The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-12
A MERE MATTER OF ROUTINE.
THE ELECTION OF TILLMAN AS
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
The Proceedings in the House Were Of the
Nest Commonplace Character and Did
Not Include Even a Speech of Nom
ination.

ination.
ISpecia! to the News and Courier,J
COLUMBIA, December ll.-Benjamir
R. Tillman, who a few years ago
| was satisfied with being trustee OF
Clemson College, was to-day elected
United States Senator. There can be
no question that his rise in the pOliti-
cal world has been the comment of the
thousands and thousands who have
watched it. Will the election to the
United States Senate prove only
another round in the ladder he posi-
bly expects to mount? Who can tell?
| In his contest for the United States
Senate he has had as al opponent one
| of the ablest and most beloved Of South
| Carolinians, and when the campaign
| began it was thought that il anyone
| could accomplish the undertaking OF
defeating Governor Tillman it could be
done by Gen. NJ. G.. Butler.
Of course for some time before the
election it was known that the Legisla-
ture would stand overwhelmingly in
favor of the election Of Governor Till
man to the Senate. During the cam
paign, at best, it was thought that trere
would be some inroads into the strength
of the majority. 1t failed and to-day
Governor rillman received 13l votes
out of the two houses, while his com-
| petitor received only 81. The three
colored members voted for those of
their own color. The members who
did not vote were evenly divided and
would not have affected the relative
vote. The election Of the Senator,
while it was the chief work of the day
and attracted considerable attend
ance. was very much of routine affair.
Prior to the hour for the election
Mr.. Cooper introduced a resolution
that no speeches be made in making
the nominations for United States
Senator. Evidently some of the mem
bers had their little orations prepared,
but the House did not care to hear
them. Mr.. Sturkie thought that at least
two minute speeches ought to be al
lowod, but Mr.. Cooper made the tell
ing point that no amount of speech
making could in any way affect the re-
suit and that the House bad great
deal of important work before it. So
when the hour for the elections arrived
Mr.. Thurmond, of the Edgefield del
egation, simply announced the name
of Benz. R. Tfllnan as candidate for
the United States Senate.
Mr.. Patton, Of the Richland delega-
ton, nominated "Gen. NJ. G. Butler,
of South Carolina" Mr.. Manning, OF
Sumter, seconded the nomination of
Gen. Butler, and there were, a host
of seconds TO the nomination Of Gov
ernor Tillman.
The only thing unusual in this line
was the seconding of the nomination
by Capt Harper in the name OF the
women of Colleton County.
The voting began with ballot tor
Gen. Butler, and it was some time after
| the first name was called that Mr.. Ba-
cot added a second vote to that Of Gen.
Butler.
The voting for Governor Tillman was
far from following any special form.
Some called out in response to their
names "Governor Tillman;" others
made it formal and announced their
votes for "the Hon. B. R. Tillman;"
many just called out rillman;" few
made it "B. R. Tlllman," and one or
two voted for Benjamin Ryan Till
man, but in the end it was all the
same.
When the name of Representative
Gregory was called be announced bis
vote for Gen. NJ. g. Butler, but subse-
ouently changed it to Geo. w. Murray
and Joined his friend, Representative
Anderson, in voting for the defeated
Congressman. Representative Miller,
in casting his plimentary vote,
chose one more of his color and voted
for DIR. w. D. Cruln, Of Charleston.
Otherwise than this there was no
special incident in the election. The
vote stood:
For Gen. Butler-Adams, Bacot,
| Deverux. Dothage, Gadsden, Lotion,
Manning, Mehrtens, Mellett, Patton,
Pyott, Sanders, Thomas, Weston, Will
son. Total Is.
For W. D. Crum-Miller; Geo. w.
Murray Anderson and Gregory.
For Governor B. R. Tillman---Speaker
Jones, Ashley, Barry, Blackwell, Bow
man, Breazeale, Breeland, Bramlett,
Brown, Bunch, Burns, Carroll, Car
| rothers, Caughman, L. A. Common
J. B. Conner, Cooper, Crum, Z. M
Davis, w. G. Davis, Duncan. Eadesor
Earle, Edwards, Elder, Ellerbe, Es-
fridge, Finklea, Floyd, Fowler, Garris,
Gary, CASTOR, Hammett, Hardy, Har-
per, Harvey, Haselden, Hlott, Hollis,
Holloway, Hough, Hunter Hum
phreys, Ilderton, johnson, Kennedy,
Kinard, Kirk, Lancaster, Lennon,
Lesesne, Leverett, Love, Magill, Mel
lard, Miles, Mishoe, T. P. Mitchell, J.
w. Mitchell, Moore, Murray, Mcintosh,
McKeown, D. w. McLaurin, J. F. Nc
Laurin, McSweeney, Nunnery, Otis,
Phillips, Pickens, Pollock. Prince,
Rainsford, Past, Robertson, Rowland,
Saunders, Shuman, Singletary, Skin
ner, Sturkie. Tatum, Thompson, Todd,
Townsend, Thurmond, Tyler, Wallace:
War;, Watson, Welch, Whitmire, T.
S. Williams, L. J. Williams, John G.
Williams, Fred Villains, Wrinkle,
Wolff, w yche and Wyman. Total 1C2:
Not Voting-Barkley, Johnson and
| Williamson. Total 3.
When the vote was announced there
was a burst of applause and three
lusty cheers for "Tillman." Among
the interested visitors who watched the
balloting was Governor Evans.
THE ELECTION IN THE SENATE.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. l1-Twenty-
nine Senators voted to-day for Benz.
Ryan Tillman as United States Sen
ator and six Senators recorded their
choice for NJ. G.. Butler. The election
in the Senate consumed just fifteen
minutes. The Senatorial chamber was
we'll filled with spectators of both sexes.
Prominent among them was Mrs. B.
r. Tillmsn, with her daughter. They
watched the proceeding with interest,
but without anxiety, as they, like
everybody else, knew what the result
would be.
When the hands of the clock pointed
to the hour of noon President Thinner
man admonisbed the Senators, who
were in the mazes of debate over the
Constitutional Convention bill, that
the time bad come for the election of a
United States Senator to succeed NJ.
c.. Butler.
Seuator Watson, of Edgefeld,