The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-29
OTHER CANDIDA
TES IN THE FIELD.
Although Said to Be "Off
Year," Towns in S. G.
Hearing Silver Tones.

Columbia, May 24.-Charles Car
roll Sims, grandson of the famous
author, William Gilmore Sims, and
himself one of the best known public
men in South Carolina, will be a can
didate for governor in 1914 to sue
ceed Governor Cole L. Blease and
will dispute with George R. Rembert,
of Columbia, the claim to the po-
litical following of the present chief
executive. For Mr.. Sims is a Blease
man, and is high in the councils OF
the advisers of the present state ad-
ministration. Besides he is warm
personal friend of the governor.
Mr.. Sims has not formerly an
nounced his candidacy but it is
known that he contemplates making
the race. He lives at Barnwell coun-
ty in the southwestern section of the
State, is a lawyer by profession and
comes from a family that has long
been prominent in South Carolina.
Although a warm personal friend OF
the present governor, Mr.. Sims is not
obnoxious to the foes of the present
administration and would command
followers from among the men who
voted for Judge Ira B. Jones last
summer.
Candidates are Busy.
Although this is, strictly speaking,
an off year in politics, the candl-
dates for governor are stirring around
among the people, making school
closing addresses, and being in every
place where there is an opportunity
to get acquainted and meet the peo-
ple. Of the candidates who have so
far announced Richard I. Manning,
of Sumter, has once before made
race for governor.
In 1906 he went into the second
primary and was defeated by NJ. r.
Ansel, although Senator Tillman en-
dorsed him. In that same year the
present governor, Cole L. Blease, was
badly defeated for governor, he run
ming OH the old State dispensary
platform. Mr.. Manning has served
Sumter county in the State senate,
has long been a member of the State
Democratic executive committee. He
is a farmer by profession.
John G. Richards, Jr., member OF
the State railroad commission, is an
other candidate for governor. He
was defeated for this Office in 1910,
the year that Mr.. Blease was elected.
Mr.. Richards has seen service IN the
house of representatives, on the State
Democratic executive committee, and
in the State militia. He is a farmer
by profession and a warm personal
and political friend of United States
Senator B. R. Tillman. His home is
in Kershaw county.
Mendel L. Smith, of Camden, the
present speaker of the house, is also
in the race for governor. He has sew
eral terms been speaker of the lower
house and long member from ker-
shaw county. He is a lawyer by pro-
fession.
Smith in Race.
Charles A. Smith, of Timmons-
Vile, in Florence county, is serving
his second term as lieutenant COVER
nor and in 1914 will seek elevation
to the seat of Governor Blease. He
formerly served in the house and IS
a lawyer by profession. He was re-
elected to his present Office last sum-
mer without opposition.
John G. Clinkscales, of Spartan
burg, is a professor in Wofford col
lege and is seeking the office of gov
ernor largely on a platform of COM
pulsory education. He is new to
politics but is we'll known throughout
the State and comes from the banner
voting county in South Carolina.
George R. Rembert, of Columbia, is
serving his second term in the lower
house from Richland county, and by
virtue of being the titular leader Of
the administration forces in that
body expects to fall heir to a large
part of the Blease vote. He is a
lawyer by profession and has never
before made race for State office.
R. A. Cooper of Laurens, is serv-
ing his second term as solicitor for
that circuit and will offer for govern
or next year He too saw service IN
the State legislature and is we'll
known throughout the heavy voting
up country.