The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-07-04
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;nor went along very smoothly until Ihe /!
+in,a for the governors to talk. Fortu- !
natelv they came last on the list Tor
otherwise there would have been no
meeting. It should be remembered
that Talbert and Tillman are both from
Edeefeid and both have friends in that
county, and the two candidates are not
especially fond of each other: From
the report of the meeting it looks as II
the efforts were to see which one coulo
muster the larger following and MAKE
the greater noise. It appears TO nave
been an effort to make show OF
STRENGTH in his home county and as a
result the meeting broke up IN noise
and adniring friends of each candidate
nicked him up and carried him bodily
ont Of the court house and no one can
tell which is the stronger in his home
county.
We talked to gentleman the other
dav who went to the Aiken meeting 10
hear the candidates, as he said, to size
them I'D. He sat the entire proceed
ines through. Of the governors ne
saws that Ansel makes decidedly the
best speech and tells his tale logically
and easy and pleasantly and IS making
more friends by his speeches than any
of the candidates. He leaves the nearer
in good humor and then goes out
among the people and shakes hands
with them, and it was the opinion Oh
this gentleman that if Ansel received a
GOOD vote in his old circuit ne was
making enough votes in the other Sec
tions to put him in the lead IN the nrsU
primary.
This same gentleman was OF tne
opinion that Talbert entered the canvas
decidedly in the lead, but that the otn-
ers were picking up on him, though the
Aiken crowd was decidedly TaIoert
crowd. This gentleman was not II
pressed with the speeches of Mr.. Hey-
ward, in fact, confessed to degree OF
disappointment. Mr.. Zimmerman ne
did not consider very great factor IN
the race. AS to Mr.. Tillman ne was
rather inclined to the opinion that the
outlook at present was for second
race between him and Mr.. Ansel.
As to the lieutenant governors ne SAID
that Mr.. Blease made decidedly the
best speech that was made, and that
his opinion was the fight was between
him and Gary to be in the second race
with. MIR. Sloan, and that Blease stooo
good chance of being in the SECOND
race with Sloan, but he thought Sloan
would be elected.
The race for Secretary OF State ne
tboueht was between Wilson and
CAN'T, and for adjutant and Inspector
General he thought Frost and Patrick
in the lead with Boyd not far away,
and the chances in favor of Frost.
For attorney general there are only
two. and his judgment was that Gunter
had decidedly the lead, and that ne put
up a good game speech.
Jones was leading for comptroller
general in his judgment. For superln'
tendent of education he thought Mr.
McMahan had a good match in Mr.
Martin, and that he was making gooc
headway. For railroad commissioner
he could form no opinion. Now this
summary is only the opinion of one
man, but he is an intelligent man, ano
he has Travelled somewhat over the
State and has had good opportunity to-
forming opinions. He, Of course, may
be entirely wrong in his estimate. From
what we have been able to see and heal
the people have been taking very little
interest in politics, AID very few o.
them have any decided convictions OF
any of the candidates.
This same gentleman has heard the
senators talk, and he says that JOIN
Gary Evans makes the most logical anc
connected speeches of any Of the can
didates and is more familiar with detail:
and better posted on the tariff, and hf
thinks Evans will be very formidable
candidate. He thinks Henphill is aIs(
one of the strong men, and If 1t were
not for the undertow that Mr.. Hemp
hill is back in South Carolina only to-
this office, and that if he fails he vii
Immediately return to Washington NJ
would be formidable competitor. Lat
inner makes a good speech also and Il
strong man. Elliott is good mar
and has many warm friends in his Ole
district, but is not known when he get
away up in the hills of the Piedmont
Mr.. Henderson started out strong an(
makes a good speech, but this gentle
man says he is lacking in bottom
George Johnstone is the orator of tn
party and his speeches hold the atten
+;on of the hearer and make good i'm