The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-12
THE CANDIDATES.
Names of Some of Those that Have
Been Announced
AS SURE TORUN TIE RACE.
A Forecast Of the Next State Cam
paign, Which is Now Open
ing, and Which VIII be
Warm.

ing, and Which VIII be
Warm.
The campaign next summer" is
the roSeate future to which nearly
every legislator looks. Some have
become disgusted with public life and
swear that they will not again enter
the lists. Others will go back" if
their friends urge them" to do so.
But others think that this world has
better things in store for them. Some
Of the members Of the house at pres
ent seek nothing higher than to be-
come senators. In this class may be
, named Messrs. Butler, of Cherokee,
Richardson Of Clarendon, Mcleod OF
Lee, Ashley Of Anderson and E6rd Of
Lexington, provided Senator Sharpe
retireS.
There are several members of the
house who have been suggested as can
didates for the speakers chair. Among
them are MeSSrS. Rucker Of Ander
son, Morgan of Greenv:le, Williams of
Lancaster and Smith Of kershaw.
Each of them is we'll endowed with
mental attributes, each has had eX-
perience, and all are popular.
The house is more prolific Of candi-
dates for state Offices than in the SEN
ate. The latter is not so warm
but the house is regular incubator.
There are fully dozen state officers
who were representatives, but none of
them, except one, was ever in the SEN
ate.
Among the candidates who will go
from the noisy hall OF the house to
the racy debates in state campaigns
is the speaker, Hon. W. F. Stevenson
Of Chesterfield, who is man Of
marked legal ability and would add
dignity to the Office Of attorney gen
eral. to which he aspires. His cleo
tion is no sinecure, but Mr.. Stevenson
has never yet suffered defeat. The only
other announced candidate is Mr.. Z.
X. Gunter, the present assistant at
torney general, who is popular in the
state and a finished politician.
For secretary Of state nearly quo
rum OF the house will offer. The
avowed candidates from the house are
Hon. J. Harvey Wilson Of Sumter,
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee; Mr.. J. c. Campbell of Marl-
boro, Capt. J. Hampden Brooks, that
most gallant of Confederate soldiers,
and Col. J. t. Austin of Greenyille,
he Of the invincible handshake. Other
candidates will be Mr.. J. T. CAN'T,
Col. E. H. Aull and Mr.. W. W. Brad
ley of Abbeville.
The. house has trained campaigner
and level-headed militiaman as can
didate for comptroller general. In
the last few days Of the session Capt.
J. G. Richards Of Kershaw announced
that he had about decided to enter
the race. Capt. Richards has been a
supporter Of the Charleston Medical
college and Of Winthrop in the fights
in which those institutions figured.
Senator Sharpe with his luSty vocifera-
tion will also be heard upon the stump
for this Office. Capt. Black, secretary
of the state penitentiary board, is a
candidate for this Office.
Mr.. Derham may be hard to defeat
for reelection. The attorney general,
secretary Of state and adjutant gen.
eral will not stand for reelection. Mr..
Derham, Mr.. McMahan and Capt.
Jenning will be there when the CAM
paign opens.
Now the house has an aSpirant for
Mr.. McNIahan'S Office. Mr.. Arthur
Kibler Of Newberry, one Of the lead
ers of the house and champion Of the
common schools. Mr.. Kibler is also
an advocate of measures regulating
the workings Of insurance companies.
Prof. 0. B. Martin Of Greenville has
announced himself as candidate for
state superintendent Of education,
Col. A. R. Banks Of Rock Hill was
suggested some time ago, but he will
not be in the race.
For adjutapt general the house will
have Confederate veteran who will
try to succeed the gallant old soldier
who will retire to take up the fight
for congress in the Fifth district,
Capt. 4. H. Dean of Spartanburg is a
candidate for adjutant general. Capt.
Dean has been a consistent advocate
of purity in our pension system. He
is well known in the up country. Col.
Jno. D. Frost Of Columbia, the popu-
lar and very efficient assistant adju-
tant general, will be in the race to
succeed Mr.. Floyd, as will Mr.. Paul
Aver Of Anderson and the daShing Col.
Jack Boyd Of Greenville, who has
never quit being q soldier since the
days when he was Johnny Reb."
The office Of railroad commissioner
seems to be soft berth. At any rate
there are more candidates for this Of
fee than for any other. Among the
candidates who are so far in the race
are Mr.. Henry J. Kinard of Greenwood
who is perhaps the leader Of the econ
omists Of the house, although heiS not
narrow in his views; Mr.. J. G. Wolling
Of Fairfield, whose success as mer-
chant and farmer would augur success
as state official, is also in the race;
Senator B. L. Caughman OF Saluda,
author Of the Jim crow" Car law, IS 4
candidate. Mr. J. c. Wilborn OF
York, the present chairman, will
stand for reelection, having served
eight years Mr.. w. Boyd Evans is a
caniidate-and there are Others.
No member Of the house aspires tc
be goyernor-yet. There is one can
didate on the other side Of the State
capitol, Lieut.. Gov. J. H. Tillman and
the winner will have to defeat about
half a dozen other candidates, among
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