The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-31

 Columbia, S. C., August 30.-With about
 40, GOO votes from 90 counties heard from it is evident that c. c. Featherston and
 Cole L. Blease will be in the second race
 for governor. Thomas G. Mcleod is run
 ming fair third. Mr. Featherston is a
 prohibitionists while Messrs. Blease and
 Mcleod are advocates of local option. For lieutenant governor, C.. A. Smith
 prohibitionist, has good lead over E. w.
 Duvall, local optionst.
 J. Frazer Lyon, attorney general. candi- date for reelection, is leading his oppo-
 nent, c. S. Evans, by "a majority of 1000
 out of 3S,oO0 votes. His reelection is as sured.
 In the race for. governor and lieutenant governor, the prohibitionists and local op- tionists so far are practically at stand
 off. The local option candidates, Messrs.
 Blease and Mcleod, boiled majority or
 the vote, while that cast for the prohibi- ton candidate, Featherston, and Hyatt
 and Richards, was lighter than expected. MT. Featherston's vote was good but
 the other two fell off considerably from
 
 bition candidate for lieutenant governor
 has made a great race and is almost cer- tain of election.
 Moore Is In the Lead For adjutant general w. w. Moore Is leading the ticket with J. M. Richardson second and Charles Newnham third. James Canser of Tirzah, who has run ice times before is well in the lead in that race,
 though second primary doubtless will be
 necessary.
 | G. McDuffie Hampton, O. c. Scarbor-
 ough and c. H. Mahon follow in order. In the congressional fights the chances
 seem to favor the incumbents. Returns from the First district are slow as the polls in Charleston, which has the largest vote in the district did not close | until & o'clock George Legare, incum- | bent, however, on the face of early re | turns. will have majority over J. H.
 Lesesne.
 In the Second district, Hampton county
 out J. O. Patterson, incumbent leads James F. Brynes. his nearest opponent, by I nearly 1000. c. w. Garris IS close penlhu Mir Byrnes.
 | In the Fifth district D. E. Finley and l T. B. Butler are running close, each with about 5000 votes, while J. K Henry Is long way behind them York county, Mr. Finley's home county, and Chesterfield, are yet to be heard from.
 A. F. Lever, candidate for reelection | as congressman from the seventh uls- | trict, is renominated by large ma | jority, his opponent. pr. w. w. Ray, | having shown little strength. second Primary Is Sure A majority vote being required to
 nominate a second primary will be held
 Tuesday, September IS, the two leading | candidates in each contest to be voted | for.
 | The local optionists divided their support between Mcleod and Blease, | both of whom have been prominent | in South Carolina politics for several years, while three candidates, Feather stone, Richards and Hyatt, drew sup port from the prohibitionists. The two weeks intervening before the
 second primary will witness one of the
 most heated campaigns in this state
 since the days of "rlllmanism." The prohibitionists have never before made
 a flattering showing in elections for state officers. but this is the real first state wide prohibition campaign that has been waged In South Carolina. All but six of the 43 counties in the state now enjoy prohibition under the op- eration of very liberal local option law and whatever the outcome of this | election South Carolina will not be very wet"
 While a majority of the members of | the house of representatives chosen in | todays election Is conceded to the pro- lhibitionists, the complexion of the state senate Is in doubt In that body the next session of the legislature the vote | on a state prohibition bill uD doubted | ly will be close, neither side at present claiming a majority of more than three | or four votes.
 Except in the race for governor and lieutenant governor, the liquor ques- ton was not an issue in the contest for state offices. For lieutenant governor Smith declared for state wide prohibit tion while Durall favored local option.