The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-11-22
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
U. X. GUNTER, JK SUGG TED As a
CANDIDATE.
ho IL an hhio Young Lawyer and Now
Holds tho Ohicc OF ARsistant Attorney
GcnOral
Batesburg Advocate, 10Th.

figured in tho anticipated choice Of
state officers next year. Ono we wish
to place before the public-tho whole
State-for the position Of Attorney.
General needs no introduction oven
| to the rank and file Of our Democ.
racy. We desire to place in nomina-
tion the name Of U. X. Gunter, Jr.,
for tho oflice Of Attorney General.
We take peculiar pleasure in doing
this, because Of the fact that he is
now located in Spartanburg in tho
practice of law-thereby nominating
| a Piedmont man to succeed a tide.
water man. We have known U. X.
Gunter from his boy hood and we
always knew him rs Il bright, indus
trlous, and studious lad, never forsak
ing whatever duties that may have
been at hand. He showed persist
ence and determination Of will, Of
which few young mon can boast.
His character as Il boy was solid, in
iluential, and moral. Since manhood
these traits have remained the same
in kind, but each has been polished
moulded, and beantified by his con-
stant contact with books, men, and
experience. Ho has never been en-
ticed from his active work into the
fields of pleasure and idleness, but
by ability, application, and deter
minatiou, occupies high place to-
day in po. .itics for his purity of mo-
tives, sincerity of purpose, and inde-
pendence Of action.
MIR. Gunter was born and reared
in his youth in our own town. After
finishing his school course here, he
entered the South Carolina College,
whore he took literary course, and
later took up law under that honored
and remarkable figure, DR.. Joseph
Daniel Pope. After being admitted
to the bar, he began the practice of
his profession, and soon his ability as
a lawyor was recognized by those who
came in legal cantact with him, for
soon Attorney General Barber ap
pointed him to the position of Assist
ant Attorney General, which position
he held till the end of the term
When Hon. G.. Duncan Bellinger
came into office, he realized that Mr..
Gunter was the right man in the right
place, and he retained him in his
Same position. COL Gunter now oc.
cupies that position, which he has
clothed with dignity, honor, and in
huence.
As Assistant Attorney General MIR.
Gunter has made q record in keep
ing with all other positions he has
ever held. Out of about fifty argu-
ments prepared and delivered before
the Supreme Court he has come out
victorious in nine tenths of the cases.
Every opinion that he has rendered
in his official capacity, has been sus
tanned by the lower courts and Su-
preme Court when tested These
cases and opinions have envolved
some Of the most important and COM
pick questions in the current juris
prudence of the State.
Mr.. Gunter has the confidence,
both personally and officially, of all
the various departments of the State
Governr:.ent. Such a record merits
an endorsement by the people.
For number of years, he has
lived in the city of Spartanburg, ac-
tivoIy practicing his profession, and
there he has hy.his honesty, sincerity,
and talent won high opinion from
the bench and tho bar. He has also
served the people of our State for six
yours as Secretary of the State execu
tive committee, in that time having
given up much of bis time to his
party in various duties, and for
which he has never received one cent
of reward.
We do not ask tho support of the
democratic voters of our State for our
nominee, however, wholly or prnci
pally, because Of his services to his
party. We nominate tho man on his
ability aud p,oral worth "a citizen
and as public servant. 1t will give
many citizsns Of tho up country keer
, satisfaction to cast their ballots fol
MIR. Gunter, because that is now hi'