The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-06-20
CAMPAIGN ENTRIES.
Capt. W. W. Lumpkin to Oppose
B, R. Tillman.
J. W. RAGSDALE v. J. F. LYON
All Sorts of Whiskey Platforms In
GubernatOrial Race. Full List
Candidates for All Places.
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Columbia Record.
State Chairman WillieJon at noon
today closed the list of entries for the
state campaign, which opens with
speech-making at st. George tomor-
row, with six eleventh-hour entries,
one of these being Capt. w. w. Lump
kin, of this city, commercial agent OF
the Georgia railroad, who has entered
to oppose B. R. Tillman for the United
States senate.
The issue all along the line will be
the dispensary.
Among the entries today Is j. Fraser
Lyon, of Abbeville, who is out for at
torney general. Five minutes after
his pledge came that of ex-senator }.
w. Ragsdale, of Florence, q dispensary
candidate for the same place. The
third candidate for the place is the in
cumbent, Leroy +. Youmans, of Co
lumbia, appointed by Governor Hey
ward to succeed the late u. \. Gunter.
Mr.. Youmaus was attorney general
under Governor Hampton, and is over
seventy years old.
The last pledge to come in, just five
minutes before closing time, was that
of A. Crane Jones, prohibition candl-
date for governor. from NeWberry.
Another anti-dispensary candidate to
file his pledge today was Charles A.
Smith, of Timmonsville, a local op-
ZIONIST candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor.
The other gubernatorial entries are
M. F. Ansel, county dispensary advo-
cate, of Greepville; Senator Cole L.
Biease, of New berry, state dispensary
as it stands; Joel E. Brunson. of Sum-
ter, straight prohibitions; w. A. Ed
wards, prohibition, of Wards; R. /.
Manning. of Sumter, dispensary re.
formed; J. J. McMahan. of Columbia,
dispensary reformed; Lieutnant Gov
ernor John n. Sloan, for the state dis.
pepsary. The dispensary candidate
for lieutenant governor is Senator
Thomas G. Mcleod, of Lee county, on
same platform as Manning.
The complete list Of entries follows
United States Senator-B. R. Tillman,
Edgefield, and w. w. Lumpkin, Of
Columbia.
Congress-First district, George s.
Legare, of Charleston; Second dis
trIct, ]. O. Patterson, of Barnwell: G.
l.. Toole, of Aiken, and Butler B,
Hair, of Saluda; Third district, Wyatt
Aiken, of Abbeyille, and J f. Boggs,
of Pickeus; Fourth district, w. q.
Irby, Jr., of Laurens. J. II. Johnson, of
Spartanburg, ami G. H. Mahon, of
Greenville; Fifth district, D. E. Fin
ley, of Yorkville, Il. J. Strait, Of
Laurens, and w. P: Pollock, of
Chester; Sixth district J. E. Ellerbe,
of Sellers; Seventh district, A. F.
Lever, of Lexington.
Governor-M. F. Ansel, G. T.. Blease,
J. E. Brunson. w. A. Edwards, r. I.
Manning, J. J. McMahan, John It.
Sloan, A. G.. Jones.
Lieutenant Governor-Thomas G..
Mcleod and Charles A. Smith.
Secretary of Slater. NJ. McCOwn,
of Florence; J. B. Morrison, of Berke-
ley, L. M. Raginfi of Columbia, and NJ.
P. Tribble, of Anderson.
Attorney General-J. Frasier Lyon,
John w. Ragsdale and L. F. Youmans.
Comptroller General-A. w. Jones,
of Abbeville; G. L. Walker, of Green
vile.
State Treasurer-R. H. Jennings, of
Fairfield.
Adjutant General-J. G.. Boyd, Of
Greenville; l.. w. Haskell, of Colum-
bia.
Railroad Commissioner - James
Cansier, of Tirzah; John G. Sellers, of
Sellers; ]. M. Sullivan, of Anderson;
J. A. Summerset, of Columbia. and
John H. Whorton. of Laurens.
State Superintendent of Education
o. B. Martin, of Greenville.
Race for Attorney General.
The race for attorney general will
be next in interest to that for COVER
nor. Mr.. Lyon left yesterday after
noon. placing his check and pledge IN
the hands of friend, who filed it with
Chairman Jones today less than half
an hour before the list was closed.
Five minutes later, a friend filed Mr..
Ragsdale's pledge with his check. In
u letter to his friend Mr.. Ragsdale
said that he would not oppose Mr..
Youmans, but if any other man enter
ed the race to file his pledge. He
asked his friend to wait to the last
and be particular not to enter him un-
less other opposition developed to Mr..
Youmans.
&. A. Smith Won't Run.
One of the pledges filed at the last
minute was that of G. A. Smith, of
Timmonsville, for Lieutenant COVER
nor. Mr.. Smiths pledge was filed for
him by friend, who stated this after
noon that after reaching the city to-