The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-03-16
GUESSING AT THE CANDIDATES.
a Lively Sketch Of South Caroiina Affairs
by tho Columbia Correspondent OF tho
Chronicle d CODstItutionalIst.
COLUMBIA, March 6

COLUMBIA, March 6.
Some Of our State papers said that tho
political campaign opened when the leg
islature adjourned, but it is not improba
able that little, just q lille, election
cering was done prcyiou, 10 that time
and soon the pot will be boiling aud
bubbling.
The most prominent gentlemen so fai
mentioned for GubernatOrial h0nors, with
| the exception Of Governor Hagood. are
Comptroller. General Bratton aud Lieu
tenant Goyeinor Kennedy. Both will
make good races, AS they have many
warm personal friends, and old war com
radcs. who will Spread themselves for
their respective candidates. 1t is said
that Gen. Bratton has never sought Office
but has worthily worn honors that have
been conferred upon him unaskcJ, and
would make safe Executive. Gen
Kennedy is a genial friend. a fine orator
Il capital stump sneaker. and ;iosscsscs 4
personal magnetism that would draw
friends to him and win advocates for his
cause. Perhaps no man in the State
would make il more popular or efficient
Executive.
There is strong disposition in some
portions Of the State TO rcnominate Gov
ornor Ilagood II has been generally
,.nder5,ood that if Governor IIagood
consulted his personal wishes that he
would retire from political life at the end
Of his term, but he could not refuse the
nomination il he believed that his pco
pie desired him reelected. He has made
an admirable Executive, and is much
stronger to-day, with tie people, than
when hc wa, nominated, in 1850, al
though lie WAS unanimously nominated
at that time.
The second place on the ticket Lieu
tenant-Governor-will doubles, be iillet
by Hon. !. G. Sheppard, the pre- en
Speaker Of the House. Mr. Sheppai j!
young man of commanding abilities
and has rendered his State good .crvice
Judging from the number Of candi
dates for The Attorney -GeneralsIip, on,
would suppose That the office was no
only very honorable but cxcccdingl,
lucrative. Tho following have beer
named, with several counties to hca
from: Edward McCrady, jr., Of Charles
ton james Adrich, of Aiken John G
Haskell, OF Richland John X. Abncy
of Edgciield; Y. J. Pope, of Newberry
Charles Richardson Miles, of Charleston
They are all men Of ability aud Learned
in the profession Of law. The candidate
for Secretary Of State are nearly q
numerous. Col. Sims, the present in
cumbent; Col. Dick Howard, of Marion
Capt. w. B. Rice, Of Barnwell; Col
Wade Ii. Manning, of Richland Col
B. Frank Sloan. of Oconec, and scvcra
other distinguished citizens. Capt. w
l.. Stoney, Cen j. w. Gray, and Senate
Bradley, Of Pickcns, are the only candi
dates for the Office of Comptroller Gen
eral, but others will probably be devcl
oped before the nominating convention
meets. Col. j. p. Richardson, Stat
Treasurer; Col. II. S. Thompson, Super
intcndcnt Of Education, and Gen. a. NJ
Manigault. Adjutant aud Inspector
General, will doubtless be unnnmousl
| rc-nominated
For Congress Mt Large the folowin
are understood to be in the race: Nlajo
Il. G. Barker, Of Charleston Col. J. \
Lipscomb, Of Newberry Il. B. Murray
of Anderson; j. l.. Orr, Of Grcenville
VIM Elliott, of Beaufort; George Joiii
stone, Of Newbcrry; James Callison, {
Edgeield a. II. Smyth, of Charleston
Harry Hammond. Of Aiken; w. II
Perry, o. Grecnyile; Col. Blue, of Ma
rion; j. j. Henphill, Of Chester.
few others are waiting to get the consen
of their friends" before they allow thei
names to bc used 1t is needless to sa
this consent will be obtained if thei
friends happen 10 be in the nominatin
conventions.
Mr.. J. G. lIemphill, the Columbia COZ
respondent of the Ne,cs and Courier, In
been nominated for Secretary of State
by one of his admiring readers. He
inclined to regard the nomination rs n
attempt to rerpetra.c joke ut his eS
pcnso, but | can sec no good reason VIII
he should not treat the matter seriously
He has the ability, and no man in tn
State has worked harder for the Democ
racy. lie is a splendid representative G
the newspaper fraternity, and his nomi
nation would only be fitting recognitio
of the services of the press gang.
The newspapers have done the hardes
fighting in the cause of good government
and have received less Of the "spoils
than any other profession, because the
have asked for nothing. by all mean
lie, Mr.. Hcmphill "sland."
But | cant understand why thcr
should be so many candidates for til
Democratic nomination. The Indepen
dent -Greenback- Radical coalition ha
flung out the Reform Signal at Columbia
n weekly (mca&iy = newspaper. The olt
lights" Of the revived Radical corps
have met in secret and mysterious con
ference, and they intend to forever bur.
the Bourbon Democracy ut the polls il
November. In view of these facts it i
strange that men should seek what tn
aforementioned coalition mean to mak
an empty honor.
In some of the anti.Stock law counlie
efforts are being made to form an Inde
| pendent party. based upon the dissntis
faction of the people with the action o
the Legislature in passing the Genera
Stock law, which, it is said, deprive
them Of rights they have always enjoyed
In the meantime, the farmers are renov
ing the fences from around their field
and building pasture fences, and by tn,
next election the anti-stock law candi
date will feel like the little boy did
when his mother put his fathers shirt OF
him-"mighty lonesome" l.. a. r.