The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-18


bers insist that it is farcical again
aud again to pass laws to have them
perforated by the courts, and TO an
ticipato such fate. Attorney Gen
eral Barber has all along held that
tho beNe!uge question, and not tho
profit feature, is the cruc al test, and
he has worry properly declined to be
a party to the preparation Of a bill
based on the elimination Of tho pro.
lit feature, because he, as tho loyal
force of the Assembly, realized that
the profit feature Of the disrensury
is not now and has never been the
determinieg ISSUE. Mr.. Skinner,
when he proposed tho resolution
that Mr.. Barber bo called upon to
propose a bill that would in his opin-
ion hold its own in tho Courts, and
drive out the "or'ginal package"
people, did the very best thing pos
sible; whether it WILDE passed is
quite another thing.
The situation is just this, the mcm-
bers do not feel inclined to take any
radical steps, and so the chances are
that the dispensary law will in all
probability bo as little changed as
possible. Mr.. Mayfield's bill, which
leaves it for tho people to decide
what they want, wi 30 pressed, and
would be a sensible way out Of the
whole trouble.
TIE STATE BOARD OF CONTROL.
1t may not be the proper thing to
say, but there is a.groat deal of log
rolling going on about the hotel lob
bies. 1t is principa ly in connection
with the two vacancies on the State
board of control-as much sought
after as the Governorship-and
little as to other elections. The can
vassing for membership on the State
board of control is active, eneregetic
and persistent. 1t appears to be an
Issue as to whether tho board should
or should not bo rccrganized in he
interest Of the chairmanship. of Mr..
Leon j. Williams. This would
mean the election Of Messrs Kasel.
don and Zimmerman, who are cred
tied to bo favorable to the chairman
ship of Mr.. Williams. Mr.. Tim
merman's election would mean the
dofeat Of tho incumbent, Mr.. Mar
ion r. Cooper, who has been inimical
to tho Williams Douthit interests,
and MIR. Hasolden is to bo opposed
by Mr.. j. 0. A. Moore, and perhaps
former Senator Brice. The intention
appears to be to divide up the State,
as to representation on the board.
with due regard to geographical di-
visions. The positions only pay 81
per day during tho sessions of the
board and mileage.
THE JUDICIAL ELECTIONS.
The only circuits in which thore
will be any contest will be tho
tirsts and sixteenth. Judge Benet
will be opposed by Cen. James T..
Izlar and Representative Bacot, and
Judge Witherspoon's position, for
which ho declines to run again, will
be contonded for by Representative
Gage and Ex-Solicitor Mcdonald
There have been whisperngs of op.
position to Chief Justice McIver, l,"t
it has failed to materiallze The
suggestion is that this opposition is
being used as threat in another Of
the Judgeship elections, tho idea be-
ing that if certain candidate be
defeated, Justice McIver is to be
sacrlllced ms IS regarded as
great "bluff." The tronblo is that
the callers have nothing but a brok-
on straight or flush. They think
they have made it, but when tho call
is made will find it broken. The
members of tho Supreme Court worry
handsomely and feelingly rofuso posi-
lively to oppose Justice McIver, and
their friends naturally will not care
to 500 some ambitious lawyer put
over them on tho Bench. Several
prominent lawyers, especially on the
Senate side, have beeu approached
and asked to make the race, but de-
clined, and so there appears to bo
talk Of but one lawyer as q possible
candidate, and he does not appear to