The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Temporary Retirement or Tillmar-The
Inauguration of Eyans-Some OF the
important Work Proposed.
1Snecial Herald and News.


| 1S94.-The past week can be consld
cred as the close of an epoch in the
history of South Carolina. The ad-
ministration of Governor B. R. Till
man came to an end after two terms
four years, probably the most remark
able that have ever been seen in the
State.
THE BEST LOVED AND WORST HATED
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 i'm.
preston on the body polite in South
Carolina that will be we'll nigh indelli-
bic. 1t eau also be said of his work
that like others Of similar nature, it was
revolution, and revolutions neser 90
backwards. More good than evil can
be expected TO come out of what be
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 Edgefield County, it can be readily
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man of com .uanding ability.
In personal appearance he is more
possessing 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 man in the prime Of all of bis
powers, both physical and mental.
WILL BE SORELY MISSED.
When he leaves Columbia he will be
sorely missed by the newspaper men,
for to them be has been an unfailing
source of news. When news was
to be gotten from no other source, Gov
ernor Tillman could be depended upon
to furnish something that every one
in the State, and frequently many out
side of the State would read. He
leaves warm friends with the reporters
generally, whom he always treated
kindly and with frankness. From OBJ
servation it cannot be said that be will
be missed in Columbia 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 rule
"hoed their own rows" without in
terferiDg with one another much.
The epoch written of, closed on Tues
day, when Governor John Gary Evans
assumed the reigns of government. His
inaugural speech was we'll 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 q
Governor of the whole pes9N1ple, and
that there will oc no repetition of the
dlstyEsSsssnice so frequent since 1890.
GOV. EVANS BUSY LEARNING THE
| EoPEs.
Since his induction into office, Gov.
ernor Evans has been busy learning
the ropes, so to speak, and becoming
acquainted with all the duties assumed
that be has had little time for the gen
eral public to observe him. He takes
to his work we'll, and one would take
him to be an old hand at it, for matter:
are moving as smoothly in the Cover
nor's office as if there bad been nc
change. Governor Evans has a very
competent secretary in the person O.
Mr.. u. x. Gunter, of Aiken, who does
much towards the proper conduct o
| the work.
It goes without saying that Governor
Evans is flooded with applications fol
positions Of all kinds. One man has
gone SO far as 20 ask to be appointed
postmaster Of the town in which he
lives. The Governor will take his
time in makiug bis appointments.
| Next to the inauguration of Governor
| Evans, the matter of most Interest was
the election of the two judges, Of the
thild and eighth circuits, and the cleo
ton of the Attorney General to sue
ceed Mr.. BuchanaD.
THE ELECTION OF JUDGES.
! It bad been understood that Attor
ney General Buchanan would he Judge
Frazer's successor, il the Third Cir
cult for some time, and, in fact, it wa:
not known positively until the day o
the election whether he would have
any opposition. The vote was Bucb
anan l25, Frazer %. Judge Buchanan
is from Winns5oro, and consequently
will have to change his residence t.
sotue point within his circuit. He ha:
not vet decided whether be will go t.
Sumter or Manning. He received al
official invitation from Mayor Hersey
and the city council Of Florence tt
make MS home in their town, but fol
private reasons e is inclined toward:
the first named places.
The race for the judgeship Of tbt
| eighth circuit was little more spirited
The result of the first ballot resulted
Joseph H. Earle IS. John E. Breszeal'
SO, Norton q. The second ballot
Earle 100, BreaZeaIe 49 and Nortor
S. Gen. Earle was declared elected
This election was considered to be {
harbinger of good feeling and an indi
cation that the mass of the people, o
the State were ready to come under
one banuer again. Gen. Earle wht
had opposed Gov. Tillman in 1891
had beaten Mr.. Breazeale, who
had been "Rsformer" from TIT
beginning. AS in all other eled
tions, Governor Tillman, in this, Wa:
"hauds off,, and so was GoverneI
Evans, as far as the public know, hui
some of Mr.. Breazeale's friends CLAIM
that Gen. Earle owes his election tt
Senator Irby's influence.
OTHER ELECTIONS.
The election of Mr.. w. A. Barber tt
be Attorney General to succeed Judge
Buchanan, completes the trio of tht
Youngest men that have ever held State
Offices in South Carolina. Governor
Evans is thirty-one years old, Adjutan1
General Watts twenty-five, and At
torney General Barber twenty-five to-
day. Solicitor 6. Duncan BeIlinger
of Barnwell, opposed Attorney Gen
eral Barber for the place but was de-
feated by vote of SO to IS.
The election of superintendent o
the penitentiary was another matter o
i'm portance, but over which there was
no contest. Indeed, man would have
had to have great assurance to oppose
Superintendent Neal for that position
after the showing he made last year
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