The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-02-28
CANDIDATES FOR
The NEXT CAMPAIGN,
SOME OF THE POSSIBILITIES AND
IMPOSSIBILITIES.
Seine Aftermath Of the sessi -Polit' cal
Chat from About the Lobbies OF the
Legislativ, Halls-The Con-
gres slonal Outlook.
GTLs State, 24th. ]

the 1850 bills introduced. But the
members also gave through to some
thing more than bills, joint resolu
tions and acts.
The ''campaign next summer" is
the roseste future to which nearly
every legislator looks. Some have
become disguised with public life
snd swear that they will not again
enter the lists. Others will "come
back" if their friends urge them" to
do 80. But others think that this
world has better things in store fol
them. Some of the members of the
house at present seek nothing higher
than to become senators. In this
cisss may be named Messrs Butler OF
Cherokee, Richardson of Clarendon,
Mcleod Of Lee, Ashley OF Anderson
and Efrd of lexington, provided
senster Sharpe retires.
There are several members OF the
house who have been suggested as
candidates for the speakers chair.
Among them are Aessrs Rucker OF
Anderson, Morgan of Greenville, Viii
liams of Lancaster, and Smith OF
Kershsy. Each Of them is we'll en-
dowed With mental attributes, each
has had experience, and all are pop
HlaF.
The house IS more prolific OF candl-
dates forsState offices that in the SEN
ate. The latter is not $50 warm" but
the house is 8 regular incubator
There are fully dozen State officers
who were representatives, but none
of them, except one, was ever in the
Senate.
Among the candidates who will 60
from the noisy hall of the house to
the raey debates in State campaigns
sthe spesker, Hon. W. F. Steven
son of Chesterfield, who is o man of
marked legal ability and would add
dignity to the Office of attorney gen.
eraI, to WHICH he aspires. His
election is no seneeure, but DIR.
Stevenson has never yet suffered de-
feat. Fhe only other announced
candidate is Mr.. Q. (. Gunter, the
present assistant attorney general,
who is popular in the State aud a
finished politician.
For secretary of state nearly quo
rum Of the house will offer: The
showed candidates from the house
are Hon. J. Harvey Wilson OF Sum
ter, chairman of the ways and means
esnmittee, Mr. J. G. CamphaIl of
Marlboro, Capt J. HsmpdeD Brooks,
thst most gallant Of Confederate sol
diers, and Col. J. 7. Austin of Green
Vile, he of the invincible handshake
Other candidates will be Mr.. J. I.
CAN'T, Col. E. 81. Aull and Mr.. ".
W. Bradley of AbbeviIle.
The house has trained campaign
or and a level headed militiaman as
9 candidate for comptroller general.
In the last few days of the session
Capt. J. G. Richards of Kershaw an,
noqneed that he bad about decided
to enter the race. Capt. Richards
has been supporter of the Charles
ton Medical college and of Winthrop
in the fights in which those institu
tions figured. Senator Sharpe with
his lusty vociferation will also be
heard upon the stump for this "fice.
Capt. Black, secretary of the State
pepitentiary board, is a candidate
for this Office.
MIR. Derham may be hard to de
feat for re election. The attorney
general, secretary Of state and adJu
tsnt general will not stand for re-
election. Mr.. Derham, Mr.. McMa-
han and Capt. Jennings will be there
when the campaign opens.
Now the house has an asplrant tol
Mr.. McMahan's Office, Mr.. Arthur
Kibler of Newberry, one of the lead
ers of the house and a champion ol
the common schools. Mr.. klbler Is
also an advocate of measures regula
ting the workings of insurance com
panies. Prof Q. B. Martin of Green
Vile has announced himself as can