The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-02
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The Third Congressional District is fna6e tip
OF the above Counties, and has been: .reptsf
ssatfs for and ys I Sy Hons b s vs
Aiken Of Abbeville. He Will not be a candi-s
date for reelection, and we had hoped thats
Abbeville would follow the example OF Spar
tanburg, when the successor to I'll the vacau-s
cy, occasioned by the death Of Hon. John II.
EVins was to be nominated. Knowing that
Spartanburg had enjoyed the honor OF the of
Ace for four successive tsrnas sae len me me- nam, ann
Hon. W: n. Perry wls elected. i But. AbbexiIle
it seems is not sauahed, eud although she hos
fishes. she wants more. LEI hs see What Ab-.
beville has had since the Democrats came In
Tss ,s9s ,sss az, ten D. Wyatt
| End. The Solicitor, Eighth Circuit, Honi d.
S, Cothran, 1875, 1880. Resigned In 1881 to hcs7
ceptthe position Of Judge OF the Eighth 'Ctrs
8rd. Judge Of the Eighth Circuit, Thos.
Thomson, 1873; is. Cothran appointed 1881,
e''sa 4th. Associate % Justice Supreme Court; Sam.
uel McGowan. 1879, 1882. Compare this with (
what the other counties have received and
mark the difference.
L. Orr was given to Anderson in 1875, but hes
has since removed to Greenville, and should
be considered as a portion Of Greenville's
SON SON is ieit Without. Newberry has had the
Superintendent OF the Penitentiary, and after
waiting until 1882, broke the slate and secured
seeretary ae aGsn OF state oconee has a9 nome Of
the officers OF the State, and Pickens nothing
until Maj. Bradley was appointed collector OF
IN t.; t;.5;;iSl Revenue; yet, Abbeville asks these
counties to stand aslde again, and give her
Col. Benet, Senator Maxwell and ME. Ias. II
Rite were mentioned before the H1thdfawah!
Of Col. Aiken, and not content Win thesei
in December last reelected Judge Of, the Sth
Circuit for full term Of four years, to allow.
his name to be used in this connection. 1t
other counties shall have no voice in the mat
| ter except to meet and approve- OF the selec.,
| ton maize by them from their own county:
We do not think that AnSspsGn 4, s 0c1mse hs na
no claim upon this office. 4 No man who S1s
capable Of representing them ds willing to
cohceue all the honors 70 AbbeyHle. We are
concesslon. We faSe plenty Of. Congress-
ibnal timber, as good as ever grew upon tho
soil Of any county, and we are prepared TO
viii vii unite with. US, ttt the honor silnl go fos
the the borders ofsA AbbeSilie County: We HAYS
aught to ganssb sSH are waG a
men of merit, but on 4i,at .score.. we do not
Yield 10 any and while we have pointed ont
the advantages Abbeville has hitherto enjoy
| ed over the other counties, at the same time
we do not admit that her favored ones are
more meritorlous, but have only been more
fortunate in securing the prizes, and II is pos
others. We find tue following In the Green
vile Ne,rs: -
aIf the we'll authenticated story that Judge
, cothran wishes or is willing 10 go TO Congress-
The other gen. tlemen who cherished ambition
| in that direction E2ay rs well hang up their
little iddles and bows gracefully and quickly
sion rnnsIcaI and Harmonious The Judge