The daily banner., 1919-06-23
POLITICS Beginning
TO ATTRACT ATTENTION

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! Number of Gontests-Democrats
Trying to Avoid Primary Contest
And Nominate Very Strong Ticket.
! Political jobs are not so attractive
| to the average man as they used to
! be; there are several reasons for
this; in the first place, the compen-
sation for office holders has not kept
pace with the increased cost of liv-
| ing and with the increases In pay in
other positions; in the second place
public office holders in these days
are required to devote so much of
| their time to their positions that they
| don all other active business con-
nections. Only few years ago a
political job that paid a thousand
dallors year or even less, was look
ed upon as quite plum" but now
adays most anybody can make a
thousand dollars year and have it
all for their own, no political obli-
cations, no political expenses, no as
sessments, loans, touches, popularity
funds, ETC., to be taken from it.
But despite This fact, there is
quite a little political activity, there
being more for the positions of hon
or than those of emolument. On the
Republican side there are now three
contestants for the nomination for
State Senator: Vernon S. Bradley,
former County Treasurer, who threw
his hat into the ring as soon as Con
gressman Andrews was elected; Edw.
S. Phillips, former sheriff and mem
Der Of the House of Delegates, can
didate for the nomination two years
ago against Congressman Andrews,
who let no grass grow under his feet
in getting his hat into the ring; and
Charles H. Gibson, defeated candi-
date for the Legislature on the ticket
in 1917, VINO has recently announced
his candidacy.
a. hlAlt pc anu NibSoh olS
making an active canvass; each OF
them may be found attending public
gatherings of all kinds, urging their
respective candidates. Nj. Bradley
thus far has not started any special
activity, confininS his efforts, appar
emily, to quietly seeing people from
different sections of the county and
impressing upon them the reasons
for his candidacy.
Charlie" Jackson, who is we'll
known all over the county, has re-
Gently announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for Coun
ty Commissioner. w. L. Grant Rob-
insonxz,:ss1sssss1ssSSssSaefeated by Sheriff
sshs:1l Sh5: i ago. has anaoSac
ed h 3 dshdlnac for the nofn1n6kfon'
for Sheriff Other announcements
may be expected from time to time,
but most of the candidates are hold
! ing off for the present, awaiting the
result of the developments in the
gubernatorial situation. finding out
or attempting to find out what the
alignments are going to be.
In this connection there has been a
great deal of quiet talk in State cir
cles that former Governor Phillips
Lee Goldsborough may finally decide
to enter the contest for Governor.
MnSf ho1 hot hn
to do so he could easily win the
nomination, but what heap of trou-
BILE it would make for sorle of his
friends in Dorchester county. For
instance, two of the candidates for
the nomination for State Senator,
Messrs. Bradley and Phillips, claim
to be very close friends of Congress
man Andrews, each states that he
expects to have hi Support; now,
what a predicament they would be
in, were Mr.. Goldsborough to be-
come a candidate for Governor: they
would be compelled to choose be-
tween their first love, the Hon. Phil,
Andrews, for these two may nearly
always be found upon opposite sides
of the fence in a primary fight.
On the Democratic side. things are
| quiet; thus far only one candidate
has announced himself, Mr.. A. Her
man Andrews, who is candidate
| for tn enomination for Sheriff, but it
is safe bet that before long other
| candidates. will be under discussion;
! in fact, about camp meeting time
the situation will begin to lake on
such activity as may usually be found
in general election.
| Only one candidate has announced
himself for the Democratic Guberna-
torial nomination, the Hon. Albert c..
Richie. Attorney General Of the
State; he IS opposed by both the Ma
hon and Kelly elements in the city,
which is not handicap in the rural
sections. it being generally believed
that their opposition is due Is the
fact that they know they cannot con-
troll him. Four years ago Richie
beat the City Machine to standst1ll,
defeating the Hon. Pat" Maloy easf-
", and it seems reasonably safe to
saw that he is stronger now then he
was then.