The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-27
ALL ABOARD FOR POLITICS, S. c.
HANDSHAKERS AND SPEL[BINDFRS ARE OUT
With the Coming of the First Breath of Spring the Boys
Have Gotten the Warm Blood of Good Fellowship
in Their Hearts and They Can't Reject the I'm
portlnties of their Friends to Make the Race

'iiNSo Oll lhC JOp. lHSIS Is lIdI lei
low Peoples, from down about Barn
we'll, (not familiar with his initials)
and then dear old Hub" Evans says
his hat Is in the ring" CNot that
beaver). And then there are number
less rising young attorneys who look
with longing eyes upon this job Lyon
is probably in for the hardest race
that he has yet been up against.
loot. loot! Look out for the cars!
Whose coming for railroad commits
sioner? Col. j. II. Wharton, of this
county for one. Col Wharton is a
smooth one and he is going. to shake
hands with more voters than all the
rest put together, there is no doubt
Somebody has got to git up and git
to beat the colonel And then there
is John G, Richards. John G. is some
pumpkin when it comes to talking to
the dear people. He is a formidable
antagonist, even for Cansler of
Tirzah, who announced several years
ago that he was going to keep running
until he caught up. That railroad com
mission job is greatly sought after
Other candidates are sure to come out
E. j. Watson will have to go before
the people this year if he wishes to
hold his job and it is generally sup
posed that he has a hankering after
1t. 1t has been rumored, without de-
nial, that j. Rutledge McGhee, of
Greenville, will be in the race to op-
pose him. Mr.. McGhee is red-headed
and will probably make things hum
along with some vim.
Commissioner of Insurance McMas-
ter will also have to speak to the peo-
pie this year if he has any opposition.
but as yet nobody has come forward
Solicitor.
1t Is foregonc conclusion that Hon.
r. a. Cooper is going to be in the
race to succeed himself. He has all
ready said So Will he have any op-
position? 1t is whispered from Green
wood that Mr.. II. Coke Turner is con-
sidcring the race. Nobody else has
been spoken of so far.
County Officers.
For the senate, it is fairly certain
that Mr.. w. c. Irby. Jr., will run
and it has been rumored that MIR. r..
ID. Boyd will be in the race. For a
time, it was said that Col. John NJ.
Cannon would offer for the senate.
but he has now decided to hold off
for a few months and take a shot at
the mayors Office.
For the house it is fairly certain that
DR.. j. II. Miller Will offer again. 9th
ers either avowedly out or prominent
ly mentioned are II. S. Blackwell, w.
w. Campbell, and w. r.. Richey. Sr
Doubtless others are coming, for this
is going to be some political year.
For sheriff John ID. Owings is sure
to be in the race Capt r. j. Duckett
has been mentioned as possible con
tender as well as ]. r. Pedcn, of
Gray Court.
John F. Bolt will be with the bows
again for the Office of clerk of court.
c. A. Power will also be there and
possibly others. This is going to be
hummer.
j. Waddy Thompson has already de-
clared that he will be in the race to
succeed himself and Mr.. Joel A. Smith
has let his friends know that he in
tends running.
So far neither Treasurer Young nor
Coroner Hairston have any visible op
position.
The probate Judge, the supervisor
and the superintendent of education do
not have to run this year.