The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-06-24
BIG OPPORTUNITIES For Workers In The Records Campaign
LITTLE ACTIVITY
PROMISED IN STATE
PEOPLE SHOW LITTLE INTEREST
SMITH HAS THREE OPPO-
NENTS FOR SENATORSHIP

NENIS FUN SENA1OnSu1E
When the list of entries into the
Democrats primaries was closed at
Columbia at noon, Monday, there was
opposition for only three State Of
fices, for the United States Senate,
in four districts for Congress and five
circuits for solicitor.
From the present outlook, the
forthcoming campaign, which opened
at Sumter Tuesday, for the United
States Senate and at Columbia for
State offices, will be unprecedentedly
quiet. The people are not thinking
about politics, particularly as there
are very few pronounced issues.
The most interesting race will be
for the Unite dStates Senate: E. D..
Smith, of Lynchburg, incumbent, is
being opposed by George Warren, OF
Hampton, solicitor of the Fourteenth
Judicial Circuit; William P. Pollock,
of Cheraw, former United States Sen
ator, and William C. Irby, of Lau-
rens, for ten years member Of the
House of Representatives, and candi-
date in 1914 for governor.
Governor Cooper is without opposi-
ton, as is w. Banks Dove, Of Colum-
bia, Secretary of State; Samuel NJ.
Wolfe, of Anderson, attorney geaer-
al; S. T. Carter, of Columbia, State
treasurer; John E. Swearingen, OF
Columbia, State Superintendent of
Education, and 3. Harris, of Pendle-
ton, commissioner of agriculture,
commerce and industries.
The most remarkable entrant into
the State political arena, is Walter f.
Duncan, of Aiken, a widely known
South Carolina newspaper man, who
will be unopposed for comptroller gen.
eral. Some days ago, the incumbent,
Rut. L. Osborne, of Anderson, re-
signed, and declared he would not
offer for reelection. Governor Coop
er appointed Wilbur V. Sutherland, OF
Columbia, chief clerk of the depart
ment, for the unexpired term. John
l. Rice of Columbia, secretary Of the
State tax commission, then announc-
ed. A few days later, Mr.. Duncan,
whose only experience in state poll
tics was the executive secretaryship
during the administration of former
Governor Richard l. Manning, entered
the race. Mr.. Rice withdrew, and no
one else has offerea. This is the
first time in many years that new
man has offered for political prefer
ment without being opposed.
The incumbent, julius 7. Lilies, OF
Orangeburg, is not offering for re-
election as Lieutenant Governor, and
Octavus Cohen, a lawyer of Charles
ton, Wilson G. Harvey, financier OF
Charleston, and Oscar K. Mauldin, Of
Greenville, are in the race.
w. w. Moore, of Barnwell, adju-
tant general for the past ten years, is
being opposed by Col. Atticus H. Mar
chant, of Orangeburg, veteran OF
the world war.
Frank w. Shealy, of Lexington,
chairman of the State Railroad Com
mission, is being opposed by ID. l..
Smith, of Walterboro; D. N. McCas-
kill, of Camden, and R. L. Moss, Of
Columbia.
For Congress: James F. Byrnes, Of
Aiken, representative from the Sec
ond district; w. F. Stevenson, Of
Cheraw, from the fifth district, and
Philip H. Stoll, of Kingstree, from
the sixth district, are with out oppo-
sition. Congressman Richard S.
Whaley, of Charleston, first district,
is opposed by w. Turner Logan,
lawyer of Charleston; Congressman
Fred H. Dominick, of Newberry, third
district, by w. w. Bradley, of Able
vile, auditor for the State Bank ex-
aminer department; and E. G. Mann,
of Orangeburg, seventh district, by
H. P. Fulmer, of Norway, farmer,
banker and legislator. Samuel N.
Nichols, of Spartanburg, announced
some time ago that he would not
again offer for Congress from the
fourth district, and ]. j. McSwain, Of
GreenMlle, a lawyer; David H. Trax-
Ter, of Greenville, a real estate man;
A. E. Hill, of Spartanburg, lawyer,
and Jack H. Wilson, of Spartanburg,
a labor union man, have filed their