The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09
of trying to Get Senator GEORGE S.

Mower to make the race. It IS not
known whether he will consent, OF
even that he knows anything about
the move. It appears that this move
and talk comes from members who
voted for him for Chief Justice, and
they say they want to show that their
voting for him was because they
thought him entirely worthy of the
honor, and a proper man to be CbieI
Justice, and that by supporting Sena.
tor Mower they show they are not
':reactionists,' as they have been
called. This feeling may die out, but
it is IN interesting situation. Mr.
Mover was not voted for by many Of
those in the General Assembly, who
ordinarily would support him for any
office, because his candidacy was
against that of Chief Justice McIver,
but in a free-for-all race sor Cover
nor there would be material change,
it is contended. Should A1r. Mower
be induced to make the race, it would
make a material change in the situa-
ton.
The two Mayfelds, both the Sup
erintendent OF Education and Sena-
tor S. 6. Mayfeld, have been men
toned in connection with the Gov
ernorship, and it is quite likely that
one CT the aIayIield brothers will ell
Ter the field.
The other day it was remarked
that if Mr. Childs could secure the
passage of his prohibition bill it
meant his election as Governor Of
the State, so that it could be given a
fair trial under the man who claimed
most for The law. Mr.. Childs is a
sick man, and not now able to under
take campaign; what a course of
treatment under a specialist, such as
he hoped soon to be able to take,
will do remains to be seen. 1t is
hoped it will restore him to his for
mer v:gor and health A few days
ago he saw me running up the steps
to the hall of the house, making two
steps at a time, and he remarked
that be would make it intesesting for
some Of the candidates this summer,
and he would come so near to pass
ING his prohibition bill that he would
keep tie liquor drummers up at
nights, thinking how soon they were
to lose the cream of their business in
this State.
THE SEPARATE COACH BILL.
The passage OF the Caughman bill,
looking to separate coaches for the
races, shows what parliamentary
can bring about. The
House had gotten so sick and tired
of discussing the question, and had
gone up and down the hill SO often
on that one question. that it complet-
ly reversed itself and adopted the
Ca:ghman bill, as an amendment to
the substitute separate coach bill.
The House had previously killed the
CaugLman bill and amendments to it
were practically agreed upon, yet
when the bill was passed by the cir
cuitous route, of coming in as an
it was found that the
matter had been so tied up with par
liamentary clinchers and calls that no
were in order, and the
bill had to go its third reading as
proposed.
WHY THE BOOK BILL FAILED.
The "ugliest," and by that I mean the
most vicious, fight was on the partl-
san school book bill offered by Mr..
Bacot at the solicitation Of the
Daughters of the Confederacy and
the Confederate veterans. 1t IS
claimed that it is mistake that any
reflection was intended against the
old soldiers by the re fusal to pass the
bill, because Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Be-
thune and other veterans voted a.
sainst the bill themselves. 10 a
large extent it was defeated because
it ipterfered with, or was thought to
with, the freedom of the pri-
vate schools and educational work
done outside of the public schools,
for which school books are already
under control of the State board of
education to certain extent.
AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT.
There is absolutely no reason now
why an adjournment cannot be had
next week. The Senate has fixed the
10th as the final day of the session,
and with concentration on the work
and sincere purpose to 60 home
bv that time it can be done. There
will be bills left on the Calendar
there always are numbers of meas
ures left over II the ''four pers"
have their way the session car be
out month longer, but if
the best interests of the members
and their constituency be consulted
there is now no reason way an adj
iournment cannot be had on the 10th.
As an outside limit the final ad-
can be had on the 18th or
18th. The supply bill contemplates
an adjournment on the 18th, but that