The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-09
FOR JUNIOR SENATOR.
A Dark Horse to be in the Race.

Washington, May o.-If rumors here are
10 be relied upon the senatorial race IN south
Carolina two years from now will bring &c
the front q candidate Th0 Is now seriously y
become the successor OF the junior senator
from South OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES mai
having seen lust about one half the numhel
Q days allotted to a MT; aat n1nmDi sno 0e'ns
Washington has been 1pll OF poilticlsns
and cotton men this week-cotton growers
and cotton spinners-and while they came s
seriohs busin ess proposition-that OF orlnS'
ing the producer and consumer OF the stapie
closer together, there wa still time tor 9
little political gossip IN between the ousi-
eyes" said one man from South Carolina
standing In the main aisle OF the house, ~
understand that Senator Latimer is going u
prise many people In the state-and out o
Il, too, for this man is 80 young that he Il
hard'y more han a boy now, but he has al.
kinds OF good, hard sense. and he has learned
M course, there may be some of the ole
stagers, Evans, Henderson, Johnson anc
other we'll known politicians In the state
lying in walt for Lstimer's scalp. put WatcL
what I tell you. The man that will surprise
the people In the state Is hardly thought o
now-that 10 he has made no anpouncemen
OF his candidacy. The rare 10 going 10 De 4
good one because see hall dozen Songressloa
Nj klQb, W ubo u
there In the smoking room now: the con
gressiopsl kid I have In my mind Will be
winner, I believe, II be comes OUT
Nothing In Till man Chrrges.
"Whstdo the people in the state genera lily
believe about the charges recently brought
against Senator Tillman In the Lyon letter
where it was intimsted that he had gotten 8
piano from whiskey houses ?"
"Why, there are few people In the state
who really believe Senator Tillman ever did
anything OF that kind outside ola little rine
or CLIQUE down IN Columb ia, and they would
be ready 10 swear anything 80 long as IL was
against Tillman and TO his Injury.
t'That letter, too, has disclosed other facts
too. It has shown that the In INVESTIGATING
committee has done some very mean, little
work in connection with Its duties. and there
they thought well Of having the dispensary
investigated, just az any other state instltu-
ton Is investigated-the asylum. the peniten'
6 tiary or anything else, believe u oognt 10 o.
gone about in a more genteel and respectable
~ believe today senator Tillman could bea'
any six men that would run against him foi
the senate. He has made q record In thu
= senate and many people who formerly OPP
posed him bitterly In state politics Will vote
for hin again and would do 30 against otnei
candidates. but there is only one difference
he can no longer dictate to the people. l
nave always been q Tlllman man and a dis
pensary man, and l still am, and l am loya
TO Senator ~Tillman-just as loyal as any other
man in the state, but he cannot dictate &c
me. There are many others, too. OF the same
opinion"
The Race for Governor.
allow about the race for governor"
.WelI. that's pretty hard TO say at th!t
time. 1 believe so far only Blease, OF New
berry, and Ansel, Of Greenville, have an
nounced themselves. There are " others
Manning OF sumter, aud M. L. Smith OF ker
shaw, who will probably announce within 9
short time. I could not say exactly what all
OF them stand for because l might get wrong
Tndications. however now point 10 the win
ner being q man who will support the dis
pensary with proper safeguards around 1t
that il the people believe the dispensary can
he clesnly managed, and they are looking FOL
q man To demonstrate that II can be done
and that man will be the next governor,
think" W. fFIce.