The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-22
Political Pot SINNERS;
State Convention Next
Thy Special Correspondence)

tEby Speclal correspondence
Columbia, March 21-Politicians
are awaiting with great deal of in
terest the coming OF the state dem
ocratic biehnial convention in May
One, of the pleas of the opponents of
primary election reform in the la
test general. assembly was that if
there we're tib changes IN THE rules
governing the primary they, should be
made by the democratic convention,
whose delegates fresh from the peo-
ple.i would be in better. position to
act than the general assembly, elected
inNd912. Undoubtedly there will he
an EFFORT made in the convention 10
amend the rules of the party. to the
enti ShaT repeating similar irregular
tiles may become a thing bf1the past
as far as the Democratic party eiec-
s:ous In South Carolina are concern
ed. ft ..
The enormous vote OF 1912 and the
recent near-scandai over the Whaley-
Hughes election in the first congress
sional district, will probably bee used
as argumentslby the advocates of the
primary elections reform. Judging by
attitudes OF opponents OF primary ell
ection reform in the general assem-
bly,, they will argue in the Democrat
ic convention, that the primary OF
1872 was above suspicion and that the
rules which governed the election then
are good enough to stay. In effect in
1914.
Senatorial Campaign.
There is more than a possibility
that the fight for the United States
senate may develop into three-cor-
nered orr four cornered affair before
the eampaigns opens with Gov. Blease
Senator Smith, W. +. Stevenson and
john Gary Evans at corners. The def
mite" announcements for the senate
race to date are those of BleaBe and
Smith. !.
Evans is knowa, though, to be in a
very receptive frame OF mind in re-
gard TO entering the United States
senate race, while Stevenson is be-
lieved TO have his ear ON the ground. !.
Blease has recently spent some time
in Charleston. In view of his recon
ciliation with Mayor Grace when the
general assembly visited Charleston.
in February his trip is significant.
Except Tor a visit TO Laurens to at
tend the burial OF father-in-law, Sem
-ator Smith has not been In South
Carolina for some weeks. He has
been kept very busy In the senate.
working for tho passage of his cot
ton bill which he believes will benefit
the farmers OF the South immeasur-l
ably by giving them better marketing
facilities for their cotton and sta
bllizIhg the price by definitely fixing
the grades. K19ans mas recentlv vis-i
ted varioms cnnntiss and stopped for
awhile in Columbia Stevenson has
not been travelling much. He may
stay out OF the senate race and run
against Finley for congress.
There IS . gamblers chance that
.Blease may not run for the United
States senate after all, hut may OFFER
for governor again. Those who are
speculating on this chance say thasi
Blease has not been able to get Al
candidate for governor who can hold
his machine toget her ard that he him
self may be forced 20 run again 20
masa 81 stay u Tl.5 5l. - 81 q. ~
Is Mel loaRIh B1easeYs ManE
There ID talk now despite the de-
claration aft5r the Blease dinner at
the Jefferson hotel daEing fair week.
that "thev annsf shit flie-s1I antl,E a1iif
them" John i. aEcLiaurin viii run
for govSrnoi as q BIease candidate
The polit K NJ situation viii not he
entirely c1ar ltssI nrtiI after the DEM
Iocratic contention sn May. But, il
hhe mdantimq IL IS illseresting TO
watch tie Mind blow the sttaws
abont
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