The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-17

worn out and tired and immediately
went TO my hotel to go to bed.
To save ourselves from importu-
mites for the three good places. the
South Carolina delegation, Including
Senator Smith, mes in my committee
room and, after talking the matter
over, decided the lest thing TO do
was to Immediately telegraph the
newspapers that night the names of
the men the delegation had agreed on
Tor the Judge. district attorney and
marshal. was called over the tele-
phone and told what they wanted to
do and heartily approved OF It, Next
morning ! signed the Endorsement of
Fir. Johnson which was sent to tho
president.
Since Senator Smith and had the
friendly fight over the marshal and
district attorney two years ago in
which he won out, IT has been under
stood by all we'll posted men in the
State and out OF 1t that IL the western
district was created / should have
the naming of the district attorney
and Senator Smith the marshal, thus
evening us up.
Mr.. Thurmond has told me, since
! reached home, that he has already
selected as his first assistant Calhoun
Mays, his former law clerk at Edge.
field. Henry Tillman's only connec-
tion with this matter is that he and
Calhoun Mays are law partners.
have not recommended my son to Mr..
Thurmond and two years ago I ad-
Vised him not to accept the assistants
place il 1t were offered him.
I do not know whether ]. Broadus
Knight, my secretary and clerk to the
senate committee on naval affairs, will
get the district clerkship or not, but
l hope he will. He was Mr.. John
sons secretary for five years before
he came to me and they have always
been very warm friends. Mr.. Knight
is an exceptionally capable man and
deserves that or any other good place
that any one can give him. He has
been with me nine years and l will
hardly know how to get along without
him, but his hold on his present Office
depends on my life, and as my health
Is poor, / will not stand in the way
OF his getting this life job II it is Of
fered him.
have Joined with the balance of
the delegation in indorsing C. ]. Lyon
OF Abbeville for the marshals place.
That is all there is to this "cock and
bull story" about it being a family
affair.""
Candor compels me to acknowledge
this: That but for my impaired health
and the esteem in which I am held by
my fellow senators, / could not have
done what did; and instead OF South
Carolinians caviling and carping, they
ought to be glad that they have
man in Washington who can win the
friendship and respect Of his col
leagues of both political parties and
WELD an influence, notwithstanding
his health Is gone.
Candor also compels me to ac-
knowledge that do not believe there
is any other man in the senate who
could have done this thing under the
circumstances; and / am bold enough
to say I am proud of the job, Tor 1t
gives US q good Democratic. judge in
the western district who will hold
for hfey and 1t gives us the prospect
of three new public bulldogs in this
Staie-one at Greenwood, one at Rock
Hill and one at Aiken.
Byrnes is tickled to death every
time lie talks about it and wonders
how the lynx-eyed Republicans in
the house allowed 1t to go through in
that shape.
B. R. TILLMAN.