The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-12-12
OUR COLUMBIA LETTER.


OUR COLUMBIA LETTER.
The Work OF the Legislature During the
Past Week.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Dec. 10th. 1894.
The past week can be considered as the
close of an epoch in the history of South
Carolina. The administration of Goyer-
nor B. r. Tillman came to an end after
two terms, four years, probably the most
remarkable that have ever been seen in
the State.
He left Office, as he took it, the best
loved by some, and the worst hated by
others, man in the State. Whatever else
can be said, it will have to be admitted
that Ben. Tillman has made an impress
sion on the body polite in South Caro-
lima that will be nigh indellible. 1t can
also be said of his work that, like others
of, similar nature, it was a revolution,
and revolutions never 60 backward.
More good than evil can be expected to
come out Of what he has done.
He probably Is as strong in the State as
he was four years ago, and as he moves
about the capital, as private citizen,
preparing to move to his home in Edge
field County, it can be readily seen that
he is regarded by all as man Of conn
manding ability.
In personal appearance he is more pos
sessing than he was four years. ago, and
the cares of Office have dealt gently with
him. There are few gray hairs in his
head, but he looks to be q man in the
prime Of all of his powers, both physical
and mental.
When he leaves Columbia he will ba
sorely missed by the newspaper men,
for to them he has been an unfailins
source of. news. When news was to be
gotten from no other source, Governor
Tillman could be depended upon to fur
nish something that every one in the
State, and frequently many outside of the
State, would read. He leaves warm
friends with the reporters generally,
whom he, always treated kindly and with
frankness. From observation, it cannot
be said that he will be missed in Colum-
bia social life, for the Governor has been
too much man of affairs to care much
for social life during his residence here,
and he and the Columbia people have as
q rule "hoed their own rows' without
interfering with one another much.
Z The epoch written OF, closed on Tues
day. when Governor John Gary Evans
assumed the reins of government. His
inaugural speech was well received in
Columbia, and the public generally were
much gratified at its moderation, and
freedom from bitterness. The opinion is
freely expressed that If he is dealt with
fAirly that he will make a Governor for
the whole people, and that there will be
no repetition of the disturbance so fire.
quent since 1890.
Z Since his induction into Office, Cover
nor Evans has been busy learning the
ropes, so to speak, and becoming ac-
quainted with all Of the duties assumed,
that he has had little time for the general
public to observe him. He takes to his
work well, and one would take him to be
an old hand at it, for matters are moving
as smoothly in the Governors Office as
if there had been no change. Governor
Evans has very competent secretary in
the person of Mr.. q. x. Gunter, ofAiken,
who does much towards the proper con-
duct of the work.
It goes without saying that Governor
Evans is flooded with applications for
positions of all kinds. One man has gone
so far as to ask to be appointed postmas-
ter of the town in which he lives. The
Governor will take his time in making
his appointments.
Next to the Inauguration of Governor
Evans, the matter Of most interest was
the election Of the two Judges, of the
third and eighth circuits, and the elec-
ton Of the Attorney General to succeed
Mr.. Buchanan.
1t had been understood that Attorney
General Buchanan would be Judge
Frazer's successor, in the Third Circuit,
for some time, and, in fact, 1t was not
known positively until the day of the
election whether he would have any
opposition. The vote was Buchanan LIS,
Frazer %. Judge Buchanan is from
Winnsboro, and consequently will have
to change his residence to some point
within his Circuit. He has not yet de-
cided whether he will 60 to Sumter or
Manning. He received an official invi-
tation from Mayor w. W. Hersey, and
the city council of Florence, to make his
home in their town. but for private rea-
sons he Is inclined towards the first
named places.
The race for the judgeship of the Eighth
Circuit was little more spirited. The
result of the first ballot was, Joseph
81. Earle IS, John E. Breazeale So, Norton
27. The second ballot, Earle 100, Brea-
zeale 40 and Norton 8. Gen. Eearle was
declared elected. This election was con-
sidered to be harbinger of good feeling
and an indication that the mass of the
people Of the State were ready to come
under one banner again. Gen. Earle,
who had opposed Gov. Tillman in 1890,
had beaten Mr.. Breazeale, who had been
a "Refermer" from the beginning. AS
in all other elections, Governor Tillman,
in this, was "hands off," and so was
Governor Evans, as far as the public
know, but some Of Mr.. Breazeale's
friends cleim that Cten. Earle owes his
election.to Senator Irby's influence.
The election of Mr.. w. A. Barber to be
Attorney General to succeed Judge Buch-
oman coup1etea the trio of the Youngest