The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-12-17

OF cases for the violation Of the dispen
sary law there have been.
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SOUTH OABoLINA's MEMBERS.
ABOUT OUR DELEGATION IL
WASHING TON.
Their Social Habits and Inclination
Sketches OF the New Corners In
the Congressional Directory.
The Washington correspondent O
the News and Courier says that the
members Of the South Carolina delega
tion do not expect to be finally located
here for the session until after the
Christmas holidays. Nearly all of then
came to Washington at the opening Of
the present session unaccompanied by
their respective families. During the
holiday recess they will go home, and
upon their return they will bring back
several additions to the palmetto Col
ony." Dhe members Of the delegation
are not given to "social plugging, !" but
the families OF Representatives Nc
Laurin, Latimer, Talbert and Strai,
live quietly and enjoy the society ol
their immediate friends and neigh.
bors.
Senator Tiilman will doubtless re.
ceive considerable attention from the
members OF the Congressional set, for
there 1s curiosity to see and meet the
man who could defeat by such large
majority the courtly and ever popular
Gen. Butler, Senator Tillman saws he
does not care for social distinction, but
prefers to limit his visits to his person
al friends and associates. Senator Irby
also finds more pleasure in his own
apartments, surrounded by group OF
political friends, than he could derive
from the most aristocratic social func-
tion. Unlike Gen. Hampton he does not
seem to appreciate the Importance OF
cultivating the social side of Washing
ton.
The first edition of the Congressional
Directory is out with biographical
sketches OF new members OF the pres
ent Congress-. AS there are so many
hew faces in both the House and Senate
the Directory is now being studied with
unusual diligence by those who desire
to become better acquainted with the
newcomers.
The interesting feature of these
sketches lies in the fact that they are
prepared by the Congressman them
selves, and hence you get an estimate
OF what each man thinks of himself
The newcomers in the South Carolina
delegation are Senator Tlllman and
Representatives Elliott, Stokes and
Wilson. The other members of the
delegation allow the sketches of the
last Congress to stand for the present
session.
SKETCHTS OF NEW MEMBERS.
Benjamin Ryan Tillman, of Tren-
ton, was born In Edgefeld County, S Q :,
August III, l847; received an academic
under the instruction of
George Galphin at Bethany, in the
same county quit school in July, 1864,
to JOIN the Confederate army, but wa
stricken with u severe Illness, wbich
caused the loss of his ieit eye and K pt
him an Invalid tor wears; tuiiuwpo
farming as u pu SUIT uud took nn activ
part politics TIL II b gan the agita.
tion in 1885 for industrial and trchuict
eou'atlon, which culIuinaicd in w.,
es.ubl - hment of the C,rmson AgrIrul :
'arai and Mechanical College. at Cal
huuu's old hone. Fort Hill; the de-
mand Tor educatinna reform broldrDtd
into demand for OF er oranges in
State sffalrs, and he was put forward
ernor in 1890; after an exciting anu
heated canvass he received tne pomlna-
tion in the Demo ratio Convention by
u vote of 270 IT, so for his oppon, Mt ana
was elected in November following !:
this was his first nolitical office, and he
was re elected in 1892 by an overw helm m.
Ing vote; his term as Governor was
siRnaliZed by the passage Of the dispen-
sary law for the control OF the liquor
traffic by the State and by the estab-
lishment OF another college, the Win
thrOp Normal and Industrial College
for Women, at Rock Hill, an institu-
tion which bids fair to lead all similar
schools In the South; entered the race
for the Senate against Gen. Butler, and
the two canvassed the State, county by
county, with the result that Tillman
was elected as Democrat by the Gen
eral Assembly by vote of 131 to 81 for
Butler. His term OF service will expire
March 3, 1901"
"William Elliott, of Beaufort, was
born in Beaufort, S. Ci, September 3
1888; was educated at Beaufort Col
lege, Harvard University and the Uni
versity of Virginia; was admitted tC
the Bar at Charleston in April, 1851
entered the Confederate service anG
served as an officer throughout the war
In 1856 was elected member of the
South Carolina Legislature and Inten
dant OF Beaufort; was delegate Il
the National Democratic conventiont
; at st. Louis in 1875 and 1888; was Dem
ocratic Presidential elector for tn,
State at large In 1880; was elected tt
the 50th and SD Congresses received
the certificate of election to the Sis
Congress as Democrat, receiving
$3.50 votes, against 3,9I3 votes fo
George w. Murray, Republican,"
u. William Stokes, of Orangeburg
was born in Orangeburg County In 1853
was brought up to farm life, attending
the ordinary schools of his county ant
town until he was 10 years of age
graduated from Washington and lie,
University, Virginia, In 1876, an,
taught school for twelve years, gradu
ating meantime In medicine from Van
derbilt University, Tennessee In 1888
he returned to the farm, assisted la or
| Iganizing the farmers. And Vas presi
ldent of the State Ed,
4 two terms was elect,
1 Senate in 1890; wasi
i to the National Jsl 3. s E; :,