Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26
Sen. LATINER DEAD
South carolinas Junior sena.
tor Passes Away
THE END WAS NoT UNEXPECTED
Junior Senator From the Palmetto
State Dies From Effects of al OPP
Grafton For Intestinal Trouble.

Grafton For Intestinal Trouble.
Washington, special.-senator A.
C. Latimer, Of South Carolina, died
here Thursday morning at 9:30
O'Clock following an operation for in
testinal trouble several days ago.. The
members of his family were at his
bedside when the end came. Ar
rangements fer the funeral have not.
been made. .
Senator Latimer was taken desper.
ately i'll Sunday night and was placed,
in Providence Hospital, where an op.
Grafton was performed. Ho showed
signs Of improvement Monday and
Tuesday, but complications set in
early and his death soon followed.
Senator La!imcr's Career.
Senator Asbury Churchwell Lati.
mer was 57 years Of age. He was
native of South Carolina, having
been born in Abbeville county, near
the small town Of -Lowndcsvillc. His
boyhood and early. manhood were
spent on the farm. His Grst activt
political Office was that Of county
chairman Of the Democratic party Of
his county in 1890. When tho Till.
man movement in South Carolina be.
gan to take shape in the early COS.
| Senator latimer allied himself prom
inently with the reformers and was
nominated for Congress, to which he
was elected over Col. George john
stone, of Newberry. He served in the
Fifty-third, Fifth-fourth, Fifty-sixtn
and Fifty-seventh Congresses.
/ He was candidate to succeed Sen.
ator John L. McLaurin in the warm
campaign Of 1902 and was elected by
majority Of f-17,70O over former
Governor John Gary Evans, ex-Con.
gresham George Johnstone and Will
liam Elliott, ex-senator John j..
Hemphill and State Senator D. IS.
Henderson,: His term as Senator:
would expire March 8, 1909.
The News in Columbia.
Columbia. S. c., Speeial.-The
news of the death of Senator Latimer
is received in Columbia, where the
Legislature is in session, with evi-'
dencc of sorrow and regret on all
sides. Those opposed to him pohti-
cally join with his political friends
in speaking Of him.
Governor Ansel has not as yet been
officially informed of the death. As
soon as he is, he will send message
to the Legislature, which will adjourn
for the day or night, as the case may
be, and appoint committee to at
tend the funeral.
In view Of section II, of the re-
vised statues, which says senatorial
vacancy occurring during q sitting OF
q Legislature must be filed by tho
Legislature "on the second Tuesday
after the Legislature has organized
and has notice of such vacancy, 1t
is likely that the Legislature will
have to remain in session 10 days af-
ter Sunday, the day fixed for adjourn
ment, in order to choose o successor
to Mr.. Latimer. If the Legislature
were not in session Governor Ansel
would have the appointment to
make.
The death Of Senator Latimer is OF
great political Importance. 1t is
certain that had ho lived ho would
have had half a dozen opponents In
his campaign for reelection next
summer.
Ayowed Candidates.
Those already in the race against
him were, Ex-Governor John Gary
Evans, of Spartanburg; ex- Congress
man George Johnstonc, Of Newberry (;
ex-State Senator D. S. Henderson, OF
Aiken; Col. John j. Dargan, Of Sum-
ter, and State Superintendent of Ed
ucation o. B. Martin, of Greenville.
Governor Anscl was spoken of, but
some time ago declared his desire to
offer for another term for Governor
It is also thought that E. D. Smith,
general organizer FOR the Southern
Cotton Association and possibly ex~
! Governor Hayward would have been
in the race. Senator Latimer's death
it is thought, will decide Ex-Governor
Hayward to run.
Prospective Candidates.
Among the prospective candidates
who have develope for the unexpireo
term to be filled by the Legislature