The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-01-08
LEGISLATORS MEET
IN COLUMBIA TODAY
LIVELY CONTEST DEVELOPS OVER
TIE SPEhIiEHsIIIP
Tho M"inbfrs Assembling -Josh Ash
ley on Hand as Usual-The Contest
for the CIerksIip y OF the House.
The State |

ticth century begins at noon today.
Both houses are scheduled TO meet at
noon. In the Senate chamber Lieut..
Gov. Scarborough Will call the body to
order at the stroke OF -. At idcnti-
cally the same hour Clerk Hnmcr will
call the House to order and the body
will proceed forthwith to clccta Speak
er and and a Clerk As soon as this
has been done in the two houses the
Governors message will be received
and the reading clerks will proceed to
read that document. The session, as
previously stated, can only last 80 days
on pay under the constitutional J;mlia-
ton and of course there are not many
members who wish to STAY after their
"pcr diem and mileage" have ceased.
Patriotism is good thing, and all
claim to have their share Of it, but
when it comes to working without pay,
patriotism says "g0od.byc
"Josh" Ashley j. here az usual.
"Josh' has been coming here for Il good
many years, even before the political
revolution Of 1880, and his hearty laugh
would be missed by those who have
been handling the Legislative sessions
'Thry tried to beat me- he exclaimed
yesterday, "but got tharall the same.
Tillman was agin me up thar, but I'm
hcrc.' Indeed everybody knows that
Josh is here aCd they expect TO hear
from him as usual during the session
They wont be disappointed, for he has
his voice ana accustomed vigor with
him.
The city rapidly filled up with MEM
bcrs yesterday. Every tIain brought
in the new men. Many Of them had II
hard time finding quarters for the Sos
sion. The members who arrived yes
tcrday and last night arc scattered all
over the city. The hotels cOuld not he
gin to take them in and they had to
look about among the y valc boa, d,ny
houses. Nr. n O. pvlcs vas busy
throughout the day securing the al,
dresses Of the members as they got To-
Gated, preparatory to isouing his ap' uul
directory, and his / st last bight showed
every direction. Even Lieut.. Gov Tll'-
man failed to get hotel accommodations
and is to be found at l3lG Main street
Du"lng the day the spcakrrship con
test warmed up much more than any
one expected. Mr McMuStrr Of the
Charleston delegations ar wed and
took charge Of Mr.. WcstoE', head
quarters, while Gen. Bonhum took
charge Of the Prince hcaduuurtcra.
They began work early and hy D:ght-
fall each side was claiming that it bad
the spcakersh,p fight practically won
In the meantime MIR Stcvcnson's .irnds
were looking to his interests and late
last night they claimed that they were
''out of the woods" The contest loduy
is expected to be close one and any
one Of the three candidates is l;kclv to
win. 1t al depends on circumstances.
Vigorous lobbying was done all along
the line yesterday afternoon.
During the day, afternoon aud night
lhefe was much said about the CLERK
ship. Many stated that Mr.. uamcr
would easily he reelected, aud they
could quote names buckjng up the,
statement 1t was announced however,
that If Mr. Gray was elected ME-. llir.
gins would he appointed assistant cirrk.
Gen. Gray's friends expressed the
greatest confidence in the strength of
their candidate Clerk Uamci's friends
say that he has made Il most efficient
clerk and will be easily reelected. To-
day, OF course, tells the tale.
There are other places that have to
be filled. Among the candidates for
sergeant-at.arms Of tho house is NJ >.
w. II. Hair Of Barnwcll and Mr.. j. =.
Goodwin of fGrccnvlIc. This race will
likely be pretty one.
SO far as the position of reading
clerk OF the house il concerned il j.
doubtful II Mr.. J. S. Withers, the very
Efficient incumbent, will have oppn.
sition.
Last night the hotel lobbes were
filed with friends Of the several candi.
dates who will figure in today's cleo.
tions and the new members were busy
becoming acquainted with tho old
members and getting in SHAPE for the
work of the session. BY midnight
there were but few members who bad
not arrived IN the city. Many Of them
had pet measures up their sleeves
which will be heard from ere the ses.
sion is many days old.
1T Is said that the chances arc That
both III: !n2osabent judges will be easi-
iy reelected. SO far as the onice of
State librarian Is concerned, it is stated
that there are about 20 candidates for
tho position.
The character Of the work OF the scs.
sion has already been forccasted as far
a,possible.
Col. Jas. H. T'llman will not become
lieutenant governor until the day the
other state officers are inaugrrated.
probably next Tuesday or Thursday,
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