Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-26
FOR STATE AND SENATORIAL
ASpirantS Campaign Opened at Barn.
well on Tuesday, June 18th.


The State and Senatorial camp-
paigns opened Tuesday OF last week
the former in Barnwell and the lat
ter in Winnsboro. Time for the FL
ing OF pledges and the payment Of
assessment fees closed at noon Mon
day and meeting of the State exec
utlNc committee Of the Democratic
party was held in the state library
Immediately thereafter, to consider
the various pending questions per-
tanning to the primary elections.
Several llth hour candidates en-
tered-GeO. w. Wightman, of Saluda,
and Octavius Cohen, of Monck's Cor
ncr, offering for Lieutenant Cover
nor.
\. G. Evans, Of Edgefeld, and r.
G. Croft, of Aiken, we're the surprises
IN the Second Congressional District
In opposition to Congressman James
+. Byrnes
Congressman Lever, of the Seventh
District, has three opponents-T. F.
Brantley, of Orangeburg; Il. G.. Nc
Leod. Bishopville. and George Bell
Zimmerman, Lexington.
Congressman Whaley. of the First
District: Congressman Stevenson, of
the Fifth District. and Congressman
Ragsdale, of the Sixth District, are
without opposition.
Two Como Too Late.
f.. f.. Werner, of Richland. Oconee
county, filed his pledge by telegram
Sunday, as n candidate for Congress
IN the Third District. The telegram
was not received BY Gen. Willie Jones
until 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
but as the lapse Of time between the
sending OF the telegram and the clos
ing hour in which pledge gould have
Deen filed by letter after application
mad been made for the forms could
nave been sent the committee ruled
Mr. Ncrner's pledge as inadeQuate
). a. Banks, Of ST. Matthew'S,
reached the committee just two min
utea late with his pledge as a candi-
date for the Office Of Commiss ioner Of
Agriculture, Commerce and Indus
tries. The subcommittee rejected
the pledge. which action was sustain
ed by the executive committee as a
whole.
w. A. Stuckey. OF Bishopville did
not qualify as a candidate for Cover
nor.
Soldier Vote Problem.
The committee wrestled much with
the problem incident to voting SOL
dicrS. sailors and men in the civil
service. An honest effort will be
made to provide opportunity for
every man in the camps and naval
stations and In the civil service in
washington to vote. as anticipated
in the Berry measure. enacted at the
recent session OF the General Assem-
by. but the task is almost insur-
m0untablc.
The Berry act provides that boxes
Shall be provided at each canton
ment for the 45 counties Of tho
state. The great task is to locate
the absent voter. Military authori-
ties are not over lenient with cleo
ton matters and the booths or boxes
VIII likely have to be placed outside
inc three environments of the State.
AS there are no specific units of
south Carolina men at any OF the
camps, the task Is one of overwhelm-
ing magnitude and will require
strenuous effort on tho part"o the
various comfy chairmen and execu-
tive committeeman to bring any ap-
preciable number Of the men in
touch with the election machinery.
The Berry act was adopted as a part
Of the primary rules.
The Federal government has ruled
that no provision will be allowed for