Evening star., 1902-08-29
.LATIME Err OR EVANS
One or Other Likely to Sue
Ceed Senator McLaurin.
FIGHT FOR GOVERNOR
HEYWARD SAID TO HAVE LONG
LONG LEAD OVER OPPONENT.
Speculation as to Tillman's Attitude
on the Situation in South Caro-
lima Politics.
FIGHT FOR GOVERNOR

From the standpoint of Tillman and anti
Tlllman, from which nearly everything
political in South Carolina has been viewed
for twelve years, the primaries in that
state on Tuesday developed some peculiar
and interesting conditions. For senator the
two men who will make the race are Rep
resentative Asbury c. Latimer and former
Gov. John Gary Evans, both supporters of
Senator TiHman. The two men who will
run for governor, Capt. D. c. Hayward and
NJ. F. Ansel, are both anti-Tfmanites, or
rather were classed in that faction in polit-
ical fights of years gone by. Mr.. Ansel
never openly espoused either side in the
bitter races between the Tillmanites and
their opponents, and is probably more &C
ceptabie to the Tiilman people for this rea-
son than Capt. Hayward who was openly
an opponent of Tillman for years
There We're six candidates in the race Tor
senator, and four of them were opponents
of Tlllmanism in the campaigns preceding
this. Four were left out in the first count
and the two Tllmanites will be in a second
race, which will determine the senatorship,
as the legislature always elects the man
who receives the highest vote for the office
he is candidate for.
Factional Lines insignificant
All in all the old factional lines in the
state do not seem to have played heavy
part. Latimer and Evans both received a
total of about 10000 in the election. This
is out of a total of over $1,000 votes The
four anti-Tillmanites therefore received
more votes than the other two men, an i'll
dlcatlon that the factional lines are disap-
pearing, at least when Senator .Tillman
himself is not an issue in the state or does
not make an issue with himself involved.
Captain Hayward and Mr.. Ansel re-
celVed close to $1,000 votes throughout the
state, the remainder being divided between
three men who had always supported Till
manism. One effect of the primaries is to
stimulate local pride in candidates and
thereby assist in doing away with Till
manism or anti-Tilnansm
For instance. counties that have support
ed Senator Tlnan most heartily in years
gone by have this year cordially supported
some men for office who were at times Bit
ter enemies of Tilman. This is due to local
reasons and local SUPPORT of candidates
Captain HeNwards own county went for
him most solidly this time, and yet it has
always been strong supporter of Tiiman.
What viii Tillnan DoP
As between the two men who will make
the final race for senator there is much
speculation to whether Senator Tillman
will say or do anything. Former Governor
Evans was at one time Tillman's close
friend. having succeeded the senator as
governor, and largely by the senator's de-
sire, It was believed
Until the time of the Tillman-McLauri
trouble in the Senate. Senator Tillman and
Representative Iattmer were the best of
friends, and opinion prevailed throughout
South Carolina that Senator Tdllman would
quietly support Mr.. Latimer for the Senate.
The figures do not indicate that he did so,
1t Is said that Senator Tillman became
ofrended at Representative Latirner because
the latter did not join the other members
of the South Carolina delegation in Con-
gress in signing a paper sustaining Senator
Tillmans course in his trouble with Sena-
tor. McLaurin in the Senate. He is said to
have notified Representative Latimer that
he considered the latter's action as deser-
ton of him at critical moment and that
he would not soon forget it. Because of
this Senator Tllman held hands off and
will do so in the next primary.
Hayward in the Lead.
For governor Captain Hayward has a
long lead over his opponent. If he holds his
strength and gains a few thousand more
votes he will be nominated. If the vote that
was cast for Talbert, Tillman and Thinner
man for governor should go to Ansel in
anything like a body he would be selected
Mr.. Ansel is a well-known lawyer and for
many years was the solicitor of his judicial
circuit. He halls from the upper part Of
the state, while Captain Hayward is from
one Of the lower counties, near the coast
Both of the men in the next race for sena-
tor are also from the upper part of the
state, and this may operate in favor of Cap
tain Hayward.