The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-24
Names of Candidates For Senate
and State Officers.
CAMPAIGN NOW OPEN
There Are Five Candidates for the
United States Senate, Two For
Governor, Three for Superintendent
of Education, Five for Railroad
Commissioner, and Only One for
Each of the Other State Offices.

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The political campaign in this
State may be said to be fairly open
now, and soon it will be in full blast
from the mountain to the sea. The
County Conventions meet on Monday,
May 4, and the State Convention will
meet on May 20. Candidates are be-
ing brought out by their friends, and
soon they will be all out The can
didates for United States Senator are:
Messrs. o. B. Martin, John Gary
Evans, George Johnstone, E. D.
Smith and D. G. Hayward. From ex-
pressions in the county press, it ap-
pears to be the opinion that the race
is between Ex-Gov. Evans and Ex-
Gov. Hayward, but Mr.. Martin seems
to object to the promulgation of this
opinion, and doubtless the other can
didates do also, but they do not ex-
press themselves as does Mr.. Martin.
Some Past History.
In 1902, when Messrs. Evans and
Johnstone were also candidates for
the senate, the vote in the first pri-
mary stood:
William Elliott, 1858.
John Gary Evans, 1888.
]. J. Hemphill, 19,261.
D. S. Henderson, 1871.
Geo. Johnstone, 1856.
A. C. Latimer, 22,971.
Total 95,11O.
The second primary was between
Evans and Latimer, and in the sec
ond election Mr.. Evans received 36,-
371 votes and Mr.. Latimer $500.
Mr.. Latimer being elected by ma
jority 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:
J D. C. Hayward, 36,551.
M. F. Ansel, 1855.
". J. Talbert, 1928.
J. H. Tillman, 16,39S.
w. H. Zimmerman, 6,515.
Total, 96,367.
The second race was between Hey
ward and Talbert and the vote re-
suited: Hayward, 50,S3O; Talbert,
40,494. 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 candidate for
the office of state superintendent of
education against Hon. John j. Nc
Mahan, receiving 4S,S50 votes against
45,S91 for Mr.. McMahau, there be-
ing only two contestants. Since then
Mr.. Martin has not had opposition
for this office, being reelected in
1904 and 1906.
The Gubcrnatorial 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 dispensaries.
In 1906, 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 the best solu-
ton of the liquor question" Before
that time he had been regarded, as
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 candidate
for reelection the way is open tor
new man in the Office Of State sup
erintendent of Education. County
Sunerintendent of Education +. G. Ell
more, of Spartanburg. was the nrsI
.o ,,noupea and he has made pre-