The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-26
LEGISLATION OVER.

March 3rd, to elect a United
States Senator for the unexplred
term made vacant by the death
of Senator A. C. Latimer. The
law makes it mandatory that
when a vacancy occurs in the
United States Senate While the
genera assembly is in session,
an election must be held begin
ming the second Tuesday after
the official notice of the vacancy
has been transmitted to the gen
erai assembly, therefore it is
necessary for the vacancy to be
filed by an election, and cannot
be filed by appointment.
The death Of Senator Lati1ner
is a great sorrow to the people
of South Carolina. He no doubt
would have had much opposition
this summer as all men in public
life have, but he would have IN
all probability succeeded him
self. But be that as it may, his
untiulely death is sincerely de-
plored.
When the news reached Col
umbia that Senator Latimer was
dead, it was Immediately follow
ed by the swooping down upon
the Capitol of a flock Of candl-
dates to succeed him. the scene
was disgusting to US, the corpse
was not cold before there was a
scramble for his shoes. 1t SIM
ply was disgraceful exhibition
of disregard for the dead. Greed
for Office was uppermost; decen-
cy and the common proprieties
of Life totally disregarded, and
by the time the body was on its
way to it's last resting place,
there had been much election
eeriag done, and agreements
attempted. Those who had
previously announced deter
mir ltion to enter the COM
ing primary have suggested
they will not go before the leg.
isla.ure, if those who do go be-
fore that body viii agree not to
enter the primary, but if no
agreement as to such pledge is
reached, then those seeking the
Ions term will go into the fight
before the general assembly,
and should they, we predict a
deaG lock such as this State as
not seen since the George D.
Tillnan Congressional and John
S. Wilson Solicitorship dead
locks in the convention days;
there is no telling how long it
will last, and the longer the more
bitter will the contest become.
III our judgment no man Qnal-
ifed for the high honor of Unit
ed States Senator should agree
to The suggestion of not going
into the primary. Why should
the legislature wish to send a
man to the United States Senate
that should not go before the
people for endorsement? The pol
iticians should not be considered
in this matter, this Office belongs
to the people, and we assume it
is the duty of the general assem-
bly, to elect a man for this great
honor who will be endorsed by
the people. The proposition to
exact a conditional pledge is
preposterous, and is entirely a
presumptuous interference on
the part of politicians, and is
without authority of law or from
the people.
There has been a number Of
names mention for the United
States Senatorship, some Of them
would make excellent represen-
tatives, then there are others
who, in our opinion, would have
to beg the senior Senator to show
them the way to the cashiers
desk on pay day: unless adver-
dupoise is to be considered IN
stead of brain.
Among the names mentioned
to succeed the lamented Latimer,
is that Of Hon. LeGrand g. Wal
ker, State Senator from George
town. a scholar, ststeman, ora
tor, and a man who has the
happy faculty Of making friends
without resorting to hypocrisy.
The selection of Hon. L. G. Wal
ker would indeed oe one that the
State could feel proud of, and,
one which would mean something
of benefit to the State. He has
served in the general assembly
many years, and has always been
considered one of its foremost
members. His conservatism has
saved the State much bad legis
laticn and his powers of persua-
sive argument is the crowning
feature of his success: He is a
masser Of english, and a logician
of very hign order; in debate he
is courteous and fair, and his
repe tee discounts an opponent
with put leaving a sting Of resent
men LeGrand Walker can
knock one down: and force the
fallea one to lift his hat and
thani1 him for the olow.
H was born January %. 1850,
at GEORGETOWN: prepared for
college atthe high school in Mar
ion South Carolina, graduated