The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-03
|Ks8IEs tiiiet Of Prison.
ARTHUR n. SANDERS OF HA.
GOOD NEW SUPERINTEND-
ENT.

Columbia, March 1.-After 18 years
Of continuous service d. J.. Griffith re-
tires ns superintendent Of the State
penitentiary today and Arthur K.
Sanders OF Hagood. Sumter county,
assumes charge. Col. Griffith did not
offer for reelection. Mr.. Sanders,
who n member of the house OF rep
ressntatives. was elected on the Sec
ond ballot by the general assembly.
L. L. Bultman Of Columbia will this
nsornihe succeed p. n. Lesesne as
bookkeeper for the penitentiary. No
other stan changes have been an
nouuced.
Arthur K. Sanders was born in the
upper section Of Sumter county, what
Is now known as Hasood. July 3,
1850. After the war educational ad
vantases were limited in the rural sec
tions and Mr.. Sanders experienced the
same ,diniculties others had in laying
a foundation for q college education.
The Citadel not having been reopened
and the state university being In the
hands Of the negroes during the re-
construction period, he entered as a
radct at the Carolina Military insti.
tutes- Charlotte. N. c.. 1874. under the
late John p. Thomas. Mr.. Sanders
was graduated in the class Of 1879,
with the rank Of adjutant IN the
corps OF cadets. After graduation
Mr.. Sanders adopted farming as d life
work which he has followed continu-
ously since. ft
Mr.. Sanders entered politics la 1888,
being elected q member Of the house
OF representative from Sumter
county. At that time he was probably
the youngest member ever elected
from his county. During the poIiti-
cal revolution OF 1890 he was nonii-
mated on an anti-Tiliman ticket and
after one Of the hottest campaigns
ever conducted in that county was
elected. After bitter fight he was
unseated by partisan house. Sc to
bS. Mr.. Sanders was reelected to the
house In 1884 and again in 1896. In
1889 he was elected by large vote
director Of the penitentiary and
was continued IN that position for l6
years. during IA OF which he served
as chairman Of the board. In 1914
Mr.. Sanders again ente ed county
politics. being elected to the house on
the first ballot by a complimentary
vote. resigning his place as director OF
the penitentiary when seated. He was
re-slsctsd to the house ayain last
summer. Upon the announcement OF,
Col. d. ]. Griffith that he would
not seek reelection az superintendent
Of the State penitentiary, Mr.. Sanders
entered the race and with five op-
ponents in the field was elected on
the second ballot.
His practical years Of experience
as director have made him thoroughly
familiar and conversant with the
needs Of the institution. He has al
ways taken the position looking to
the human side of the poor criminal
During his service on the board me
was often sent as a delegate to the
national prison convention. thereby
catching the spirit of modern pencil
ogy.
Mr.. Sanders long experience In the
legislature has added to his equip
ment for his new position. He has
always been a staunch Democrat Of
the original school that redeemed d
South Carolina in 1876. Common
sense. good judgment. poise. charity
and kindness are elements in his
character.
Mr.. Sanders was married In 1885
to Miss Eva ]. Mcleod of Sumter
county. who died about 1S years ago
Mr.. Sanders has four children, all
grown; Mrs. r. M. Hiidebrand of Ha-
good, Mrs. A. L. Jackson Of Sumter
DR.. F. B. Sanders of Chesterfield and
Henry M. Sanders of Hagood.