The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-11
A SENATORIAL FORECAST.

interesting to the people III
eastern South Carolina. The
election of Hon. F. B. Gary will
in the opinion of many, have a
chilling effect upon the candl-
dacy of ex-Gov. John Gary
Evans. who will be candidate
for the long term. There are
many admirers Of Mr.. Evans
who regard the recent action OF
the general assembly as unfor.
tunately conflicting with his
senatorial aspirations: and that
it was playing into the hands OF
Mr.. Evans opponents to put a
Gary in for the short term. The
opponents of John Gary Evans
know that the people are not
prone to give everything to one
family, because they realize
there are other families who
merit political recognition, and
if everything of Importance IS TO
90 to the Gary's there will be an
injustice done others who have
as GOOD or better claims upon
the affections of the people.
We believe John Gary Evans
will get into the coming sena-
torial race considerably ham
pered, he goes into the race with
weights on his heels, and If this
belief turns out to be a true pre-
diction, he can lay much Of the
responsibility at his own doors,
because he was, with the other
long term candidates, upon the
scene of conflict watching the
various moves. and he did moth
inc so far as we could discover
to guard his own interests, but
quietly joined his opponents IN
aiding in the election OF a Gary
The result of the election had
not been announced good before
the matter of long term candl
dates began being discussed.
Was the name of John Gary
EVANS most prominent: NO.
Was it Col. George Johnstone:
No. Was it Col. Daniel S. Hen.
derson? No. Well who? 3. D.
Smith. This name was upon
the tongues of legislators every.
where, in the State house lob
bies. hotel corridors, street cars,
theaters, everywhere the name OF
E.. D. Smith for United States
Senator was the talk, and this
talk too. had a ring of enthusias-
tic earnestness about It, very
much as when Capt. B. r. Till
man made his first race Tor
Governor.
We do not know what will
develope between now and the
primary but unless there is a
mighty change, a revolution, as
it we're. of public sentiment, the
action of the General Assembly
has made E. D. Smith the next
United States Senator.
Men argue that the Gary's are
good men but South Carolina
has other good men, who are as
brainy anI as patriotic. The
Gary's have done their duty
upon the bench and in the leg
islature, other men have render
ed equally as distinguished SER
vice. This family's work has been
altogether political out of which
they were the personal oene-
fciaries-they have never been
known to make a single public
sacrifice, but this cannot be
truly said Of every public man,
for there are many who have
given freely their service to the
State without reward or the
hope of reward.
In the case OF hon. b. u.
Smith he gave several years to
the public service, and then he
launched forth into another field
where be could do something for
the masses in a practical way.
This man has devoted his talents.
his life, and his fortune to the
upbuilding of the masses in the
cotton growing States, and by
his honest efforts he is endeav-
oring to bring to the people
something of more value than
who is to get a fat political job,
his work is to bring happiness
and prosperity to the great mass
of the cotton growers. Has Smith
given to the farmers any help:
Has Smiths help been Of more
practical value to the masses
than the elevation Of politicians
to public office? These questions
are asked and answered afirma-
lively on every hand, and we
sincerely believe from informa-
ton we have gathered that IN
the next primary election the
farmers and business men IN the
State will join together and
elect Smith to fight for eir IN.
terests upon the floor of the
United States Senate, as he has
so well and nobly dore in the
commercial centers Of the coun-
try.