The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-25
REPRESENTATIVE
WOLFE WRITES

recite briefly why the delegation gave
the people of the county an oppor-
tunity to express themselves on the
bond issue and why the bill was fran.
ed just as IL was.
Greenvlle's delegation had provid
ed for All issue OF one million dollars
In bonds for permanent road improve
ment. Union. and Richland, immediate
ly made provisions for the issuing of
bonds for the same purpose. Scarcely
had the news gotten out before we
were advised that n delegation would
visit us as the representatives OF the
county. and ask similar action on the
part OF Anderson. From the home pa
pers we saw that the matter was be-
ing given considerable publicity and
we rather expected a special train
crowded with enthusiastic boosters
for good roads.
Tile Special" didn't come but the
regular train over the G.. and G.. did,
although little late,
The next morning just prior to Il
very busy days session which the
members of the Legislative delegation
were anxious to attend, we met in one
OF the committee rooms with the good
roads delegation.
We were told that 1t was the desire
of the people in Anderson county that
they be not outstripped by Greenville
county people of the towns were
anxious that they be given the oppor-
tunity of voting on "a bond issue. 1t
was agreed that the election should be
held without expense TO the county.
| Could the delegation stop to question
| the sincerity OF these men or refuse
| nef ha nj IN lt n m a.
/ Th one feaure that bothered us was
how IL would be possible to get the
measure through with but six legisla-
tive days within which 10 do 1t.
We decided to take the Union bill
and alter il simply us to names and in
troduce IL Immediately and in the
meantime instructed the committee to
return to Anderson, have their attor-
ney draft the proposed bill as they
wanted It and as accorded with the
peoples wishes, as they had heard
them expressed, ard send II to us on
! the morrow's mail. This was done and
the amendment was substituted In the
house on the second or third HeAding
| Notwithstanding every member of the
! house was using every possible means
| of pushing through measures in which
they were respectively Interested, the
| members of the Anderson delegation
had the bond issue bill to pass Its
three readings without the loss of d
| single day and II was duly sent TO the
senate where Senator Sherard began
advancing IL on the calendar with
like expediency.
knowing that the people would pro-
tect their rights in any event and
knowing that we had provided for i
referendum in tine matter for this very
purpose and being extremely busy
not one of US had gone carefully
through the text of the bill SO far as
l know, until Just before the third
reading, Ia the senate. found time tc
read the substitute bills text as print
i ed in the journal. And it was then
! that the political aspect OF naming
the cammissfoner3 in the bill occurred
to me. knew there would be great
| many who would resent this feature o.
the bill.
Mr.. West agreed with me and to-
gether. we had Senator Sherard cal
I a meeting of the delegation in order
that we might discuss the advisabili
~ of leaving the naming of the com
missioners open to the people, 1t wa.
suggested at the meeting that there
| would be no end to the number o
candidates who would cffer for ths
places to be filled; that with thl
Epros, there would be just as man!
chances for the election resulting
disastrously for the bond issue; tina
q separate election would have to b'
provided for anu that there woult
! possibly be q nHlf dozen primaries
necessary before the election coult
\ he declared 1 acceded with regrets