The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-28
REFORM PARTY PREPARING
FOR ELECTION IN 1918
Attorney General Peoples Announces
His Candidacy for Governor. Ma.
ior Richards and Hon. W. 4.
Stuckey Also in Field. For
mer GOV. BleaSe Ready to Aid
RefOrmerS. May be Forced
Run for Senate
Charleston American.

: Charleston American.
Columbia, Aug. 22.-Former Cover
! nor Blease definitely announced today
| that he would not be candidate for
governor in the election of 1918, bu:
| that he was willing to serve his party
as candidate for such other office
as they might assign to him, if any,
or to support as a private citizen on
| the stump. as not candidate for any
office, such candidates as the Reform
party might agree upon. Sentiment
/ has practically crstallized by his max
ing the race for the United States
senate.
Major Richards
Chairman John G.. Richards, of the
state railroad commission, when ask
ed what his attitude in the political
campaign of 1918 would be-, he said
that he was at the command of the
Reform party; that he would consider
| in an honor to be selected by them as
! their candidate for governor, or TO
! taken an other position in the ranks
to which the Reform party might as
sign him.
PeeDleS for Governor
Attorney General Thomas H. Pee
! pies positively announced his cand;-
dacy for governor. and stated some of
the principal planks of his platform.
Dominick Again for Congress
Hon. Fred H. Dominick, congress-
man from the Third congressional dis
trict, who was in the city toda has
been prominently mentioned as can
didate for governor on the Reform
platform next summer. He stated to-
| day that he would not be in the race;
that he would be a candidate for re-
election to his seat in congress. Con-
gressman Dominick has been at home
for several days on account of aI-
journments from day to Ga in the
national house of representatives. He
said that his decision not to run [o-
governor next year was final; that ne
was using his best endeavors to rep.
resent the people of his district in the
national congress, and that he would
20 before them again next year as a
candidate for reelection to the same
position. "I appreciate the compli-
ment which my friends have paid me, :"
he said. "in urging that I be candi-
date for governor next summer, bnt
feel that my duty right now is IN
congress, and shall make an earnest
endeavor to carry out the policies
along the 1ine.:of which have steered
my courseI during the short time 2
have had the honor to represent the
Third district"
Political matters took shape rapid
ly in South Carolina today. The de-
velopments including the announce
ments by former Governor Blease,
Congressman Dominick, Major Rica-
ards and Attorney General Peoples
J as to their attitude in connection with
the elections of 1918, go long way
towards fixing definitely the political
status.
In response to numerous inquiries
and suggestions, Former Governor
Blease today, when asked by the Co.
lumbia correspondent Of The Charles
ton American what he expected to do
in regard to the campaign OF 1918, ami
as to whether or not he would be. :
candidate for any Office in that caul-
paign, said:
Former Governors Statement
81 feel, and have felt for some time
that it was my duty to make posi-
tive announcement in reference TO
politics, but l have refrained from CO.
! ing so at the request of some of my
friends; but feel now that the time
has arrived when our party should
know what they are to expect. For
that reason, in answer to your inquiry
will say that it was my hfe's ambl-
ton to be governor of South Caroline,
| and when l had served my four years,
had no personal desire to hold any
other Office, Unless IT should be in the
service Of my people. Those who kno"
me best know why vas in the race
for governor in 1s1s-that it was not
to fulfill any personal ambition Or ID
satiate any personal desire. There Is
no question about the fact that I was
nominated governor in 1915, and
that broke two precedents-defeattng
for the nomination for a second term