The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-29
POuTT'LIVE TOPIC
IN this STATE TODAY
POLITICS A LIVE TOPIC IN THIS
STATE TODAY.
THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR
Is CENTER OF INTEREST.
VARIOUS OTHER CANDIDATES
Social to The Herald and News.

ventions OF the Democratic party are
not far off, and they will be closely FOL
lowed by the May convention, which
will be the real opening OF the political
campaign of 1916
AS is usual at this time OF the year.
b;ennially, in South Carolina, politics is
live topic. The legislature has made
its record and all the places IN the
house and half the places in the SEN
ate are to be filled again this summer.
The State officers and most OF the
county officers are to be nominated IN
the primary. There will not be va
cancv in the United States senate, by
exp;raion of term, until the term OF
Senator Tillman expires in March, 1910
and therefore unless there should be a
vacancy from extraordinary cause there
will be no election for the United States
senate in this State until the summer OF
1918 when Senator Tillman's successor
will be chosen.
4 live issue in the May convention
will be the county-to-county campaign
nlan The present indication is that
there will be a strong effort to abolish
the county-to-county plan.
CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR.
The campaign for governor IS the cen
ire of interest now It is, OF course
taken for granted that Governor Man
ming will be candidate for a second
term Former Governor Blease has an
nounced his candidacy, and has issued
statement, which was published in var
;ous newspapers last week, announcing
the platform upon which he will stand
for reelection 10 third term as 'chiet
executive of the State.
Some several weeks ago Mr.. VIM A.
stuckey of Bishopville, who IS well
known in Newberry, having been su-
ner3ntendent of the .lewberry city
schools until he retired from the pro-
5ess;on TO devote himself exclusively to
his farming intersts in Lee county, was
o,,oted to effect that he will serious
y contemplating making the race 1of
governor Following the announcements
Of Gov Blease, the Columbia CORE
soo,dent of The News and Courier
asked Mr.. stuckey as TO rumors that
10 would be on the Blease ticket tor
];entenant governor Prof. Stuckey en-
,fbaticallv denied that he would be. a
candidate for lieutenant governor stat
ing that if he was in the race 1t ~ouio
be for the place of governor.
Dr. olin Sawyer Of Georgetown who
: now mayor of that progressive little
citv. has also been prominently mention
ed in this connection. and has not de-
MED the soft impeachment.
Both Prof. stuckey and DR.. Sawyer
are aligned with the Blease faction in
South Carolina politics.
There has been considerable specula-
ton as to whether Solicitor Cooper
would again be a candidate. Some OF
the political prophets are predicting that
he will, and some predicting that he
will wait for two more years. Solicitor
CooDer has not yet made any announce
,nent as to his plans, and it IS hardly
nrohable that his status as to the race
will be fixed until he sees fit to state it
himself.
There was some talk around Columbia
last week that Congressman James r.
Bvrnes might be in the race for gov
ernor. but Mr.. Byrnes has issued a
statement from Washington to the effect
that he will not be in the governors
race, but will be a candidate to succeed
himself in congress,
There is talk of Col. Alvin H. Ether
edge of saluda, who IS we'll known in
.Sewberry, being in the race for con-
eress against Mr. Byrnes-
The legislature having changed the
liquor law again, after vote by the
people last September, it is not improb-
able that the eternal liquor question Will
again play a part in the campaign.
CONGRESSIONAL RACE IN THIRD
DISTRICT.
Talking of congressional races, the
race in the Third district is one of the
most interesting. Among the opponents
OF Congressman Aiken for reelection is
Col. Fred II. Dorninick, the able assist
am af+o4SsGs rehraf of Soutfl@ Carolina,