The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-16
WILL START SOON
THE POLITICAL POT BEGINS TO
SINNER AND BUBBLE.
When the Different Conventions and
Primaries Will Be Held In the
Several Counties.

Primaries Will Be Held in the
Several Counties.
This is election year and the can
didates for State officers are very
busy going round seeing the dear
people and feeling the political pulse.
County politics are quiet yet, and
very little, if any, CONTRASTING Is 60
ing on among prospective candidates.
So far we have heard no new can
didates mentioned for the several
county officers except the gentlemen
who now most acceptably serve the
public in the several offices.
The direct primary Of the Demo-
cratic party settles all contests for
office, from United States senator or
governor down to The ma
chinery of the party Is set in motion
on the fourth Saturday in April
April 23rd, this year-when the pre-
cinct clubs in every county will be
called to meet and elect officers, al
so selecting delegates to the county
convention and a member of the
county executive committee from
each club.
The county convention meets in
the court house on the first Mon
day in May, which this year falls on
May 2. The county convention elects
a county chairman, a member of the
State executive committee and dele
gates to the Democratic State con-
yention.
The State convention meets in Co.
lumbia, in the hall of the house OF
representatives, on the third Wed
nesday in May, which this year is
the 18th Of avs. In years of pres
idential elections, the State conVen.
ton is important since it selects the
delegates to the national convention
which dominates the candidates fol
president and vice president, and the
State convention also then elects
member of the national executive
committee. But in the years wheI
there Is no presidential election, 81
this year, the work Of the conven
ton is apt to be merely a routine de
%claratiop of principles.
The State executive committe,
handles the business of tn,
party. 1t meets at the call O
the chairman-a position held 70
years by General Willie Jones, tn,
member from Richland county. Tn
State committee arranges for tn
primary election, the first election
to be held on the last Tuesday II
August-August 30th, this year
and the second primary, If one b
necessary, two weeks later-Sep
TENDER 18th, this year. The commit
tee also fixes the schedule for tn
campaign meetings.
In those years in which there |
an election for United States sens
tor there are two campaign parties
one composed Of the candidates 70
governor and all State offices, an,
the other Of candidates for senator
congress and solicitor. Each part
must speak in each county Of tn
State. This year there will be no cam
paign for the Senate.
The State campaign usually open
about the middle Of June and last
until about the middle OF August
The indications are that there vii
be several candidates for governo;
but few have been announced foI tn
other State Offices.
In the race for governor the avow
ed candidates are: C. G. Feather
stone Of Laurens; T. G. Mcleod O.
Lee; John G.. Richards, Of Kershaw
Other possibilities of Richard 1. Man
ming of Sumter; F. H. Hyatt Of Rich
land and Cole L.. Blease Of New
berry. There may be others.
The only announced candidate fol
lieutenant governor is C. A. Smith o.
Florence. Both Governor Ansel anc
Lieutenant Governor Mcleod each
having served two terms, retire from
their respective offices, but the other
State officials will stand for reelec.
ton, as follows:
Secretary of State, R. NJ. McCown;
attorney general, j. Fraser Lyon;
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State treasurer, R. H. Jennings; ad.
jutant general, j. C. Boyd.
For railroad commissioner to sue.
coed Major John H. Earle the can
didates will be numerous including
0. c. Scarborough of Clarendon,
probably Jas. A. Somerset of Rich
land and the inevitable Cansler OF
TirZah.