The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-04-19
1HE M4RSHALSHIP.
an ImterUie,o Uith Mr. Hunter.

Knowing that very large
number Of the citizens Of this coun
ty as well as other portions of the
State who have insisted upon tie
nomination of o r popular and
efficient Sheriff, Mr. Jim z Huns
ter, for the office of U S Marshal
for the District OF South Carolina
are very much interested as to
the prospect for his appointment
to that office. our reporter on yes.
terday applied TO Mr. Hunter for
any information in his possession
as to the matter. Finding this
gentleman in the Sherif"s office
the reporter stated the object of
his visit and the following inter-
view took place
Can you state, Mr Hunter,
what is the present outlook for
your appointment as Marshal ?"
THAT is difficult, in a few words,
to do: but | may say that my
friends consider the chances for
my appointment to be excellent.
You know, however, that there is
no certainty in matters Of this
sort, and 1 am not willing t. say
that [ am to be the next Marshal
until my commission shall have
been signed, sealed and delivers
ed and placed safely away in my
inside pocket. So far as am
concerned, | would prefer remain,
ing in the office which now hold;
but, as a very large number of
my friends desire that shall be
appointed Marshal, l have yields
ed to their wishes and consented
to accept the Office, if it Is tend
cred me.
cit is said that Congressman
Strait is opposed to your nomipa.
tion ?"
eyes Strange as it may ap-
pear, that seems now to be true.
After first promising my friends
that he would support me for
Marshal, the Doctor has now de>
serted me and is endeavoring to
support DR. Sampson Pope for this
position. This however, il mat.
ter Of little moment.
l "Dn | understand you to say
that Doctor STRAIT originally
: promised your friends that he
would support you for Marshall ,"
"UnQuestionably. The Doctor
went to Washington as my supper
ter. On or about the 22d day
of February last l gave him copies
of the petition for my appoints
ment and of the endorsement by
numerous friends in this County
and throughout the state, which
were carried by him to Washing
r ton Afterwards. on the 81 day
Of last March. | sent the original
petition and endorsements to
Washington by the hands of a
resident of Lancaster, who turned
these, also, over to Doctor Strait
to be placed on fl in the proper
Office some time ater, when DR.
Strait had returned from the Ma
tional Cap tai, met him in Ian
caster upon the streets mum Der
of times and had several conver.
: sations with him, in which he led
me TO believe that every thing had
been and was being done IN the
interest of my appointment that
was necessary and that the prospect
for the selection of myself as
Marshal was good. On the 10th
day Of March last, some days after
> the Doctors return TO Lancaster
and after several interviews with
him on preyievs days, upon my
asking him for the copy Of my
petition and endorsements,
which d"s'red to keep in remem,
brance of the kindness Of nv
friends, was surprised 10 learn
from HIM that he had left this
copy, as he .sid. with a friend Of
his in Washington I then be-
gan to suspect that there was
something wrong and at once
asked him whether or not the orig
inal petition had been filed i'm The
proper office in Washington IN
compliance with my request. To
my astonishment, he informed
me that these papers had not been