The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-16
IDLE SPECULATION.
Theories as to the Summers Politics.
Some Bad GueSSes as TO Who Will
Land the Minor Slate Offices.


Land the Minor Slate Offices
Columbia, S. c., March l2.-In my
letter of last week I promised to say
something about the body of the
state ticket. AS mentioned last week
Hon. j. A. Mccullough Of Greenville
may cut no little ice in the race for
lieutenant governor, if put in the
proposed prohibition local option
combination ticket. The incumbent,
Hon. NJ. B. McSweeny, will make the
race again. Being newspaper man
contributed in no small degree to
his success is the last race, but the
same thing may be said of him that
was said of Ellerbe last.week. There
is a silent vote of magnificent proper
tons to be considered when summing
up his strength. It is impossible to
estimate the vote that he would re-
ceive. These two gentlemen are the
only candidates so far in the race for
that position.
For secretary of state, NJ. R. Coo
per, of Colleton, is out. If D. H.
Tompkins, the incumbent, does not
take up the bedraggled cloak that
fell from the shoulders of his friend
John Gary Evans, be will IN all prob
ability, be candidate for reelection.
He is popular man and Las made a
good officer and will, unless combi-
nations against him are too strong,
make a good run.
Attorney General Barber will not
offer for reelection, He has carried
heavy load for young man and
carried it well, and he now wants
rest in the law-making department OF
the nation. For his shoes there are
several candidates, among them, men
of no little strength, G. Duncan Bel
linger, of Barnwell, II. H. Evans, OF
Newberry, ". P. Pollock, of Chester
field, C. L. Winkler, of kershaw, and
ex-Judge c. P. Townsend, now assis-
t20C ID the OuIce.
For Superintendent of Education,
Hon. W. D. May6eld, the incumbent,
has decided that he will not offer for
reelection. He has made a good
officer and his friends are loath to
have him leave it. This position is
sought by 7. c. Robinson, of pickens,
who has for years been editor Of the
Peoples Journal, T. G. White, of
Beaufort, who is also known through
his newspaper work in the columns
of the News and Courier, and ". A.
Brown, senator from Marion.
For adjutant and inspector gener-
al, though least remunerative office
on the ticket, there are more candi-
dates than for any other. The
incumbent, John Ga,y Watts, would
like to serve again, and his assistant,
Col. Bruce would like promotion.
Henry T. Thompson, of Darlington,
has been urged by his friends to run,
and Gen. R. N. Richbourg, of Colum-
bia, is also prominently mentioned
The veteran sergeant at arms Of the
senate, Col. J. ". Floyd, of Kershaw,
will also ask the sufrages of the peo-
pie.
There is no opposition SO far, and
probably will not be, to Treasurer
Zimmerman.
Thus you see four and may be five
of the present ticket will ask for re-
election, three positively will not. 1t
is significant fact that there is no
s:sink or swim together sentiment
on the ticket. Each officer is rowing
his own boat, and while there is no
distruss Of each other, there is no
oyerweening confidence. This is a
''new method-new men year" in pol
itics. A sort of ring smashing sem
timent is abroad in the air, and every
candidate while padding hard toward
the goal as he can, wishes to avoid
even all appearance Of evil.
Nearly all OF the congressman will
also have opposition, though in some
OF the districts the opposition has not
yet announced itself. A report
comes from Washington to the effect
that the Republicans will put out
tickets in every district and fire the
woods in earnest this year, this report