The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-02

poratnt in recent years. Issues of
vital importance to the state are to
be met and questions of policy that
mean much for the future wefare OF
the citizenship are to be settled.
The personnel of the approaching
Legislature is, therefore a matter of
more than passing interest. Those
who will undertake to discuss and
vote upon the grave measure that
are to come before them have the
eyes of the State upon them, and in
some of the questions involved, the
eyes of the entire nation.
SENATE IN TACT.
From the Senate not one of the
men who served last session will be
replaced at this session on account
Of death or resignation, for all mem
bers of last years upper branch, IL
nothing happens between now and
the 18th of January, will return to
Columbia to take their places in the
senate chamber.
Lieutenant Governor Chales A.
Smith Of Timmonsvillc, by virtue of
his office, is the presiding officer of
tho State Senate. This is the fourth
session he has acted in the capacity
and will be his last, except for the
opening week Of the 1915 session,
when at the Inauguration exercises he
will turn his official position in the
senate over to his successor The
lieutenant governor is candidate
for promotion. He is running for
the governorship.
The President, protein Of the Sen
ate Is Senator =. l.. Hardin, Of Ches-
ter, a legislator OF many years eX-
perience. He was also named chair
man of the finance committee OF the
Senate, a position which vies with
that OF the chairmanship Of the ju-
dietary committee for the leadinG
Senate committee. BY many 1t is
regarded as the most important COM
mittee chairmanship.
CLERK TO SENATE.
The clerk 70 the Senate is Marvin
NJ. Mann, an attorney OF st. Mat
thews, and the assistant clerk is r.
Beyerly Sloan of Columbia, the Uni
ted States Commissioner here and an
attorney at the Columbia Bar. The
reading clerk OF the Senate is Dr. w.
s. Stokes and the Journal clerk is
George r. Moore, newspaper man
OF Honea Path. The sergeant-at-
arms Is the venerable j. Fred Schum
merit of Newberry County. who has
served in that capacity for many
years.
In the senate Abbeville County is
represent by j. Moore Mars, an at
torney, who was some time ago an
nounced as a candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor, but reports say, he
will not run for Lieutenant Govern
or, but next summer will engage
again in the race for the State Sen
ate. Mr.. Mars served term In the
House before coming to the Senate.
Aiken County is represented in the
Senate by John f. Williams, a law
yer. who was elected in the memor-
able campaign of 1912. Mr.. Will
liams served in the House for sever
al years before coming to the Senate.
VETERAN FROM ANDERSON.
Anderson County is represented by
a veteran legislator Senator George
w. Sullivan, merchant and plant
er, of Williamson, who has served
In both the House and the Senate Tor
a number OF years. Senator Sulli-
van was a close f"!end to the late
Governor William Mauldin of
Greenville, who was the Senate lead
er in his day. Mr.. Sullivan is chair
man Of the Senate Agricultural Com
mittee.
DR.. ]. b. Black of Bamberg take
great interest in medical and edu
tional affairs, and is chairman of the
medical affairs committee Of the Sen
ate. If the Senate ever gets on the
tract, DR.. Black is a safe and sane
pendulum to swing the members into
the right course.
Dr. A. b. Patterson, a physician,is
a comparatively new Senate member
at this time from Barnwell, having
entered last session. DR.. Patterson
has recently called upon the minis
ters in his county to aid in the fight
for better education.
EDITOR FROM BEAUFORT. /
Beaufort County sends the Senate
Neils Christensen, a newspaper
editor who has had much legisla-
tive experience. Senator Christen-
sen, then a member OF the Legisla- /
ture. was on the original investigat- .
Ing committee that probed the old
state dispensary. He was In the
thick OF that fight and also was chair
man of the committee that investi- |
gated the State Hospital for the In
sane a few years ago. Senator
Christensen made a fight on the ,
drainage question a few years ago
al so and was instrumental In having
the drainage bill enacted into law.
r. ]. Dennis OF Monck's Corner,
an attorney, represents Berkeley
County in the Senate. Senator Den ,
mis- is chairman of the Federal rela-
tions committee, which committee
will now prove a more important one
than ever i'm state affairs. Mr.. Den
mis- is a lawyer.
Arthur Ranks of St Matthews,