The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-06-10
WEEK, And then
The GRAND ENTRY.
BAND WAGON OF Tax Political
.iIRCUS READY TO MOVE
Fortv conJracts Now >isned-Personnel "f
Tthe Two DIVISIONS ss Thus Far Shown
by Manager jones Record B""ks.
THE State, 9th.

double header campaign to open ha
almost arrived and General Mana
ger Willie Jones is busy organizing
the corps of performers.
The opening ofthe senatorial cam
psign here will be noteworthy one
The meeting will take place in tht
Columbia theatre and the building
will doubtless be filed. One of the
chief features will probably be the
presence of ladies in the balcony anc
in the boxes. 1t is the purpose o1
County Chairman Gibbs to invite
the ladies to attend, for aspirants fol
senatorial and congressional honors
are expected to live up to the great
dignity of the positions they seek
A reception committee of leading
citizens will be asked to occupy seats
upon the stage. Columbia will also
entertain the several members of the
campaign party in private houses.
In Sumter also, it is said, arrange
ments are being made to have the
opening meeting.of the State cam
paign party noteworthy one.
The preliminary guns of the cam
paign on behalf of both divisions of
the Two ring circus are to be fred at
Donnald's on Saturday. At this
meeting many of the candidates ex
pect to be present and have some
thing to say to voters from five coun-
ties. -.--..
Daring the past week the candi-
dates have been busy sending in
their pledges and assessments to
Stats Chairman Jones. All of those
who expect to run for the senate, so
far as known, save John Gary Evans,
are no# officially in the race. Nine
teen candidates for the senate and
congress have complied. Others who
are certain to he In the races for con
gress, but who have not yet filed their
pledges, are Hon. e. Duncan Bel
linger ia The second and Congress
man Jos. T. johnson III the fourth.
Some five or six known candidates
for State Offices have likewise not yet
filed their pledges. Thus far 2l
pledges for State Offices have been
fled. Thus far for all Offices 40 can
didates have complied. The list to
date is as follows:
PoR THE SENATE.
For the United States Senate
Geo. Johnstone Of Newberry, VIM.
Elliott of Beaufort, D S. Henderson
of Aiken, A. G Lstimer of Anderson.
FOR CONGRESS
First District-Geo. S Lagare OF
Cha:leston, T. W. Bacot of Charles
ton.
Second District Geo. W. Croft OF
Aiken, J. VIM. Thurmond of Edge
field.
Third District-E. M Rucker, Jr.,
of Anderson, R. F. Smith of Pick
ems, Wm. J. Stribbling of Oconee,
Gen. 3. Prince of Anderson.
Fourth District-Stanyarne Viii
son OF Spartanburg.
Fifth District-D. E Finley Of
York. j. ". Floyd of Kershaw, L. j.
Strait of Lancaster, w. B. Wilson o1
York.
Sixth District-A. F. Lever Of
Lexington.
FOR STATE OFFICES.
For Governor-W. II Zimmerman
of Edgefeld, NJ F. Ansel of Green
vile, W. J. Talbert Of Edgefeld, D
G. Hayward of Colleton, James b
Tillman of Edgefeld
For Lieutenant Governor John
T. Sloan of Richland, Cole. L. Blease
of Newberry, Frank B. Gary of Alb
beville.
For Secretary of Stste--J. 1
CAN'T of Spartsnburg.
For Attorney General-U \ Gun
ter, Jr., of Spartanburg, W. F. Ste
venson, of Chesterfield.
For State Treasurer-R. Il. Jen
nings of Fairfield.
For Comptroller General-W. h
Sharpe of Lexington.