The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-07
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, May 7, 1902.
Candidates Galore.

following list of men who will be in
the field for the Offices in the coming
primary:
The meeting of the Democratic
clubs throughout the State has start
ed the political ball moving. From
all over the State reports are received
indicative of larger pumber of can
didates for county and State Offices
than ever before. The vote will be
very heavy. The local interest in
county officers draw out larger vote
than the State officers. While there
is no national campaign this year ma
tional issues will be discussed by the
very active list Of candidates for the
United States Senate. The platform
adopted by the State convention will
in great measure govern and direct
the policy Of the candidate. Ezpan-
sion, imperialism, corporate combina-
tions and corporate influences will be
discussed by the convention if we are
to judge by the newspapers. Like
wise the status Of Commercial De-
asH
mocrats" will probably come up. Out
side of this the convention will prob
ably be a tame affair.
The candidates who are advertised
as seeking the suffrages of the people
for the United States Senate are: D.
S. Henderson, Senator from Aiken
county; Congressman A. G. Latimer,
of Anderson county; J. j. Hemphill,
ex Congressman, of Chester county;
Congressman William Elliott, Beau
fort; ex-Congressmsn, George John
stone, of Newberry; Ex-Governor
John Gary Evans, of Spartanburg
and Senator John L McLsurin, the
incumbent.
From the First Congressional dis
trict, George S Legare, of Charles
ton, M. P. Howell, Of Colleton; Rep
reseDtative Galluchant, of Clarendon
and Representative Bscot, of Charles
ton.
From the Second, Attorney Gepe-
raj Bellinger, of BarnwelI; Solicitor
j. VIM Thurmond, of Edgefeld and
Representative W Croft, OF Aiken.
The, Third district is full of candi-
dates. Senator George S. Mower, of
Newberry; Dr. G. T. Wyche, a former
member of the House from New
berry; Abbeville presents Senator W.
NJ. 9Graydon, Court Stenograpber
WYATT Aiken and ex-senator 1. q.
McCalla; Anderson has two represen-
tatives, George E. Prince and e
Marion Rucker; Pickens, DR.. r. F.
Smith. and Solicitor Julius E. Bogge.
Among those mentioned are Execu-
tive Committeeman d. Fl. Magill of
Greenwood, F. 81. Dominick of New
berry and d. A. G. Outz of Green.
wood.
In the Fourth district Congress-
man Joseph T. johnson will stand
for reelection. It is also stated that
Mr.. stanyarne Wilson will make the
race.
The Fifth is somewhat prolific.
Congressman Finley has opposing his
reelection W. Black Wilson, mem
Der of the Constitutional Convention,
ex> Congressman T. J. Strait, Adju-
tant and Inspector General Floyd:
of Kershaw; Solicitor J. K. Henry, Of
Chester.
In the Sixth the incumbent Con-
gresham Scarborough, will be op-
posed by former Congressman James
Norton and probablylJ. E. Ellerbe of
Marion and T. W. Boucher of MARI
boro
Congressman Lever of the Seventh
will have J G. Mclaughlin of Orange
burg and probably Senator Marshall
of Rchland against him.
The avowed candidates for Gov
ernor are former Solicitor Ansel of
Greenville, Lieutenant Governor Till
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