The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-28
nIcLaurin the Man.
Successor to the Late Jos. IL. Earle as Jun
..-..-'.s. ior Senator. : e.
Estate, 2Gth.]

.i;.. Estate, 26th.l
The spotlcss toga of the lamcntcd
Earle has fallen upon the shoulders of
John Lowndes McLaurin, tho able
young congressman from tho Sixth dis:
trict of South Carolina, and.his friends
predict that he will wear it in II man
nor to reflect credit upon. himself and
his State, Such q result has been full
ly and completely foreshadowcd iu The
State, and it may be safely asserted
that at no time was the name OF any
er.lor Ellcrbe, who desired to select Il
man whom he thought the people
wanted, and q man who would be in a
position to go into the senate Of the
United States cOnversant not alone
with the customs and usagcs Of that
body but also with the ISSUES of the
hour. That the appointment will give
general satisfaction to the people no
one about the Capitol seems to doubt.
Not q voice was raised yesterday in
disapproval when the governors de-
termination was made known to the
public by himself.
The very first announcement from
Governor Ellerbe in regard to the mat
ter was made at lao o'clock yesterday
afternoon. He stated positively that
he had not authorized any one to state
that Mr.. McLaurin would be appoint
ed. He very unexpectedly made the
announcement at the hour named yes
tcrday that today he would issue to Mr..
Laurin his commission us United
States senator to succeed Gen. Earle.
That settled it,, and no one was sur
prsed when few minutes later the
positive official announcement was first
given to the people OF Columbia upon
the bulletin board in front Of this Of
fee.
Mr.. McLaurin was still in the city
when the announcement was made, in
tending to proceed to his home at 5 p.
IN. This he did, declining to have any
thing TO say until his commission has
been received.
1t is understood that there is no
doubt that he will accept the high hon
or that has been conferred upon him
by the chief executive. No doubt his
letter OF acceptance will be filed in due
time. 1t is said by Mr.. Mcl.aurin's
friends that he will likely take occas-
ion in his letter to suggest to the cx-
ccutivc committee the calling Of u pri-
mary election to fill the vacancy for
the uneXpircd term, inusmuch Us it is
practically y full term, and he is q be-
licvcr in the primary systcm Of select
ing United States senators.
1t may be regarded as very certain
that there will be primary election
and that the State will be canvasscd by
the candidates. The now Senator will
likely, be elected for the full term, for
from all quarters Of the State have
| come letters to the Governor endorsing
the man he has now appointed. There
will of course be opposition. 1t is said
that John Gary Evans will cntcr the
race. Others who arc considered like
ly candidates are John Il. Duncan, S.
G. Mayfield and others already mon
toned as primary possibilities. OF
course it is little too far ahead to
forecast what will be the result Of the
race for the uneXpired term, but Nh.
McLaurin's friends think ,'at lc sill
be able to easily hold his own against
all cOmers.
The appointment Of Mr. McI4aurin
| will Of course create vacancy III the
Sixth Congressional District, and there
will DC u lively race for that position.
A primary will hardly be held. Cover
nor Ellerbe will no doubt in very few
days order an election for the unexpircd
term and fix an early day. The lead
ing men in the race will in all 'proba-
bility be Comptroller Gcne"nl Norton,
Solicitor Johnson and w d Evans. Al
ready there is lively speculation as to
who will succeed MIR. McLaurin in
Congress, and then as to the successor
Of Comptroller Geneal Norton in case
he is the winning candidate in the
race.
Senator MoLaurin will, it is said, be
sworn in and take his scat in the United
States Senate on next Monday morning,
At least he will be urged to do SO, as
the additional Democratic vote is need.
cd lin the chamber at once.