The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-02
And Now the Hustle
Begins in Earnest
THE CANDIDATES ARE MAKING TuEIR
LAST EOxAYs.
Jim Tillmsn Supports Tsibert-The Latter
Arrived In the City Yesterdsy-Mr.
b. A. Morgan . Candidate
for Speakership
THE State, 31st.

than usual for the returns to be tab
ulated in such q way that the csndl-
dates could tell "where they were al"
but those who saw from the begin
ming that they were in the second
race have lost no time and have been
organizing their forces for the second
contest.
Colonel Tslbert has come to Co.
lumbis and has established head
quarters at the Columbia hotel. He
and Jim Tillman held q conference
Friday night and it was common talk
on the Streets yesterday that Jim
would support Col. Talbert. This
will occasion no surprise since the
incident of the mail miscarriage at
Pickens was slurred over.
After spending few days in Co.
lumbis, Capt. Heyward has gone to
Spartanburg. There his mail may
be addressed until the end OF sthe
week. He is quite sure OF election,
and was not surprised at the size OF
the vote he received 10 the first pri-
primary.
Congressman Latimer is at the
Columbia hotel and Mr.. John Gary
Evans is at Wright's. Each is using
every effort to rally support and the
fight between them may become &C
rimonious before the next week Is
over.
In days gone by it WAS a fad for
politicians to decry extrsvsgance OF
the State colleges. The fight against
these institutions has become less
determined every year, and some
times those most earnest in their
fight for decreased appropriations
have talked with less vigor. Lex
ington is one county which has al
ways elected Il delegation Of such
statesmen, hut it seems that the spell
has been broken, for Mr.. John Bell
lowell was returned to the legisls
ture by q handsome vote, and he
spoke fearlessly and earnestly for
liberal-though not extravaganza
appropriations.
1t was announced yesterday that
Mr.. T. Yancey Williams of Lancas-
ter and Mr.. M. L Smith of Kershsw
had been here organizing their csm
psign for the speskership. A for
midable opponent has appeared in
the persou of Hon. B. A. Morgan of
GresnvilIe, who made d fine record
in the House last year: Mr.. Morgan
was returned to the House by 1885
votes out Of 5000, an almost unani
nous endorsement when it is consid
cred that there were ten candidates
in the field.
The cioseness Of the race between
Messrs. Croft, Bellinger and Thur
moni in the second congressional
district excited considerable comment
There were bat l25 votes difference
between Messrs. Croft and Bellingor,
and Mr.. Thurmond pushed for third
place, losing out by l45 votes. From
geographical standpoint MIR. Croft
appears TO have the advantage, but
Mr.. Bellinger is splendid cam
paiguer, and with his record his
friends expect to see him in Wash
ington next March as Col. Talbert's
successor.
In the Third congressional district
there were seven candidates. The
two from Anderson lost, although
that is far the largest county, and
Mr.. WYATT Aiken, Of Abbeville, led,
although there were two others from
his county in the race. DR.: r. F.
Smith, of Pickens, is in the run over.
He is said to be strong before the
people and the finish will be close.
Mr.. Aiken has Newberry and Green
wood back of him-geogrsphically
speaking Anderson lies between hem
and there the fight will be pitched.
1t has been question much dis
dussed as to what strength Mr..
Ansel would have exhibited in the
second race. It was gratifying to
him in the honr of another's victory
to have a great many new found
friends call upon him at Wright's
hotel and to tell him that If he missed