The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-06-18

Two or Unree candidates Tor state
Offices floated in last week and mingled
"in our midst for a few hours. The
coming and going Of these State can.
didates this year is to make one mourn
or laugh according to ones humor.
You see a weary looking person lone
somely distributing cards to people on
the public square. He wears an aged
and infirm smile. You know he is q
candidate.
The county candidates are not this
kind. They are a clipper, and cheer
full lot. Their smile is robust. None
of the county candidates will suffer
when beaten. Most of them are run.
ming for the fun of it and the fried
chicken. You can't down q Laurens
candidate. He'll enjoy defeat more
than most men enjoy victory.
Mr.. Kinard of Greenwood who is one
of a legion of candidates for Railroad
Commissioner vas here last week. He
is now a member of the le~gislature--a
very good man too. He is called the
economist of the house." Mr.. Cansler
OF York who is running for the same
Office has also been here. He is an ex-
school commissioner and q man of his
own head. He is one candidate for
a state Office who has not brought a
Gaze of the blues to Laurens this Sum-
mer.
G.. Lawrence Walker of Greenville,
running for Comptroller, dropped down
on h town last week. He is q capital
young man. One Of his sisters mar
ried a brother of Mr.. Sing Owings. Mr..
Walker has a good chance to carry this
county. He would make a good officer.
He stands well in Greenville and made
an excellent county Treasurer.
a. w. Jones who is running for
Comptroller was also here last week.
He Is an Abbeville man and q compe-
tent, bright fellow. In 1894 he would
have been elected Comptroller over
Norton but the Pope independent move
ment defeated him. 1t was this way:
an element OF Peedee reformers were
~disgruntled. The reformers generally
didn't care at first. Jones was assured
OF election. The reform convention
met and did not nominate minor officers.
Meanwhile the independent movement
began and the reform leaders thought
1T necessary to %cOnciliate the Peedee
crowd. The convention met again and
Jones vas duly sacrificed. Another
was sacrificed with him.
zone Who Once Ran" contributes
the following:
1t Is, 1t is, a glorious thing to be in
politics without q thing that you would
nave or you could get and so be able to,
you bet, your w opinions freely tell
and If they raise a little-weli, it's
nice to have no little axe to'grind and
thus, and thus, you may discuss the
the simple facts o mind what eandj-
dates may say or think when out of
them you take u kink. The man who
runs for Office has got to scrape
and got to bow; he's got to Hex his sup
pie knee and with all other men agree.
And he must kiss the babies feet and
soggy picnic biscuits eat, and when the
man comes with the list he really
mustn't dare insist that no a quarter
doth exist within his sick and sagging
pocket now empty as q fizZled rocket.
Inc candidate, the candidate, must al
ways smirk and smile and pirate: the
hands OF every voter shake until his
owns q solid ache; must sidle up to all
the women, includin' those whose
charms are dimmin'. But he who
isn't going to run Is bound to have n
barrel of fun. He'll ambie around
among the people and hold his head as
high as a steeple. His leg this year
will be secure from being pulled beyond
endure and all the little debts he treas.
ures he'll pay back in abundant meas.
ures to those who one time sold him
out and caused his ignominious rout.
tell you, sir, 1 tell you sir, / do most
positively aver 1t is the finest kind of
sport TO be quite able to cavort and do
precisely as l please, while all the can
oidates must sneeze .whene'er take q
pinch of snuff. Perhaps you guess I've
said enuff."