The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-16
WILL START SOON
THE POLITICAL POT BEGINS TO
SINNER AND BUBBLE.
When the Different Conventions and
Primaries VIII Be Held in the
S-Teral Counties.

SoOEtsSS.
This is election year and the can
dida,es 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. II any. convassiag Is go
ing on among prospective candidates.
SO IA. We have heard 40 new caa-
d!dates mentioned for the several
county officers except the geatiemea
who now most acceptaoly serve the
public IN the several ofices.
The direct primary OF the Demo
cratic party settles all contests for
olhce, from United States senator OF
governor down TO coroner. The ma
chine-y OF the party IS set il motion
on the fourth Saturday in April
April 23vd. this yeaT-waen the re
cine, clubs II every county viii be
called 10 meet and elect officers. 81
so selecting delegates TO the county
convention and member OF the
county executive committee from
each club.
The county convention meets in
the court house on the arst Mon
day in May. which this year falls on
May .. The county convention elects
county chairman. member OF the
State executive committee and dele
gates to the Democratic State con-
rention.
The State convention meets IN Co
iumbia. in the hall OF the house Of
representatives. oa the third We'd
nesday in May. which this year !s
the 18th Of ays. II years Of pres
idential elections. the State conyen-
ton is important since /; selects the
delegates 10 the national convention
which Dominates the candidates for
president and vice president. and the
State convention also then elects a
member Of the national executive
committee. But in the years when
there is no presidential election. SIS
this year. the work OF the conyea-
ton is apt to be merely a routine de-
cla-ation Of principles.
The State executive committee
handles the business OF the
party. It meets at the call OF
the chairman-a position held FOR
years by General Willie Jones, the
member from Richland county. The
State committee ar1anges sor the
primary election. the first election
10 be held on the last Tuesday In
August-Augus: goth. this year
and the second primary. il one be
necessary. two weeks later-Sep-
mber 18th. this year. The commit
tee also fixes the schedule for the
campaign meetings.
IN those years in which there is
an election for United Sta,Ss seaa-
tor there are TWO campaign parties.
one composed OF the candidates for
governor and all State Offices. and
the other OF candidates for senator.
congress and solicitor. Each party
mus; speak il each county OF the
State. This year there vii! be no cam
paign for the Senate
The State campaign usually open.
about the middle CT Jun. and lasts
until about the middle OF August.
The Indications are that there will
DC several candidates for governor
nut few have been announced 20, the
'ther State Offices.
IN the race to- governor the avov-
ID candidates are: c. c. Feather
'tone OF Lau-enS: T G. Mcleod OF
-ee: john G. Richards. OF Kershav.
other possibilities CT Richard I. Man
ling OF Sumter: F. II. Hyatt OF Rich
and and Cc!e l. please OF New
'erry. There may be Others.
The only announced candidate for
governor is c. 4. Smith Of
'lo-ence Both Governo! Aasel ant
lieutenant Governor Mcleod each
saving served two terms. retire from |
heir respective Offices. bu; the other
;ta;e officials Will stand for reelec-
ion. as follows:
Secretary OF STATE. R. ". McCown:
t'orncy general. J. Fraser Lyon:
omptrol?er general. A. ". Jones:
tate treasurer. Z. H. Jennings: ad-
u'ant S"ncral.J. c. Bord.
For railroad commissioner 20 sue
ed Major John II. Earle the can
dates will be numerous including
/. c. Scarborough CT Clarendon.
-o5a5ly Jas. 4. Sommerse,t OF Rich
HG and the inevitable Cansle- O,
irzaa.
Some 900. 600 Sent abroad a,-