The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-03


Charleston; L D Jennings, of Sum-
ter; w P Pollock, of Cheraw. and
DR. George B Cromer. of Newberry.
Latterly, however. DR. Cromer's
name has been repeatedly mention
ed as a candidate to oppose Con-
gresham Fred H Dominick, of the
Third district. 1t has been said
that the perennial candidate, John
T Duncan, of Columbia, will an
nounce for the Senate instead of
Governor this year.
wv Jasp Talbert, of Mccormick.
who has definitely announced for
the Senate, is strong Blease partisan
and bitter political enemy of Sena-
tor Tillman.
There are five candidates definite
ly announced for Governor and two
in perspective. Robert A Cooper,
of Laurens, stated some time ago
that he will make the race. and he
stands the best chance of being
elected, although Lieut. Governor A
J Bethea has gained strength and is
looming up. These two men are
strongly anti-Blease, and one of
them will go into the second race
with Blease candidate. Attorney
General Thomas H Peoples and W A
Stuckey of Bishopville, who have been
aligned with the Blease faction, are
the only ones of that faction so far
definitely announced for Governor,
but Major John G Richards, chair
man of the State Railroad Commits
sion, will undoubtedly be in the
race, and strong pressure is being
made on John L McLaurin. of Ben.
nettsville, former United States Sem
ator, by his friends in Anderson
county to enter the contest. 1t is
expected that he will offer. John
Madison DesChamps. of Columbia,
who can be classed as anti-Blease,
has definitely entered the race. Mr.
DesChamps was in the race for Gov
ernor last year.
Of the Blease candidates so far
announced, Attorney General Pee
Piles apparently has the edge on the
other so.called "reformers." If the
primary were held now he undoubt-
edly would 90 into the second con-
test with an anti-Blease man. Mr.
Stuckey, however, will make a
strong race; he has announced that
he will pitch his campaign as a lead
er of the agricultural and labor ele-
ments of the State. He promises to
make the fight interesting, he as
serts. John G Richards so far an
nounced, is the choice of some of
the leaders of the Blease faction and
they will undoubtedly prevail on
him to make the race, and will en-
deavor to make him the standard
bearer of the self-styled reform
ers." John L McLaurin. say poll
ticians who are studying the situa-
ton, is gaining ground in the Pied
mont section, particularly since
Lowndes L Browning, of Union, who
himself was a candidate for Gov
ernor in 1914, has endorsed him.
Proctor Bonham, Senator from
Greenville county, some months ago
was spoken of as a possible guber-
Material candidate. but lately this
talk has subsided. Should Senator
Bonham enter the race he would of.
fer complications for the other aspi-
rants; he is not only extremely pop
ular in the Piedmont section of the
State, where he served number of
terms as Solicitor of the thirteenth
judicial circuit, but he is a stump"
speaker of experience, ability and
He would draw votes
from both political factions.
Claud N Sapp, assistant Attorney
General, a Blease partisan, has an
himself to succeed Thomas
H Peoples as Attorney General.