The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
TAI. IT .isss
BUT NO FINAL DEIiSlNN
Il TiIlman's Health Permits and PEI
PIE Want Him He VIII RuE-Biease
viii Meet Wishes of Reform Party.
for Governor Discussed
(By Jno. K. AulD

COlUm Oia, OCL. Zb-SLCI0 poAAIiN1
has crystahzed during Fair week.
fThe lineup is not co1ll lete absolute
M. but some OF the main players on
R& opposing teams may be definitely
nounced.
United States Senator Tillnlan has
ZEN here during the week, and as has
Sgeen forecasted in this correspond
$ence, he is definitely in the race Tor
Bre-election. He is quoted by the co.
$lumbia State this morning as saying
Rthat IF the people see fit to elect me
United States senator l will not re-
fuse to accept, but really want TO
quit" he statement is taken in Co.
Rlumbia to mean that he is definitely
the race to the finish, tire efforts
sf the Columbia State to eliminate
hin to the contrary notwithstanding.
# MIR. Nat B. Dial, of Laurenss mas
s1so been in Columbia iris week. meet
fng the Fair week visitor and he also
#says that he is in the race to the
Anish. Mr.. Dial is a member OF the
gnti-reform party, but he has no love
Efor Senator Tillman. He does not
@mention the senior senator's name in
kdiscussing the next campaign, but he
Gsays that he is going to makea Wig
gDrous fight.
II. CONGRESSMAN A. Frank Lever, OF the
@seyenth district, of which Richland
county and the city of Columbia, OF
course,, are part, has been minglng
hsaeth the crowds, Congressman Lever
Ks mentioned as possibility in the
Rnext senatorial race on the ant1-re-
form ticket, but he has so far made
no political announcement, nor given
: anv intimation along that line except
such inferenees as might be drawn
from his Columbia and Orangeburg
speech 1t has become nolsed
around during the past several days,
in connection with the meeting of the
/ political clans in Columbia for treir
Fair week gatherings, that
bConsressman Lever will probably have
&opposition for reelection to congress
he should be a candidate for re-
lection. and the friends of Solicitor
seorge Bell Zimmerman, of Lexington
B re ;insistent in their demands that he
ymake the race. AS was stated IN tbs
II correspondence on Wednesday morn
ing, Mr.. Zimmerman has net yet COM
nitted himself, but when asked ii ne
would be in the race he made no de-
nial, which is generally taken to
mean that he is seriously considering
the matter. Both Mr.. Lever and Mi
Zimmerman are from Lexington coun-
s ty. and if the solicitor should an
nounce himself against the congress
mant it is altogether probable that
the race would be between these two
there would be an interesting
Hcontest. Solicitor Zimmerman was
solicitor two years ago
1 fGithout opposition His circuit in
ludes Edgefeld, saluda ard Lexing-
bn courties-only one of Whtch
re in his congressional district.
hat being Lexington, his home coun
~ The other counties in ire district
Richland, Orangeburg, Sumter
,ee. and Calhoun. If Mr.. Tllman
1|kbould throw his hat in the ring, as
kcw seems probably. this district
= would be on account of the fact that
rould be one of the storm CENTRES OF
the 1918 campaign on the fact Of which
M ever is close to the adm'nist"2-
4 lien in Wasll1 gtion of the important
kksommittee of agriculture of IF III ma
;o-al house of representatives
bos course, if Mr.. Lever should run
or the senate. which he will hardly
o if Senator Tillman is in the race
Who're would probably be several can
k6idates for the position of congress
snan from this distriet-but if Sena-
+o- Tillman is living and candidate,
|6. may safely be predicted that Mr.
&.eyer will not oppose him. However,
Aere is a persistent rumor to TINS
pct.
eiat Senator Tillman may at the
4 81 moment get out of the race IN
fvor of Congressman Lever. The ru-
or can't be traced down, and there
ay be no foundation for it, but it is
(BAet on every corner during Fair week
which is an OppOrtune