The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-30
SOUTH CAROLYN
PRIMARIES ON TO-DAY.
Contests in a Number of Congress
sional Districts.

Contests in "A Number of Congress
sional Districts.
Columbia, S. c., Aug. 29.-The South
Carolina Democratic primaries will be
held tomorrow. 1t is probable that the
vote will be quite as heavy as it was
two years ago. There may be fall
ing off in some counties but elsewhere
there will be proportionate gains. The
total vote for Governor four years ago
was go 429 in the first primary and
two years ago the vote in the first pri-
mary was 953 There was also a
contest for the nomination for the
United States Senate two years ago.
and that might have added to the in
terest in the campaign. In the second
primary in 1902 the vote was 1924, or
nearly as much as in the first primary.
But. although none of the state Of
ticers have opposition this year, there
are many indications that this will be
primary in which a heavy vote will
be polled, for in many counties the race
for sheriff, clerk of the court and such
like positions is attracting more inter
est than usual Then the fight for the
congressional nomination in several OF
the districts is warm this year whereas
tAiCiG W do lAtllG Interest Two years dSO.
1t is quite probable that for these rea-
sons that there will be a heavy vote.
The candidates for Congress are as
follows
First District-George S. Legare. I'M
opposed for reelection.
Second District Ito succeed Mr..
CrofO-L. ]. Williams of Edgefleld and
Senator S. G.. Mayfeld of hamburg
Third District-Wyatt Aiken of Alb
beville. for reelection: I. H. McCalla
of Abbeville.
Fourth District. r. Johnson of
Spartanburg, unopposed for re-elec-
ton.
Fifth District-D. e. Finley Of York,
for reelection; T. Y. Williams Of Lam
caster.
Sixth District Ito succeed r. B.
Scarboro, retired)-W. F. Dargan o.
Darlington. James Norton and ]. f.
Ellerbe of Marion; J. w. Ragsdale of
Florence.
Seventh District-A r. Lever unop-
posed for reelection.
Since the Inauguration of the prin1-
airy system IA years ago, this is the first
time that the candidates for governor
and other State offices have gone into
the primary without opposition. The
State Democratic executive COMMITTEES
did not require the candidates for state
oncerS TO make a canvass of the State
as has been done every other year for
IA years, but an itinerary was mapped
out and the candidates for railroad
commissioner went into every county
in the State in their campaign.
There have been no issues in the
campaign this summer-with the ex-
ceptfon that in a number of counties
candidates for the legislature have
been required to state their position
on the" Brice bill' introduced by SEN
ator Brlce of York The original bill
provided that any county could rid
itself of a dispensary. AS it passed the
general assembly the act provides that
a country voting the dispensary out of
its borders must pay a tax for the
enforcement of the law. An effort will
be made to get the Brice bill passed
in it's original form, for as amended it
might work a hardship upon the people
who want to get rid of the dispensary
in their community. In a county
with a taxable valuation of s., 000, 900
it would cost $500 a year in direct
taxation to vote out a dispensary, thus
imposming a quasi penalty upon the
people working for their moral better
ment.