The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-06-08
Thc Race for Governor.

| COLUMBIA, May 2I.--Ihe Two most
prominent candidates for the Democratic
nomination for Governor Of South Caro-.
lima arc Gen. John ID. Kennedy, Of
| Kershaw, and Gen. John Dratton, of
Fairfield. 1t is known that both of these
| gentlemen want the office, and that eth.
or of them would make good Cover
nor. and until quito recently tho race
seemed to have narrowed down to choice
between them. a change. however, is
| taking place in public sentiment, and
| from some cause which I cannot explain
there will probably be dark horse in
the race. l do not know who it will be,
but there is decided movement in ia
vor Of 20 new man." This is clearly
shown by circular letter which has been
addressed to prominent men in various
parts of the State by Mr.. #. II. league,
the Democratic chairman Of Greenville
County, asking foT al expression Of opir
ion as to who is the choice Of the party
in the upper section of the State for
Governor The circular declares TINT
the Democrats of Greenville County are
profoundly convinced that unless new
man is nominated for Governor and be
the free choice of the people that the
party will be in danger of defeat Mt the
next election from disguised foes without
and dissatified friends within.
From conversations | have had with
leading men from different parts of the
State there is very strong disposition to
nominate Judge Wallace, of Union, as
man upon whom The party could solidly
unite without regard to local prejud;ccs
or geographical boundaries. Judge Wal
lace does not want the Office, and will
not be n candidate under any circumstan-
ces. He has told mo so in rs many
words, but the indications that he will
be nominated, whether he wants to be
or not, are very strong The ground that
many Of the friends of Judge Wallace
takes, is that he cannot refuse the nomi.
nation if it is forced upon him, and that
the situation is such as to warrant this
action. way of escape may be provi-
ded, however, before the August convcn-
other dark horses who may be placed on
the party throughout the State will sup.
port the action Of t.e State convention
whatever that action may be and who
ever the candidate that may bo nomina-
ted. The counties will soon all be in
line again, with their clubs fully organ
lied, and it will only take the training
and discipline of q few weeks to show
the red shig!ed riders their places in the
ranks, SO that whether it be Governor
Kennedy, or Governor Bratton, or Gov
ernor Wallace the Democrats of South
Carolina will win the next election or
know the reason why.
see by the Ne,cs and Courier to-day
that Attorney General Youmans has
been renominatcd for attorney. general.
He will not be q candidate for re. election
to this Office, which ne has filed with
great ability. His friends in Columbia
and elsewhere throughout the State have
determined to run him for Congress
from this district. He would be able to
render his State even more valuable SER
vice in Washington than in the Office OF
attorney general at Columbia.
The entire assessment of 1881 on the
railroads of the State for the expenses
of supporting the Office of railroad com.
missioner has been paid. Five of the
The Ashly River Road has paid 81 80,
the Cheraw and Chester $23 90, the
Northeastern 1916 So. and the South
Carolina 81 ,Ol2 25. The Charleston and
| Savannah and the South Carolina Rail-
ways paid their assessments under pro-
test.
The rats in the State. House have
PLAYED havoc with Col. Buffers silk
worms and destroyed large number of
them. A swinging platform has been
arranged so as to prevent further depre-
| dations.
There are 4,969 public school books
of various kinds in the State collection,
which Col. Thompson will dispose of at
low rates These books are n part OF
one of the great Radical steals.-J. G. n,
in Neirs and Courier.