The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-01-15
Wednesday. January IS. 1902.
TIE LEGISLATURE.

the Governors message was read IN
both houses, vbe sub divisions OF
which were referred to appropriate
committees to be by them, if estab-
lished precedents are followed, pig
con holed.
About the most important business
which will come before the session
will be the election of Circuit Judges
to succeed those whose terms expire
during the present year. All of the
Judges will stand for reelection, ex-
eept Judges Buchanan, of the Third,
and Benet, of the First. The Legis
lature, however, it is certain, will e1-
perisnce no difficulty in finding men
who are clamoring for these places,
Notwithstanding the alleged over
work and small pay, to serve the peo-
pie for the honor and the glory at
tached. In both the vacant circuits
there is no end of material from
which to make selection but as
the action of the Legislature is as
uncertain as the verdict of petit
jury and is past finding out, there is
not possible way of forecasting the
result correctly. But from present
conditions appearances indicate that
Mr.. Dantzler, of Orangeburg, will
succeed in knocking down the per
sinmon in the First, while in the
Third it is dollars to doughnuts as to
who will wear the erinine. The other
elections booked to take place during
the session being the Directors Of
the Dispensary. For these places
there is whole regiment of candi-
dates, but as the present encumbents
will all stand for reelection, which
they have fairly won, and will no doubt
succeed in reaching home base safely.
Then there will be three places On
the penitentisry board and IS the
members whose terms will expire
want q reelection they will probably
get it. It goes without saying that
Associate Justice Ira B. Jones will
succeed himself.
As the present jury law has been
declared to be unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court, much of the
time Of the Legislature will be con
sumed in wearing another lsm which,
Il is hoped, will conform to the re.
quirements Of the constitution.
1t is not a. all probable thst tha
alleged designations of the two Unit
sd States Senator's will be officially
noticed. for to do 50 would be out of
The usual order of things, and would
!.e acting entirely upon rumor and
not upon fact. These designations
have st no time been the property OF
the Legislature, and as much as
il cray be desired By some the Leg
islasure has ne power to either ac-
cepf Q. reject the designations. If it
had shen the only legitimate course
opened TO it to pursue would be to
re. elect both OF the Senators, be-
cause under the rules of the Demo
cratic party, which dictates both the
civil and political policy of this State
q candidate for any elective off1ce
from United States Senator down to
the coroner Of q county, has to 90
before the people for endorsemenssnd
the one receiving the highest number
OF votes is practically elected. In
the case Of the former office the Leg
islature but legally confirms the
choice of the people, and as the mem
bers of the Legislature stand
pledged to obey this rule they will
have to support the two incumbents
because they are the only ones who
have complied with the rules OF the
party.
1t is probable also that tue session