The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-08-13
FOR CONGRESS-.
Colonel ID. H. Norris.

Col. D. X. Norris, OF Anderson. candidate
for Congress from this District, comes before
the people with strong claims for support.
Being q farmer, and the son OF farmer, ne
has always been associated with every aim
and purpose looking TO their interest. Mas
ter In the Grange In the seventies, speaker yea ae.
ricultural topics, President OF the state Far-
mers Association two years, President OF mis-
local and County Alliance, President OF zen
State, Trustee OF the Clemson Agricultural
College his services have been In constant ue-
mand by his co-laborers In the advancement
Of the farmers hard lot.
To him possibly. more than to any otner IN IN,
dividual, are the farmers indebted lor the
Clemson College. When Capt: Tillman IN
January, 1885, Withdrew from the UNEQUAL
in Columbia he, as President Of the Farmers
State Association. issued his fearless address.
Don't give up the Ship" to the farmers OF
the state, when so revived @ peeniion nOpe afT and
election of Legislators that the acceptance or
the Clemson beQuest was made possible. his
known fidelity, and the appreciation placed
upon his services by those who were closely
allied with him made him prominent can,
didate for Governor but upon the announced
resignation Of Judge Cothran his friends at
once brought him out as candidate Tor Con.
gress, believing tina: his services there would
be worth more than they could be In the state
Col. Norris is an Allianceman, and was del.
egate from the state Alliance TO the National
u
last and which formulated the Sub-Treasury
bill, now the Issue before the people OF the
United States.
IL he is elected to Congress his friends may
depend upon it nothing will be left undone by
him looking to their Interest. Col. Norris was
born In Orangeburg, Joined the army while
yet Il boy and was severely wounded al the
battle OF Bentonville, n. G. Married an Alb
Flat" five miles east Of I'endleton. He IS
well down in the forties with the promise OF
much usefulness before him.
Colonel william Patrick Calhoun.
Col. VIM. P. Calhoun, who is candidate for
Congress, is q native Of Abbeville. He was
born on the 9th day of October, 1851, at the
old homestead near Abbeville village. His
Hill Academy and in the schools of the town.
He attended Columbia College, New York
city, and was member OF the class Of '73
On leaving College. Col. Calhoun was en-
OF years. He returned to Abbeville in 1874
and engaged in farming. In 1876 he taught
school near Elberton, Gu. Though teaching
school in Georgia, he found time In 1915 to
cross the river as often as was necessary TO
help redeem the State from Radical misrule
and corruption. On the day Of election he
did his full duty at the Magnolia and Cal
was elected principal OF the Fair Play High
school in the southern portion Of Oconee
county. He made the school success. He
was principal Of this school till June. 1880. II
was during the time that Col. Calhoun was
principal Of this school that he read law and
prepared himself for admission TO the Bar
His legal xamnation was made on the 18th
ney at law. He practiced law and edited the
seneca Journal In Oconee till March, 1855
when he returned to his native county to
practice law.
During the time COL Calhoun was teaching
school In Oconee county he contributed many
articles on education and other matters for
the keowee Courier and the Anderson lntelli-
gencer. Among these may be mentioned as
worthy OF note was u continued article in the
Keowee Courier on the history of The South
Western portion o! Oconee county.
Since Col. Calhoun's return to Abbevile he
has been engaged in the practice OF law and
in extensive farming He has also contrib.
uted many articles TO the News and Courier,
the Augusta Chronicle, the Press and Banner,
the Medium, the Sumter Advance. New York
Herald, New Orleans Plcayune. Birmingham
Age Herald, Memphis Avalanche. and various
other dailies. His writings on the "Deporta-
tion Of the Negro" have attracted great atten.
tion throughout the United States, and has
made his name famous as writer. Col. CAL
houn's reputation as a lawyer Is we'll known
and he has managed successfully very impor-
tant cases.
About four years ago he rented both planta-
tionS Of Mrs. S. NJ. Calhoun, his mother. and
he now cultivateS them on an extensive scale
and makes success out of bis farming opera
tions. He Is about the largest farmer In the
county. In addition to this he manages four
thousand acres OF the Cabell estate, and six.
teen thousand acres Of the estate OF the late
James Edward Calhoun, and is also the at
torney for the Executor of the Calhoun estate.
AS politician Col. Calhoun has always been
conservative and true blue Democrat. He
has taken an active part In political conven-
tions. Two years ago he was candidate for
the Legislature and advocated strongly econ
omy in public matters and was straightout
for the Clemson College. He urged the peo.
pie TO insist upon 1t that the Clemson College
be made frst-class institution. Col. Cal
houn has had to beat his way up In life by
hard licks, and his own energy. He worked
In the field as boy TO make money to pay
his tuition al his home schools after the war,
and in the same way he made his money to
get his legal profession he taught school and
studied law al the same time.