Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-02-27
Redistrlc.ing tho State.

Columbia, February 24.-The news
papers of tho State are taking great
deal of interest just now in tho matter
of the Congressional redistrcting of the
State. Of course great deal will de.
pond upon tho ambitions of certain
leaders as to how the districts are
divided.
There is no question that the smaller
counties want to got with other counties
of about the samo voting strength as
nearly as they can. For instance, Beau
fort and Georgetown do not want to get
in tho Same Congressional district with
Charleston. Tho Beaufort delegation
was positive on this point during the
recent session and now comes the
Georgetown Times and gives expression
to tho same sentiment as to that county.
1t says
We arc glad to know that our lcgis,
lativc delegation are in favor of putting
Georgetown into the Pee Dec Congress
sional district and away from Charles
ton. We would stand no show at all in
the Charleston district
In tho same way Grcenvillc, Spartan
bug, Columbia and Union are now all
in one Congressional district, and they
arc anxious to have that changed so as
not to have so many large cities in one
district.
1t will after all be largely lottery as
to how tho districts are divided and
very much will depend on which of the
leave their districts as bases of opera
tions. From present indications Con
gressman Talbert will be one to change
his field of operations, and that district
will be used as the ground work for the
rcdistrictng. Fortunately hereafter no
county can DO divided into sections.
Just at this time there is more general
interest in tho political events in the I'd
Congressional district than any other i'm
the state. The symptoms are that Con-
grcssman Talbcrt wishes to try his hand
as Governor of the State, and it took
little more than tho suggestion to bring
to the attention of the public host of
strong men who would be in the field
for Mr.. Talbert's present place.
The names of Col. Robert Aldrich
Solicitor Thurmond, Mr.. George W.
Croft and Senator S. G. Mayficld, Gov
crnor Sheppard and Governor McSwee-
ney have all been mentioned for the
Congressional honors from Mr.. Tabert's
old district. Senator Uendersons name
has also been mentioned, but it is stated
that Mr. Henderson's friends will induce
him to mako tho race for the United
States Senate.
Then there is Lieutenant Governor
James II. Tillman. No one seems to
know exactly where he will land in the
next series of races, and what he will
run for-whcthcr ho will decide to run
again for Lieutenant Governor, or for
Congress or for Governor. A labor
paper in Augusta recently said that,
"All hell could not beat Jim Tillman" if
he should decide to make the race for
Governor, and it expects him to run for
Governor
The name Of Attorney General Belin-
ger, also from this district, has been
mcnti toned in connection with the
COulCSt, anu SO III
readily be seen how very fruitful this
little district is, and what tho possibili-
ties from it are in a political way.
SO it goes pretty much in all of the
districts of the State. Tho fact of the
matter is good deal of time was spent
here dnrn" the recent session of the
General Assembly figuring on the polti-
Cal chess board, and what changes
would happen in certain events.
All seem to take it for granted that
the next primary will witness tho largest
number of entries that there has ever
hecn in 4 primary, and there is already
talk Of the advisability Of dividing the
political mcnagerie into sections, so as
not to give the people too much for
their money at each performance -
News and Courier.