The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-02-21
WILL BE LIVELY.
Gov. Ansel Will Not Have a Walk
Over This Summer.
CANDIDATES GALORE.

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stone, w. b. Nash, John Calhoun
OTIS and One or Two Others.
The Columbia correspondent Of
the Augusta Herald says up to few
days. ago the probability has been
strong almost to the point of certain
ty that Governor Ansel would glide
into a second term without opposi-
ton, as was the good fate OF Gov.
Hayward, but the gathering of the
legislature, and it's actions recently,
have wrought several radical, cruel
changes in this program.
The practical certainty now is
that the gubernatorial race this sum-
mer will be an extremely lively II
not sensational one, with half doz-
en- men in the race, with a great va
riety of liquor platforms from which
to choose.
Blease of Newber1y.
oldIO SCudtOl SOlC -. DlSdSG, VI
Newberry authorizes your correspon-
dent to formally announce his can
didacy for governor. His liquor plat
form is the present local option sys-
tenn 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 number
of candidates. 1t 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
distasteful to a large body of the sem
ate he has for years been one Of the
smartest and most influential mem
bers Of it.
John G. Richards.
1t 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
the adverse action Of the senate on
that measure.
Urged to Run.
A 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 governoragainst
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 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.
q. G.. Featherstone.
| G.. G. Featherstone, Of Laurens,
former candidate for governor, has
been in Columbia several days hold
ing conferences, and it is predicted
that he will announce himself for
governor on state wide prohibition
platform in few days. He has been
making prohibition speeches in diff
ferent parts of the state recently.
The friends of Mr.. Richards and
other prohibition candidates have
gently intimated to him that he has
read himself out of the pro-
hibition forces by his interview pub
lished recently to the effect that the
next change in the liquor law should
eb to declare a state of prohibition
and allow such counties as desire it
to vote in dispensaries. His attitude
the past year has been construed that
he would not oppose Mr.. Ansel, but II
others are coming in he will join the
merry band.
Rcprcscnti Nash.
Representative VA h, Of Spartan
burg, 4 lifelong prohibition.aC. IS cN-
pected to announce his candidacy for
governor soon as the legislature ad-
journs. His friends say that the rea-
son he does not announce now is
that that course would reduce his
influence and hamper him in his work
on the floor of the house.
John Calhoun O.ts.
Still another state wide guberna-
torial possibility is said to be Repre-
sentative John Calhoun Otis, OF
Cherokee, a former dispensary advo-
cate, but last year 4 champion OF To-
cal option in the senate.
Anscl'S Platform.
It is thought highly probable that
Governor Ansel himself will switch
to a state wide prohibition platform
before he files his pledge next June.
He Was elected on Il local option plat
form, but he has always been work.
er for prohibition, chCsiag local OPP
ton as the ne%t best rhin@. II IS
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