Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29
PROBABLE CANDIDATES.


PROBABLE CANDIDATES.
Already Long, the List Continues to
Grow Steadily.
Among the many candidates who will
go from the noisy halls Of the house
to the racy debates in state campaigns
Is the speaker, Hon. w. F. Stevenson,
of Chesterfield, who is a man Of mark
ed legal ability and would add dig
nifty to the office of attorney general, to
which he aspires. His election is no
sinecure; but Mr.. Stevenson has not yet
suffered defeat. The only other an
nounced candidate Is Mr.. U. x. Gunter,
the present assistant attorney gener-
al, who is popular in the state and an
influential politician.
For secretary Of state nearly quo
rum Of the house will offer. The avow-
ed candidates from the house are Hon.
J. Harvey Wilson, Of Sumter, chair
man Of the ways and means commit
tee; Mr.. J. c.. Campbell, Of Marlboro,
Captain J. Hampton Brooks, that most
gallant Of Confederate soldiers, and
Col. ]. T. Austin, Of Greenville, he OF
the invincible handshake. Other can
didates will be Mr.. ]. T. Can't, COL
E. H. Aull and Mr.. W. w. Bradley, Of
AbbevlIe.
The house has a trained campaigner
and level-headed militiaman as a can
didate for comptroller general. In the
last few days of the session Capt. j. u.
Richards, Of Kershaw, announced that
he had about decided to enter the race.
Capt. Richards has been a supporter
of the Charleston Medical college and
Of Winthrop in the fights In which
those institutions figured. Senator
Sharpe with his lusty vociferation will
also be heard upon the stump for this
office. Capt. Black secretary OF the
state penitentiary board. Is a candi-
date for this Office.
Mr.. Derham may be hard to defeat
for reelection. The attorney general,
secretary Of state and adjutant gener-
al will not stand for reelection. NJ.
Derham, Mr.. McMahan and Capt Jen-
nings will be there when the campaign
opens.
Now the house has an aspirant for
Mr.. McMahan's office. Mr.. Arthur
Kibler, Of Newberry, one of the lead
ers Oh the house and a champion of the
common schools. Mr.. Kibler is also
an advocate Of measures regulating
the workings of insurance companies.
Prof. O. B. Martin, Of Greenville, has
announced himself as a candidate for
state superintendent Of education; Ccl.
A. r. Banks of Rock Hill, was sug-
gested sometime ago. but he will not
be in the race.
For adjutant general the house Will
have a Confederate veteran who VIII
| try to succeed the gallant old soldier
who will retire to take up the fight for
congress in the Fifth district. Capt.
A. H. Dean, Of Spartanburg, Is can
didate for adjutant general. Capt.
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Of purity n our pension system. He
Is well-known In the up-country. Col.
John D. Frost, of Columbia, the popu-
| lar and very efficient assistant adjutant
general, will be in the race to succeed
Mr.. Floyd, as will Mr.. Paul Aver, OF
Anderson, and the dashing Col. jack
Boyd, of Greenville, who has never quit
being a soldier since the days when ne
was Johnny Reb."
The office Of railroad commissioner
seems to be a soft berth. At any rate
there are more candidates for this Of
flee than for any other. Among the
candidates who are so far in the race
are Mr.. Henry j. Kinard, Of Green
wood, who Is perhaps the leader Of the
economists Of the house, although he Is
not narrow in his views; Mr.. j. G.
Wolling. of Fairfield, whose success as
merchant and farmer would augur
success as a state official, is also In
the race: Senator B. L. Caughman, of
Saluda author Of the "Jim Crow" car
law, is q candidate. Mr.. J. c. Will
born, Of York. the present chairman,
will stand for reelection, having
served eight years. Mr.. w. Boyd
Evans Is a candidate-and there are
others.
No member Of the house aspires to
be governor-yet. There is one candid
ate on the other side Of the state cap
itol, Lieut.. Gov. ]. H. Tillman and the
winner will have to defeat about half
dozen other candidates, among them
Gov. McSweeney, Col. w. Jasper Tai
bert, Capt. D. C. Hayward, Of Cole
ton, and Mr.. M. F. Ansel, Of Greenville
The leading candidates for lieuten-
ant governor are Hon. Frank B. Gary