The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-04-28
SOME oONGREssMEN WORRIED
Approaching "A Campaign Season the
Cause of Anxious Moments.

Ill capllal during the last week or
two. A large number Of South Car
olinians have been in Washington
some OH pleasure and some on busi-
ness, but all ready 70 talk and dis
cuss the political outlook. While the
campaign for the United States SEN
ate is naturally attracting more at
tentlon than any other feature Of the
South Carolina political game this
year, the congressional nominations,
If prcscnt-day signs count, will not
go begging.
Up to the present time four or five
OF the South Carolina congressman
DO not think they will have opposi-
hon. but they are moi able to say pos
ltlvcly that such will be the ease a
month hence.
In diScuSSin" The probable makeup
or the house Of representatives in the
6lst congress, 50 far rs South Caro-
lima is concerned Il glance through
tnc pages Of the congressional dircc-
tory Tor the present year will be in
tcr2stin":
Mr.. Lr@arc--"Was elected TO the
oSth and 59th congresses, and re-
elected to the Goth congress, receiving
3.9G5 votes, to Is for A. =. Priolcau.
republican.
Mr.. PatterSon-'Was elected to
the 59th congress. and reelected to
the 6oth congress, receiving 1853
votes, TO 2G for Isaac Myers, rcpub
lican.'
>Mr. Aikcn-"Was elected to the
oStI and 59th congresses, and ra
elected to the Goth congress- without
opposition, receiving 2,93S votes.n
Mr.. J"hnson--"E Elected to the 57th
''Nth and 39th congresses, and re-
elected to IN" Goih congress, rccciv-
IN" 3l2l votes, to 40 for y. G. Gist.
republican and 10 for W. ~. Cobb,
socialiSt''
Mr.. Finlcy-"WaS c.cctcd to the
'dth, 9th, 5Sth. and 50th congresses,
and reelected To the GOtn CONGRESS-.
receiving 3.5S5 votes."
Mr. Ellrrbc--"NaS elected to Tire
'oth congress, and reelected to the
6oth congress without opposition, RS
cclving 3,4Sl votcs.'
Mr.. lj2vcr-"Was elected to the
State Legislature from Lexington
county, holding that position until
ms resignation to enter the race TO
fill the uncxpircd term of the Hon. J.
VIM. Stokes, in the 57th congress,
and I" this position he was elected
without opposition; was elected to
the 3Sth and 59th congresses, and re-
elected to the Goth congress, receiv-
Ing 3,~l votes. to 1873 for A. ID.
DantZlcr, republican, -
Present Tactics Damaging.
N1thout special reference to the
South Carolina congressman. thar,
are many Democratic representatives
who are fearful lest ihc ilibusterin~
tactics Of Minority leader John
Sharp Williams may cause some of
them I" be defeated, or if returned,
t" d" $" by a much smaller vot, than
received last time.
AS the situation was explained to
tins correspondent today by a con-
gresham from one Of the Southern
States. but not South Carolina. the
rank and file Of voters want some
tangible results from the work of
lh"lr congressman. "Whilc as Il low
al nrm"cra: | am following the lead
'r>hip Of Mr.. Williams," he said. "T
am d"in" il with considerable mental
reservation. | fear the result on thr
people Is %"in" to be bad. Take the
voters in thc rural Districts: without
any dispara9mrnt whatever. | will
say that some Of them know little if
anything Of the reasons that are
prompting Mr.. Williams to employ
his present filibuStcring tactics: they
know nothing of the wood pulp fight
and the tariff. and it only appears TO
them in far-olf, dim sort of way
that something big is being attempt
ed: but they can't understand il.
Many others don't either Tnc pco-
pie IN the country are lookin" for re-
suits. Thry want their representa-
Ii1rS /" show what they have done,
and II they can't do il I'm afraid it
Is g"'n" to be pretty dilicnlt to make
them see why some Of the old con-
"rrsSm"n should be returned for an
other term. | am afraid there is 90
ing to be a very large percentage of
new faces in the G1st congress as the
result Of the nrcScnt hnld-nn nro