The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-09
BANKS NOT TO OFFER
FOR STATE OFFICE
st. Matthews Man Declares He Will
BE Candidate fOs Senate in
Calhoun.

A. Ba ks has no idea of entering the
race tor governor either as a ware
house champion or otherwise or ask
for any other State Office, but that
he desires to remain in the senate
vas made plain in an interview with
The States correspondent this morn
ing. Col Banks is also pleased at the
idea that some means will be found
whereby the merits of the warehouse
system can be given to the people
from the stump this summer, al
though he appears somewhat reluc-
tant that the warehouse commissioner
should be forced to ask for another
Office in order to gaia this right.
In the reply to the question as to
how he was pleased with the results
of the recent meeting of the ware
house association in Columbia, the
senator said: Very much indeed. 1t
was siagularly free from the suspicion
OF factional politics; business meet
ing pure and simple; the preserra
ton and extension of the usefulness
of the system to our commercial and
Industrial life being it's only end and
the only thing receiving considera-
ton"
Asked how Commissioner Nc
Laurin's proposition to become a can
didate for lieutenant governor was re-
ceived by the meeting, Col. Banks ar
swered: $It was we'll received by a
few, but the great majority protested
rather vigorously that it was an office
for which he was little fitted by rea-'E
son of his talent for strong construc-
tive work"
Col. Banks was told that it was
rumored that in case the place for a
champion for the warehouse system
was disallowed on the stump this
summer along with regular candi-
dates; for State Offices by the State ex-
ecutive committee, another meeting
would be held. Asked as to what was
contemplated to be done at such a |
meeting, and if it were likely that
McLauril would be named as a can
didate for governor, he said: 'fNo one
can forecast with certainty the work
of convention of a representative
body of business men. Personally |
do not desire to see McLaurin in any
office except the one he now holds
The only thing l feel reasonably sure
of is that the men composing our
association are a unit in their pur-
pose to have McLaurin make a cam
paign this summer in the State ware
house cause. A means to this end
will surely be found
From various quarters it has been
suggested that Col Banks might be
candidate for governor or some other
State office as a champion of the
warehouse system aad the idea seems
to have attained considerable dimen-
sions here of late. In answer to the
direct question as to what his intel-
tiors were in this regard, Col. Banks
was unhesitatingly positive. He said:
Il have not the slightest idea of run
ming for g6i ernor or any other State
Office. either upon the warehouse sys-
TEN or any other issue confess to
a great desire to serve the people of
my State and especially the agricul-
tural people, with whom all my in
terests are concerned | am convinced
that my greatest means of assistance
to them lies in my ability to aid ii
putting into operation in a success
full way the warehouse system. With
this in view, shall spare no efforts to
perfect its usefulness. | feel that my
greatest opportunity to be of service
in this great scheme will come to me
upon the floor of the State senate and
shall therefore seek reelection to
the senate from Calhoun county,
Col. Ba ks was asked for a state
ment in regard to the proposed bank
which would handle warehouse re-
ceipts and enable owners of cotton to
secure mo@ey at low rates of inter
est. considerable mention of which
was made some weeks ago in
the papers Of this State and Georgia
He stated that this idea was tempo
rarily overshadowed by issues of
primary Importance which would