Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-12
South Carolina Politics.

r. P. Clinkscales will oppose Milton
Murray for the Senate in Anderson.
Senator Sigh, of Newberry. says that
he will not be a candidate for Congress.
The Pee-Dee Index has nominated the
Hon. w. d. johnson, of Marion, for Gov
ernor.
Col. c. E. B. Drayton, the able editor of
the AiEen4RecOrder, has entered the field
as 8Gahdfda for the Legislature.
Wac. Benet, Of Abbeyille, says that if
Judge Cothran does not run for Congress
he WILL. -,1gz 81. s- go .7a .s...+ ra,
Maj. Ernest Gary has .recOnsidered and
wihenter tie race Tor the Legislature
from Edgetield. a. sioan- ..s1
The friehds Of Capt. w. R. Delgar. of
Sumter, think he would make an excellent
State Treasurer. }'os H9iI
E. r. ,Tillman has been nominated
througno the dEdgefeidq advertiser as a
candidate'tobI the haegisiatare.
Col. +. J. Goggans . es qEdgeield, has
declined't5 44lS% hfs hahieoto be used as
a caIdidateefor the Legislature.
The Edge1teld Advertiser wants the
Hon. John u. Sheppard to receive the
Democratic nomination. for Lieutenant
Governor iAa1t
Hon. LIS BanbeEg, of Barnwell, has
been suggested as a suitable person to re-
ceiye the Democratic Nomination for State
Treasurer. 49,, 'nI'. oa
The friendsOf Col John G. GlinkscaIes,
Of Anderson, are in hopes that he will
receive the nomination for Superintend-
ent'qf Education. no ii 'h I'9''n'
A convention has been called to nomi-
nate Democratic candidate for Congress
from the Sixth district, to meet at Flor
ence on August II.
Messrs. Charles A. Douglass, S. r.
Rutland and J. d. Hogan are announced
as candidates for the House of Represen-
tatives from Fairfield.
Prof. ID. B. Johnson, principal of the
Columbus graded schools, has been sug-
gested as suitable person to be made
superintendent Of Education.
The friends of NJ. j. Hough, of Lancas-
ter county, have placed him in nomina-
ton as a candidate for Congress in the
Fifth district of South Carolina.
The Horny Progress says that Horny
county will cast its vote in the coming
Congressional Convention as a unit for
the denomination of Congressman Oar
gan.
Col. C. +. r. Drayton, DR.. J. f. Darr,
Messrs. James Aldrlch, f. NJ. Green, O..
c. Jordan, j. f. Murray and ID. H. SalIeY,
are candidates for the Legislature from
Aiken county.
The Brighton Democratic Club, OF
Hampton county, which thinks that it has
been ignored in the distribution of Offices.
at recent meeting passed a resolution
that while it would support the ticket
nominated by the county convention, 1t
would take no part in the nomination.
Solicitor II. ii. Newton says that he has
no aspirations towards a seat IN Congress,
but is a warm supporter OF Congressman
Dargen, whom he considers the most bril-
liant man in his Congressional district,
He furthermore says that the honest,
straightforward, independent course of
Mr.. Dargen IN Congress is highly COM
mendable and ought TO be appreciated by
the people.
The Democratic Convention OF the Third
Congressional district met in Seneca
Wednesday night ats O'Clock. Thirty
OF Pickens, was elec.n ~ president. After
a long discussion it vt resolved by vote
OF u TO II that the Pc larry plan OF nOmi-
mating be adopted, provided the State
Convention would so amend the constitu-
ton as to permit it. The Anderson dele
CATION voted protest. MessTs. Benet,
Orr aud Cary were appointed to bring the
matter before the State Convention. The
convention adjourned at $3.50 O'Clock
Thursday morning.
While political states are being formed
in various parts OF the State. a correspond.
ent in York county submits the follow
Ing Tor the consideration of the public:
For Governor, Col. Joseph Walker, o.
Spartanburg; for Lieutenant Governor,
Joseph II. Earle, OF sumter; for Secre a.
ry Of state. Il. II. Massey, OF York; for
Attorney General, the Hon. g. X. Miles,
OF Charleston; for State Treasurer, j. &.
Blue, OF Marion; for Adjutant and In
spector General, Major w. w. Hum
phreys, or Anderson; for State Superin-
tendeDt OF Education, the Rev. Robert
Latham, ID. D., OF Abbeyille; for Comp
troller General, W. Il. Stoney, Of Berke-
ley.