The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-19
RACE FOR SENATE IS BEGUN.
All of the Runners Present at the
Opening of the Campaign Except
Mr.. Grace-Issues of the
Day Discussed.
News and Courier.

They are fine lot of runners. To-
day the play was for position. The
real running has not started. "Logi-
cian,' "Cotton,' "Again," "Trav-
cller,' Joics' and "Busincss' are
the cntrics-you can apply the names.
All of them have been in races before,
some in one sort and some in other
contests, but all are playing for place
i'll the greatest race Of ALL The stake
is lots Of glory, place among the
thoroughbrcds of politics and Incl
dentally salary Of $1,000 for term
Of sin years, and if Bryan should be
elected no telling what One of the
, entries was not at the starting this
morning. He may or may not appear
upon the track. The report here to-
day, but not authoritative, is that the
seventh entry will not come up to the
Judges stand for his tag and that
his hackers are inclined TO hold him
in reserve.
The start here today was beautiful.
1t was clcar-cut and is indicative of
Il spirited and real race. The entries
arc not checked up, but made fine
show. There may be some who sug-
gest that there ought to have been
other entries, but certain it is that
! there is abundant excellent material
in the bunch of entries presented
here today. | have not known better
in my intimate watching Of such
races in South Carolina for nearly
twenty years.
The South Carolinians who want to
be senator from this State to fill the
post occupied by the late Senator AS
bury G. Latimcr are:
John Gary Evans. Of Spartanhurg.
Gcm 90 JohnSt"nc. Of Nrwbcrry.
W. ". Lumpkin. of Richland.
O. B. Martin. of Grccnvillr.
II. Goodwin Rhctt, of Charleston.
T.. -. Smith. Of zee.
John u. Grace, Of Charleston.
All the candidates appeared here
today t open thc campaign schcdul-
ed by the Democratic party except
Mr. John p. Grace. of Charleston,
who sent Il telegram of regret.
There were excellent speeches.; in
deed. they were all excellent. on high
planes. cvidcncing careful study and
marked familiarity with various ma
tional economic questions. There was
no personal debate. No one called
the other fellow anything: no slurs,
no picking at each other, but the
highest possible order Of debate.
Each of the candidates was allowed
half an hour, and in that time each
chose to say just a wee bit about self,
and devoted the main portion Of the
time to one special topic.
The speakers elected to be called il
alphabetical order. The burden of
Mr.. John Gary Evans S argument was
on the tariff. Mr.. George Johnstonc
stressed the Importance Of the nation
getting back to the rock bottom prin
ciples of the Constitution. Col. Lump
kin made an eloquent prohibition ar
gumcnt and hitchcd it to the pending
campaign by advocating law that
would prohibit the shipping of liquor
into prohibition territory under In
tcr-Statc laws. Mr.. O. B. Martin had
a manuscript address touching on all
the vital issues, including immgra-
ton. Mayor r. Goodwin Rhctt went
into the discussion with genuine on
thuSiasm and carncStncss. and dcvot
ch himself mostly to the currency is.
sue: and Mr.. T.. D. Smith closed by
linking the crusade for organization
among cotton planters with the tariff
and other governmental evils.
Tn running long hand report of q
campaign meeting only the bricfcst
, outline Of the speeches can be given
md while this roa" be quite enough
for the average reader it will give but
small idea of the forccfulness and Of
= ten the eloquence Of some Of the
speakers.
/ 1t has been said that there was nc
personal element in the speeches. Mr.
0. p. Martin, ever fond of poking the
other fellow, digrcsscd from his man.
uscript today. Some seemed to think
| ii was a clever punch at one of the
other candidates. No names were
mentioned and it may not have been
so intended, but here it is by way