The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-29
POINTS OUT DANGER.
Vote AGAINST ADMINISTRATION
is BADLY SPLIT

BlEASITES TO line UP
Anti-BIease Candidates Are so Num-
erous That Minority Of Votes May
Place Two Supporters of Governor
in Second P1imary-Votes Badly
Split Up.
That Capitalization of the anti-ad-
ministration forces on some one anti
Blease candidate for governor has be-
come imperative in order to assure
the ultimate election of an anti
Blease governor, is the opinion OF J.
4. DAILY, who says development OF
last week in the campaign for State
offices was contained in statements
| of several anti-administration candl-
dates regarded as leaders OF that FAC
ton. Without reserve it was admit
! ted by one candidate Of this faction
that such a condition is necessary to
prevent two BIease candidates for
governor entering the second pri-
mary.
| The claim that he is the logical
candidate around whom the combined
forces opposing the administration
should gather has been individually
advanced By several candidates for
fgovernor. Considerable doubt is,
however, expressed that such an
agreement can be perfected. Blease
support candidates for governor con-
tinue to assert that two Of them will
make the second race unless the anti
administration forces combine and
center their strength on one candi-
date.
In discussing the probability Of
such a coalition. anti-administratlon
candidates pointed out that thoughts
of the formation Of such a combina-
ton can not be taken as an admis-
sion of particular strength Of the ad-
ministration forces. They admit the
Blease faction has strong minority,
which, it is believed, will be princi-
pally divided between John G. Rich
ards of Kershaw, now regarded as
possibly the leading Baease supporter
in the race for governor, and William
C. Irby Jr., of Lourens and Charles
| Carroll Simms Of Barnwell.
While this unknown vote of the
admittedly solid Blease faction will
be divided between these three Blease
candidates, the anti-administration
supporters in the rae for governor
admit that their factions vote will
i be divided between at least seven
candidates. Arguing in this man
ner, they declare that coalition OF the
strength of the several anti-adminis-
ltration candidates is necessary to in
sure success for their faction.
Developments of the past several
weeks in the State campaign have in
dicated that John G. Clinkscales of
lSpartanburg, candidate for governor,
whose strength lies principally in his
stand for Statewide compulsory edu-
Ication, has been placed in s'faction"
by himself. The more or less mild
/ attacks directed at Clinkscales by
both anti-administration and admin
tistration candidates for governor are
generally taken as indicating an in
crease in strength.
| These attacks on Clinkscales from
his several opponents would possibly
indicate that he has, in a way, been
"outlawed" from the strict anti-adi
ministration faction on account OF
Ibis comparatively radical view he
holds on the compulsory education
iquestion. This issue, it is felt by
Isome of the anti-administration sup
porters, would make Clinkscales a
weak candidate should he enter the
Isecond primary.
! In opposition to this tendency of
the Clnkscales advocacy Of the State
wide compulsory education issue,
there Is known to be developing g
among some of the anti-administra-
tion supporters a movement seeking
ito center on Richard I. Manning of
lSumter, the support Of the anti-ad-
ministration men, whom, they argue,
|would be a strong candidate in the
second primary because Of his advo-
lcacy of local optional compulsory ed
ucation, which, they say, would make
Manning a desirable candidate in
counties where compulsory education
is strongly supported and unobjec-
tionable in counties where compul-
sorry education Is disapproved.
| While no candidate expressing his
views regarding this now indefinite
proposal has declared opposition to
such a movement, still the claim Of
each that he is the logical man for
selection as the center Of the combi-
nation foretells great difficulty to
be overcome before an intro-factional
agreement can be reached by the anti
Blease candidates and their support
lers.
Facing a possible similar intra-fac-
ticnal agreement between the three
leading Blease candidates for COVER
Inor. some anti-adrtnistrafion cand;-
dates hint at the probable failure Of
any combination, though they do not
make that definite assertion.
Throughout the entire party there
is yet held noticeable desire on the
part Of each candidate to fight his
own battles and abide by the result
of the balloting in the first primary,
despite recent political developments.