The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-23

, they have thought of it at all. Then
/ from our new territory the name OF
Nv. NJ. Wilson of Peak has been men
toned, and G. H. Shealy from down
that side also has been mentioned as
a. probable candidate for the house:
; There, may; be lots more who will
throw their hats in the political ring,
and after the club :; meetings and
about the time Of the county ;eonven-
|tion developments will show up:
For the. county Offices it is pretty
certain that Jas. D. Wheeler will op-
pose John C. Goggans for clerk Of
court. Mr.. Wheeler ran eight years
ago and gave Mr.. Goggans' a close
chase. There will be no election for
probate Judge this year, Judge Ewart
holding over. So far no opposition
has developed to Sheriff Blease and
we have heard of no prospective can
didates. Neither have we heard Of
any opposition to Treasurer Schum-
pert nor to Auditor Halfacre, though
some opponent may come along.
There is to be no supervisor after
this year, the manager of the county
to be chosen by the twelve township
!! commissioners to be elected from the
various townships. C. M. Wilson it
is understood will make the race to
succeed himself as superintendent OF
education. The name of E. H. Aull,
who filled the Office at one time for
short term, has been mentioned as
an opponent of Mr.. Wilson, but he
has not made definite announcement.
It is taken for granted that Coroner
Lindsay will make the race to sue
ceed himself, and he already has an
opponent announced as stated in the
person of G. H. Ruff. So far no one
has been mentioned as a probable
opponent of Magistrate Douglas at
Newberry.
About the time Of the county con-
ventioned the candidates will begin
to announce. 1t is very pleasing
anticipation that this will be one po-
litical year when the voters will Sc
lect the men for the various positions
on the merits and fitness of the can
didates for the various places to be
filled, rather than that they shall be
judged and voted for because they
are for or against some candidate
for some other position. In the heat
of political passion and when preju-
dice ran high good men have not al
ways cast their ballots for the best
men for the positions to be filled,
and have voted rather according to
their prejudices, and have not con-
sidered the fitness of the candidate
as counting for very much.
OF course Newberry is going to
stand solidly behind Congressman
Don1inick for reelection, because
they realize now that he has made
good in Washington, and then he is
a Newberry man He will get the
biggest vote in this county that any
home man has ever received, and
there will be no factionalism to di-
vide that vote. From what we have
been able to learn through the dis
trict we doubt if he has any opposi-
ton, and if he should it would not
amount to very much. We have been
in every county in the district dur
ing the past several months, and
while we have not talked politics,
vet we are neither deaf nor blind,
and we are satisfied that he is strong
er today than in any race he has
run, and it would take very strong
man to defeat him, or to make it
even interesting. We have seen in
the papers that Mr.. W. W. Bradley
! of Abbeville would make the race
against Mr.. Dominick, but we doubt
very much if he enters.
The Herald and News is not in pol
) itics, and every candidate for any
Office will be given the same fair and
courteous treatment Of every other
candidate. And we hope the people
Will go quietly along and elect the
best fitted men fer the positions for