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M nnif w) Favorite Over Cooper in the Most Sensations
Gubornstorisl Race in Many Years?Smith Has Majority
of 12,312 Over His Opponents?Those Elected and in Sec?
ond Primary.
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John O. Richard? of Krrshaw and
Blehard I Manning of Sunder will
mall? the second race for governor of
South Carolina In the aecond Demo
erattc primary to he held September
t. With all the boxes sccounted for,
most of the counties being officially
tabulated. Mr. Richards had a lead of
1 S05 over Mr. Manning, who In turn
led Mr. Cooper by the safe margin
of 30G votes. The official tabulation
by tin* State executive committee may
briiiK Home changes, but it in extreme?
ly unlikely that there can be enough
errors ami miscounts to put Mr. Coop?
er in the second race.
The tlnul vote for govenor, with all
hut live counties olllciul. and with all
those complete, stood: John U. Rich?
ards, :'(>,:.'jl; Kic'.ard I. Manning,
25,28?; Hoheit A. Cooper. 21.?S3;
John IJ. Clinkseales ?>f Spartanhuig,
If,ill; W. C. Irhy, Jr., ol Laurent.
IMIt; if, U Smith of Camden, '.?.
Itl; C A. smith o! Tlmmonsvllle, "?.
5?6; Charles Carroll Sims of Bam
well, 2.71?7; Lowmies J. Browning of
Scduli, l,f?21; John T. Duncan of
llichland county, 831; John Li, Adger
Mullally of Pcndloton, 171,
For the United States senate Ellison
Durant Smith, the incumbent, defeat?
ed QoV. Colt I* Blcase, Mayor L. D<
Jennings of Sumter and W. 1*. Pollock
of Cheraw by a clear majority of t2,
312. His plurality over QoV. Please,
who ran second, w;ih 10,311. Tlie vote
stood, with all the counties complete
und all but six official: Smith, 72,
25?; Ulease, 55,?Oo; Jennings, 2,100;
Pollock, Mit,
The total vote ran to 132,200, about
8,000 less than the total vote for gov?
ernor in 1012.
In other State races than the guber?
natorial contest there were no changes
from the forecasts made from earlier
returns.
?or lieutenant governor A. J.
Bethea of Columbia and B. Frank Kcl
ley of Ulahopvllle will make the sec?
ond race. Mr. Itcthea has a lead of,
about 4,300 over Mr. Kclley. The vote j
for lieutenant governor: Bethea 50,
258; Kclley 4S.0G0; .1. A. Hunter 20,-1
504; W. M. Humor, 14,444.
In the race tor comptroller general!
A. W. Jones, the incumbent, has won
over James A. Suinmcrsett by 70*286
to 41,030.
For renomlnatlon as adjutant gen?
eral W. W. Moore has won over M. C.
Willis by 2X.000, the vote standing:
Moore, 7!>,l?05; Willis 51,444.
Thomas H. Peoples has been re
nominated for attorney general over
A. O. Brlce by 5,72!?, the count being:
Peoples, ?7,750; Brice 02,021.
In the six cornered race for rail?
road commissioner Frank W. Bhely
ami C. D, Fortner have emerged to
make a second race, the advantage so
fat- being with Mr. Rhealy, who is j
about 4,000 ahead of his rival. Thr
vote: Bhealy 32,101; Fortner, 28,-]
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143; James Canaler, '21,630; John H.
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Wharton 20,708; \V. !. Wltherspoon
10,143 George W. Fuirey 10,918.
H. I). Epps Thanks Voters.
Editor Daily Item:
Please allow me through your col?
umns to express t?i the people of the
eity ami county of Sumter my deep
appreciation for the very flattering
vote by which they elected me to of?
fice.
Very respectfully,
lt. 1). EPPS.
J. ('. Diinhar Hows to Will of Voters.
Editor Daily Item:
Please give me space in your col?
umns to express my thanks' and deep
gratitude to the voters of Sumter
county for the liberal support given
me in the recent primary. The people
have spoken through the ballot and
through that agency have nominated
three excellent men f<?i the house of
representatives and I, believing in the
great principles upon which our gov?
ernment is founded, most cheerfully
I'ovv to their will.
Very truly yours,
J. C. DUN BAR.
OWES MUCH TO JENNINGS.
Mack Davis of Chesterfield Says Peo?
ple Should Honor Him.
Editor Daily Item:
While we are rejoicing over our
victory, let us not forget the services
of Mr. L. D. Jennings. While we may
owe as much to Mr. Pollock and oth?
ers, I am Inclined to think that we
owe .iust a little more to your mayor
than to any other. Bet's not fail to
honor him.
MACK DAVTS.
Chesterfield. Aug. 27, 1914.
Bumter. Ward 1..
Bumter. Ward I..
Bumter, Ward 3..
Bumter. Ward 4..
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