The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-04-13
A QUESTION OF EXpEDIENCY.
Shall we. or Shall we Not Have nm Extra
Session?
Correspondence Ne,rs and Cnncicr

Correspondence Ne,rs and Courier.
COLUMBIA, April 7.-There is opposi-
tion in some parts of the State 10 an
extra session of the Legislature, but
from what 1 can learn the majority of
the leaders OF the Democracy are in IA.
vor of tne movement. Those who oppose
the extra session are moved by consider
ations of economy, by desire to prevent
the reopeuing of important questions
which have already been decitl I'd by the
Legislature. and by the belief that the
Democrats will be able to carry the State
in the future by the same methods that
have been used in the past.
Maj. D. i. Bradley, State Senator
from Picl;ens County, was in the city
yesterday, and is strongly opposed to an
extra session. He said: IAN extra
session of the Legislature will have n
bad effect on our people politically. If
| the Legislature is convened in extra ses-
sion we can't prevent the introduction Of
other measures besides that of redistric-
ting the State-such rs the Stock law,
the Registration law, and other measures
upon which the people are greatly divi-
ded and which have already been prac-
tically settled. In other words, all of
the slumbering opposition to Democratic
measures would be aroused anew, and
tho little good expected would be more
than counterbalanced by the evils that
would certainly follow"
Col. f. S. Allen, Representative from
Spartanburg, concurred in the opinions
expressed by Mr.. Bradley.
The opinion of Col. William Munro,
Of Union, member Of the State Demo.
cratic executive committee, on the neces-
nj Of 4 Il
ture to redisirict the State, will be read
with interest. In n. interview with Col.
Munro on Thursday he said: 81 think
the Legislature should be reassem bled
for the purpose Of rearranging the Con-
gressioual Districts. The only objection
is the expense, but that, in my iudg-
ment, will be overbalanced by the advan.
| tages. With the State properly redis.
tric:ed we can be sure of six Democratic
members OF Congress, whereas as it now
stands we cannot be absolutely certain
of more than two. OF course the State
will be redistricted in the interest of the
Democratic party. That is one OF the
recognized methods of political action
and il always carried out by the domi.
nant party, and is eminently proper now
in this State.
"E'he present arrangements of districts
was made by the Radical Legislature
with tha: view, and was never a good
one for us, Under it Republican mem.
bers of Congress will probably be elected
in the 1st, ID and Sd Districts, and pos.
sibly the two members ut large.
"rhe Republican State Committee
having two Congressional candidates at
large to rally upon, would be stimulated
to run full Stale ticket, and would be
in q situation TO demand aid from the
National Republican Committee. The
Republican party North have been ac-
customed of late years to make profes-
sions of nnwillingness TO sec the negroes
again in possession of our State Govern
ment, but we have good reason to dis
trust the sincerity of these professions,
and certainly they would not do 20 trust,
where the chances of gaining two mem:
bers of Congress are involved
"Moreover, that is slight matter in
comparison, each member of Congress
should always have his own proper ter.
sitory and separate and defined con-
stituencyn