The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-13
STATE POLITICS
WILL GROW HOT
GOV. BLEASE FACES BATTLE
WITH LEGISLATURE WHICH
OPENS TUESDAY
PRIMARY SITUATION
Stormy Days Are Ahead If Fac.
lions Wage Expected
Warfare
PRIMARY SITUATION


between factions over politics Is ex-
pected TO feature the general ASSEMBLY,
OF South Carolina which gathers for
its annual session OH Tuesday at
noon. Already the vanguard OF the
lawmakers has begun to arrive and
many conferences Will take place be-
tween now and noon on Tuesday,
when both houses will be caleld to
order.
There are, eight new faces in the
lower house, the last vacancy being
hlled by the election of b. Palmer
McMaster to serve out the unexpired
term on George X. Rembcrt I'm Rich
land county. The senate remains in
tact and the same personnel will be
present in the upper, body. The house
consists OF i2l members and tile SEN
ate a.
Coming on tho eve OF campaign
waich vii choose officers from tinted
States senator, governor. general as
sembly, and county tickets, down TO
magistrates, the legislative session, IL
is thought will have an important
part in framing the issues which will
be fought out next summer For this
reason politics are expected to prove
the determining factor in many mat
ters.
Fight 0n Blease.
a hot fight between the legislature
and Governor 'Blense is looked for by
many. The truce between the factions
Which characterized the opening of
last years session gave way in the
closing hours to bitter factionai dis
pu;es and feelings endangered then
have been smouldering and are like
ly to blaze out shortly after the law
makers gather.
The anti-administration forces con-
troll both branches by Overwhelming
maiorities, having two-thirds In the
senate and nearly tEat majority in
the. lower house. The death of Rep
resentative Rcmbert left the Blease
forces without leader, but it is ex-
rected that Representative c. c.
G. G. Wyche of Spartanburg will
probably succeed to this position and
champion the administration mens-
|. ures on the floor. The Blease forces
Went TO pieces In the closing hours of
the last session and the majorities
with which the angry legislature ov-
erode the vetoes of the governor
E@sess greater. than these eF the stormy
session of 1912.
Many men who have been promi-
nent In Legislative circles are proba-
bly, serving their last term. Both
Speaker M, L., Smith of the house,
and Lieutenant Governor c. il. Smith,
the president or the senate, are can
didates for governor. Men like Sem
atnr Sullivan CT Anderson, who have
been in legislative service for years,
iave announced their intention to
retire ar the end of this term.
Primary Battle Dne.
The greatest fight OF the session Is
expected to be over the Efforts to
safeguard the primary elections, and
this is looked for by many 10 be the
rock on which the general. assembly
will split into factions. Gov. Rlease
and his followers are in favor OF let
ting every white man vote and are
against restricting the primary to
registered ySters. Some OF Ills oppo-
nents are inYavor of modified restric-
ton, while others advocate stringent
regulations. Senator Nicholsons bill
tightening up the, primary comes
over from last session and stands
we'll up on the calendar. There are
probably score Of proposed BIZ
which Will be ofiered IN, both branch
es for regulating the primary.
compulsory education, proposed re-
formation OF the tax laws, tax on wa
ter powers, inheritance tax measure,
medical inspection OF all children at
tending public schools, sale O. the
State farms, raising che minimum of
employment OF children in factories
from Twelve to fourteen years, a
State warehouse system for the stor-
ing and grading OF cotton providing
for an appropriation for a State e.-
htbit at the Panama exposition at San
Frneiscot prohibiting the employment
OF white teachers In negro schools,
proposing 4 constitutional amend
ment TO provide for the direct eIec-
tion Of judges by the people, author
iaing an inspector for the railroafl
commission, ara some OF the many
measures On the cauendnrs of the two
houses which come over fratu last
sesglon
liquor Question Up.
Prphtbiticnists ale goints Ia, pro-
pose u Referendum on Statewide
prob ik!.ss::se.i::s while local opIionlsts arc
soing TO propose. a i consfiti,loIial
Amendment 60 ptogide for hiSiI n
eense, ntii thele wsIl be proba1iy n
score Of other Soposed bills l.eaiing
Wit, tl,e Tegu.niinit of The liquor
traIijc, The l$Gaor question is de-
Sbated annnail s.. and this sesssen liiom-
lsee no diigcg ercG In faia poet
Members arc ready to rain de-
laga or htils ON tile general asseiIi4
bly,, dsaliEg isith every censeiEabIe
matter frain the Bniiding OF a hridgs
across 8 branch 10 Ged,lcing ;..e rate
lofsJegal interest to q p or oens.
The Street elsetion OF Iihited
States senators vii! have Ia he ,,ral
Yidcd Tor IN aceordance with the
ainendnSgnt ia shc federal constitti-
tion Tie federal raIations commit