The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-08
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REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS OF
AIKEN SPEAKS PLAINLY.
ty Matte. by an Overwhelming

ty Matte. by an Overwhelming
Vote.
In The House Mr. Williams bill to
prevent The formation OF detormed
counties passed second reading with
81, objection Saturday. MoHda:
nigh, the motion was made TO re-
com nit it.
NJ. GasGue spoke in favor OF the
bill He spoke o: the bitterness
sometimes caused By new COUNTY
HSh;s There is no reason now for
.Serrrmande-:ns'' sisce the negro
has beer .o-ced OF; ot politics. and
| ltcbblc-skirted and narrow-watstej
couatie5
M Dixon also favored the bill. 1t
has go. so now tha; i. territory
| objects 10 taxes or prohibition or
other local con rsiitions in their cou2-
y. a; once the threat IS made that
they Till leave the old county and
90 into some other
Nj Cou-:enay OF EdSeieid de-
clarcd his persona, a?nosition 70 the
formation OF Hevward county. but
he believes that the constitutional
! requirements hsve been met and
| that those restrictions are severe
enough.
Or. Tu-nnnll OF Aiken made \
spirited speech FOR the bill. tie de-
c!2red tha; twice has the Hayward
countv proposition been defeated and
ncw !; comes back up here in an al
NOS; Identical form and II IS all the
proposition OF one land corporation.
He opposed the new county warmly
AID favored the bill.
Mr.. BU:!e- Of North Augusta.
H'iea couaty. denied fatty DR..
-u.nbull's statement. He argued
that the people Of North Augusta AS
we'll as the land company. favors the
2"w county The people OF that ter
ri:crv have complied with the re-
cI:-emcn:S o: the constitution and
those requirements are severe
enough. Ee made strong and ear
nes. f'sht against the bill.
NJ Rem5er: declared the bill un-
CONSTITUTIONAL
NJ. Stevenson i: A very clear man
y show.a that the bill IS not in
violation o, ;ne constitution. Mr.
Steveasons declared that that propo-
sit:on had been fought out in the
formation Of Dorchester county Il
vears ago When Josh Ashley
tried 20 ge, part Of Abbcv;lle voted
into Anderson few years ago this
same proposition was again deter
mined.
Nr. Williams OF Aiken. author o!
the bill. declared that he had not
intended 20 say anything on the bill
IS its merits should be apparent
Pa; as 1t had been intimated that he
had made a personal fzht on III,
promoters. he would resent It and
would preach the funeral OF Hey
ward county.
Ny Williams did not mince his
words bit. Nc declared that this
h!ll is an outrage. That Il see-saws
across the county OF Aiken from FL
lenton on the south 70 Parksv!lle.
o- somewhere near the Greenwood
line The county is so miles /
length and only three miles across
q: the proposed county seat and this
th7ee-c,;le line is within eight miles
OF the court house o. Aiken
lie charged hat the effort to
name this county was an insult 10
Gov. HOWARD who was in Office &,
the time. because the effort VA,
made TO gain his favor by showing
that his name would 20 down into
history Ii this manner. He alleged
t5at the present governor was also
iasulted by having his former law
PARTNER employed as one OF the al
'orneys OF the new county. but he
had been TOO much OF man to be
swayeG BIZ such Establishments
NJ. Williams declared further
that the attempts TO create this new
count? az" all the ambitions Of one
man and that he has already put the
county o: Aiken 70 great deal o.
expense in the two elections in which
[ he has failed anl there is now be-
! fore the legislature claim for
ST. 500 for surveying this butterfly
county.
Nj Williams also paid his respects
to the attcrneys engaged on this
proposition. He declared that his
bill would prevent in the future ali
such shoestr:rg propositions OF
counties and that the lawyers WHO
(! keep these matters in litigation so
successfully would net then have
such an opportunity.
He concluded by saying that he
had no. wished 20 express himself SO
nointedly OF the bill but he had been
forced to do so by circumstances.
When he concluded the house voted
on the motion 10 recomm!t and the
motion VS. rejected. The bill then
passed third reading anu was sent 20
The senate.
dis.-ic, lines be clearly and definite
Il established
-. TIL. mos; fundamental change
recommended in the report is the
new definition OF enrolment. which