Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-02-27
WILL BE LIVELY.
Gov. Ansel VIII Not Have a Walk
Over This Summer.
CANDIDATES GALORE.


nor. and So May G. G. Feather
stone, w. b. Nash, John Calhou
Otis and One or Two Others.
The Columbia correspondent -
'ne Augusta Herald says up to a few
Gays ago the probability has bee,
strong almost to the point of certain
" that Governor Ansel would glid,
into second term without opposi
llon' as was the good fate of Gov
Heyward, but the gathering OF m,
legislature. and its actions recently
nave wrought several radical. crue
changes in this program.
Inc practical certainty now 4,
'nae the gubernatorial race this sum
nier VIII be an extremely lively Il
not sensational one, with half a doz
en- men in the race. with a great va
rlety or liquor platforms from which
to choose.
Blease of Newberry.
state Senator Cole l.. Blease. o,
Newberry authorizes your correspon
dent to formally announce his c,n.
didacy for governor. His liquor plat.
form is the present local optic1 sva
tenn with a license feature for hose
counties that desire this way Of hand.
ing liquor. He ran FOR governor
when Ansel was elected, Ald in spits
or the unpopularity OF the state dis.
pensary system, which was his plat.
form at the time, he received nearly
| 5000 votes In tn race where the
vote was split up among a number
OF candidates. 1t has been thought
that he would offer for reelection as
senator. but developments Of the past
rev weeks have decided him other
wise. In spite OF his politics being
distasteful to large body of the SEN
ate he has for years been one OF the
smartest and most influential mem
bers OF 1t.
John G. Richards.
1t Is also practically certian, unless
there are further radical changes in
the political situation, that Repre-
sentative John G.. Richards, for a
number OF years one of the house
noor leaders for the state dispensary.
VIII be In the race for governor
against Ansel on a state wide pro-
! hibition platform. His fight through
ten continuous years for a repeal OF
the agricultural lien law has brought
him into prominence on account OF
the adverse action Of the senate on
that measure.
Urged to Run.
number of delegations have come
to him and offered their support and
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 8
vote against this bill was applauded
on the floor OF the senate at the
tim by the anti-repeal forces his ac-
ton is said by his friends to have
been misconstrued, 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
O. G. Featherstone.
G. Q. Featherstone, of Laurens, G
former candidate for governor, ha:
been In Columbia several days hold
ing conferences, and II is predicted
that he will announce himself fol
governor on state wide prohibition
platform in a few days. He has beer
| L tho hil
ferent parts OF the state recently
The friends OF Mr.. Richards anC
lother prohibition candidates hav,
gently intimated to him that he hat
read himself out OF the pro
hibition forces by his interview pub
lished recently to the effect that tn,
next change In the liquor law shoulC
eb to declare a state of prohibition
and allow such counties as desire 1
to vote in dispensaries. His attitude
the past year has been construed tha
he would not oppose Mr.. Ansel, but 1
others are coming in he will join tn
merry band.
Representative Nash.
Representative Nash, Of Spartan
burg, lifelong prohibitionist, is ex
pected to announce his candidacy 70
governor soon as the legislature ad
journs. His friends say that the rea
son he does not announce now !
that that course would reduce hi
influence and hamper him in his worl
on the floor OF the house.
John Calhoun Otis.
Still another state wide guberna
torial possibility is said to be Repre-
sentative John Calhoun Otis, O
Cherokee. a former dispensary advc
cate. but last year champion of IL
cal option in the senate.
AnseI's Platform.
,, 1t is thought highly probable ths
Governor Ansel himself will switc
, to a state wide prohibition platforl
before he files his pledge next Jun,
He was elected on local option pla
form, but he has always been a worl
er for prohibition, choosing local OF
tion as the next best thing. 1t
? known that he hesitated many man
moons before recommending n col
tnuanGe Of local option, In his me