The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-22

| o'st'S>t Poi Si'So Vil' LIZ IScIllOCGlCs
agreed to caucus, and On Monda,
night the caucus WIS in session til
near day break. Willard finally
received the nomination Ly vote OF
forty-one to thirty-nino Mr.. l.. d
Bryan, of Horny, refused tc
enter tho caucus. On Tuesday
as is known, Willard received every
Democratic vote save those of Gary
and Bryan, while the Radicals, who
since they are hopelossly in the mi
nority, have suddenly evinced great
love of dccency, almost unanimously
supported Gen. Saml. MCGOWAN. It
must not be imagined from this that
General MCGOWAN took any stock
in this Radical effort to break the
Democratic phalanx. It was rather
hard case, however But for tho
caucus, General MCGOWAN would
have received thirty eight Demo-
cratic votes, besides those the Radi-
calls gave him. But it was ncces-
sary to preserve party unity, and the
hight having bccn mado against the
administration, it was necessary to
sacrifice a noble South Carolinian
for the good of the party.
AN UNPLEASANT FEATURE
of the whole matter is tho bad feel
ing displayed by many Democrats
who voted for Willard. That thoy
took nauseous pill may be &C.
hnowlcdgcd, but that is no reason
Why they should show the symptoms
of na,lsea publicly for several DAYS
after, III speeches in the House on
matters by no means germane to
tho judicial election. It is in bad
taste after having voted for Il man
for members to intimate that tho
honor Of the State was sacrificed.
The position occupied by General
Gary is much better than that of
those members who osten IDLY sup
ported the administration aid yot
arc continually snarling about it.
Tho seat of
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE,
made vacant by Wizards elevation,
has been filled very acceptably by
the unanimous election of Col
Henry McIver, Of Cheraw, lawyer
of great ability, and a gentleman of
great personal merit. Col. A. G..
Haskell was prominent candidate
before the caucus, but it is said that
tho election Of Willard, whom he, in
support of Hampton, advocated,
contributed largely to his defeat.
The anti .Willarditcs who voted for
him iii defe.once to Hampton and the
caucus, demanded a rccompenso in
tho choice of their candidate for
associate justice, and gained their
point. Justice McIver will add
great dignity to the bench.
WRIGHT
is still in undisputed possession of
his his seat. The committeeo
preferred charges against him for
drunkenness, but vote of two
thirds of all the members elected is
necessary for impeachment, and this
cannot be obtained. SO the im~
peaehment sleeps for the present,
though Wright will pass the remain.
der Of his term with the unpleasant
coNsciousness that tho sword of
namocles is continually hanging over
him.
EDUCATION.
Seven trustees have boon elected for
tho University, and they ore to devise
some means of making the institu-
tion success. 1t will be opened at
somo future time, but when, and
under what form, is not known. Tho
present rotten concern has been
unccremoniously smashed by an
OMISSION to make any appropriation
for it. The professors, and the
students who have hereto~
fore received 5000 year apiece, arc
in a fearful state of mind, but they
get no consolation.
For tho public schools the sum
of 100000, inclusive of poll tax,
has been appropriated. Under this,
unless tho law be changed, Fairfield
will be entitled to SO, 500 for schools
from October, 1876, to October of
the present year. Superintendent
Thompson hopes to open the
schools in July, but tho appropria-
ton will last only q short timo.
The local school tax is killed for
tho present and will probably not DO
revived with tho present Legislature.
Thero is no way, at present, of sup