The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-09-25
REPRESENTA- YES
IN CONGRESS-.
Sketches of the New Men Who
Are TO Represent this State.

Are TO Represent this State.
Tho Columbia State gives the follow
ing interesting information regarding
South Cardinals delegation in the nox
Congress
South Carolina Will be represented
by four congressman re-clectcd-on,
without ppOsltlon--and by three new
members Of the national house. Mr.
Scarborough, tho stalwart prince O
llorry, had no opposition; Mr.. Finle,
defeated IN the first primary three
very popular opponents; Joe John
sons majority in tho Fourth district
overwhelmed Stanyarnc Wilson; and
Lover had Il walkover in tho Seventh
| district.
1t was III the First, Second and
Third districts that thcro were inter
estlng races. These districts had boon
represented respectively by Mcssrs
Elliott, Talbcrt and Latimcr, and each
became candidate for other honors
MIR. Latimcr was the only one who was
successful.
In the First district Mr.. Goo. S.
Lcgaro succeeded Col. Elliott, dcfoat.
ing MIR. L. w. Bacot, law partner
of tho distinguished historian, Gen.
Edward McCrady, and himself well
known legislator, being chairman OF
tho House judiciary committee even
when that body was composed in great
part of gentlemen of opposite faction.
Mr.. Geo. w. Croft defeated two
very strong men for Col Talbcrt's
scat. Ono of these was Mr.. J. VIM.
Thurmond, solicitor of the Fourth
judicial circuit for six years past. The
other was MIR. G. Duncan Bcllingor,
the retiring attorney general, man of
incompatible nerve, the hero of tho
" Broxton Bridge" trial, where as
solicitor ho prosecuted white men for
disgracoful conduct and the leader in
this State in the fight against the
trusts. Mr.. Belllngcr's friends say
that tho trusts spent thousands of dol
lars to defeat him. His own loss is
Columbia's gam, as he will locate here
as practitioner of law. Mr.. Bellin.
ger is a descendant of Edward Bellin-
ger, ono of tho /" landgraves" of South
Carolina.
M. Aiken defeated Mr.. w. j.
Stribhng, one of Oconcc's foremost
and strongest men DR.. r.. Il. Smith
who is II political power in Pickcns
County and tho Eighth judicial cir
cult Mr.. Geo. E. Prince, who has rep
resented Anderson County in The
Legislature and the constitutional con-
vention; Mr.. f.. NJ. Ruckcr, an An
dcrson legislator; Senator McCalla, of
Abbcville County.
Geo. 5. Legarc is the new represent
tativc from the First district-Char.
lesion, Colleton, Clarendon and VIII
liamsburg counties. He is quite n
young man, not yet 35, and n graduate
of the South Carolina College. He is
now corporation counsel, or city at
torncy, of Charleston and is cxtreme
ly popular there. He is also captain
of the naval reserves of Charleston
and an enthusiastic dcvotec of iiel(
sports.
Col. George William Croft was born
in Ncwbcrry County in 1916. Iii.
mothers maiden name was D'Oyley
His patcrnal ancestry, Revolutions ar,
stock, came from Virginia. Col
CrofCs grandfather was Edward Croft
who made fortune in Charleston il
law practice, removed to Grccnvill
and there died in 1851. His wife wa
Miss Floride Gaillard, sister of jon
Gaillar", United States Senator fror
this State for many years. Col. Croft
father WAS DIR. Theodore Croft, O
Greenvillc:
The Congressman-cl was cduca
ed III the schools Of Grccnvillo and q
the Citadel. lie took part in tho wa
during the last year, and in 1866 an
1867 attended the University of Vii
ginia. He studied law in the Office Q
Gov. Pcrry. In 1870 located IN Aiken
From. 1876 to 1882 was chairman O
the Democratic party of that county
Was captain OF company during tn,
election riots in 1876; tried and &C
quilted before the Federal court
Member of General Assembly in 1882
Sd and again 1900-l002. President o
tho legal fraternity of South Carolin;
and prominent Mason. Was mem
Der of the staff of Gov. Hugh S
Thompson.
| Wyatt Aiken is az years of ago. III
Is a son of the late ID. Wyatt Aiken
who represented this district in Con
gross for decade and was one Of tn
most honorcd mon IN South Carolina
Wyatt Aiken, the younger, Is a law
yer, but has not practiccd extensively
He is better known as tho court steno
graphor of the Eighth judicial circuit
In this capacity he has made valuabl
frionds, for tho Eighth circuit correa
ponds in lmge measure to tho 'rhir
Congressional district.
Mr.. Aiken has another reason fc
his popularity. He enlisted as pr
vato in tho Abbcville volunteers whe
this country declared war again.
Spain. He was made secretary
Col. Aston, and subsequently W.
commissioned adjutant of tho Thir
battalion with rank of first lieutenan
| The quartermaster, Capt. Jarncgal
being on sick furlough, Lieut.. Alike
was detailed in charge of this dcpar
ment for the greater part of The tin
the regiment was out. AS there we
three companies from his distric
these young men contributed gre
working force for Mr.. Aiken, who's
character was unasBailable.