The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-29

D. S. Henderson, 1871.
Geo. tombstone, 1856.
A. C. Latimer, 22,971.
Total 95,110.
The second primary was between
Evans and Latimer, and in the sec
ond election Mr.. Evans received &c.
371 votes and Mr.. Latimer $500.
Mr.. Latimer being elected by a ma
jor;ty of 1853, over Mr.. Evans. Mr..
Evans had been defeated for the SEN
ate By John L. McLaurin in 1897 and
again by Joseph H. Earle in 1896.
In the year 1902, Capt. Hayward
made his entry into politics and the
vote in the first primary. resulted as
follows:
D. C. Hayward, 36,551.
NJ. F. Ansel, 1885.
w. J. Talbert, 1928.
J, H. Tillman, 1898.
w. H. Zimmerman, 6,515.
Total, 96,367.
The second race was between Hey
ward and Talbert and the vote re-
suited: Hayward, 50,S30; Talbert,
4O,494. Capt. Hayward being elect
ed by a majority of 1896. In 1904
Gov. Hayward was reelected without
opposition.
The year 1902, also saw the poll
tical debut of Hon. o. B. Martin, who
in that year was first a candidate for
the Office of state superintendent of
education against Hon. John ]. Nc
Mahan, receiving Assoc votes against
1891 for Mr.. McMahan, there be-
ing only two contestants. Since then
Mr.. Martin has not had opposition
for this office, being reelected in
1904 and 1906.
The GubernatOrial Race.
The withdrawal of Mr.. Feather
stone from the race for governor
leaves the Hon. G. L. Blease, senator
from Newberry, as the only candidate
against Gov. Ansel. Mr.. Blease was
always a stalwart state dispensary
supporter and since that institutions
abolition he has come out on an ex-
tended local option platform. Gov.
Ansel on the other hand announced
his platform this year to be restrict
ed local option, favoring a law max
ing the entire state prohibition with
the right to counties to exempt them
selves by majority vote and sell
whiskey through county di~spensaries.
In 1905, when he was elected: gov
ernor, Mr.. Ansel favored the present
county option system, and in 1902,
when he was defeated, he favored
the state dispensary as 1.-The. best solu-
ton of the liquor question: Before
that time he had been regarded, as a
prohibitionist. Mr.. 'Ansel, while a
man of positive personal convictions
has always been a close student OF
popular sentiment AMI his successive
platforms indicate the trend of pub
lie opinion in this state fairly we'll
during the last few years. That the
prohibitioists will be content to have
such a law enacted as Mr.. Ansel now
advocates seems evident from Mr..
Featherstone's withdrawal.
Other State Offices.
Mr.. Martin not being a candidate
for reelection the way is open for
a new man in the Office of State Sup
erintendent of Education. County
Superintendent of Education E. c. Ell
more, of S%partanburg, was the first
TO and he has made a pre-
liminary campaign. County Superin-
tendent S. r. Mellichamp, Of Orange
burg. was next to announce and he
has also done much work. Recently
Prof. ]. E. Swearingen, of Cedar
Springs Institute announced his can
didacy.
The office of railroad commissioner
is always contested for. Commission
er Churchman'S term expires and he
is a candidate for reelection. so
far it is known that he will have OPP
position from Mr.. J. A. Summersett,
of Columbia, Major Fishburne, OF
Charleston, Major H. w. Richardson,
f Columbia, "Canzler of Tirzah," and
perhaps others.
1t appears now that the other state
officials will not have opposition, Sec
rotary of State McCown. Attorney
General Lyon, Comptroller General
Jones, State Treasurer Jennings, Ad-
jutant General Boyd. However,, the
campaign has just started; and the
election is yet founr months off, but
the entries for state Offices close in
June.
In 1908 the total vote in the first