The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-05-16
TIE COMING CAMPAIGN.
4 2SEo THROUGH THE MIST THAT
ENVE-o CPS STATE EPoLITlcs.

The Sonatorsa,p VIII be the Leading Is
sue, and the Governcrship and Liquor
Question will be The Next In Import.
ance.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nay G.-Io about
i months time the campaign in South
Carolina will have begun. The cam.
paigns of 1890 and 1892 were not Of the
most agreeable and pleasant character,
arG :here is no reason jret now to anticl-
pale that the campaign of 1894 will par
take Of the features of a love least. 1t
would appear that everything is shaping
itself for en- ugly and personal campaign,
and no better service could be doLe by
the Grst audience than to show its dis.
pleasure at the first exhibition of person
81 abuse or insinuation. As things are
now muddlsd 1t is very hard to foretell
what will be 10 the political Pot in
montu'e time. Just about this time
things ara in kind Of trarsitory condi-
tlOa and are getting down to focus pre-
liminary to tie battle royal. Who will
lead the hosts is yet unknown.
Aside from the Senatorial contest ma.
tural!y the chief interes. is in the Guber.
material race. Ole factor seems to be
pretty certain, aud that is that John
Gary Evans, Of dispensary fame, will De
in the race and will take the leadership
of ore of the factions Of the Reform
ers." Who will oppose him is uncsr.
taln. Il now looks as if it will be either
Comptroller General Ellerbe or Con-
gresham John L. McLaurin. Recent
happenings would Indicate that Mr.. Nc.
Laurio will be in the field. and ifhe does
come out it will be anything but timid
campaign between himself and Senator
John Gary Evans. It seems from what
can be heard a. this end Of the iio that
most OF the original candidates have
dropped Cut. although every now and
then some one says that Secretary Of
State Tindall will come ia on the home
stretch as dark horse and win the no.
minatiou. Of course Senator W.. Ds.
Witt Evans has to be taken into account
in all calculations, although it Is said
that he expects to retire. This may,
however, be entirely campaign talk.
Now what are the Anti Admlnistra.
ton forces going to do? That is by 70
means acertainty. It has all along
been thought that they would keep out
Of the coutsst this year and allow the
Tiimsuites to fight it out. among them.
selves. There is, however, sentiment
among sooe Of those aho previously
Dads the fi54t that it would be best to
make fyhs all along the line as was
c"He. .wo years ago. This elemen: seem
o thIns that 1t would be 8 fight Of p-!nci.
lla ard that TIE Aoti Administration
60 'ces ought to go on record. Some who
ar CT this opinion go so Tar as to say
thes ther- is good :hancs OF making
@lnn.ay fight There are sreat many
Others, aud perh4ps the msj ,rity. who
.Qlpk that tor ne present aG least it !s
best to wait 90 Developments.
Then the Pfohibnion!sts have to De
=. Gu Iuto ,rSlderaLion. There can be
80 n;slake ab ~ the tact Ia. those who
ara responsible fpr the call for State
Convention want a tull ticket nominated
aod fsS- and square fight made tor pro-
h!o;tlor. The delegates elected to the
ccuvectioa, NAV thwart ths purposes OF
he leaders 5ut il they do nota new and
praolematic element will be introduced
INTO tue coming csmpaiga.-Nsws and
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