Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-12-18
ANsEI. WILL ASK RE.ELEcTIoN.
Says He VIII Not Rum Tor the Senate,
Despite All the Urging.

Says He Will Not Rum Tor the Senate,
Despite All the Urging.
Columbia. December 10.--Goyer-
nor Ansel will stand for re- election!
The Governor to-day gave out a
signed statement expressing appreci-
alton of the many kind things said
about his administration by his
friends and In the public press, and
acknowledging the efforts that have
been made by many of his admirers
to induce him to offer for the United
States Senate, but stating that he
conceives 1t to be his duty to stand
for reelection. There Ia little OF
no probability that ne will have any
opposition, except, perhaps, of a cap
tio9s cnaracter, Tor q second term.
His statement In full is as follows.
To the People of South Carolina:
Within the last few weeks have,
Saen very deeply touched by the
many kind letters received, and by
the many words of announcement
and commentator from friends ali
over the State, and also by the ap.
prectative notices r aquently appear
Ing In the press Of the state with
reference to my, administration as
Governor, and the request and de-
sire OF 80 many that j. stand for re-
: lection for another term. For all
shese manifestations OF confidence
l feel truly grateful and appreciate
the same more than words can exc
press.
have tried to discharge the du-
ties of my office with an, eye single
to the best interests OF all tho peo-
pie, and while have doubtless COM
mitted errors, they have been Of the
head and not of the heart. In obe-
dience to the expressed wish and
desire of so many of my friends /
have decided to stand for reelection
to the Office Of Governor for another
term, subject, of course, to the will
of the Democratic voters In the next
primary election.
/ take this method of thanking
the citizens OF the State for the 10y
atty with which they have stood by
me In this first year of my admints-
tration. have received numerous
letters and messages urging me to
enter the race for the United States
Senatorship this coming summer,
and while l appreciate the interest
and compliment thus expressed,
have thought 1t my duty to stand
for reelection to the office of Cover
nor. Respectfully. /,
M. F.. Ansel.
Columbia, 8. c., December 10.
Decision Meets With Approval.
Governor Ansel was elected Gov
ernor in 1906 because OF his stand
for the abolition Of the State dispen-
sary and tie substitution therefor of
a focal option system, and because
OF the confidence which the people
generally had In him as a man. His
rQtirannnf NfA ~e
nor at the expiration of one term
would doubtless have again precfpi-
tated the liquor question as an issue
In the State campaign next year, es-
pecially In the race for Governor,
and 1T is by many regarded as for
tunate that this should not be the
case. On the recommendations
which Governor Ansel will make in
regard to the legislation necessary
to carry out further the will of the
people, If any be needed at all, will
largely depend on what the Legis-
lature win do In regard to the Ca
rey-Cothran law at the approaching
session The Governor has not yet
intimated what his position on this
matter will be, but he has given the
law close study and has paid particu-
lar attention to its practical work.
ing. Any amendments which the
Governor may suggest will assuredly
receive very careful consideration
from the majority of the General
Assembly, the majority being COM
mitted to local option.
The Senatorial Outlook.
The announcement that the Gov
ernor will not enter the race for the
Senate was received with interest in
political circles to-day. So far the
only entries in that race are Senator
Latimer, Superinter Gent Martin, and
Col. j. j. Dargan. D. s. Henderson
of Aiken, and George Johnstone of
Newberry, who have both been in
the city this week, engaged In the
Southern Railway merger case as at
torneys for the railroad are also
spoken Of as candidates, but have
not made any formal announcement.
Mr.. Martin Is from Pickens, and has
a strong hold In Greenville and An
derson, and his friends say he will
make 1t interesting for Senator Lati-
mer in the up-country. 1t is possi-
BILE. however, that with other candi-
dates in the field the vote may be
considerably cut up and divided out.
Tb"'e is plenty of time to figure on
the details.-J. H., in News and Cou-
rier.