Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-11-12
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
The Field Is Rapidly Filling With
Candidates for 1914.

statement, yet IT Is known that there
is one man in South Carolina who
has burning ambition to go to the
United States Senate. He wants the
seat now held by Senator Tillman,
and he will prove strong fighting ma
tertal with any man in the State.
The man in question is John e.
Swearingen, at present State Super
intendent Of Education. He is blind,
yet he has carried on the work of
an office in the State government
that requires more eyes than any
other department. He has done his
work well and has added many fea-
lures to the states educational sys-
TEN. He has program which he
intends to carry out in the way Of
educational reforms, and he does not
want to give up his Office for the
present He is a nephew of Senator
Tillman, a native Of Edgefieid coun-
ty, and resembles the senior mem
ber Of the Senate physically.
There is another man in South
Carolina who has his eyes on the
toga, and this man is John Gary
Evans, Of Spartanburg, many times
candidate, and former Governor. 1t
is ii long time before the entry books
close for the 1914 fight and the
name of Mr.. Evans may be added at
any time. He is an aggressive cam
paigner and is known from one end
Of the State to the other. He was
the political heir Of Ben Tillman in
the Governors Office. but failed when
he tried to go higher.
w. f. Stevenson, of Cheraw, has
promised an announcement for next
May as to whether he will be in the
race for the Senate. 1t Is too early
to entirely count him out, for he may
be in. Mr.. Stevenson is one of the
best lawyers in South Carolina and
was easy the leader in debate in the
last General Assembly.
The Governor has expressed him
self as being pleased with the con-
ference held several nights ago. The
Chief Executive is gradually forming
State ticket, and here is the way
things look at present: For Cover
nor, Charles Carroll Sims; for Lieu
tenant Governor, B. F. Kelly, ]. NJ.
Moore and others; for Adjutant
General, 0. w. Babb; for Attorney
General, Thos. H. Peoples; for Rail
road Commissioner, G. ID. Fortner
n tn NI1I
rim.
The biggest fight before the next
General Assembly will be that for
State Librarian. The place has been
held for twelve years by Mrs. U. r.
Brooks, who was Miss L. II. La
Borde. More than thirty have an
nounced their candidacy for the
place and fierce campaign is being
waged. The political leaders might
take lessons from the campaign me
thods the young women are employ
ing. They are flooding the mails
with campaign literature, and prac-
tically every member of both the
House and Senate is pledged to one
or the other Of the candidates.
There will b, a lively scramble for
the Associate Justiceship of the Su-
preme Court at the next session. The
place held by Judge c.. A. Woods is
to be filled. The name Of practically
every Circuit Judge in the State has
been suggested by their friends for
the place. The fight will be inter
eSting.
Some lively fights will take place
in the Congressional races. Wyatt
Aiken will be opposed by Victor B.
Cheshire and f. II. Dominick. The
latter are administration men and
Aiken's reelection. JOS. r. Johnson
will be opposed by S. j. Nichols, one
OF the administration leaders in
Spartanburg. No opposition has de-
the Second District. ID. f.. Finley
will have to face a big field OF can
didates. Senator p. l.. Martin, of
Chester, is among those mentioned
as possible candidate. il. i. i4e-
YER will not have opposition in the
Seventh District.
The lines will not be drawn in the
race for Governor. Religion, secret
orders and the personal attractions
Of the candidates will play an import
ant part in that race. The Governor
has stated that he will not take
hand NXceDt to fight Richard / Man.