The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-06-03
Washington Gossip.

WASHINGTON, l.. g., May &.-Gossip
Carolina has been revived here, and there
Is an abundance of speculation. Nc
Laurin's announcement of his intention
to run for Congress puts him out OF the
race, although it Is said that considerable
pressure has recently been brought on
him to change his mind and enter the
senatorial contest. Then there is q we'll
founded story that Col. J. A. Hoyt was
in the city a few days ago, and that some
of his friends talked with him about af-
fairs in South Carolina. One of them. at
least, suggested to Colonel Hoyt the ad-
visibility of inducing Judge Earle to an
nounce himself for the Senate. This hes
brought about lots of talk Of Judge Earle
and his prospects in case he should enter
the race. -.
I have talked with o number of politi-
clans here. reformers and conservatives.
They almost unanimously size up matters
about this way: There is ho hope for IT.
| by, and if he Is the only man to oppose
| Evans the Aiken man will come to the
| Senate. Evans, they say, is by no means
as popular as he was two years ago, ana a
| good man, a real conservative retormer,
| could beat him. There is said to be a
| good deal of dissatisfaction with Evans.
| / have talked with three prominent re-
| formers, and each one says that Evans Is
! not q second Tillman in his hold on pop
ular affection. -.
From the sources I have mentioned 1t
| ia said that it would not do for Judge
Earle. if b were inclined, to make the
| race. All the feeling of four years ago
would be revived and he would be dis
tanced.
A shrewd politician told me that If q
| comparatively unknown man were to
| take 9 hand in the scrimmage be would
| stand an excellent chance of being Till
mans colleague in the Senate. 1 asked
him if he knew of such a man. He said
he had not thought the matter over, but
mentioned George Gage, of Chester, as
being the kind ola man he meant. He
| said he did not mean to intimate that
| Gage was the man who could do this, but
| had reference to q man of Cages stamp.
| He also said that he thought the up
country reformers were entitled to some
| consideration in the deals being made.
| With Evaus as United States Senator
both Senators will be practically from the
| same County and from the same section
of the State. Ellerbe's election as Gov
ernor would give the low country the
next best place. The up.country would
have the pleasure Of doing the yelling
and whooping.
It begins to look as ifMcLaurin will be
| the only man who will have OPPOSE
ton for congress. Even among his enc
mics here it is not considered that the
opposition will be serious. w. D. Evans,
it is said. is too light to beat him. II is
said here that sheriff Badham is the
strongest man in the district next to Nc
Laurin. There is Derham, the Horny
Senator, aud the Senator from Florence,
and a number of others who would not
care to have a mar like Evans gets grip
on the pie.
Strait is taking things easy since Barber
got out of the way. He doesn't think
Finley, Hough or anybody else can lido"
him.
It is understood here that Senator lrby
will not return to the Senate at this ses-
sion aud that he will devote his time from
now on to the Senatorial race. Some
how or other there seems to be an i'm
preston that Irby is "toting" some
heavy rocks in his breeches pockets and
that when the time comes he is going to
throw them bard. Whether this impress
sion is based on definite knowledge or is
Just conjecture I don't know Cores.
pondence of the Greenvilhs NewS.