The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
THE RESULT.
The Colum bia Record Thinks Every
body Should be Satisfied.
FACTIONALIsM IS DEAD.
Nomination Not q Sus-
prise. Talbert is q Clean Pure
Man. Evans a Better
Man Than Latimer,
prise. Ia
Man Than Latimer,

In commenting on the result Of the
late primary the Columbia Record
which supported Talbert and Evans
says:
The nomination Of Capt. D. C.
Hayward for governor is not a sur.
prise, in view of the immense lead he
had in the first primary. 1t is re,
markable, however, in view Of the
fact that one year ago he was un-
known In the state, politically or
otherwise, except in his own county
and among numerous personal friends.
His clean character, added to the fact
that he had no political record to de-
fend or to be attacked, gave him a
great advantage, and backed by a sup
erb organization his nomination could
hardly have been prevented. His
platform is thoroughly in accord with
the generally accepted views Of the
people on various questions or state
policy. and though be was not allied
with the faction which has controlled
politics in this state since 1890, his
views are not antagonistic to theirs
in any important particulars. So that
even if he had the power to do Sc
there will be no radical change in the
policies of the state government, and
Captain Hayward will undoubtedly
so conduct the Office as to reflect honor
both upon himself and the state. AS
to the future time only can tell, and
if Captain Hayward has further and
higher political ambition, the result
lies largely in his own hands.
Colonel Talbert is a clean, pure
man, and the affairs Of, Estate would
not have suffered in bis HANDS had be
been chosen. Undoubtedly he was
handicapped BY the fact that be had
so long held Office, and the people
could not see any good reason why he
should be elected governor to wind up
al honorable political career, He re-
tires with honor and with a character
unsmirched and that is some satisfac-
tion even in viewing the wreck.
1.-The election shows, among other
things, that factionalism is dead. IN
questionably open and covert attempts
were made to revive it by the friends
Of both candidates in those places
where they thought it would do the
most good. But that it failed is evil
denced by the fact that Riohland, a
former stronghold of Conservatives,
gave Talbert majority, while Spar
tanburg, a former bulwark Of Reform,
voted for Hayward. In the demise Of
bitterness Of political feeling all good
citizens will rejoice, and the man who
hereafter attempts to revive it should
be emphatically squelched.
''The election finally retires John
Gary Evans from the political arena.
Three times has he been defeated for
United States senator and under such
a circumstance neither he nor his
most ardent supporters can hope to
even see him again 9 candidate with
any show Of success. The Record sup
ported him as against Latimer, and
does not believe that his defeat was
due to the unfounded charges made
against him. The fact is that while
governor he made some most egregious
political blunders which have never
been forgotten by those interested.
Add to this the fact that while COVER
nor he also made himself personally
unpopular, it is surprising that he re-
ceiyed the vote he did. He would
have made infinitely a superior sena-
tor to Latimer, but the people thought
otherwise. Time will show, however,
for it is certain that Latimer can be
Of no force whatever in the senate,
unless he completely changes in charac-
ter and in qualifications, something
not to be expected. Taking it all in
all, though everybody ought to be
satisfied, and they probably are, ex-
cept those candidates who failed"