The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-07
POLITICIANS BUSY
PLAYING FOR PLACE
Governor and Friends Making
No Comment on Announce
ments of Candidates.
MANNING WILL RUN AGAIN
Attention Centered on What
Messrs. Cooper and Stuckey
Will Do.

there were no new CeNelOpnenJr
during last week on the surface
view of politics, still the Jockey
ing for position among the poll
ticians continues mabated, and
behind the screen which effect
lively shuts out the public gaze,
the manoeuvring has been no.
ticeable. Something may crop
out within the next few days
which will have a decided bear
ing on the while situation.
Those in close confidence Of
Governor Manning have not seen
fit to make public any comment
on the various announcements of
candidates, both active and pros
yective, who will contest with
the Governor for the nomination
at the hands of the Democrats
in the coming primaries for the
position of Chief Magistrate.
That the friends of the Govern
Ser are keeping in close touch
with the situation and are watch
ing closely every move on the po
litical chessboard is known, but
they are not talking for publ
cation. They are evidently of
the opinion that watchful wait
ing is the best policy which can
be pursued for the present, for
they are known to feel that it is
still too far away from the cam
paign for the different elements
and issues to be clarified, that
there will be much shirting and
changing in their opinion be-
tween now and the opening of
the campaign.
While Governor Manning has
not formally announced his can
didacy for reelection it is known
that he will run.
Several upstate papers this
week said friends of the Govern.
or had received letters saying
he was in the race for re-elec-
ton.
The public attention is CEN
tered right at present on what
Solicitor r. A. Cooper, of Lau-
rens, and Mr.. w. A. Stuckey, of
Bishopville, will do. That both
are being urged to enter the race
for Governor is known through
out the length and breadth of
the state. The attitude of So
licitor Cooper and Mr.. Stuckey
will have a most important bear
ing on the outcome of the cam
paign in the opinion of well post
ed and impartial political OBJ
servers.
Former Governor Cole l..
Blease has formally announced
that he will seek election to the
Govenorship and his friends are
making an active campaign for
him.
There is widespread and in
creasing demand throughout the
state for the Democratic State
Convention to abolish the county
to county canvas of the candi-
dates. The sentiment for doing
away with this archaic method
of campaigning is on the increase
lOT lIIlpdIIidl anu uiiDidScu op-
servers declare that this politi-
cal circus does the state great
deal of harm and no good at all.
They declare that without it fac
tionalism ould die and candidates
would have to discuss issues in
stead of one another, as it is al
most imperative under the
county to county canvass to get
any attention. Whom the De-
mocratic clubs meet in April to
elect delegates to the county
conventions this matter will
come up and efforts will be made
to send up instructed delegations
to knock out the county to
county canvass, it is said.
John T. Duncan has again an
nounced his candidacy for Gov
ernor. Mr.. Duncan declares that
the people are tired of factional-
ism and are ready for a new
deal
j. M. DesChamps, of Colum-
bia, has also announced his can
didacy for Governor on the De-
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