The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-25
POLITICS WAS BuBBLENG
OVER IN COLUMBIA DUR
ING MONDAY
ALL ARE CONFIDENT
Some Of the Candidates Have Fill.
ed Their Expense Accounts
With Secretary
Special to The IntellIgencer

Columbia, Aub. 24.-South Caro-
lima politicians were. resting on their
arms today for the battle of ballots
tomorrow. The final wires were pull
ed this. afternoon. and the votcrs will
go forth tomorrow morning at 500
o'clock to elect United States scna-
tor, governor and all other state and
county officers.
AS usual on the eve OF election the
air was full OF campaign lies today.
They were flying and crawling from
one end OF the state The candidates
were optimistic. Each was predicting
his election on the first ballot.
The governor having predicted that
he will be- elected by 5000 tomorrow,
spent the day in hir Office, attending
to routine matters aud giving final
tenti0n to his Organization.
Senator Smith spent the day in Co.
lumbta and during the afternoon is,-
sued q statement. He Is confident of
recollection. He believes that the farm
erss of South Carolina will sSand
squarely behind him in; this election.
w. p. Pollock syas at his, home | In
Cheraw while /. p. ,Jenningv was in
Sumter. avg -,
Many OF, tho candidates for gov
ernor were in Columbia. It is nracti-
cally certain that John G. I:.cilartis
and W.. c. lrby, Jr., Will lead the
Blease faction In the vote. - !
There Is a great, t.lttlc going on for
first place on tho anti administration
side. ...t,, =;
In this morning'c issue lie State
newspaper predicted ths recollection,
OF Senator Smith land stated t,,nt: n,
Az Cooper and r.. aianninEus ~ ere- -baI
tr YIconcentrat 80 upon 'thS sunpIedsed
ant -Blease ,yoters. ~, 81.
The friends OF Johh::G. .Ctinkscales
are making q great fight for him, es-
necially In SpGrtanburg, He spent the
last day campaigning. a page adver-
tisement this morning was to the ef-
feet that DR.. Clinkstales was strong
In every section ct South Carolina.
The governor ISSUED q statement
this evening, in. which he claims that
he Will sweep the fRte with a. major
ity between 5000 ana $4,000. Senator
Smith said that he was confident tl,at
ne would be elected by q safe and
sound majority. l'-5.r
You may say that am yositiyA
that shall again be nominated for
the United States senate, said Scna-
tor Smith. ~ VI ~ ~.
1t seemed practically certain this
evening that Cooper, Manning and
Clfnkscales, will lead tie anti-adi,s,n-
ietration side of the hight. The gen.
eral opinion was that at least one
anti Blease man Will be snniiths second
II is practically conceded that /. A.
w. Jones will be se-eleatei comp
froiiers general over A Summer
The race between Thor. H. Peeplea
and a.. G. Brce Tor attorney general
Will be very close. y. Y u ). a. ..ii,
! The race between w. W. Moore and
"a. G. CWtiits for, adjutant general lis
There was little betting in Colum-
via: today as, compared with two years
ago. Few bets were played or conse-
quences It was maid ,dn sporting cir
cles. The governor was the favorite
In the betting here two years ago.
The following candidates have YiIeti
their campaign expenss accounts with
the senretary Of sstA peldihiEs the
frst primary: 4 B. III. II lSsliey,s$ 1906, So;
Charles . Smith 4 81, ,sassz 81; 10. IS -.
Finley. 1884 50;. u. "a. Hunter S337 700:
Z. a. SnrnInersett, ,s329. By o. D. Fort
ner; $6S5.2a;; w; Moore. $7ea 05 !,
John H Wharton, s34S;75: ls G. ~.
Blease. S2Ags.35;s s ;{ I. Gasaue.
5000 9. 2 Carter 1857 .45;s r. III.
Peoples, $4i6.46; Al. M. Jones.
,x703. go; J.3T Duncan, s261 .s4: ). John.
9 Richards. 1898 .45: Frank w. Shea
ley, s14S. 20: AsW.. c. Irby.S S;Jrv $2a2. 80:
z: p Smith, w !, 3 q, ,7ll2.sa;4t "; u y !. Ha-
mer. $a6a Of (. g. y, Ntcho.s. 81 1s3s2.10:
James Byfnen, $3.50 : d. Nc
Gown, 1876; 5G Il Y n jennings, $I.-,
327.b7: H, n hfixsons slag. .Oo: d. s.
,Dennins S17oo, John ! 4. II & Johnaons M 3.
:ssI9.sf; 81. d. iswearingsn ssl. 40 !, H..
~ Dominick. sl. .03ssO; ;s b, 8. watson.
$sf;l6: James capsIsr; ssh. 10; !, a. r (.
Lever, $s25. ~, Si
ss ss $SxpEfyTAHfsV ~