The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-22
S. c.. THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1916.
TWENTY-ONE CANDIDATES.
Will Make Up Party for County.to-
County Canvass.

Will Make Up Party for County-to.
County Canvass.
Columbia, June 19.-Twenty-one
candidates will make up the State
campaign party. Five Of these will
contest for the office of chief execu-
tive and five for the Office of railroad
! commissioner. w. w. Moore, adju-
tant and inspector general; Carlton
w. Sawyer, comptroller general; John
E. Swearingen, superintendent of ed
ucation; Thomas H. Peoples, attor-
ney general, anal E. J. Watson, COM
missioner of agriculture, commerce
and industries; will be unopposed.
Two surprises were sprung in the
race for State Offices. These were
supplied by w. Banks Dove, Of Co.
lumbia, who filed his pledge yester-
day for secretary of State to succeed
R. M. McCown, and DR.. E. G. l..
Adams, who will oppose A. J. Bethea
for lieutenant governor. Mr.. Dove
has been assistant secretary of State
for eight years. DR.. Adams had pre-
viously announced his candidacy for
| the legislature in Richland county.
Mr.. McCown did not offer for reelec-
tion.
A. F. Lever, from the Seventh con-
gressional district, will again be un-
opposed. Wyatt Aiken, the present
incumbent from the Third district,
will have four opponents. These are:
Henry c. Tillman, John A. Horton,
Fred H. Dominick and A. H. Dag
| nall.
Many in Race.
No candidates have announced for
solicitor for the Twelfth judicial cir
cult. A. H. Gasque, the incumbent,
holds the position by appointment,
which was sustained by the State su-
preme court, and will retain the office
the full four years. r. L. Gunter in
the Second, Philip H. Stoll in the
Third, J. Monroe Spears in the
Fourth and Wade Hampton Cobb in
the Fifth will be without opposition.
Seventy-four candidates are in the
race for State offices, which include
congressman and solicitors. Assess
ments approximate $4,000. Candi-
dates for governor were assessed
800 each, railroad commissioner
SIS, all other State Offices $50, con-
gressmen 5000, solicitors $50. Can
didates for the different Offices are:
For State Offices.
Governor L. Blease, R. A.
Cooper, J. M DesChamps, John T..
Duncan and R. I. Manning.
Lieutenant governor-E. c. L..
Adams and Andrew j. Bethea.
Secretary of State-W. Banks
Dove and George w. Wightman.
State treasurer-S. T. Carter and
D. w. McLaurin.
Adjutant and inspector general
w. w. Moore.
Comptroller generalization w.
Sawyer.
State superintendent of education
John E. Swearingen.
Attorney general-Thomas H. Pee
pies.
Commissioner of agriculture, COM
merce and industries-E. j. Watson.
Railroad commissioner-James
Cansler, Albert S. FAINT, G. McDuffie
Hampton, w. H. Kelley and w. P.
Thrower.
Congressional Candidates.
First district-J. G. Padgett and
Richard S. Whaley.
Second district-J. F. Byrnes and
Alvin Etheredge.
Third district-Wyatt Aiken, A. H.
Dagnall, Fred H. Dominick, John A..
Horton and Henry c. Tillman.
Fourth district-A. H. Miller, Sam
J. Nichols and D. B. Traxler.
Fifth district-D. E. Finley and W..
F. Stevenson.
Sixth district-James D. Evans, j..
S. McInnes and J. w. Ragsdale.
Seventh district-A. F. Lever.
For Solicitor.
First circuit-L. A. Hutson, An
drew J. Hydrick, Ed. G. Mann and j..
Stokes Salley.
Second circuit-R. l.. Gunter.
Third circuit-Philip H. Stoll.
Fourth circuit. Monroe Spears.
Fifth circuit-Wade Hampton
Cobb.
Sixth circuit. Harry Foster and
J. K. Henry.
Seventh circuit. G. BlackWood
and A. E. Hill.