The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-22
Sketches Of Men Who Compose
Governor Manning's Cabinet

more. auditing clerk; Miss Kate Il.
Maher, stenographer.
Thomas 4. Peoples. z
Thomas II. Peoples. the attorney
general, was born on the 18th Of Au-
gust, 1882, at beaufort, but moved to
Barnwell County When quite young
where he was reared. AS boy he
attended the country schools. then to
the graded school ut Bamberg and the
high school at Blackville. Mr.. Pee
pies was a member of the law class
Of 1908 Of the University OF South
Carolina, where lie took high stand.
After his admission to the bar Mr..
Peoples hung out his shingle at
Blackville. His first appearance in
politics was In 1908 when he ran for
The Legislature in Barnwell. In 1910
he was q successful candidate for the
house. In 1912 he vas elected attor-
ney general Of the State over three
competitors. his claim Of being the
peoples man proving n winning ar
gument. He was reelected in 1914
and begins today OF, his second term.
Mr.. Peoples Is still single, fact
which, makes him an interesting sub
iect among the fair voters Of the
State.
Fred. II. Dominick. the assistant
attorney general, Ia native OF Ley
ingtoh County. having been horn ON
February, 1877. He wes educated, sas
boy. in the public Bchools OF Column
bia. where his father lived at the time.
For two years he was student at
the University OF South Carolina. and
upon the death of his father his
mother moved to Newberry. and there
he entered Newberry College and
completed the senior class. He stud
led law in Newberrys and at: the Uni
versity Of Virginia. and after admis-
sion to the bar practiced his profess
sion in Newberry. Mr.. Dominicll Is
man OF ability and his friends predict
for him high political honors. Like
his chief lie is not married.
Miss Halle Armstrong is the Ste
nographer In the Office OF the attorney
general. She Is daughter Of the
county treasurer Of Bdrnwell County
and prior to her connection with the
attorney generals Office served as
stenographer, in the Office Of Bates &,
Sims at Barnwell. 'F E''S =
Ebbie Julian Watson. commissioner
of g,iculture., commerce and indus
tries. born at Rddge Springs, Edgefieid.
(nuw Saluda) County,4S. G., June ~,
1859; son of Tilman and Helen
O'Neall {Aiauldin) WatsonIxA. B;tun-
iversity of South Carolina, 1885, mar
ried Margaret Smith. Miller Of Beech
Ieland, s. c., December II, 1896. City
editor OF The Evening Record. Colum-
bia. 1889-lS9l. Columbia State, 1891
1909, news editor 1904, secretary
Chamber ST h'cnanierea ~ Columbia. /.
lsO2-4; State commissioner Of agri-
culture. commerce and Immigration
(now- agriculture. commerce and In
dustries) South Carolina since March
10. 1904; went to Europe August.
1906. and established Offices on be-
half OF the State OF South Carolina In
several foreign countries. to secure
desirable immigrants for agricultural
work: was the fifst to examine pros
pective immigrants in their own
homes In Europe; landed at Charles
ton, November 4, 1905 with ship
load of 500 immigrants whose pas
sage had been prepaid by the State;
brought second shipload February.
1907, and established movement OF
new class OF immigrants to the South
through the port Of Charleston; presi-
dent Southern Staten Association OF
Commissioners of Agriculture 1906
I: vice president and member execu-
tive committee Interstate Sugar
Growers Association: Hlce president
Southern 1ndustriai Parliament; Vice
president Irrigation Gongress 1907
member Department OF Immigration
National Civic Federation Sonth Car
DINA AGRICULTURAL Society thoR.>, 8 vice
president National. CoHaerEatton" Con-
gress 191O-ll;A president Southern
Cotton Congress 1911; Democrat;; has
written 46 reports. pamphlets. buile-
tins. ETC., iipon resources OF South
Carolina and; ;agricuitutHa and :indus.
trial subjects. 5i%ff ,iy5 j.
In 1907 he ietermined to put Into
practice in South Carolina advanced.
ideas OF agriculture and apply buet-
ness methods to this fundamental ,th-
titistry. Setting about Il he entered
upon o difficult icampaigt. conducting
the first State corn contest since 1889,
and enlisted the boys OF the State ia
the work. At first II was o cannpaign,
for corn. The cooperation OF DR.. -:
A., Knapp was sought and obtained,
and the State. entered ubou q jndwS
era. ideas put into practic has since
been adopted all over the United
States. Meanwhile the tatc, annual
agricultural product tloh slias more thar
trebled Ii millions of sdoilnss on LESS
acreage than ifi (, 1g00i pros perityS
reigns1 where poverty -atatked. and the
farmers children are no longer leas-
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