The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-04-06

tr0dtlce0 ne 10 Icn. ROSSer as | en-
tered the room and he was at once
called out Of the room. On his return
| had concluded my speech and |
head him ask Gen. ROSSer. "What
kind Of speerh did keitt makeo He
has the levc!eSt lead Of anv man
have met in Columbia. I knew then
he agreed with mo. Gen. Bradley
Johnson came in the room and was
called on. He spoke in line with the
prevailing thought. | then called on
Gen. Rosser. He rose and said, "Gen-
t!emen, I am just from the Northwest.
There are four hundred thousand men
there ready to move on you as soon as
YOU begin the fight - He tracked in
my speech After this speech We ad-
journed.
The next morning l was on the
street talking to Secretary Of State
Simms, Mr.. James Lipscomb rushed
up and said to me, "Keitt, the legis-
latlre has sent to me to come and
make to them the same speech I made
last night' He hardly had it out be-
fore a great shout was heard at Caro-
lima Hall "The Wallace house is 60
ing to the State house, I said,
"Why, it looks, Jim, like they have
taken my advice instead Of yours" :"
Col. Simms and I locked arms and
started to the State house. We went
right in with the Wallace house. Wal
lace dropped in the speakers chair.
Mackey came In soon after and they
got a chair for him. I stood on Wal
lace s right. A. C. Haskell was on his
left. When all was quiet I walked
down and out to the Mansion house
where I was boarding. Having heard
that President Grant had just sent a
telegram to Columbia that he would
not recognize either house unless a
majority Of the members held certifi-
Gates of election from the secretary Of
State, I went into the parlor Of the
hotel and lay on the sofay and went
to close thinking to unravel the prob
lem. Just after dinner Y. J. Pope was
passing the door Of the parlor. I
called him to come. to me and said
II have solved this whole matter on
law" He drew up a chair and took
a seat by me on the sofa He said,
"Tal me- I said, "President Grant
has sent a telegram here that he will
not recognize either house unless the
majority of the members have GER
tificate Of election from the Secretary
of State. We must go to work, and
get that majority for the Wallace
house. When we get it Wallace Will
then have all the power exercised by
the speaker in the English parliament
who can call on every man In the
empire to come to their support. Z"
Pope said, "You have done it." I
then said to him, ''We will go to the
State mouse tonight and propose to
Tom Keitt and Bridges if they will
Join the Wallace house and support
Hampton to the full We will withdraw
our protest and give you the seats. -
After Pope left I went to the room
Of the State executive committee; on
ly two members were in, Col. William
Wallace and Mr.. Fraser after judge.
T said to them, II don't belong to
your committee but I have as much
interest in the solution Of the question
before you as any man in the State.
Ihave come to make you, some sugges-
tions." Both replied, "We will be
glad to hear them I began at once.
Soon Speaker Wallace came in. l
stopped. Mr.. Fraser asked Speaker
Wallace, "What now, Mr.. Speaker"
He began to tell. Mr.. Fraser said@to
him, "Keitt has been giving US some
much better suggestions" Speaker
Wallace then turned to me and asked
what they Were. I then explained the
matter to him and the executive COM
mittee and left. I then went to the
State house and proposed to Tom
Keitt and Bridges if they would go
over to the Wallace house and give
Hampton full support I would with
draw the protest and give them the
seats. Mr.. Pope was present and
gave his free and full consent. The
next morning F went to see Hampton.
AS 7 entered the room of the execu-
tive committee Maj. Thomas Wood
ward was there. He said, "Keitt. the
Executive committee last night adopt
ed your plan. - I said, II have
come to see Gen. Hampton. At that