The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-01
IS A STATE OFFICER
To BE INELIGIBLE 2.
Cam Governor Ellerbe be a
State College Trustee !?
INVESTIGATION DEMANDED.

Senator Gonnor, OF Orange0urg,
will to-day introduce q concurrent
resolution that the judiciary com
mittees of both branches of the
genersl assembly be constituted a
committee to ascertsin whether any
State official is holding another Office
in violation of article /, section ID,
article II. section 2, and article Ill.
section "a Of the constitution
This committee to take testimony
snd to report TO the general assembly
not later than Feb 10th.
Senator Conner says that when
Gov EiIerbe last year accepted an
elective membership on the board of
trustees of Clemson college, he viz
tually vacated the Office of governor,
and having been recently inaugurated
as governor, he has virtually vacated
the position as member of the board
of trustees. There is another Glenn
son trustee, Senator Mauldin, of
Hampton, who is holding two posi-
tions of trust, aud Senator Connor
claims that one Or the other is
vacated
The proposed resolution will also
demand an inquiry as to whether or
not there are officials at the State
capital who are violating the statute
forh;dd;no, that any State officer shall
appoint in his Office any man who is
not over six degrees removed in con-
sanguinity aud affinity.
Senator Connor claims that the
governor private secretary, Mr.. w.
Boyd Evans, is nearer kin to the
governor than six degrees removed,
and this will debar Mr.. Evans from
holding that position
There are two conditions to be
confronted One is whether or not
the general assembly will take any
action on his resolution. and the
other is whether the joint committee
viii do what is expected Sir Con
nor claims that no State officer, ex-
ofic;o or otherwise, Can be member
of the board of trustees of q State
institution.
The Lee couoty people will fight
to the last.
A concurrent resolution was drawn
up 10 the engrossipg department yes
terday authorizing an investigation
lato the question as to whether or
aot the representatives from Darling
ton, Kershsw and Sumter counties
are entitled to seats in the general
assembly The resolution will prob
ably be introduced to day. 1t reads
as follows:
Whereas, the Legislature in 1898
passed an act under the constitution
of South Carolina creating Lee Coun-
sy from, portions of Sumter, Darling
and Kershaw counties thereby ma
te.ially changing the lines of said
counties and made Lee county an
election district for the election of
| one representative and an election
vas held In Lee county and
| one representative was elected to
| the Legislature of South Carolina
| under the &C. creating Lee county,
and Lee county when said election
was held was TO all intents
and purposes under the constitution
aud law of South Carolina as much a
county as any other county. The
constitution of the Stste provides for
an election Cor l24 members of the
Legislature from the different counties
or election districts which, provision
of the constitution has been complied
With And whereas the supreme
court Of south Carolina has declared
the act creating Lee county uncon.
ssisutional. null and void, and the
honse of representatives. refused to
seat the Hon D. E Keels, the mem
ber-elect from Lee county, and as the
Hons l. D Smith, W. A. Nettles,
Samuel Young and J. Harvey Will
sou were elected TO the legislature
from part of Sumter county, and
thas the Hons. John Floyd, W. F.
Dsrgan and W. A. Bowling were
elected to the Legislature from part
Of Darlington county and that the
Hons. G.. l.. Winkler and j. G.,
Richards were elected to the legisla.
ture from part of Kersbaw county.
and that a large number of the quail.
fed voters of said counties, by act
of the Legislature were deprived of
the right 10 vote for said members to
the legislature, therefore. be it
Received, That the right of the
members elected from parts of said
counties, to wit !: Sumter, Darlington
and Kershaw by part of the quail.
fed voters Of said counties to seats
10 the house of representatives, be
referred to the committee on privi