The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-05-17
THE COMING CAMPAIGN.
A PEEP THROUGH THE MIST THAT
ENVeLOPS STATE POLITICS. -.

The SenRtorship Will be tho Loading Is-
sue, and the Governorship and Liquor
Question VIII bo tho Next in Import.
nnce.
COLUMBIA, S. G., May G.--Iu about
u months time the campaign in South
Carolina will have begun. The cam.
paigns of 1890 and 1892 were not Of tho
most agreeable and pleasant character,
and there Is no reason just now to antici.
pate that the campaign of 1894 will par
take OF the features of love feast. 1t
would appear that everything is shaping
itself for an ugly and personal campaign,
and no better servlce could be doLe by
The first audience than to show It's dis.
pleasure at the first exhibition of person.
al abuse or insinuation. AS things are
now muddled 1t is very hard to foretell
what will be IN the political pot in a
month'e time. Just about this time
things are In kind Of transitory condi-
ton and are getting down to focus pre-
limlnary to the battle royal. Who will
lead the hosts is yet unknown.
Aside from the Senatorial contest na.
turallY the chief interest Is in the Guber.
material race. One factor seems to be
Gary Evans, of dispensary fame, will be
in the race and will take the leadership
of one of the factions Of the "Reform-
ers." Who will oppose him is uncer.
tnin. It now looks as if it will be either
Comptroller General Ellerbe or Con-
gressman John L. McLaurin. Recent
happenings would indicate that Mr.. Nc.
Laurie will be in the field, and ifhe does
come out 1t will be anything but timid
campaign between himself aud Senator
John Gary Evans. II seems from what
can be heard at this end of the Hoe that
most of the original candidates have
dropped out, although every now and
then some ono saws that Secretary of
State Tindall will come in on the home
stretch as dark horse and win the no
mination. Of course Senator w. De.
Witt Evans has to be taken into account
IN all calculations, although 1t Ia said
that he expects to retire. This may,
however, be entlrely campaign talk.
Now what are the Anti Admiuistra.
tlon forces going to do? That is by no
means certainty. 1t has all along
been thought that they would keep out
of the contest this year aud allow tho
TilImanites to fight it out among them.
selves. There is, however, sentiment
among some of those who previously
mads the fight that 1t would be best to
make fight all along the limo as was
done two years ago. This element seem
to think that 1t would be fight of princi.
pie and that The Anti Administration
forces ought to 60 on record. Some who
are Of this opinion go 80 far rs to say
that there is good chance of making q
winning fight. There are great many
others, and perhaps the majority, who
'hnk that for the present at least it is
best to wait on developments.
Then the Prohibitionists have to be
taken into consideration. There can be
no mistake about the fact that those who
are responsible for the call for State
convention want full ticket nominated
and fair and square fight made for pro.
hibitlon. The delegates elected to the
convention, may thwart the purposes of
the leaders, but if they do not new and
problematic clement will be introduced
INTO the coming campaign.--News and
Courier.