Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-16
APPROACHING DIsPENsARY WAR
Looks as II the Situation Is TO be Very
Much Mixed.

A special to the Charlotte Observer
from Columbia says: The county
campaigns started In numerous parts
of this state to vote out the dispensary
have become almost epidemic, Ptckens
having Joined Cherokee In the dry col
umn and petitions looking to the same
end being In circulation now In An
derson, Greenville. Spartanburg, Union,
Oconee, Williamsburg, Charleston and
Newberry. This and other evidences
Of change OF heart on the part OF
'arious classes of people against the
disnansary have started some inter-
esting political talk, which seems to
outline some important alignments for
the coming campaign-county as well
as state, senatorial and congressional.
Among other entertaining phenom"
ena held as probable Is Senator Till
man stumping the state for prohibi-
ton. His close personal and political
friends assert with confidence that No
will certainly be found doing stunt
of this kind In case Ii Is demonstrated
that the state Is determined to rio IL
self of the dispensary. And the prohi"
bitionists will get numerous other
strong advocates from the dispensary
ranks Among other prominent politi-
clans who have climbed aboard the
prohibition band wagon recently are
Ex- Congressman James Talbert, and
Ex- United States Senator John l.. NC
Laurin, both said to have aspirations
which they hope to realize In the COM
ing campaign.
The prohi5itionists alone are not
strong enough to carry the state
their voting strength being only 10000,
but there are many dispensary advo-
Gates who have been accepting the dis
pensary as the next best thing, who,
it is said, are now willing to join the
prohibition ranks.
There has been no effort so far to
organize the prohibition forces, but
the leaders say this will be done In the
immediate future. and that the cam
paign will be pitched with view TO
capturing the legislature as well as the
state offices. Not only state ticket
will be put out, they say, but every
county will be organized so as to elect
members Of the legislature who Will
vote against the dispensary and for
prohibition. -,
On whom the cold water people Will
centre their energy for governor is so
far altogether a matter OF speculation
J. A. Mccullough Of the Greenville
bar and C. C. Featherstone, OF the
Laurens bar, have both indicated re-
Gently that they would not be non-c con-
ductors should the lgntnlnB strihe III
their immediate vicinity.
The ultra -dispensary people are con-
centrating on Col. John T. Sloan OF
Columbia, for governor. because among
the other candidates for governor M. F.
Ansa of Greenville, Is regarded as a
urohibitionist, and Speaker OF the
House M. L. Smith OF Camden, and
State Senator Richard l. Manning OF
Sumter. are regarded as the luke
warm. Chairman Hub Evans. Of the
dispensary directorate and State SEN
ator Cole L. Blease of Newberry, have
been regarded as probable gubernator-
ial candidates. but neither Will make
the race. Mr.. Evans wants TO retain
his present position-which pays Sfoo
q vear-and Senator Blease feels that
he can help the dispensary cause better
by running for attorney general, quiet
ly directing the dispensary strength to-
ward Col Sloan as he goes along.