'jlf./a!ion Mr. Hoar
nnded the nomination of Walker
I there were other seconds to the
lunations. The ballot was then
en, with the following noininais:
Gary, Walker, Coker, Jones,
', Mauldiu.
'lie ballot resulted: (Vary (i2, Wal-II.
Coker 21. Jones S, Lee .*j,
nldin H). Total 1.")!). Kiulitv
es would have been a majority.
iary lost (lire voles from Tuesday
hi. Walker lost one, Coker gained
r. AI a 111 d "m yaiued one. Jones train- J
one and Lee was a new nominee, j
re were three votes cast more I
n Tuesday niyht.
'he'first ballot was as follows:
\>r (iarv: Senators Carpenter,
rvey, Ilouuh, Johnson, Toole, Replatives
A till. Bailey, Bethune,
i-d, Brantley, V. M. Bryan, Canl,
Carey, Carson, Cnrwile, Clary,
ler, Dinyle, Dixon. Douglass,
ivlinir, Kpps, fiarris, W. J. Gibson,
sscock. Goodwin, Hall, ITanlin,
rman, Harris , ITin'.on 1 huhes. J
drick, Johnstone. Jones. Lester, !
Iner, Little, McKeown, Mi ley, MilXasli,
Richards, Richardson,1iRob>n.
Save. Scai'boru^h. Scrubs,
trpe, Shipp. Sla.u-'iler, P. L.
ilh, !|i ill we'll, T 1.1:1, Thomas,
4
... Ir. \./iW <i. i-vV,.
[65 CHILDREN ARE I
BURNED TO DEATH
IOLOCAUST IN SCHOOL HOUSE C
IN CLEVELAND SUBURB.
children on Second Floor and in At- I
tic Prevented from Escaping and
Perish in Seething Flames.
(Novelaml, Ohio. March I.- lYnn.nl
u narrow hallways, jammed up v'
i trains! doors thai only opened in- ''
vard, belwe.a one hundred a 11 I sixtv
Hid one h undred ami seventy children ''
s t!i<' suburb til' North ('iilliiiwiinil In- s
lay were l< i I It'll by fire. by smoke v
iml beneath Ihe .ynmlinjr heels nl' 1
heir panic stricken playmates.
I'lio awful Iraii'oily occurred Ibis *'
norninii- in Ihe public school of ''
^orDi Colliawiiod, Icmi miles cast of (
his city. At 10 o'clock to-niirhl on\? 1
luudrcd ami sixty-live corpses were
n the morgue at Oollinwooil, six <*hillre.i
wore still unaccounlcil for ami all '
lie hospital* ami houses fop I wo miles !
iroun 1 conlaincil numbers of cliillivn,
some fatally and many less serously
in.jureil.
All of the victims were between <i
iml lo years of aye. The schorl con-,
aineil between .'510 ami d'2.*i pupils, i
iml of I hi s entire number only abonl j
W are known to have left the build- I
ntr unhurt. II will be several days I j
lel'ore the exact number of killed i ^
s known, as Ihe ruins may still 1^
'ontain oilier bodies and the list of I.
Vitalities may be increased by a immicr
of deaths amonir t h <? children
Alio are lvinir in the hospitals hovermr
between life and death.
The school house was of brick, two I
stories and an attic in height. The
number of pupils was more than normally
lartre and the smaller children
liad been placed in Ihe upper part '
if Ihe building. There was but one i'
lire escape ami that was in Ihe rear '
nf I he bn'ildimj\ There wer.? two j'
stairways. one leading to a door in !
front ami the other to a door in ihe
rear, lloth of these doors opened inward
and il is claimed the rear door 1
was locked as well. I
When lli" llames were i'i.-r. verc I j
the leachtiv. who llirouirhui! m ,-iii
1.1 l:a\" r.cle.l with courage ami self- I
|ii'sse<sii .i an I t i have sini?rl'?d he-!1
roieal'y f. i the safely of th *ir pn>; i's !
mai hilled ;!i.' liltle ones into column 1
l or ih "lir- flr:!l," which I !;ey had *
?ft en I't'iic: i< : (!. !;
rnl'erli na-' ly the line of march in . 1
l lis exen a(' a! wry I 'd to ;he.
f' o111 door i n! ih.- chi <in a had u >1
la-en : mine,' !< . '< a ; < t her er.il. I
I he : iy tod: / from a !' n line.' 1
il n.il I direc;' under Ihi jiart of '
the buildimr. Wlien the children 1
reached IV of the flairs the?- i
f mud t' e ''.mil's < ' "lion litem, :
and s.i < i1-' ; ru-'i was made for
the door : ..; I i : an in-lani a liirhtly j'
paeked i .i of child'..i was piled 1
up a'j:iin>: il. I*'i*oni Ihe ml floor 1
none of lhose who v ere upon any
po ' ::i of the li: ' I'liirhi of stairs 1
I'" ' a ham e for their lives. The j 1
[ " ,i nl I he foot of Ihe slair si arti-.l
to Hylil their way back to the h
f! i r r.bove, while those who Wi re '
[""liii'.* dow i shoved them merciless- j
!' I'.a-k into tlie flames below. In |l
in 'ant there was a frightful pa i- '
ic. with o!" the pupils li-rlil imr for :
liieir live<. Most of those who were il
1 :':i d died it 'r . T'le vrcaler pari of :
\ ' cai . ,| mana'-'CiI to I urn
i-'; and r a. h d ihe lire escape and
" " :udo\\ ; i I he rear.
' - a:: .1 uncoitfi rmed s| a I <*- '
.1 1-1 s I < ! !' call <r of !
1 . a it 'ii-o that ihe doors of : '
! he bnildiii'.' had been locked al tli'e '
front enlrancc, while but one dor of
! i ar enlry wa? unfasteii(-d. The
ianiior. Frily. Ilerler, himself the fa- |
iher of ihice children, says Ihe doors ;
kvere < 'pen accordin-r f? euslom. At i
my rale, the eontrcslion of.' fleeing jl
'iiildrcn in tiie hallway below effec- '
l
vily barred I h?? way and the little i
>nes went I" their .lealb totally nn- ;
ible to evade Ihe flames.
i '
AI Kiilbourn. Knvland. Ihe poor |
ire naid f'i p ce a jdeee. for re?;ular
unrcli attendance.
Tompkins, Vomer, Waller, Wanna- J1
naluv, Wimberley, Woods, Wyehe? '
* I
For Walker: Senators Appell,
Bass, Bates, Itivins, Itlease, Crouch,
iibsou. Ilardiu. Ilolliday, Laney, Mc-Il
Jowan, U'aysor, liujjyrs, Sinkler,
"iinitli, I'wouseud, Williams, Represent
a t i vos Italic itine, W, I). Bryan,
.'o strove. Derlnm. Doa;\ Game, Kel- i
ehaa, Leuare, Mann, Niver. Xorlon, j
Parker, Patterson, Re ive< Uucker,
iawvir, Seller.-, K. I*. Smith, Spivey,
\ uuderhor*!, YonKolnitz, Wallace, '
A'iuuin-. Yeldcll- II. I
For Cokei : Senators Carlisle, Marie, jv
iritlin. MeKeithan. Representatives hi
A naley. Aver-, T. S. Brice. Carrijfau, ' i
Jlinkscales, Conrlenav, Cox, J. II. |.
Doihl. .J. It., J. 1'. Gibson, lver- :
diaw, Kirven, Lane, MdColl, Nichols, t
Nicholson, .1. K. Smith, Wade, (Ivies.
Lawsuit-?2-1. ,
Cor Manldin?/Senators Itrice, >
Black, Itrooks, Chi isleasen, Gray.lou, |
Dtts. Sullivan. Representatives A r- |
Hold. Banks, Beat tie. A. (i. Itrice, j
I'otiirau, Frost. (ireer. Harley, llarri- ,
>on. Hemphill. Xeshil I, Youmans? ID. |
For .loin's?Senators Weston. Tal- ;
l?erl ami Klird. Rcpresoulalives Mc-i,
Master. Morrell, Winjrard, Crot't and |j
l'al nin?S.
I'tir Let?"Senators Clil'lon and Kidley.
Represe.it a I i ves Fraser, Slubbs .
and Dick?f>.
(There hcin.u* tin election another ,<
ballot was ordered and the second
ballot resulted as follows:
Gary, til: Walker. it!); Coker, 12~>;
Jones, Lee, f>; Manldin, 17: I). S.
Henderson, It; M. It. McSweeney, 1; ,
R. It. Watson, I: .1. F. .1. Caldwell, |
1. Total. LIS. The necessary majority
would he SO.
(Iary lost one from the previous
ballot, Manldin lost 2, Walker lost 2,
Jones lost l>, Coker trained one, Lee
the same, and six voles were for new 1
men.
The changes from the lirst ballotwere
the following:
Mr. (Jarris, who did no} vote on the
second hallo!, was recorded on lirst '
ballot for (iary.
Senator ltlease, who had voteil for!
Walker. c;ist his ballot for Major j
l'\ J. Caldwell, of Newberry, on the !
second.
Senator Cromdi, who had voted for
Walk or, cast his ballot for Col. R. It.
Watson, of Saluda.
Senator Smith, who had voted for
Walker, cast his ballot for Fx-Gov-!1
ernor McSweeney, of Hampton.
St nator Tabcrt. who had voted f?n* i
(n il. .1 lines, cast his ballot for Col. I).
S. Henderson, of Aiken, ami Repivs- i
dilative Gyles, who had wiled for Co- t
ke:\ voted for 1 lendcrson: Senalor
Toole, who had voted f??r Gary, voted 1
for Henderson.
Senator Ivlird, who had voted for
Gen. do.ies. voted for Gary.
Senator Grayduii. wlm had voted!
for Manldin. voted for Walker; Sen-i
ator Kelly, who had voted for Lee.';
voted for Walker.
Mr. A. G. Itrice, who had voted for
M'-inldin. voted for Coker.
Mr. Clinkscales, who had voted for
Coker, voted for Walker. Mr. Hall,
who had voted for Gary, voted for
Coker. Mr. alMerson, who had voted i
for Wr'kcr. voted for Gary. Mr. K.
P. Sinfith, who voted for Walker, I
voted for Manldin. Mr. Talma, wlioL
had voled for Jones, voted for Lee. I
Mr. Veldell. who had voted for Walker.
voted for Gary. Mr. Yonmaus. I
who had voted for Manldin. voted for j I
Walker.
Alter the second ballot the motion
to recede from balloting' was carried
and there were ;n> further ballots.
i
Sort of a Paradox.
''I would like to emra'je an opli-i'
mistic cook." beyan "Mrs. Maitron. I'
"1 don't (|uite understand." said
the employment ajyenl. I
"I'll he more explicit." replied I
Mrs. Maitron. "I want a cook who 11
makes the best of t.hinirs."?Harp-,
er's Weekly.
(
J
Sure Thing.
"Mrs. Pinchpenny's present hasi<
arrived." said t'ne bride. "It's a sil- J;
ver idated cream pitcher."
"llow is it marked?" asked the)
srroom.
''Gown. I suppose, or we'd never
hive o| i I. *-I 'iiiladidpeia Preys. '
MASTER GETS THE
INSURANCE OFFICE
jeneral assembly elects
state commissioner.
\ H. McMastcr Eloctcd On Fourth
Ballot?Position Pays $2,500
> Annually.
Mi'. I*. II. McM aster, of Columbia,
k'as .elected insurance commissioner
v I li<' general assembly on Wedtioslav
afternoon ;ind will be die lirsl to
iomI tlie new position, which carries a.
alary of 1)1) year. The oHiec
ras created at llie ]m*os??:iI session of! v ^ \
lie uenera 1 assembly, ami nntler (ho
W| (he commissioner is charged willi
ill duties pertaining to iusurauco
onipanies wliicli timv devolve on the
omplroller eencral ami oilier State
tlicials and with new duties impos>1
l?y I lie Act.
II I <>< >k four ballots to fleet. Tlio
wo houses met in .joint session Wedlesda.va
fteruoon at I o'clock and
iciyau to ha Hot. the following' boiuj*
lie result of | lie lirst hallol :
I'. II. M c Mils I er. i : W. II. (iihhes,
f Columbia, A. .1. Con. of |,e\'I
Ion, !i: .1. K. Liu.Lay, of York,
15: Arthur Kolin, of Newberry,
7: 10. Capers, dr.. of Suniiuerton,
I'.!; I.. I'\ Townsend. of I'uion, I: .T.
A. Campbell, of Marion, II; 11. S.
I*aiid. of Darlington. W. M. 111n 1 on.
ot Aiken, (i; If. 15. ('ole. of P?arnivell.
l.i; d. \V. Mitchell, of ('olumbia,
: \. O. I'yles. of Columbia. I
The second ballot was a> follows:
Mo.M'aslcr I I; (iibbes!); Campbell IS;
Ko\ Lindsay 17; Kohu (i; West 7;
Capers 10; Townsend !!; Laird -I;
11utson Total, L>2. Necessary to
choice, 77.
I he mwncs of Messrs. Fox. Kohu
ind West were formally withdrawn
alter the second ballot. The third.
La 11 ot resulted as follows: McMiastcr
)!>; ('ampbcll 11 ; (lihbes li; Lindsay
111; Capers II; llulson S; Cole "Jl>.
Total. 1 ID. \"ce-sary to choice, 7.").
I'lie name- of Messrs. Capers,
Camphel! and liu'-on were form: ! 1 y
w :!idrawn a!tir llie third ballot. Tli.t
fourth ballot r lie-' !' '"ow s ; MeMaste?\
s' I: (' |e. I *?: 1 uds'i". 17;
I i' ? ".?( s, T it::!. 117. Ni.v->nry to
choice, 7.").
Mr. MeMa l'V haviivr received a
majority, he was declared du'v cl< ct il
insurance commissioner. The joint
iss<mbly t'*"u dissolved I > meet at
loon Thursday to continue the ba'lot
I'm I nited Stales scnalot. I
Mr. McAllaster is one of the best I
known ami most popular yoiinir men. f
i'i flic SJ;::* . Me i- a native of fair- ^
!i'hl county, a v ra.lnn !e of (lie South.
Carolina college aid hold a diploma
i.i law from that m-tiiuti .. lie was
it one tiinf in par!nershii> w".'li Sen.lor
i". 'I. \\'e>;ti'ii, a! the C liunbiji
bar. ami I M r entered ih" m* *'spa'i)ii.-ilies
. in Colombia. As 'iiisiII
>s niMir'^er of I'm ( ha rlest Kv ir...
I* ? i he mad" in excel'- \ rerot
I. Several yea a.;o h" imo
rim 'a': .: uiana1" " f the Stale, ill
'.vhicl: | .-ili " !?e iias also doiu)
J ; "vk. I f. now holds litis posiI'on.
.dr. Mi M;i.-'i ; during iiis residence
in Charlcs;i^ti represented
that county in the house of representatives
and lie has always taken an
net ire interest in public matters, lie
lia- an intimate knowlcdye of insuruice
matters, havimj been private
ecrelarv to Mr. KtLvard L. (Icrnand,
eneral a*ient for Lie Mutual Life in
south Carolina ;it on,, time, and l.tl r
Mr. Mc.V'ister was special ajent.
for the Mutual Life, lie L fully eoin!
w t .n1 to fill the position. both by
character and ability.
"Dyimr, is a most delicious sensation."
says a physician. I'nfortunitely
for the truth of this statement,
llie physician isn't dead, never ban
lie.m, and can't swear lo ii.
Dream Stuff.
"I had a dream once that I had
found my wife's loii'j-losl weddin?y
Mi"". Twice the dream was repealed."
\nd then von went out and did
ind it ?"
"No: that's the j-'trnn'.'e pari about.
I, eve id thai I new; <\ ;< ma' /ied."