The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-05-20
SEVEN WOULD.BE GOVERNORS.
Though an 'Off Years Interest in
Race Wakes Warm.-ISSueS
Warm.

Columbia, May 17-Those South
Carolinians who have expressed their
willingness to succeed to the seat
now held by Governor Cole. L. Blease
when his term expires are busy get
ting around among the voters and
making themselves known. The mix
ing has been something on the gum
shoe" order, for this is an off year
and each candidate is conducting
little campaign all his own.
Richard I. Manning, of Sumter; NJ.
L. Smith, of Camden, Speaker of the
house; C. A. Smith, of Timmonsville,
Lieutenant governor of the State;
John G. Richards, Jr., of Liberty Hill,
railroad commissioner; John G. Clink-
scales, of Spartanburg, professor in
Wofford college; R. A Cooper, of Lau-
rens, solicitor of that circuit, and
George R. Rembert, of Columbia, men,
ber of the house of representatives,
are among those who have so far an
nounced as being candidates for gov
ernor to be selected at the primaries
in 1914. There was another, Thos. H.
Peoples, the attorney general but he
withdrew after being out less than two
months, and announced that he would
seek reelection to his present office in
which he is serving his first term.
Seven WOuld.be Governors.
There are seven would-be governors
and the lists have not yet closed. 1t
will be, over a year before time for
closing entries and it is known that
there are other Carolinians who
wouldn't object to sitting in the guher-
material chair. About the only certain
thing is that there will be good many
and the race is an open one. Too early
to pick a favorite, but never has there
been better material to pick from.
Richard l. Manning, who was for
merlv State senator from the county
of Sumter, has long been prominent
member of the State democratic exc
cutive committee, and was in the race
for governor in 1906, and ran in the
second primary with NJ. F. Ansel, OF
Greenville, who was elected.
NJ. L. Smith, of Camden, member
of the house of representatives, from
the county of Kershaw, is the present
sneaker of that body. He has filled
this Office for several terms and IS
well known throughout the State. He
has not made a race before for any
State Office.
G. A. Smith, of Timmonsville, the
present lieutenant governor of South
Carolina, is serving his second term in
that Office, having been reelected last
summer without opposition. Prior to
his elevation to the lieutenant COVER
norshin he was member of the lower
house, from Florence county. In 1917
he defeated Mr.. Duvall for lieutenant
governor by a good majority.
Now in Politics.
Tohn G. Richards, Jr., of Liberty Hill
y-os reelected member cf the rail-
read commission last summer. polling
b;e vote. He was appointed to this
on;ca by Former Governor Ansel to fill
out the unexpired term of Mr.. Sullivan
of Anderson. Mr.. Richards saw several
years service in the house from ker-
shaw county, and his name is connect
ed prominently With the repeal OF the
lien law. He was in the race for gov
ernor in 1910.
John G. Clinkscales, professor IN
Wofford college, is new to politics. He
is we'll known throughout the State,
for he has been in Wofford college for
several years and has long been in de-
mand as a public speaker. Mr.. Clink-
scales is seeking election mainly on
statewide compulsory school at
tendance law and it is recognized by
all that this is going to be live issue
in the next campaign.
Cnnner of Ilaurens. is solicitor