The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-31
HUB. JOHN AND "JODY"
RUNNING FOR THE HOUSE

Columbia, July 25.-Among the can
didates for the lower house OF thu
general assembly in the various coun
ties Of the state this year are three
persons who are we'll known over tn
state, and who have been in the lime
light for the past several years. Three
Of these have been at n time Of
another, members Of the board o
control of the late "lamented" state
%dispensary, and by reason OF that fac
have been before the public ever
since Attorney General Lyon com
menced his prosecutions Of former of
Gals Of that institution.
In Newberry county, II. h. Evans
better known as Hub" Evans, is
candidate for the lower house. Mr
Evans was. formerly chairman OF thu
%dispensary board OF control and wa!
tried for alleged bribery in, the Rich
land county court and acquitted. He
is a staunch friend OF Governor
Blease.
In Lexington county, John Bel
Towill, who was a member OF thu
%dispensary board Of control with H
H. Evans, is a candidate for the leg
islature. Mr.. Towill was indicted
along with L. w. Boykin and w. o
Tatum in connection with a purchase
of labels for the old state ~dispensary
and was alleged to have consplret
to defraud the state out OF S25,5Ot
on this purchase. On this charge they
we're tried in the Richland county
court, the first trial resulting in a mis-
trial, but the last time all three de-
PENDANTS were acquitted:
In Richland county Jodie M. Raw
linson, who was chairman OF the
board of control of the state dispen'
sary when that institution fell, IS
candidate for the lower house. Mr.
Rawlinson was tried at Chester along
with John Black and H. Lee Solo
mons on a charge Of conspiracy, but
he and Mr.. Solomons were acquitted
Mr.. Black was convicted and SEN
fenced to five years in the state peni'
Tertiary, but was pardoned by Gov
ernor Bleaes.
Fight on Rembert
In Richland county, also, OF which
Columbia, the state capitol, is the
county seat, much interest centers In
the fight which George r. Rember1
is making for reelection as a mem
Der of the lower house. During the
recent general assembly, which wa:
overwhelmingly anti-Blease, Mr.. Rem
bert was among the small coteri thai
stood by the governor first, last anc
all the time and he was called the
floor leader Of the administration
When the ward clubs met to choose
delegates to the county convention IN
April, Mr.. Rembert al defeated as 9
delegate because OF his alignment witt
the governor. In the Richland coun'
ty convention he was nominated as q
delegate to the state convention and l
was not until R. Beverly Herbert an
nounced for Mr.. Rembert that he hac
disavowed the statement attributed t
him that he wanted to stand or fal
with Blease, that if Blease was de
feated in Richland that he wanted tt
20 down with him that he was chosen
a delegate to the state convention The
other night when Governor Bleast
made his address to the people from
the capitol steps he unqualifiedly in
dorsed Mr.. Rembert's candidacy ant
asked his friends to vote for Rem
bert, whether they liked him or not
or whether they agreed with the rec
ord he had made in the Legislature
or not. At that same speaking MIR
Rembert lead the cheers for tht
chief executive.