Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-01
THE ELECTION OF JUDGES.
Biennial Sessions VIII Have 10 wais TO
Purity The Primaries Other Matters.

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Columbia, January 28.-In joint as,
|sembly Judge Gary was reelected
witho.. Opposition. ID. e. Hydrick,
Of Spartanburg, was elected to sue,
ceed Judge Townsend, going 10 on the
first ballot by one vote. The vote
was as follows: Hydrick, rs; Town
send. go; @. p. Sanders, of Spartanburg,
II. Seyenty-seven votes were necessary
to choice. Total vote 153.
ID. j. Griffith was reelected superin-
tendent of the penitentiary without
opposition. ~
For penitentiary directors to succeed
~. G. Mobley, A. X. Sanders and M. O.
Rowland; these were nominated for re-
election and w. q. Kirby, of Cherokee,
and b. #. Holman, of Aiken, were put up
in opposition. Kirby, Mobley aud Sam
ders went in on the first ballot, which
resulted as follows: Rowland, 65; Kirby;
100; Mobley, i4o; Sanders, 1872; Hol-
man, 12. g3
In the last election NJ. Arthur Kibler,
of Newberry, was elected without oppo-
sition to succeed Cole T.. Blease, re-
signed, as trustee in the colored college
at Orangeburg..
The House Judiciary committee to-day
unfavorably reported the biennial ses-
sions measure on the ground that the
amendments to the constitution had been
improperly submitted to the people for
one reason and that the amendment was
not printed on the journal of the two
houses by tho last Legislature.
January 27-By an aye and nay We %
of 5S to 46 the House has killed the
South Carolina University bill.
1t passed the Morgan bill to prevent
fraud in primaries, with amendments,
engrafting tho idea of the Riohland
Democracy as to candidates fling ex-
pense accounts and forbiddine candidates
giving or subscribing to charity, but
rejected the amendment limiting tho
primary to qualified electors.
| On Thursday great volume of uncon-
tested bills were passed to third read
ing. The only one of any Importance
was that of Mr., Morgan's to prohibit the
sale of cocaine, opium and its alkaloids
except on prescription.
MIR. Halls bin to rearrange the Eighth
Circuit Court schedule was passed.
The bill to provide for the establish
ment of the University of South Caro-
lima was killed in the House of Repre-
sentatives last Friday Mr.. Werner, in n
strong speech, declared that there was
just one idea in the bill--knowledge ver-
sus money. He spoke with force against
the narrowness of stinting the colleges.
Mr. Vas:.or made decidedly the most
thoughtful speech heard on the floor this
| session. He declared his delight as u
farmer at being permitted to read and to
think. He had not enjoyed college
education, and for this he was indeed
sorry, but he is grateful for the opportu-
nifty to go within the walls of the college
and there to read the books which will
broaden, uplift and inspire. We look up
for light. The sun does not shine up
ward, but its light comes down upon us.
Those who oppose this bill would con-
tribute ten times what t.l.ir pitiful pro
rata of the cost of maintenance now is If
he should pass around the hat aud ask
for contribution to the college. eve
need not be afraid of our people," he de-
clared. "They are not thinking half as
much about this as we think they are.
They want representatives who will stand
up here like men, who will do their duty,
who will try to uplift the State"
Favor State Fertilizer Factory.
Columbia, January 3O.--The special
legislative committee appointed to report
upon the feasibility of the State going
into the fertilizer manufacturing busi-
ness, reported today in favor of tho
scheme.
The report coDcludes "Upon the
facts as we have investigated the fertili-
ger trust appears to be most formidable
enemy and deserves to be checked by
every means at the command of the State.
We deem it a practical business proposi-
tion for the State to protect its agricul-
tural interests by the manufacture and
distribution and sale for cost to it's citi-
zens of suitable commercial fertilizer.
We find that there will be sufficient con-
| vict labor TO meet all immediate demands
and that the sinking fund will have sutfi-
cient funds to carry out the plans of the
bill"
The necessary plant to put out 10000
tons, the committee estimates, would
cost 1928, ,1SS.
/ Escaped aR Awful Fate.