Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-01-08


bear on Senator e. j. Dennis, cf
Berkeley county, to enter the race,
and II he does there will be four
candidates for the vacancy.
The term Of Judge Thos. S. Sease,
Of the Seventh Circuit, also expires,
but he will more than likely be re-
elected without opposition.
The term Of Superintendent d. j.
Griffith, Of the State penitentiary,
expires and he is a candidate for re-
election. Others announced for this
position are former Sheriffs Hunter
Of Bamberg, and Long Of Union.
Three members OF the penitentiary
board Of directors, Chairman A. d.
Sanders, John G.. Mobley and Jasper
NJ. Smith, also expire, and they are
candidates to succeed themselves. All
of them will probably have opposi-
ton.
State Asylum Situation.
One important matter to come be-
fore the Legislature will be the ques-
tion of providing funds for continu-
ing the work of moving the State
asylum out to the new location, some
seven miles from Columbia. The
present quarters are congested and
relief can only be had by more room.
To this end the State purchased some
200 acres of land in the Sand Hills
and commenced erecting buildings
with the idea Of eventually NOV
ing the entire State asylum there and
disposing Of the present properly in
the city of Columbia, and using the
funds thus secured to pay for the
new quarters. To provide the funds
a $1,000,000 bond issue was pro-
posed, but this was defeated by the
people. Some $150,000 has already
been borrowed from the State Sink
ing Fund Commission to carry on the
work at the new asylum plant, and
this must be returned. To do this it
is believed that it will be necessary
to levy an extra two-mill State tax,
and this is bound to raise a mighty
protest. Some action, however, must
be taken to provide the necessary
funds for this work.
An effort to amend the commission
form Of government bill so as to give
Charleston the right to vote on this
measure next year is promised to be
brought to the attention of the Leg
islature, and this will reopen all the
old bitterness in Charleston politics.
Mayor John p. Grace, Of Charleston,
and his friends will likely fight the
proposition bitterly. The present
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Few Changes ;a Capitol.
The time for the meeting Of the
General Assembly Is close at hand
and every one is getting matters into
shape preparatory to that date. The
second Inauguration Of Governor
Blease will take place at noon of
January 21, one week after the Gene
raj Assembly convenes The inau-
gural exercises will take place in the