The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-19
AZ ,ociety OF
friends and ncish-

lilman will doubtless re-
siderable attention from the
5 OF the Congressional set, for
&c Is curiosity to see and meet the
ian who could defeat by sucn II large
majority the cOurtly and ever popular
Con. Butler. Senator Tillman says he
docs not care for social distinction, but
prefers to limit his visits TO his person
al friends and associates. Senator lrby
also finds moro pleasure in his own
apartments, surrounded by Il group OF
political friends. than he could derive
from the most aristOcratic social func-
tion. Unlike Gen. Hampton hu does not
seem to appreciate the Importance OF
cultivaLing 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 arc SO many
new 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
new -Comcrs.
The interesting feature Of these
sketches lies in the fact that they are
prepared by Lh 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 dllOw the sketches OF the
last Congress to stand for the present
session.
SKETCHES or NEW MEMBERS.
rDjamin Ryan TilimaA, Of Trcn
tnn Uus bprn n I'I Ii,i 1 L,uutv = [,
August II, 1917; received an uca'lCmic
education un.icr the instruction of
George Galphin at Bethany, in the
same county; quit school in duly, 1864,
| TO join the Confederate army, but was
stricken with " severe illness, which
caused the loss Of his left eye and kept
him an invalid for years; followed
farming as IL pursuit aud took no active
part in politics till he began the agita-
ti0n in 1856 for industrial! and technical
| education, which cuiminnted in tho
establishment Of the Clemson Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College, at Cal
houn's old home, Fort Hill; the de-
mand for educational reform brOadoncd
into Il demand for other changes in
State affairs, ana no was put forward
by the farmers us a. candidate for Gov
iernOr in 1890; after an exciting and
heated canvass he received the nOmina.
ti0n in the Democratic Convention by
q vote Of 270 to so for his opponent, and
was elected in November following
this was bis first political Office, and he
was re elected in 1892 by an overwhelm.
ing vote his term as Cover was
signalizcd by the passage OF the dispcn
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
ti0n which bids fair to lead all similar
schools in the South entered the race
for the Senate against Gen. Butler, an(
the two canvassed tho State, county b,
county, with tho result that Tillmal
was elected as a Democrat by the Gen
eral Assembly by vote OF 13l to II 70
Butlor. His term Of service will expir
March 3, 1901"
civilian Elliott, of Beaufort, wa
born in Beaufort, S. ca, September,
1888; was educated at Beaufort Col
lego, Harvard University and the Uni
versity OF Virginia was admitted t
the Bar at Charleston in April 1861
entered the Confederate service an
, served as an officer throughout the war
, in 1866 was elected member OF tn
South Carolina Legislature and Inter
b dant OF Beaufort; was q delegate
the National Democratic convention