The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-29

ace, with very large vote. Congress
nan Aiken IS a candidate for reelection.
He is an indefatigable canpaigner and
has strong following in the district.
Among the other announced candidates
Is Mr.. Henry C. TilIman, of the Green
wood bar, son of Senator B. R. Till
man.
There was some talk during the iegls-
taturc that Mr.. Jur1ius t. L:les, OF
Oranpeburg. chairman Of the ways and
means committee Of the house or rep
resntatives, would be candidate for
lieutenant governor this summer, but
fhis mornings news is to the effect that
Mr. Lilies is laying his plans to run for
congress to succeed Congressman Lever
in case Mr.. Lever should be appointed
secretary OF agriculture, if the present
secretary Of agriculture is made secre'
tary OF war by President Wilson, to sue
cecd Or. Garrison. resigned-a some
what complicated conditional state OF
affairs.
Mr.. J. Howard Moore, OF Abbe1llIe'
= member OF the legislature for the past
four wears. who has been affiliated with
the "Blease side" in politics, is also
prominently spoken Of as a candidate
for lieutenant governor, and it is not
improbable that he will be in the race.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
Mr. Cecil C. Wyche, former New
berry boy, now practicing law in Spar
tanburg, has announced his candidacy
for lieutenant governor. 1t is presumed
Lieutenant Governor Bethea will be
in the race to succeed himself.
Mr.. Lilies is one Of the leaders of the
Manning administration forces. Mr..
Bethea is aligned on what is known as
the ..anti-Blease" side Mr., Wyche be-
longs to the "Blease faction. He rep
resented spartanburg county in the leg
islature during the session OF 1919
1914.
Attorney General Peoples will be a
candidate to succeed himself. He Will
probably be opposed for reelection by
Senator Josiah J. Evans OF Marlboro
county, and there has been considerable
talk Of Mr. Claude n. sapp of Lancas-
ter, being in the race. Mr.. sapp was
member of the 1o13-I4 legislature.
Senator A F. spigner, Of Columbia
and Representative E. Foster Brigham
81 North Augusta, have also been
sooken Of as probable candidates for at
torney general.
FOR RAILROAD CoMNdss1oNhR,
Among the candidates mentioned Tor
r,;,road commissioner to succeed Mr.
NcDufie Hampton are Messrs. J. Cope
Massey Of Lancaster county, and D. L.
Smith OF Colleton county, both mem.
hers of the legislature, and both OF
whom have stated that they have pos
itivelv made up their minds to run ana
Will he in the race to the finish.
Among others who are spoken OF IN
connection with the race for railroad
commissioner are Representative Aioers
9 Fapt Of Bolton, Mr., James cansler,
Of Tirzah, and Mr.. Nv. I. Thrower' OF
Chesterfield,
s+rono pressure has been directed
from throughout the State towards In
ducing Senator Jno. L. McLaur1n' state
uarehot,se commissioner, to enter the
race for governor. Writers OF articles
in the newspapers have urged HIM 10
made the race, and it is known that ne
has received a great many letters from
oracticallv every county in South Car
olina urging him to enter the cam
DalGn Senator MCLdul4 4tt' "
given not the slightest 1ntlmauoh oi
6e;no candidate. He has been deVot-
inc his whole time and attention 10 'le
upbuilding of the State warehouse syS.
tenn in an earnest effort to give rehet
TO the farmers Of the State and OF the
South from some of the burdens "incii
thev have been laboring under. his
course will be guided by what he con-
ceives to be his highest duty to the
people of the State, viewed in the ilght
Of the great trust which has been re-
posed in him.
LIQUOR IN CHARLESTON.
The Charleston grand jury has been
throwing out liquor indictments last
week, and Special Judge Thos, e. Mc-
Leod is quoted in the Charleston news
paoers as having given the grand jury
4 stirring lecture as to its duty in the
matter. II will be recalled that 1uage
c-,;+l hod considerable success at a re-