The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-08-13
THE SENATORIAL RACE.
The Rsssls sf the Senatorial Primary
Q Epsealssasn-CaRald Chsnees
Of Elessioa - Seen NJ the Present.

The Bssuls Os the 8eoatorial Primary
o Epeealasaen-CaRa Chances
ef Elessiea - Seen as the Present.
(Yorkvills EnquirerJ
Many Of the newspapers are indulg.
inR In speculation as to the probable
result Of the senatorial primary, and
although We have seen analyses Of the
sabject that indicate much familiarity
OF the situation on the part of the
writer's, We are free to say that We are
unable 20 arrive at q reasonable satis-
factory conclusion as to who Is going
TO be the next United States Senator or
even - to who is going to be in the
second race.
So far % Messrs. Hemphill, Hender.
son. Elliott and Johnstone are concern.
ed, IL looks like o mere matter of q
toesup for the choice as to which will
probably lead. Select any man Of this
quartetie as having probable advan-
tage Of the others, and u Is easy to cite
rsnscns Why any one of the other three
should account himself as standing
iuss % good show to come out ahead.
In the case Of Messrs. Latimer and
Evans this In not true. Both, Of these
candidates have q better purchase on
plurAiIties than have any Of their com.
petitors. II we assume that factional-
lam n buried, and all the candidates
are representing the same thing and In
beautiful harmony. then Evans and
Lsatimef are undoubtedly In the lead.
Put them on . parity with the others,
IN other respects, it must be admitted
that both are In closer touch with the
political life Of the State generally, for
it hiss not been great while aimee he
was Governor, and Latimer has all
along been high up in the esteem OF
the dominant element. On the other
hand, assume, as many do, that the old
line Of the demarkation that was drawn
In 1890 II still . living thing, and the
advantage CT Messrs. Evans and Lati.
mer remains stronger than ever. The
strength OF their side has been as two
thirds TO one-third, and with one-third
divided by four against two-thirds di-
Weed by two. 1t does not look rs II
Messrs. Hemphill, Henderson, Elliott
or Johnstone will count for o great
deal after the first primary.
II the second race should be be-
tween Evans and Latimer, II Is rather
difficult to predict which will win out.
From the way Latimer has been
fought by all the candidates, it is evi.
dent that they regard him as possessed
Of considerable strength, and If he
gets In the second primary that fact
will, Of itself, prove that they were not
mistaken. Still Evans has the advan-
tsge Of quite q general organization
and viii put mp strong fight for final
success.
Should Messrs. Hemphill, Johnstone
Elliott or Henderson get in the second
race with either Latimer or Evans
that fact will argue that factional lines
have really been wiped out for all time
and it viii promise well for the further
success Of whichever OF these four
should be In the second race. for the
especial reason that heretofore the
principal strength OF Messrs. Evans
and Latimer has been lying In that
fsctionalism to which they Will be able
TO look no longer.
But we will see what We will see.
There never has been fight In South
Carolina Just like this one, and no man
e. able to predict the outcome by any
other method than plain, downright,
8ueesing. 1t Is quite probable how
ever, that when the votes have been
counted, we will be able to tell just
exactly how II all happened and many
may have to admit that they have
been surprised.