The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-27

medium I'm Sumter.
Our old friend, A. G. Jones, Of
Newberry. the man who leaped into
notoriety a few years ago by an
nouncing himself a candidate for the
United States senate in opposition to
Il. r.. Tilllman. has written all the
way from New York TO settle the
Brunson- -Featherstone controversy.
He says that Jones knows all about
prohibition politics, that Feather
stone Is all right. that Chris Is the
candy kid. and that Joel e. Brunson
is all wrong, that he has a crouch
and don't know where hurts him
or words to that effect.
Mr.. Brunsons excellent memory
and his letter file have turned the
laugh on the Rev. Louis j. Bris-
tow. whose political activities over
shadow his religious zeal. A we'll
stocked letter file is as deadly
President Tafts pronouncement in
favor OF a further revision Of the
tariff Is the first move in another
bunco campaign, but the country
having so recently been treated to
an exhibition of tariff revision by
and for the trusts the common peo-
pie who bear the burdens and receive
none OF the benefits should be slight
ly suspicious OF any revision propo-
sitlon emanating from Taft and his
coterie.
Mr.. Belser's good roads plan
seefns To have unsuspected elements
OF popularity and meets with IA
vorable reception where opposition,
or Indifference, was anticipated. 1t
Is a business proposition and the
people who have heard him explain
his plan and the ways and means Of
financing IL are giving 1t serious
consideration. When a successful
business man makes a business
proposition and talks II in terms
OF dollars and cents he gets an at
tentive hearing. We are now more |
hopeful of Sumter county obtaining
complete system of good roads
than ever before.
Two years ago there were 1900
tion in Sumter county. and 1t is
reasonable to suppose that the vote
this year will be equally as large |
The candidates and their friends |
can figure on this basis. at any rate. |
and some curious juggling with fig |
ures Is being done. One Mcleod man |
ventured the guess the other day that |
mis- candidate would receive 1900 !
votes in Sumter county-we hope |
so, but don't believe 1t. A Feather
stone supporter says his man will get |
1900 votes in this county-we don't |
believe that either. A Blease man
says that the Mayor of Newberry will |
receive not less than 500 votes in |
Sumter-perhaps so. but IL is not |
probable. Two years ago Blease re-
ceived 543 votes against 1,437 for |
Ansel in this county; four years ago |
Blease got 90 votes: Ansel, 27S:
Brunson, 327; Edwards. 2; Jones' |
5; Manning. 1921; Mcmahon. 15;
Sloan. 2S out of a total Of LIT. |
With these figures as a basis for a
guess II looks like Mcleod should re-
ceive a safe majority of the votes
cast with the balance of the votes
divided between Featherstone, Blease
and Richards. or Hyatt in the order
named.
We have been asked 10 give the
vote for candidates for State Senate
four years ago. and for the candi-
dates for the House four and two
years ago. Tho official figures are as
follows:
190G-For the Senate; Clifton.
St9. Sanders. 1872; for the House,
Dabns. 637. Dick. 1912; Dorm, 719;
Fraser. 1.OS2; McElveen. 434; Moses,
365: w. G.. Stubbs. 1856.
19OS-For the House Cuttino.
s29; Dabbs. 1.015; Dick. 1873;
Fraser. 1,621; G. r. Stubbs, 1868.
The attitude OF the average State
wide prohlbitlonist toward local op-
tlon would he funny were IT not for
their deadly and illogical earnest