The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-09-27
,,u.th vur~..iue Politics as Seen bJ cnr
Npigbhnrs.
From tie Anqusta Chronicle.

WASHINGTON, September 10.-Con-
ster nation was thrown into the Reform
ranks to-day when it was stated by
Texas Congressman that the celebrated
Ben Terrell was on his way to South Car
| olina for the purpose Of comforting with
| the Reform leaders of that State and ma
ture plans for launching Third Party
| movement
In view of the fact that Senator Irby
lett yesterday for South Carolina some
connect him with the movement to be-
started. Col,r is given the report from
the fact that Irby leaves at this present
time when q crisis is at hand in q hard
battle that is being fought for silver
and all its friends are rallYing to its sup
| port.
The Reform members of Congress from
| South Carolina are well aware that Mr..
Terrell is going to the Palmetto State,
but profess entire ignorance OF the plan
on hand. It is known, however,
that Terrol will enter the State by invita-
ton Of some Of the leaners.
A GIANT GErRYMANDER.
South Caarolinians seem ever restless
and ever anxious to promulgate some
new political scheme to startle or astonish
AL amused public. The Reformers, not
content with 6 out of 7 Representatives
in Congress, now propose to take every
thing in sight that may be laying around
loose. In fact, while they have the
| ing the moon and the stars for watch
charm.
They propose to redistrict the State for
the awowed purpose ofputting Charleston
in the nine hole. They are after Ma
jor Brawley' g scalp, and they want it bad
A bill that will be labeled "4Adminis-
trasion" has beon prepared by q caucus
! of Reformers, and will be introduced by
Senator Efird, Of Lexington, at the next
| sitting of the General Assembly Of South
| Carolina looking to this end. 4 bill
somewhat t this character was drawn by
Attorney General McLaurin and intro
duced by Senator Eiird at the last sitting
of The Legislature, but it did not suit the
| more radical RefOrmers, SO another is to
take its place. A prominent Till
mantle to-day informed me that the
following had substantially been agreed
upon.
The 1st district will constitute the
counties of Lexington, Orangeburg and
Colleton, except that portion Of the latter
| lying below the Charleston and Savan-
nah Railway, together with the lower
townships of Richland and Sumter coun-
ties. The End district, formerly repre-
sented by "Uncle" George Tillman, will
constitute the most remarkable gerry
mander ever known in South Carolina.
But South Carolina Reformers often do
| novel things. 1t appears to be shoe
| string laced in shoe, and slew-footed
| shoe at that Here it is: Edgefeld,
Aiken, Barnwell, Hampton, except the
81 ~ kbn1 rESn, In
| corner, together with that portion of
Beaufort east of the Port Royal Railroad
to Combahee River down to Coosaw sta
| ton thence east along the waters edge,
| taking in that portion of Colleton south
| of the Charleston and Savannah Railway,
and Berkeley up to Ashley Junction,
thence down to and including the City of
| Charleston.
| What is known as the Black District,
| now represented by the negro George
Washington Murray, will be composed
of the three lower townships of Hampton,
| Beaufort, (excopt that portion included
! in the End district,) the lower end of Col
| leton County, all the islands, Charleston
County Except Charleston City,) Berke-
| lY, Georgetown and the townships of
Williamsburg now in this districts.
The other Congressional districts will
remain untouched.
TALBERT's LITERARY THEFT.
Speaking of Talbert, the NeaOs and
! Courier expose of his speech in Congress
following that of the Chicago Times has
! been very unfortunate. His friends here
say that certain amount OF injustice
has been done to him. Still they cannot
explain away the fact that the peroration
of his speech was taken bodily from those
of Grady's. The South Carolina delega-
ton has been considerably weakened in
the National Legislative halls by the de-
feat of so many of its men of ability,
and in their places the return Of men who
have no legislative ability. Now, since
they are here, it is rather unfortunate
that they do not wait for natural growth,
instead of plunging into the arena, and,
by making speeches for home consump-
! ton, injure their influence in Congress.
Many more mistakes such as Mr.. Talbert
has made will make it easy for Ex-Con-
gresham Tillman to be returned, al
though he still disfavors the subtreasury
scheme.
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