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

banker and planter. He is chairman
OF the claims and grievances COM
mittee of the senate.
w. III. Sharpe of Edmund, Lexing-
ton county, has had a large legisla-
tive experience, having been in the
senate once before his election three
years ago. Mr.. Sharpe is a lawyer
by profession. He is chairman of
the Legislative library committee of
the senate.
John l.. McLaurin of Bennettsville
is serving out the uneXpired term of
the late John b. Green of Marlboro
county, in the state senate. Senator
McLaurin is fathering the state ware
house bill as his principal legislative
program. He is looked upon as a
possibility in the senatorial race next
time. He is lawyer-pIanter.
Henry Mullins of Marion, is a law
yer and represents his county in the
senate. He succeeded in the upper
branch the late Senator Montgomery.
Senator Mullin is chairman of the
contingent accounts committee
ALAN TOMBSTONE.
Alan Johnstone of Newberry. has
been legislator for many years. He
is life trustee of Clemson College
and has represented Newberry in the
senate for some time. He is a large
planter in Newberry county. He is
chairman % the local legislation
committee, a committee created a few
years ago to consider the mass of
local legislation that was. being pro-
posed each year. Senator Johnstone
is one of the ablest men in the gen
eral assembly. He is chairman of
the board of trustees of Clemson Col
lege, and is accounted one of the
ablest men in public life. His many
friends are urging him to run for
governor.
Oconee county is represented in
the senate by L. E. Werner, planter,
living at Richland. in that county,
who succeeded in the senate Senator
John r.. Earle, who ran for attorney
general last time. Mr.. Werner took
quite part in the compulsory edu-
cation debate last year. The matter
will come up again this session.
Robert Lide, an attorney of Or
angeburg, is the county's senator.
Mr.. Lide is legislator or some years.
He is chairman of the manufactures
committee
T. ]. Mauldin of Pickens, is a law
yer and represents that county in the
senate. He is chairman of the po-
lice regulations committee, which
has to consider all whiskey Iegisla-
ton. The prohibition referendum
bill, the high license bill and other
similar bills will come before his COM
mittee this session.
URGED FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Francis H. Weston, Richland coun-
tvs senator, is being urged for dis
trict attorney. He will have served
two terms of four years each as SEN
ator when his present term is com
pleted. Mr. Weston is a lawyer at
the Columbia bar, member of the
law firm Of Weston e Aycock.
b. w. Crouch, an attorney at Sa-
luda, represents SaLIda in the SEN
ate. Mr.. Crouch has served both in
the house and senate, and in the last
few years has been returned to the
senate.
John II. Clifton, of Sumter, is a
lawyer and has served almost two
terms as senator from his county.
He is a one of the best known attor-
neys in the state. He is a forceful
speaker in the senate and is regard
ed as one Of its leaders.
Howard b. Carlisle of Spartanburg
has been chairman of the judiciary
committee for several years. This is
one of the most powerful commit-
tees in the senate. Mr.. Carlisle is a
lawyer. He has championed the
mileage bill in the senate to require
the pulling of mileage on trains.