The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-26
Will. BELI}IEL-Y.
Gov. Rnssl Will Not Have a Walk
Over This Summer.
CANDIDATES GALORE.

G. L. Slease Has Announced Tha
He VIII Be in the Race for Cover
nor, and So May c. c. Feathe,
stone, W. 3. Nash, John Calhoun
Otis and One or Two Others.
The Columbia correspondent 0
the Augusta Herald says up to fe7
days ago the probability has beer
strong almost to the point Of certain
ty that Governor Ansel would Gid,
into a second term without opposi
ton, as was the good fate Of Gov
Heywacd, but the gathering OF the
legislature, and its actions recently
have wrought several radical, crue
changes in this program.
The practical certainty now i.
that the gubernatorial race this sum,
mer will be an extremely lively II
not sensational one, with half q doz.
en- men in the race, with great va
riety of liquor platforms from which
to choose.
Elease OF Newberry.
State Senator Cole L. Blease, o;
Newberry authorizes your correspon
dent to formally announce his can
didacy for governor. His liquor plat
form is the present local option sys-
ten with license feature for those
counties that desire this way Of hand
ling liquor. He ran for governor
when Ansel was elected, and in spite
OF the unpopularity Of the state dis
pensary system, which was his plat
form at the time, he received nearly
$4,000 votes in tn race where the
vote was split up among numbe!
Of candidates. It has been thought
that he would offer for reelection as
senator, but developments Of the past
few weeks have decided him other
wise. In spite Of his politics being
distastetul to large body Of the sen
ate he has for years been one OF the
smartest and most influential mem.
bers Of it.
John G. Richards.
It is also practically certain, unless
there are further radical changes in
the political situation, that Repre-
sentative John G. Richards, for
number of years one of the house
floor leaders for the state dispensary
will be in the race for governor
: against Ansel on state wide pro-
hibition platform. His fight through
ten continuous years for repeal OF
the AGRICULTURAL lien law has brought
him into prominence on account OF
tie adverse action Of the senate Oh
that measure.
Urged to Ttun.
A number Of delegations have come
to him and offered their support anc
urged him to run promising to work
for him regardless Of his liquor plat
form. Some of these have urged him
to run for lieutenant governor against
President Of the Senate Mcleod on
account Of the latter's vote against
the Crouch lien law repeal bill IN the
senate. But although Mr.. Mcleod s
vote against this bill was app!audeo
on the floor Of the senate at the
tim by the anti-repeal forces his &C
ton is said by his friends to have
been n,isconstrued, that he was vot-
ing against the Crouch bill IN order
to get the Richards house bill passed
so as to hasten enactment Of repeal
c. C. Featherstone.
c. C. Featherstone, Of Laurens, q
former candidate for governor, has
been in Columbia several days hold
ing conferences, and it is predicted
that ne will announce himself for
governor on a state wide prohibition
platform in a few days. He has been
making prohibition speeches in olf-
ferent parts Of the state recently
The friends Of Mr.. Richards ana
other prohibition candidates have
gently intimated to him that ne mas
read himself out Of the pro-
hibition forces by his interview pup
Iished recently to the effect that tae
next change in the liquor law should
eb to declare a state Of pronibltlon
and allow such counties as desire i
to vote in dispensaries. His atutuoe
the past year has been construed Sha'
he would not oppose Mr.. Ansel, but Ii
others re coming in ne viii JOIN the
merry md.
preventative Nash.
Renre ,tative Nash, OF Spartan
burg. a IL long prohi3itionist, IS eN'
necred to announce his candidacy 10!
governor soon as the legislature ad
iourns. His friends say that the rea
son he does not announce no" i
that that course would reduce his
influence and hamper him IN his wore
on the floor Of the house.
John Calhoun Otis.
Still another state wide guoeTna
rorial possibility is said to be Repre-
sentative John Calhoun Otis, O
Cherokee, a former dispensary acvo
cate. but last year a champion OF 10
cal option il the senate.
AnseIs Platform.
It is thought highly probable ina
Governor Ansel himself will switcl
70 a state wide prohibition platform
before he files his pledge next June
He was elected on a local option plat
form. but ne has always been WORK
er for prohibition, chcsi7s Local OF
+ion as the next best thing. II
known that be hesitated many man
moons before recommending q COT
+innance OF local ontion. in his me:
sage to the present legislature N
Ansel is former state dlspensar
snonorter. He has the advantage
the coming race OF the strong sent
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