The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-01
May BE a Landslide.


sary people of Aiken. Georgetown
and Richland.
~ simple matter II arithmetic
therefore. it would appear that Judge
Jones has chance to be elected bv a
nice snug majority. Mr.. Featherstone
was without personal magnetism he
had no organization. He was defeat
ed because he didn't know how IN
run. lie wouldn't even promise par
dons To some people in order TO get
their support. We don't believe that
Judge Jones will do that either. but
he has magnetism, he has an organ
ization and he knows the game and
will fight a winning fight. TraveliCg
men who go all over the State esti-
mate his majority at 10000.
1t will be landslide one way or
the other. If the people find that
Judge Jones is the man they want
they will give him the biggest vote
a man ever received. If they learn
that he is no Improvement on the
present conditions their resentment
against him for coming out and keep
ing others out of the race will be so
strong that ground swell will set
in against him.
But, considering the race from
merely mathematical point Of view.
Mr.. Featherstone received 5l.O50
votes, his opponent 56,2OO-in the
second primary. Mr.. Featherstone
was an avowed prohibitionist and In
Charleston threw the red flag i'm the
faces Of the people there. The vote
in Charleston was Featherstone $50.
opposition 1866, majority against
Featherstone, 2,745. AS we said be-
fore a change of 2.575 votes would
have elected Featherstone. George
town, another dispensary county.
gave the present governor a majority
Of about 500 out Of lss than 1900
votes. This vote will be divided
even if Judge Jones fails to get a
majority.
In Richland there was nobody to
fight Mr.. Featherstone's battles and
he lost by a majority Of 1.2O7. If
Judge Jones does not carry Rich
land, he will not lose it by that heavy
a majority. We have heard one man
who took 60 votes to the polls de-
clare that he could not vote for Mr.
Featherstone's prohibition platform
and he threw his votes to the other
man-and lost a little political job
he had after all.
In Aiken Judge Jones will run far
ahead Of Mr.. Featherstone who was
beaten nearly , to /, his opponent re-
ceiving a majority of 1,O71 and Mr..
Featherstone's total vote was but
l,076. The present governors atti-
tude on the new county fight has got
him number of relentless enemies
who are politically powerful. The
governors acts with reference TO this
new county may have been correct.
probably We're, but he will be fought
just the same.
In these counties, Charleston.
Georgetown Aiken and Richland,
the present governors combined ma
jority was 5,269, while his total ma
jority in the State was but $3.50. If
Judge Jones can hold Mr.. Feather
stones light vote throughout the
state and can divide these 5000 votes.
he will be running about even. Some
of the other counties which gave ma
jorities TO the present governor are:
Abbeville %. Anderson SIS, Barn
well $40. Bamberg 3s, Beaufort 53.
Berkeley AZ, Clarendon ISL, Calhoun
46. Colleton 90, Dorchester 3l3 (out
of total of 1900. Hampton 95.
Horny 44O, Kershaw PIC .Laurens
$50, Lee 10, Lexington 625. New
berry 62S. Pckens GO. Saluda $50.
Union 4S5.
We cannot but believe that Judge
Jones will run far ahead Of Mr..
Featherstone in Newberry, Saluda
and Lexington. for Judge Jones has
many relatives in those three coun-
ties and Judge Thurmond, lis cam
paign manager is also strong there.
In Union the governor is reported 10
have endorsed for sheriff one candi-
date. who is generously opposed. and
the numerous others are naturally
antagoniStc. The $40 votes i'm Pick
ems and the 67S i'm Anderson were
due to local conditions We will VEN