Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-20

race for governor in 1906, and ran In
the second primary with M. +. Ansel,
of Greenville, who was elected. N. l..
Smith, of Camden, q member OF the
house of representatives, from the
county of Kershaw, is the present
speaker Of that body. He has filled
this office for several terms and is well
known throughout the state. BE mas
not made a race for any state Office. =.
A. Smith, of Timmonsville, the present
lieutenant governor OF South Carolina
is serving his second term In that OF
fee, having been reelected last sum-
mer without opposition. Prior to his
elevation to the lieutenant governor
ship he was q member Of the lower
house, from Florence county. IN 1910
he defeated Mr.. Duvall for lieuten-
ant governor by good majority.
John G. Richards, Jr., of Liberty Hill,
was reelected member OF the rail-
road commission last summer, poll
ing a big vote. He was appointed TO
this Office by former Governor Ansei
to fill out the unexpired term OF Mr..
Sullivan, Of Anderson. Mr.. Richards
saw several years service In the house
from Kershaw county, and his name
is Connected prominently with the re-
peal of the lien law. He was In the
race for governor in 1910. John G.
Clinkscales, professor In Wofford col
lege, Is new to politics. He is well
known throughout the state, for he
has been in Wofford college for sew
eral years and has long been In de-
mand as a public speaker. Mr.. Clink-
scales is seeking election mainly on q
statewide compulsory school attend
ance law, and II Is recognized by all
that this Is going to be q live issue IN
the next campaign. r. A. Cooper, or
Laurens, Is solicitor OF that circuit,
which position he has held for several
years, being reelected for four
year term last year without opposi-
ton. He has seen service In the
house as q member from Laurens
county, and is especially well known
throughout the great voting up
country. George r. Rembert OF Co
lumbia, is serving in the house as
member from Richland county, hay-
ing been reelected last summer in the
face Of one Of the hardest battles In
the history Of this county. He Is the
titular leader Of the Blease forces In
the lower house. Five of the candi-
dates for governor, IL: r. L Man
ming, M. L. Smith, G. A. Smith, r. A.
yers. John G.. Richards is q farmer
and John G. Clinkscales Is profess
sor. OF the seven candidates two,
John G. Richards and Richard ]. Man
ming, are warm friends Of Senator
Tillman. 1t will be recalled that Mr..
Manning was running for governor In
1906, the issue that year being the
Establishment Of the old state dispen-
sary, and Mr.. Manning was advo-
eating an amended state dispensary;
that Senator Tillman endorsed him.
He was in the second race, but was
defeated by M. F. Ansel, who ran on
the local option and anti-state dis
pensary platform. The present gov
ernor, Cole L. Blease, was also In that
race, running on the dispensary plat
form. Mr.. Richards has long been
warm personal and political friend
Of Senator Tillman and 1t Is also re-
called that a letter printed from the
senior senator after the 1910 cam
paign stated that Mr.. Richards was
his man. Besides compulsory educa-
ton, 1t appears at this rather far
away time that the issues next sum-
mer will have to do with restricting
the primary. and whether the state
Legislature should pass an act prohib-
iting the ordering Of whiskey for per-
sonal use under the terms Of the Webb
act. The inheritance tax, tax on water
powers, election Of judges by the peo-
pie, the initiative, referendum and re-
call, are all likely to play part in
the next campaign. Many people ex-
pect to see John L. McLaurin, Of Ben
nettsville, former United States sem
ator and the present state senator
from Marlboro county, In the race for
governor in 1914. This Is the coming
talk In political circles and one hears
II expressed every day. 1t was told
to this correspondent in the past few
days that John Gary Evans, Of Spar
tanburg, may be in the guberna-
torial race in 1914, too. He succeeded
Senator Tillman in the governors
chair in 1896, and this political OBJ
server suggested that for the very rea-
son that the next governor would have
good lead on any opponents for
Senator Tillman's seat just so former
Governor Evans, knowing this, might
be In the race next year. While this
Is an "off" year, strictly speaking. 1t
is an active one for the individual
candidates, and they are not failing
to make the most Of the opportuni-
ties to meet the people and mingle
with them.