The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-07-10

HtPLtS FOR j. s. SENATE
He Withdraws From Governors Race
to Become Candidate for Short
Term in L. S. Senate--John
G. Richards Is Now the
Only Reform Aspirant
for Governor
ernor
I"amb:a, July 9.--Attorn~y G. CT.
a. Tho rnas H. Pecplec clarified The
tire political situation il! South Car
Ioina tonight IN the interests Of the
people when he announced his c;nl-
dacy for the United States senate for
the uncXpired term of Senator Till
man, which means the short term. Mr..
Peoples has filled the Office Of Attor-
ney General for six years with marked
ability and unquestioned integrity and
mpart!ality. At the time Of his
election he was the Youngest man who
had ever held the office, but the record
which he Immediately began to make
soon not only gained him an enviabc
reputation among the people of his
home state, but won for him the high
est office of honor and trust in the
National Association of Attorneys
General, which he last year served as
president, and having declined re
election to the presidency Of that or
'ganization, he was made chairman of
its executive committee, which on ac-
count of an existing vacancy in the
office of president, today makes him
it's chief executive officer.
Mr.. Peoples announcement means
his retirement from the race for gov
crnor, and he tonight announced his
h,l,s Al
campaigns opened the death Of Scnat-
oror Tillman has brought about a sit
uaton which was unforeseen when
General Peoples filed his pledge for
governor, and he now conceives it to
be his duty to the great mass of the
people of South Carolina, under exist
lnE circumstances, to offer himself
for the uneXpircd term in order that
he may be Of more service to them.
Ills loyalty to the nations cause is
shown by his record ard cannot
be questioned, and his deserved popu-
larlty, merited by his ability and fair
dealing, insure his election.
In announcing his candidacy tonight
Attorney General Peoples said: 'Inas-
much as there has been created a va
cancy from this state in the United
States senate, caused by the death of
our distinguished Senior Senator Ben
Jamn Il. Tlnman, after due consid-
Grafton and feeling that | am equally
as qualified to hold the office Of
United States senator and discharge
its duties patriotically as anyone now
available for the position for the short
term and feeling that | owe it to the
masses Of the people to enter the race
IN their behalf at this time, | hereby
announce to them that | am a candi-
date IN the democratic primary for the
uneNpired term. feel that my loyal
ty to the nation is unQuestoncd and
| have Il great desire to serve my peo-
pie and the national government in I,
more direct capacity at this time than
in the office Of governor, to which ]
had aspircd before the necessity for
the election of a senator in the inter
i'm brought about by Senator Till
mans death. So far as am person
ally concerned, my duty is my first
consideration, but aside from that, !
Will state frankly that the honor of
representing this state in the senate
at this time | feel to be equally as
great as that of being governor, and
the emouments Of the position are
such as to justify a man Of my lack
l"f financial means in entering the
race. l have always believed i'm be-
lng frank with the people.
I'm my opinion, the conditions
which have lately arisen make it man
datory upon me to enter the race. I'm
der ordinary circumstances ] would
not Withdraw from any race to enter
another, but these are conditions
which have arisen. Since our coun.
try entered this great war, hav,
volunteered to enter the army or t,
serve my country i'm any capacit\
where | might be called and this an
nounccmcnt is the result of that
desire. If elected / pledge myself tc
stand squarcly behind the prcsidcn,
OF the United States with my col.
leagues in the senate to uphold the
administration in the full and vipor.
Gus prosecution Of this war to a sue
,cesstul conclusion. ! believe that my
chances to be elected governor were
very bright, but it is every mans duty !
to seek whore he can best serve hi.
people, and in my opinion under pres.
tnt conditions believe / can best Scry,
my people as Il senator of the Unit ed
States.
III is Tor these reasons that now
announce TO you my withdrawal from
the race Tor governor and my entrance
INTO the campaign for the uncypircd
term IN the United States senate"
--W-S-S-
IN REMEMBRANCE
Died last Friday morning at hen
home near Trinity, June 28th, Mrs
lottie Freeman, wife Of Mr.. Willie
Freeman, daughter Of Mr.. Buck Will