The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-06-18
Wednesday, June IS, 1902.
FOR CONGRESS.

Congressman Lever announces him.
self in this issue as a candidate for
reelection. Last year, after the hot
test, but fairest contest ever seen in
this District, he won out by a most
handsome majority. The bill redis-
tricting the State will have little or
no effect upon his chances for re-
election. In the three counties of the
old, now in the pew, last year he had
q majority something like 1000 over
one of the strongest men in the Dis
trict. Only about $500 new votes are
added to the District, out Of which,
he will get, it is certain, majority,
for Richland and Lexington are prac-
tically one people, being bound by
the closest ties of blood and trade.
All other things being equal, Lexing
ton will naturally expect large vote
from Richland, and Richland is too
loyal not to give it. In Sumter and
Lee, from all we can learn, his vote
will be almost unanimous, and there
are those who are confident that be
will carry his opponents own county.
Throughout the District everyone
comedies that it is but just and prop
er and fair that he should be given
q chance to demonstrate his fitness
or usefulness for the place; and it is
somewhat surprising that he should
have any opposition whatever at this
time when it is considered that it is
the unwritten law to give and encum-
bent at least two terms, especially so
when that encumbent has given such
universal satisfaction in the perform
ance of his duty as MIR. Lever has.
He has, by his untiring devotion to
duty, gotten the affairs of the Dis
trict, which had become badly out of
shape during the time it was without
representation from July to Decem-
ber, in splendid shape and has just
reached the point when he can go at
his work in a systematic manner,
with everything in front of him.
Too, he has had his hands tied and
his energies sapped by having to
fight contested election case with q
negro-the contest he inherited from
his predecessor. This is practically
out of the way, so far as we have
been able to learn. He was new to
the regular legislative work, though
his knowledge Of the departmental
work has been of incalculable SER
vice to him and the District. With
all these drawbacks his record is in
itself sufficient to stamp him a most
active, energetic, attentive and able
representative of the will of the peo-
pie, who can not reasonably ask more
of him than that which he has given
in the short time he has been serving
them. The strong point in the young
Congressman's character is his will
ingness to try to do his best for the
District, and he rarely fails in an un-
dertaking if he is given a reasonable
time.
He is the idol of the great mass of
the people of his home county, and is
each day growing more popular with
those of the District by reason of
his faithful. intelligent and effective
services rendered the District in the
short time he has been in the position
to secure for it the advantages and
conveniences within the province of
the National government to bestc ",
the enjoyment of which increases the
prosperity and happiness of the peo-
pie, and in appreciation of his un-
firing zeal his native county will give
him practically a solid vote as the
balance of the counties composing
the District will probably do as soon
as the people have an opportunity to
do go.
We take pleasure in presenting the
candidacy Of the ''Bsby Congress-