The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-05-16
TIE COMING CAMPAIGN.
A PEEP THROUGH THE MIST THAT
FNVELCPS STATE POLITICS

The Sanatorshtp VIII be the leading Is
sue, and tie Governorship and Liquor
Question will be ,hs Next Ia Import.
auce.
COLUMBIA, S. c., May G.-In about
u months time the campaign in South
Carolina will have begun. The cam
paigns of 1890 and 1892 we're not of the
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 a love least. It.
would appear that everything is shaping
itself Tor al ugly and personal campaign,
and no better servlce could be doLe by
the first audience than to show ils dis.
pleasure at the first exhibition of person
al abuse or insinuation. AS things are
now muddlad 1t is very hard to foretell
what will BE- IN the political Pot in a
montd'e time. Just about this time
things are in kind of trausitory condi-
tioa and are getting down TO focus pre-
iiminary TO the battle royal. Who will
lead the hosts is yet unknown.
Aside from the Senatorial contest ma.
turallY the chief interest is in the Guber.
material race. Ooe factor seens to be
pretty certain, and that is that John
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.
tam. Il now looks as if it will be either
Comptroller General Ellerbe or Con-
greesmsn John L. McLaurin. Recent
happenings would indicate that Mr.. Nc.
L9uriu will be 10 the field. and if he does
come out it will be anything but timid
campaign between himself aud Senator
John Gary Evans. 1t seems from what
can be heard at this end of the lioe that
most OF the original candidates have
dropped out, although every noH and
then some one saYs that Secretary Of
State Tindall will come in on the homs
stretch as dark horse and wiz the DO
mination. OF course Senator W. De-.
Witt Evans has to be taken into account
in all calculations, although it ls said
1OesL SADSSLo ~ ICItICs LID
however, be entirely campaign talk.
Now what are the Anti. Admluistra.
ton forces going to DO? That is by no
means certainty. It has all along
been thought that they would keep out
of the contest this year and allow the
Tilimanites to fight it out among them.
selves. There is, however, sentiment
among some of those who previously
made the fight that 1t would be best to
make fight all along The line as was
done two years ago. This element sesm
tc think that 1t would be fgb: OF princi.
pie and that the Anti Administration
forces ought to 60 On record. Some who
are Of this opinion 60 so lar as to say
that there is good ahancs OF making
@lnnlGg fight. There are great many
0!hers, mnd perhaps the maj jorlty, who
think that for The present at least it is
best to wals on developments.
Then the Pfohibltionists have to be
taken into consideration. There can be
80 mistake about the fact that those who
are responsible for the call for State
convention want g full ticket nominated
aud fair and square fight made for pro.
bjbitlon. The delegates elected to the
c0nYentioH, may thHart The purposes Of
the leaders, but il they do not new and
problematic element will be introduced
INTO tue coming campaign.-News and
Courier,