The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-08-28
TO HAVE STATE TICKET.
Rumored McLaurin's Backers Will
Go Full Length.


ment of the candidacy of James H.
Craig, of Anderson, formerly audi
tor of the county, for Comptroller
General against A. w. Jones, has
started a rumor in political circles
that hackers of State Senator John L.
McLaurin, who is expected to make
the race for governor, contemplate
placing full State ticket in the field
next summer.
The rumor has it that Senator Nc
Laurin will run for Governor and
that his hackers are hoping to have
Senator J. Arthur Banks, of Calhoun
County, the president of the State
Fair, make the race for Lieutenant
Governor. They contemplate, it is
rumored, endorsing Mr.. Craig, of An
derson, for Comptroller General. 1t
is said that they plan to place Mr..
F. H. Hyatt, of Columbia, in the field
for State Treasurer against Mr.. S. T.
Carter. For Attorney General, they
are expected to endorse General
Thos. H. Peoples for reelection, the
rumor assigning as a reason that the
McLaurin propaganda looks to curry
ing favor with the Blease followers,
and hence they will endorse Mr..
Peoples.
May Prove Strong Ticket.
This ticket, if there is anything in
the rumor, and political circles place
some credence in the gossip, would,
it is admitted by some, be strong
one. Senator McLaurin himself halls
from the rich and influential county
of Marlboro, in the Pee-Dee section.
Senator Banks comes from Calhoun
County, not far from Columbia, and
near the influential county of Orange
burg. Mr.. Hyatt halls from the Capt.
tai and his influence would lend great
weight to the ticket in Columbia and
throughout the State. Mr.. Craig has
been Auditor of the mighty county of
Anderson and he would be expected
to bring votes to the McLaurin ticket
in the Piedmont : Attorney General
Peoples comes from Barnwell and his
friends would be counted on to swing
that section.
1t is believed here that failing to
force open endorsement of his candi-
dacy for governor from Governor
Blease that Senator McLaurin and
his followers will be contented with
getting all the support they can from
the Blease following by display of
friendliness to the Administration.
The McLaurin movement is expected
to play the peace and harmony
tune throughout, but meanwhile f1irt
with Bleaseism and anti-Bleaseism
as the revival progresses-at least
that is the gossip.
The significant article appearing
in a strong Blease weekly paper last
week throwing doubts on the candi-
dacy of Governor Blease for the
United States Senate and the eulogis-
tic endorsement of several of Cover
nor Blease's actions in later issue
are taken to mean that the McLaurin
followers were afraid to "buck'' the
Governor. 1t was thought here early
in the week that the McLaurin back
ers were attempting to force the Gov
ernor's hand and an open declara-
ton from him for McLaurin as his
successor, but it is now believed that
the little excursion frightened them
off from this move and they now
contemplate whooping-em-up" for
Governor Blease for the United
States Senate.
THE peace and harmony slogan
as an argument for Senator McLaur-
ms election to the Governorship is
being endorsed by several of his op-
ponents. At the recent political gath
ering at Filbert, in York county.
Representative George R. Rembert,
of Richland, a stanch Bleasite and an
avowed candidate to succeed him as
Governor, laughed at peace and har-
mony" talk and boasted that he was
proud of being known as a partisan.
The rumor that L. NJ. Green is to
open a McLaurin publicity bureau
here on the first of next month will
not down. The arrival Of Col. Green
with his bureau is being anxiously
awaited F. Caldwell in News
and Courier.
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