The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-30
LEROY F. YOUMANS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
GOV. HEYWARD HAS ANNOUN-
CED APPOINTMENT.
Assistant Duncan 9. Ray-Mr. You
mans is a Lawyer Of Distin-
guished Career and Was Attor-
ney General Under Hamp-
ton.
The State.


Governor Hayward has appointed
Mr.. LEROY +. YoumanS attorney Gen
eral To succeed the late Hon. II. X
Gumtcr, Mr.. Noumans has acted as as.
sistant attorney general since last
October, when lie was appointed to
succeed Mr.. w. II. Townsend, resign.
ed. Mr. Youmans had also acted at
times during the absence of Mr. Cum
ter and Mr. Townsend and therefore
is quite familiar with the routine of
the office and its correspondence.
The duties Of the Office have i'll
creased since Mr.. Youmans first was
attorney general. One Of the eases
to be fought out is the suit to rStab-
lish or to annul the merger of certain
alleged competing lines under the
management of the Southern railway
company. The condition of the dis
pcnsary will also require alert atten-
ton from the Office Of attorney gem
cral rs problems are multiplying and
The state may at any moment be IN
v"lved in lawsuit.
Mr. Y0umanS is we'll known to all
lawyers in South Carolina. For q
generation he has been conspicuous in
his ability us Il lawyer and orator and
his appointment will give entire sat
isfaction to the members of his pro-
fcssion. Mr.. Youmans has been hon
"red in recent years by being called
upon to preside over special terms Of
court and other such recognition has
been visited upon him.
1t is therefore with a great deal Of
pride that he accepts this new re-
sponsibility and his friends feel sure
that he will measure up to every ex-
pcctntion. Governor Hayward has al
ways believed in civil service and he
has never failed to promote man in
his own department when opportunity
for promotion was offered.
Sketch Of Mr.. Youmans.
When Mr.. w. II. Townsend last
September resigned the position of
assistant attorney general. Mr.. Gun
ter selected MIR. Youmans to fill the
vacancy. Mr.. Youmans' return to
public life was perhaps very largely
influenced by his successful manage
pcnt of the case Of r. w. Mcdaniel
two years ago. This man had actual
~ begun to serve sentence for having
Killed man i'll Lexington county,
when MIR. foumans was called into
the case. Mr.. Youmans secured new
trial after noteworthy fight and Sc
cured Mcdaniel acquittal.
Mr.. LeRoy f. Touman' first pub
lie service was as a delegate from St.
Luke S parish to the South Carolina
democratic convention in May, 1860.
This convention sent delegates to the
democratic convention ut Richmond,
Va. whose nominee for president of
the United States was John C.. Brcck-
enridge, afterwards Confederate
soldier and statesman.
Mr.. ioumans was the last repre-
sentative from St. Luke parish in
the lower house Of the general assem-.
ply, having been elected twice with
out oppoSition--on in 1862 and once
in 1864.
III the war he Was first lieutenant
OF the "Beaufort District Gucrillasn
company Of mounted riaemcn, at
tached to the Ninth regiment, South
Carolina volunteers, COL VIM. c..
Hayward, and afterwards a company
Of Martins mounted regiment
After this company of state troops
was disbandcd, and while still men,
Der of tho Legislature, he was in the
Third South Carolina cavalry, first
a private. then sergeant in a COM
pany, afterwards lieutenant in
Company + Of that regiment. >,
In 1861 Mr.. Youmans was ono of
committee Of three, consisting of the
late Hon. William Elliott, Hon. Ed
mond Rhett and himself, appointed
by tho citizons Of Beaufort district to
confer with Gen. Robert F.. Lee,
whose headquarters were at Coosa-
whatchie, on grave matters Of concern
affecting that district after the fall Of
the Confederate ports at Bay Point
and Hilton Head He still has Gen.
Lees written reply.
Mr.. Youmans was the sole delegate
from st. Luke's parish to the state
convention Of 1865, called by the pro-
ViSi0nai governor, B. +. Perry. When