The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18
FOURTH DISTRICT
PRIMARY FEATURES
Strength Of President Wilson and Ab.
Sence Of FactiOnallsm Noted.

Sence Of FactiOnaliSm Noted,
Chick Springs, August 14.-Two fea-
lures Of the first Congressional pri-
mary election in this district on last
Tuesday are being generally comment
ed on, not only by the people Of this
district, but by the entire state, and
even by other states, and these are
the strength Of President Wilson and
the absence Of factional lines.
| Sam j. Nichols, of Spartanburg,
who led the six candidates and who
goes into the second primary with a
plurality of 1900 votes over his com
petitor, b. a. Morgan, Of Grcenvillc,
was the most outspokcn advocate of
the President in the campaign canvass
which preceded the first primary. He
praised him consistently and is looked
on in this district as the strong friend
oe Mr.. Wilson. Observers see in the
fact that Capt Nichols led the tick
ct significant indications of the hold
President Wilson has on the masses OF
|
licvo those politicians who have been
| attacking the President in South Car
| olma will now see enough in this cleo
| tion as an Indication Of the signs of
the times to convincc them of the I'M
| possibility Of turning the Palmetto
State away from the Chief Magistrate
Of the nation.
The other rcsult-thc absence OF
factional lincs-has chccrcd the fol-
lowers Of constructive government in
ali parts Of the state No mention
was made at any time in the cam
paign of any factiOnal division along
the lines Of the bitter struggle of last
year. when it is remembered that
Capt. Nichols ran against Congress-
man Johnson last summer, and the
factional lines were the chief division
OF the campaign. and that nowhere
was the issue moro pronounced than
in Spartanburg. One can appreciate
the change and rejoice in it, The
campaign this year was conducted on
nigh ground, constructive issues were
discussed and there was no bitterness.
vitupcra,iOn or abuse, such as have
been in evidence in state campaigns
OF recent years. All Of the six candi-
dates kept on friendly terms and each
ran on his merits, which has been that
condition long waited for in this state
| The Spartanburg Herald champion
of the AntiBlcase forces in its county
and the antagonist Of Capt Nichols
| when he ran on the BlcaSc ticket for
Congress in 1914 and was defeated,
has come out for Mr.. Nichols and is
| urging his election to Congress, and
the result, they say, VII be to eliminate
for all time the old factional lines.
They are urging the people Of Spar
tanburg TO stand by their home man
and it appears that they will. Several
strong Anti-Blcasc mon in Spartan
burg have told The News and Courier
representative that they arc Going to
vote for Capt Nichols and they seem
confident that he viii be successful
Friends of Mr.. Morgan believe he
will win They arc confident that
Grecnvillc will give him a. practically
unanimous vote, which, with what he
Will poll in the other counties will
elect him, they say.
Mr.. y. H. Miller, of Greer, ran third
in the first primary and his vote is be-
ing claimed by both Nichols and Nor
gan. This vote and the vote Of Union
which went almost solidly to thcl
candidate, W. w. Johnson, in the first
race, Will almost decide the result Mr.
|. c. Blnckwood, of Spartanburg
pollcd a good vote in the first race
but many believe the bulk OF this vote
will so to Nichols, because Of county
pride. Moreover, ii was said in Spar
tanburg last night that Blackwood is
supporting Morgan.
Johnson, Miller and CAN'T, the other
three unsuccessful candidates, have
7, not made known their preference
Roth sides arc claiming them.
The ith district is comprised of Tho
counties Of Grccnvilc, Spartanbugg
lMurcns and Union, ana the Demo.
Gratis Will decide whether S. j. Mich.
oils of Spartanburg, or B. A. Nor
gan, of Grcenyillc, will represent then
In Congress at q primary. which viii
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