Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-06-24
FIFTY-THREE SEEKING OFFICE.
List of State Campaigners-McLaurin
Did Not File Pledge.
Record.

and filed their pledges when the list
closed. There are four candidates
for the United States Senate, II for
the Governorship, four for Lieutenant
Governor, two for Comptroller Cen
eral, two for Adjutant General, six
Tor Railroad Commissioner. No OPP
position developed against r. Nj. Nc
Gown for Secretary Of State, S. T.
Carter for State Treasurer, John e.
Swearingen for Superintendent Of
Education, and &c. j. Watson for Com
missioner of Agriculture, Commerce
and Industries.
A. f. Lever, Congressman from the
Seventh District, is the only Con-
gresham asking for reelection who
is u%nopposed.
John l.. McLaurin, of B~ennetts-
vile, Senator from Marlboro county.
did not file a pledge. Mr.. McLaurin
for some time had been considering
running for Governor. Previously
it was thought that he would oppose
Governor Blease for the. United
''"IN' 'Siii' '"i hS
that he would cast his hat in the ring
for the GovenOrship.
Latest Announcements.
The latest announcement is that Of
w. NJ. Hamer, of Dillon, who filed
his pledge for Lieutenan, Governor.
Another 18th hour announcement is
that Of Senator e. j. Dennis, Of
Berkeley county, who will oppose
Congress man r. S. Whaley, of the
First District, and still another late
announcement is that of j. e. Eller-
be, of Marion, who will try for the
seat Of j.. willard Ragsdale, Con-
gresham from the Sixth District. A.
l.. Hamer, of Bennettsville, will also
be in the race from the Sixth Dis
trict.
John A. Horton, a banker OF Bel
ton, late Monday filed his pledge in
the race for Congress from the Third
District. Wyatt Aiken, who is Offer
ing for reelection, is the encumbent.
James Cansler, of Tirzah, the per-
ennial candidate, filed his pledge in
the race for Railroad Commissioners
just before moo Tuesday.
The Candidates.
The following is the official list Of
candidates who have filed their
pledges and have paid their. assess
ments:
For United States Senate-Cole l..
Blease, l.. d. Jennings, w. P. Pol
lock, Ellison D.. Smith.
For Congress.
First District-E. J. Dennis, r. S.
Whaley.
Second District--Jas. f. Byrnes,
r. NJ. Mixson.
Third District-Wyatt Aiken, F. H.
Dominick, F.. S. Evans, John A. Hor-
ton.
Fourth District-T. c. Cannon,
JOS. T. Johnson, Sam j. Nichols.
Fifth District-D. e. Finley, w. F.
Stevenson.
Sixth District-A. L. Hamer, ]. e.
Ellerbe, j. w. Ragsdale.
Seventh District-A. f. Lever.
State Offices.
For Governor-Lowndes j. Brown
ing, John G.. Clinkscales, r. A. Coon
er, John T. Duncan, VIM. C. Irby, Jr.,
Richard l. Manning, John B. A. Null
Tally, John G. Richards, Charles c..
Simms, Chas. A. Smith, Mendel l..
Smith.
For Lieutenant Governor-A. J..
Bethea, VIM. NJ. Hamer, ]. A. Hun
ter, B.. Frank Kelley.
For Secretary Of Statc-R. NJ. Nc
Gown.
For Comptroller General-A. w.
Jones, j. A. Summersett.
For State Treasurer-S. r. Carter.
For Adjutant General-W. w.
Moore, NJ. C. Willis.
For State Superintendent Of Edu-
cation-J. e. Swearingen.
For Attorney General A. G..
Brice, Thos. H.. Peoples.
For Commissioner of Agriculture,
Commerce and Industries-E. J. Wat
son.
For Railroad Commissioner-Jas.
Cansler, Geo. w. Fairey, G. d. Fort
ner, Frank w. Shealey, John H.
Wharton, w. I. Witherspoon.
For Solicitor, Twelfth Circuit-L.
NJ. Gasque.
At Bremen, Ga, w. NJ. Golden, of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society,
says he found Foley Kidney Pills to