Major Events and Accomplishments, 1st Term, 1935–1939
May 14, 1935 – The General Assembly passed the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to regulate the sale of alcohol in the state following the end of national prohibition
October 28, 1935 – When highway commissioners appointed by past governors refused to leave their legally appointed posts, Governor Johnston declared martial law and mobilized the National Guard to occupy the offices of the Highway Department
June 25, 1936 – US Senator Ellison D. "Cotton Ed" Smith walked out of the 1936 Democratic National Convention in protest when a black clergyman was called on to give an invocation
May 13, 1937 – The General Assembly passed the South Carolina Public Welfare Act
1938 – Governor Johnston ran for the US Senate but was defeated by Ellison D. Smith in the Democratic Primary
Major Events and Accomplishments, 2nd Term, 1943–1945
April 3, 1944 – The US Supreme Court ruled in Smith v. Allwright that all-white primaries were illegal
April 14, 1944 – The General Assembly met in a special session, passing 147 laws in only six days in an effort to circumvent Smith v. Allwright by allowing political parties to operate as private organizations separate from state control and beyond the reach of the US Supreme Court
January 3, 1945 – Governor Johnston resigned to become a US Senator
Other Government Positions
South Carolina House of Representatives, 1923-1924, 1927-1930
US Senate, 1945-1965
Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions
Johnston was the first battalion commander of Wofford's ROTC
Johnston was defeated in the 1930 Democratic gubernatorial primary by Ibra Charles Blackwood
Johnston served in the US Senate from the time he resigned as governor until his death - 1945-1965
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