The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
The NEW GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MEN WHO WILL MAKE UP SOUTH
CAROLINA'S LEGISLATURE,
Many New Faces will be Seen When
Lawmakers Assemble, Especially
In Lower HOusc-Mendel Smith to
Run Again for Speaker-.R. S.
Whaicy, Former Speaker, Men.
toned as Possible Candidate -
George IL. Rembert also Mentioned

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Colum bia, Sept. 25.-There is more
than usual interest in the new Gen
eral Assembly and therefore the list
of members Of both Senate and House
by counties has been prepared. The
Senate is composed of "A members,
half of whom are holdovers, the
term Of a Senator being four years,
and the House has membership of
124, being apportioned among coun-
ties according to population.
TIE majority Of the upper house
will be familiar faces. AS stated half
Of the Senate, %, are holdovers, and
In addition several whose terms ex-
PRED were reelected. this are Black.
Of Bamberg, Christensen, Of Beaufort,
Johnstone. Of Newberry. Lide, of Or
angeburg. Carlisle, Of Spartanburg.
Members Of the House last year who
were elected to the Senate this year
include John f. Williams, of Aiken,
T. II. Kitchin. of Fairfield, w. II.
Earle. Of Greenville, j. f. Beamguard
of York. Senator elect w. H. Sharpe,
of Lexington, has served in the up
per body before, and in addition
some OF the other new members of
the Senate have seen service in the
House in former years.
Many new faces will be seen in the
lower House although good per-
centage Of that body served last year
and former years. However, many
OF them will be new in legislative ex-
perience. Conspicuous among the
leaders Of the last House who were not
returned are II. X. Osborne, Of Spar
tanburg, T. F. Mellow, Of York, and
others. wv. F. Stevenson. one Of
the leaders of the last House, was re-
turned and r. S. Whaley, OF Charles
ton, former Speaker. is also a MEM
ber Of the new House.
Both houses will have to effect or
ganizatiOn. Lieutenant Governor c.
A. Smith, by virture Of his office. is
the presiding officer of the Senate
but that body will have to select a
president pro TEN, clerk, sergeant-a
arms and other attaches. Senator F.
II. Weston. If Richland, has been
prominently mentioned for president
pro tenn. as has Senator Alan John
stone, of Newberry. one of the most
powerful leaders Of the upper house
who was reelected by an overwhelm-
ing vote over his opponent in New
berry County. Clerk NJ. NJ. Mann and
Sergeant-at farms ]. f. Schumpert are
both cadidates for reelection and no
opposition has appeared to them. A.
Nj. Lumpkin, assistant clerk Of the
last Senate. is a member OF the House
and his place will have to be filled.
For this position Mr.. Miller, clerk OF
the last finance committee, has been
mentioned.
The House will be called to order
candidate for reelection. The first
business will he the election of q
Speaker, and NJ. l.. Smith, Speaker
last year, will he put forward for that
position again. Mention has been
made of II. S. Whaley. at one time
Speaker OF the House, as possible
candidate, and it has also been ru-
mored that George Il. Rembert will
be placed in nomination for that DO
sition. No opposition has developed
to James a. IIoyt for clerk, and ].
). Wilson for sergeant -at-arms.
The General Assembly will meet for
their first session on the second Tues
day in January. 1913.
The Senators.
The following are the members Of
the senate, the hold-overs being mark
ed by an CO asterisk
'AbbeVille-J. Moore Mars.