The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-03-06
THE STATE CAPITAL,
THE RECENT COURSE OF EVENTS,
POLITlCALLYAND OTHERWISE.

THE RECENT COURSE OF EVENTS
POLITICALLYAND OTHERWISE.
How Different People View the Difreren
Schemes"--Cnusual Interest in the Va
rious Movenents--Local News OF Gener
al Interest.
/ COLUMBIA, March Especial: Thi
has been a week of discussion amons
those who take an interest in matter
political. Last week was fairly crowd
ed with things about which people hae
exercised themselves-that is, peopl
who take an interest in politics. Th
statement of Senator Tillman abou
| the plan of an equal division in tn
Constitutional Convention was re
ceived with genuine surprise. It
proposition and its counsels, coming
from the Ex-Governor, have beer
taken as a decided change in his tenn
per and policy. There are those wht
think that the Senator might wei
have omitted some of his statements
There are others who think it would
have been better if the recent confer
ees" had united in statement to the
Democrats in South Carolina-sucf
joint statement, it is thought, would
have had more the appearance Of uni
ted effort from the start, rather than g
distinct recognition OF the factions as
such.
The appeal of the Conservative com.
mittee, headed by Mr.. Thomas NJ.
Raysor Of Orangeburg, is especially
commended for its calmness and clear
ness, and it has smoothed away some
of the irritation left by some of Sena-
tor Tillman's statements. The selec-
ton OF Mr.. Raysor as the spokesman
of the Conservative participants in the
conference was peculiarly good one.
Mr.. Raysor commands, in a very high
degree, the confidence of the Conserv-
atives of whatever shade of opinion
The address is itself stamped with the
calmness of statement, coupled with
coolness of judgment, which contribu-
ted, IN the past, to make Mr.. Raysor
| one of the most respected and most in
fuential members of the House.
The letter of Chairman Irby is uni
versally regarded an emanation of the
i'll temper of an aspirant who feels
that he has been ignored when he
should have been recognized and con-
suited. Opinions greatly differ as to
the extent to which Chairman Irby's
views will be adopted by the Reform
ers. On this point, everybody Is
awaiting results.
The declaration of the "Forty" Of
their purpose to carry out their pro-
gramme as originally framed, does
not seem to be regarded a positive
faction in the situation. Among the
Forty" are some Reformers whose
course has commanded the positive
approval of the Conservatives. and
who are believed to be actuated by the
desire to bring peace to the people. It
is thought that, whatever The details
of the plan which shall be adopted,
the Forty" will assist in a reconcilia-
ton. Their convention on the 18th
is anticipated with much interest. We
shall see what we shall see.
CoEDUCATIoN OF THE SEXES.
DR.. VIM. r. Atkinson, the president
of the South Carolina College for Wo-
men, thinks that the advocates of the
higher education for young women are
greatly indebted to Governor Evans
for securing to the young women of
the State the advantage of education
at the South Carolina College, hitherto
enjoyed exclusively by young men.
When Senator Governor Evans intro
duced and championed a bill, two
years ago, to open the College toyoung
women upon the same terms as to
young men. Opponents Of the meas
ure So far defeated it as to open only
the Junior and Senior classes to those
young women who could pass the or
deal OF the ma1riculation eXamina-
tions. Senator Evans contended earn
estly against such limitations, and
sought to have the South Carolina Col
lege at once put fully abreast of some
of the first colleges in Europe and
America. By the last Legislature ev-
cry such restriction was removed, and
the unsurpassed advantages of the
South Carolina College. at time
when it has attained its highest stand
ard of excellence, are open alike to
young women and young men.
There are already a number of young
ladies attending the lectures Of one Of
the professors, and their presence in
the recitation room with young gentle
men excites no more comment or
makes no more of sensation than
their coattendance at an opera, or
concert, or a popular lecture Our
summer institutes throughout the
State, especially at the South Carolina
College, during the past summer. have
prepared the way for the change, and
the results of these brief experiments
of coeducation make one wonder why |
any objection was ever raised against
it. The president and professors of
the College approve of the Innovation.
and are willing to do all they can to
encourage the attendance OF such |
yOuES WOuleu dS are III CdrucSLl III SEEK |
ing the higher education
THE COLLEGE SOCIETIES.
At a joint assembly OF the Euphra-
dian and Clariosophic literary societies
at the South Carolina College on Sat
urday night, Mr.. Il. L. Spahr, of
Orangeburg, was selected editor-in-chief
of the College Journal. The assistant
editors elected were as follows: From
the Euphradian Society, Messrs. II. A.
Moses, of Sumter: E. W. Wilson, of
Richland, and S. F. Parrot, of Darl-
ington. From the Clariosophic. |. j.
McSwain, of Laurens, and James Yer
ner and F. n. Edmunds, of Richland
The college is to hold an oratorical
contest for the purpose OF selecting
nan to send on to the University Of
Virginia to represent this State in the
Southern oratorical contest These
who will participate in the contest wore
selected on Saturday evening, as fol-
ows: