The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-08-28
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
2Dyeftlor Hayward Not Likely to Have
opposition Next Year-Othcr Political
sSs PrOpheSieS.

N PrOpheSieS.
! August Kohn in News and Courier
4 hessiis already a great deal Of
talk inSYarious States about oandi
dates for State offices, and for monthe
the Presidential possibilities have
D been seriously considered. In South
Carolina, under the primary system,
the election is virtually held in Aa
gust every second year. The result
ofithe system is that there is an ever
lasting campaign going on. Since
the primary system has been in vogue
candidates have been grooming as
soon as one campaign closes. The
last contest in the State closed a full
year ago, and the wonder has been
that candidates did not begin their
work for the next contest week
after the second primary of 1902.
SFortr 40 tely, there has been no cam
spaign this year, and politics have
been allowed to slumber for a while.
County newspapers have, however,
been writing about candidates and
Issues, and people who are inter
8ested have been talking about the
$future Of certain men now more or
less in the public mind.
& AT the primary last year practi-
Scally new set Of State officials WAS
selected. With the exception Of
Treasurer jennings all the State
House officials we're selected for their
first term last summer, and there
seems to be an unwritten law that
whsre office holders attend to their
duties they be given second term
Swithout opposition. This custom
seems TO apply 10 practically all
$elec;i'e Offices, aud, therefore, the
chances are favorable 10 at least au
other year OF political rest Last yea,
Governor Hayward had \ strong
string Of opponents. Jo viii be IL
candidate for ronominatou, and JUS,
now the outlook is that he vii! havo
no opposition, There wes sop1e talk
Immediately after the first primary
OF last year that Mr.. Martin r.
Ansel would depressed for Governor
at the next primary, in view of the
surprising and extraordinary race
that he made with the strong field in
the race. He has stated that he will
not oppose Governor Hayward for re-
election, but he has his eye on the
Governors chair after that.
Nothing has been heard politically
from former Congressman Talbert
since the last primary. The impress
sion now is that if Governor Hey-
wards administration continues to
run as smoothly and satisfactorily as
at present, he will have no opposition
in 1904. Then the doors will open.
MIR. Ansel is already in the field
Mr.. Talbert is almost certain to be,
bnt the older mon will have to look
to their lanrels, az it is rumored that
Speaker Mendel L. Smith, of Cam
den, and Representative r. Yancy
Williams, of Lancaster, would make
excellent Gubernatorial timber, and
the friends Of Lieutenant Governor
John L. Sloan naturally expect him
to be promoted
CAN A GOOD MAN GET A THIRD TERM,
With this prospect the likelihood
is there will not be much of a cam
palgn next year, unless something
happens and that is always possible.
Capt. Jennings may stand for re-
election for State Treasuror, bnt he
has before him the defeat of DR.,
Zimmerman, who stood for a third
term and the custom Of finding new
men. If there we're any other office
for which Treasurer jennings might
shift he would stand u better chance
than for a third term. If he RUM
there Will be opposition. There is
q 'me talk that Col Boyd will run
against Adjnt"nt aud Inspector Gen.
era! Frost COL Boyd opposed Gen.
Frost last year and lost, and the
milili" sl"m eminently satisfied with
the present administration.
DIsPENsARy OoMMISsJOHER