The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-01
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~. '+-9. ~>~o' sss 0~SssS suo
n1o61n1 >ooesst In the preparation
~ X1r (tre south Carolinians have
o ~ Intention 70 the political
- 1915 campaign at the
0e givss promise OF being
/ W 1g1teins., However. 1t IL
c. >oslbls that developments
~ - XCoasn front may cause the
3o W - ttats 70 forget entirely
~ - - - politics.
p - o1E pel1tical announcement OF
- Soef 81 ta>srsst was made by c..
- 1e4n& tseuner govsrnor. who has
49, tlnilAs Or eas Once or anoth-
- ~ n6es thAa Z score years. Mr..
1oopee sAseuncsd positiway that he
Vppoo nee ~ = candidate tor govsrn-
- nexs ysar. Of course this state
msnt = sop1so< 70 rsvision. The mi
uee nSAts In the B,sass organization
hhve,hssa clamoring for q chance at
~ osvesasrs place. and II now seems
thoe ~ leader Of the faction VIZ
- ,asade ana lee some OF his lieu-
o>nAiAs- -have Try at th6 PIE. Among
<nobs wsS 'wtll probably be In the
49, s6r .sovssner on the Rlsass tick
- ~: xhsa II. Peoples. now ssrv-
- - attorney Generai: w. A
ueueksv. wsll known ana succsssful
enrusr of Blshopvilis In Lee county:
yoAn q. Riehards. member Of the rail.
- lee0mAsseea and possibly others.
~ 49, Desase has seated that N
4 we9a net ~ . candidate for any
s4leo umleoD urged or called upon b.
~ DsDbss of his. faction. There
"a Doeseou1ty that he WIN be In thu
sape fee ths United states senate e
sueess1 Senator b. n. 1Yllman. ssna
~ m1nan has made no announce.
nnene - % whsehsr ne will ask re
esoeeSoa. although Il n thought tha'
hs ws1l b n the race. II Mr.. Bleag
sassrs ths race for the senate there
win - otheea Among those men.
tsess1 Are N. n. Dial. Of IAursns;
yaspsr W. IAlbsrt Of Ndes0slA com.
WV. p. Pollock ef Chsrsw anc
oehesa = HTfsj!t Z.
: 1h>rs ~ ansthsr snsss 70 he situa.
.usn.:slt 4, sasarsly pessibls that Mr.
nosass sni1 eoafns HI segorts 70 bs.
ipsussssas1 70 ! csngr1 from ths
oevsneA coasEsssiona1 district. A..
y.xsset. now ssrvins from the dis
,s<sice - made : national reputation
~ Ah'wsrk - chairman Of the house
!. .eoG1n1E1s On asriculturs and ssps-
(nl6 ~ hs Minsd sscognition 10,
neieole1; ths foed lssiulation In such
= seapsons1Nks manner. He has
7oceq sOead1osring the matter OF On.
fino uss taes for the United statss
enaee Aaa wsuid make formidable
epqensat fsr any man In South Car
Nma- ~. Lsvsr has been too busy
aseeN4ise 70 the AFFAIRS Of the natior
IN wssl'lnston 10 give much though
% pelltica
Over in Lexington county much on
podtsoa has been created against M:
sv~ becauss Of his thorough coins
AmseicaA stand on the war issues
Thers etc many who do not bel,ev.
that hs could carry his own county 1,
she consrsssional race. However
Ne Other counties Of the distric
would rs-slset him over Mr.. Blea.e o
say other man who might offer.
Robert n Cooper Of Laurens 10 con
sdsred just now the most formidabl,
- h NE rscs for governor. VINO
svsr - ~ Dszt governor OF South
carosins win have to make a second
racs with Robert A. Cooper. Other
dissusssd candidates for governor ar,
Andrew ,. Bsthsa. now serving ar
hsutseant governor; Thos. @. Nc
Lseds % Bishopviiie and former lieu
tenant governor. Then there is
John Il Duncan OF Columbia, who is
always In the race.
Opposition may develop 10 Some O:
the msmbsrs Of congress because O,
their vote on the war Issues. II A.
not believed that man will be bea.
hecauss Of his position In favorins
the defense OF American honor. II
understood In Columbia that
wyatt Aiken will enter the rae
asAanst Fred II. Dominick in the
THIRD district.
Interest In South Carolina politics
- dwindiinG. The fsctionals lines
are not 20 bitterly drawn as a few
years aso. The war may be tho
nsans OF eliminating factionai lines
and cause the men of the state to