The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-04
'.MR. A, 9. JONES w1rHDRAws.
He Cannot Enter the Race For Gov
ernor--Personal and Business
% Reasons Control His Ac-
:s,'cti s.,s", tions. :.

The following in regard to the with
drawal of Mr.. A. C. Jones from the
race for governor appeared in the
Columbia State yesterday. 1t will
be remembered that some time last,
summer Mr.. Jones announced his in
tention Of being candidate for gov
ernor in the primary this summer, and
this announcement of his retirement
is surprise to his friends in New
berry and no doubt elsewhere in the
state.
In talking to The Herald and News
yesterday Mr.. Jones confirmed the
statement which is printed below,
and said that the combination of cir
cumstances which made it necessary
for him to withdraw was one of the
greatest trials with which he had ever
met, but that the considerations which
lmpelled him to this course were be-
yond his control, and were inpera-
tive.
Mr.. Jones has many friends in
Newberry and throughout the state
OF South Carolina, where he is we'll
known, who would have been glad
to support him, and who will regret
the necessity of his retirement.
The following is the statement as
it appeared in the State yesterday: =
Mr.. A. c. Jones of Ncwberry, who
has for year or more been an avow~
ed candidate for governor, has decid-
ed not to enter the race this year.
1t is understood that Mr.. Jones
made this announcement to some of
his friends just prior to the meeting
of his precinct club last Saturday
night, and the statement is confirm
ed by Mr.. Jones in q letter to friend
i'll Columbia, who is authorized to
make the matter public. Mr.. Jones,
as is we'll known, is straightout pro-
hibitionist and is perhaps the only
candidate for governor in the field
who is squarely opposed to the dis
pensary.
Mr.. Jones had begun an active cam
paign for the office and during the
last year has been at work laying his
plans but it is said that OH account
of sickness in his family and personal
business matters which have required
his presence at home he has been
obliged to withdraw from the race.
Mr.. Jones states in the letter refer
red to that it had been his purpose
to make preliminary canvass of the
State personally before the summer
campaign opened and the fact that he
has for, the reason stated been unable
to do so is one of the reasons for his
withdrawal, as he does not consider.
that he is now in position to begin the
fight where it should have been be-
gun several months ago. ..
81 trust" says Mr.. Jones in his
letter, "that some worthy man will
take up the fight where 1 lay it down
and lead the people to victory over
those who represent and are respon-
sible for the conditions which now
exist and which have existed in this
State for the last II years under thc
dispensary law"
Mr.. Jones was for years commer-
cial traveller and is well known all
over South Carolina. He was at one
time chairman of the prohibition ex-
ecutive committee, at the time when
that faction had the strongest organi-
zation it has perhaps ever had in this
State. Mr.. Jones is now engaged in
mercantile business on large scale
at Newberry. His many warm per-
Sonal friends will roorot tbn lose of