Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-03-17
AN EXPLANATION.
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were opposed to its passage: No
body thought the bill could pass at
all; / did not think so, but had de-
termined to make an effort. When
| the senate was thinned out to bare
twenty, or such a matter-at supper,
etc.-I had the messenger from the
house report the bill to the presid-
ing officer. Senator Burton, of
Ohio, was in the midst of a speech
when this was done. He suspended
his talk long enough to have the
clerk of the house to report it, and
/ had the brass-although had
never seen it done before-to ask
Burton's permission for immediate
consideration Of the bill. He de-
INJURED at first, but when assured
him if it led to any debate would
not insist, and the presiding officer
told him that he would not lose the
floor, he gave his consent for it's
consideration. The bill was read
for the information of the senate,
and the usual question asked: Is
there objection to It's immediate con-
sideration? The chair hears none."
The house bill was read third time
and passed almost before those who
are reading this have been able to
grasp its meaning. The senate bill
was, of course, indefinitely post
poned.
| was surprised; everybody else
was surprised; but the most de-
lighted and surprised man of the
bunch was Jimmie" Byrnes, who
had been my principal lieutenant in
this neat piece Of legislative leger-
demain. | was worn out and tired
and Immediately went to my hotel
to 60 to bed.
THE DELEGATION MEETING.
To save ourselves from importu-
mites for the three good places, the
South Carolina delegation, includ-
ing Senator Smith, met in my COM
mittee room and, after talking the
matter over, decided the best thing
to do was to Immediately telegraph
the newspapers that night the names
of the men the delegation had agreed
on for the judge, district attorney
and marshal. / was called ovel the
telephone and told what they wanted
to do and heartily approved of it.
Next morning l signed the endorse
ment of Mr.. Johnson, which was
sent to the 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 blen
understood by all well-posted men
in the state, and out Of it, that il
the western district was created I
should have the naming of the dis
.trict attorney and Senator Smith the
marshal, thus evening lis up.
Mr.. Thurmond has told me since
| reached home that he has already
selected as his first assistant, Cal
honn Mays, his former law clerk at
Edgefeli. Henry Tillman's only
connection with the matter is that
he and Calhoun Mays are law part
ners. | have not recommended my
son to Mr.. 1'hurmond, and two
years ago l advised him not to ac-
cept the assistants place if it were
offered him.
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 hope he will. He was
Mr.. Johnson's secretary for five
years before he came to me, and
they have always been very warm
friends. Mr.. Knight is an excep-
tionally capable man, and deserves
that or any other good place that
any one can give him. He has been
with me nine years, and I will
hardly know how to get along with
out him, but his hold on his present
Office depends on my life, and as my
health is poor, l will not stand in
the way of his getting this life job
if it is offered him.
l have joined with the balance of
the delegation in endorsing Mr.. G.
J. Lyon, of Abbeville, for the mar
shal's place. That is all there is to
this cock and bull story" about it
being family affair"
WHAT HE SAYS.
Candor compels me to acknowl-
edge this: That. but for nv i'm