The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-26
Primaries Which VIII Set
tie the Election Except
for F0rmalitieS.
CLOSING OF HOT CAMPAIGN
Six Candidates for Successor to Senator
McLausin and Many fo- Governor.
Sensational Fight Of Senator Till
mans Nephew Tor Chief Executive.

Democratic primary elections fer South
Carolina, which for all practical pur-
poses settle the State elections, are be
Ing held today.
\ United States Senator 70 sG5ceed
senator MeLauria VIII be nominated.
Six candidates are in the field. i VIII
hardly be possible 20 elect any one of
then O. the first ballot
There is q big fight fer the election of
governor. and Ehe contest seems TO have
narrowed down between Lieut. Gov
James H. Tillalen and D. c Hayward
Representatives VIII be elected n tins
various districts. and It is estimated
that more than 2.C00 candidates are
seeking the different ozfces IN the State
An usually heavy vote Is being ac5ied.
Close CT Exciting Campaign.
The weIl-knova disfavor via which
South CaToIinians regard dull tine
leads to more than usual interest IN he
election An exciting campaign has
closed and an exciting finish Is taking
place Several sensations have pro
ceeded from tho camraigners curing
taeir two m9n1hs' tour CT he State. aud
IS the narrowed and final contest comes
further news items are expected a.
any moment
The conscript fathers OF South caro-
lima are separated from private life in
unique manner The Democratic pr1-
mary decides everything political. anc
all appeals rcm It have proved ruin
oEs % the persons undertaking them.
United States Senators ana Represen,
tatives are chosen By primary. and the
general election in November and the
election IN the Legislature are mere
1CTnlaIities. Preliminary 10 the prirn-
airy election IS the State campaign.
which has core TO be a ponderous affair.
meetings are appointed al every. county,
seat, and al Candidates for Senator.
representative, and for State Offices are
ypected-practieally rcquIred-to al
tend and address the people. All can
didetes arc n1edged TO abide The result
Of the primary, as are all voters.
Candidates IN Caravans.
The candidates are formed into cara
vans. and moved from place 10 place.
usually being halted at ave county seats
each week. This year the candida ties be-
cane 50 numerous that they we're d.
yideS into two caravans, and rushed
through the State on different schedules
There are 1Crty-four couEties. and there
were therefore eighty-six gatherings Of
re people 10 hear men plead Tor jobs.
exclusive of the excursions arranged by
the candidates themselves or worked up
by friends when the railroad schedules
anoroed opportunity The campaign is
expensive and trying 10 the candidates.
out the number gets larger every year
Candidates complain that the present
campaign has Afforded the campo iguers
me opportunity Of speaking TO only
about tenth OF the voters Of the State.
but II IS claimed that the attendance It
nearly all points has been thoroughly
representative and that every pilgrim
toward the blissful precincts Of jobdoln
has had a fair chance
Senator TiIIman Out Of Contest.
Senator Tillman is cut OF -the contest
for the first time in twelve years He
is me originator of the caravan system
and on those rare occasions when he
has not been OF the party his influence
has been a work IN the state and plain
y in evidence on the returns While
the camPaigners this year do not stir
the people as the Senator used 20 do.
they are keeping each other and the
people interested
4 Few spats and enc actual fight has
occurred. bl- tT,e campaign on The whole
3 SAD to rave been 2 dignifcd and in
structive one There are no issues
and all the seekers after the job Of be-
ing Mr. TIIIman+s colleague are follow
Ing the doctrines he SC strenuously
urges and defends.
Senator McLaurin would not agree %
abide the result Of the majority Of the
people Il IS likely that If the junior
Senator had gone into The race The Sc
.nior Senator would have resigned 10 get
into the running with him. No one in
the race stands for Ike commercial
Democrat" view which practically in
dorses Republican policies.
The first primary is to be held on
Tuesday and the second pris-zry two
weeks later. Il IS a party rule that the
sominee must have maj ority of the
votes cast IN the primary. and it is ex-
}remely improbable that anyone viii get
the nomination on the first ballot There
Ere about 100000 voters, and il is said
40 candidate has d faction or any other
element of special strength other than
IN favoFIte son" grounds
Representative I.atimer. who was for a
Eb<;s said to be the TIIlman candidate.
= fN@-&sE - lA- 4DuC AdA AAlcA eSGiu5L uhe
lawyers he has been IN Congress ten
years and relies on his record OF activ-
ity. He once defeated for the House
Col George tombstone, who is regarded
rs the brightest criminal lawyer in the
State and the star orator OF the. cam
paign party Colonel tombstone is max
Ing hot race
Ez-Representative HemphiI.
Another candidate is John j. Hemp
hill. well known in Washington. He
was formerly a Representative and went
down under the Tillman wave. Ex-Gov.