The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-10-10
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The Columbia Register says the next
LEGISLATURE Will fill numpsr OF lmpcr-
tant Cficss, and the election will furnish
something for the members OF the Cen
eral Assembly to pe thinking over before
thsY 90 to Columbia.
The first and most important OF all the
offices is that of United States Senator.
OF course Governor Tiliman will be
elected with practically no opposition
and will take his scat IN the United
Senate On the b of March, 1895.
The terms of Office of Judge Fraser,
OF the Third Judicial Circuit, and Judge
Norton, of the Eighth Circuit, will ex
pire early next year and the Legislature
will have to elect successors. Great IN
teresL will be manifested in who will ill
these places.
Its presumed that Jugde Fraser will
be a candidate for reelection. The only
other man mentioned as candidate
for the ssme position ls Attorney Gen.
ersl Buchanan, and If he wants the
place be will get 1t. He is considered
the brightest lawyer OF his age IN the
Sta.e and has successfully coped with
men Of many more years of experience
and age. He has been the legal back
bone of the State administration IN Its
many fights.
Judge Norton will be a candidate 10
succeed himself and his friends will make
q hard fight to keep him on the bench.
Several able men have been mentioned
as opponents Of Judge Norton, but it is
not positively known whether they Will
be IN the race. Col. Joseph H. Earle,
Of Greenvllle, ex.AttorneY General, is
one of the men mentioned, and Repre-.
sentative Breazeale, of Anderson, is
another. Mr.. Breazeale was intrusted
with the difficult task Of completing the
codi6cation of the laws ofthe State aud
did his work thoroughly and SATISFACTORY
ly. :,
With General Buchanan on the bench
the o1fice of Attorney General would be
left vacant and the Legislature would
have to fill the vacancy. Anticipating
that there will be vacancy several per-
sons have been spoken Of as successors
to Mr.. Buchanan. Assistant Attorney
General Barber will be put IN the field
by his friends. HIS familiarity with the
work of the Office and his ability as p
lawyer will give him strong lead over
other candidates. Senator 0. g. Jor.
dan, OF Aiken, is prominently spoken Of
for Attorney General and would have
strong backing. It would be a close
race between Messrs. Barber and Jor.
dan.
The Legislature elects the Superlnten-
dent Of the PenltentiarY. There is DC
doubt but what Col. w. A. Neal will
succeed himself. He has made himself
indispensable to the State in that posi-
ton and no Legislature could aforc tc
defeat him. It is doubtful if there will
be candidate against him. His loyal
tY to the Reform movements proVern
and is the admiration Of all Ref0rmsrs.
The Register mentioned a few days
ago that r. N. McCoWn, the well
known young Reformer Of Florence.
would be candidate for Clerk OF the
Senate, and would probably not have
opposition. Since that statement was
made it is said that ex-senator Hemp
hill, of Abbeville, will be candidate
He will ne hard man to beat. W. G..
Wolfe, ex-Rep cesentative OF Otangeburg,
is also said to be a candidate.
For Clerk of the House II IS supposed
that Clerk Gray will be candidate for
reelection. Rev. J. A, Sigh is also
mentioned. Several others have been
spoken of but 1t is not known whether
they will be IN the race.
For reading Clerk OF the Senate the
illustrlous Collards Caughman, OF Lax.
iugton, whose sonorous voice has rung
Tor four years in the ears Of honorable
Senators, will 60 the way of all those
who can't get votes enough. There are
no openly sYowed candidates for that
place yet but CollardS is doomed.
Reading Clerk Wjthers, OF the House,
will likely be a candidate to succeed
himself aud will stand fac chance OF
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