The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-23
OFFICE SEEKERS
START TUESDAY
Candidates For State Offices
and, United States senate Be
gin Swing Around the
Circle
DREARY TWo.RING CIRCUS
State Candidates Open in Cos
lunbia and Senators Come to
snrcs..er-Few Contests For
State Offices.
DREARY Two.RING CIRCUS
CWyatt A Taylor.

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Columbia, June 21.-South Carroll
ma political 1.-Two Ring Circus be-
gins Tuesday. Entries of candidates
were closed at noon today and there
are several dozen hats in the ring,
though only a few offices are contest
ed.
The campaign for State Offices be-
gins in Columbia. that for candidates
for the United States senate at Sum
ter. The aspirants for State Offices
Speak at Sumter on July 10. Candi-
dates for the senate speak, at Sumter
on June %. The campaign closes on
August 81.
one of the interesting announce
nents is that made by former Sena-
tor Pollock, who has fled his cam
.paign pledge for the United States
senate, to OPPOSE Senator =. u.
Smith. Mr.. Pollock stated that his
platform would be that of the Demo-
cratic national convention, adopted at
San Francisco, and that he would
stand solidly upon it. feel, confident
that the party will take no backward
STEP said the former senator.
In the race for the senatorial toga
viii be Senator Smith, Senator Pol
lock, Solicitor George Warren OF
Hampton and w. C. Irby of Laurens
This promises to be one Of the inter-
|esting races
For railroad commission there are
four candidates: Frank W.; Shealy,
the incumbent, D. L Smith and r.
Ia Moss Of Columbia, and D. w. Nc
Caskill of Comden. This also prom
isesl to be an interesting contest.
For lieutenant governor there are
three aspirants: Octavus Cohen and
Wilson G. Harvey Of Charleston and
o. K. .Mauldin of Greenville~ =
For adjutant general there is also
a contest, A. II. Marchant of Orange
burg seeking the office for which Ad-
jutant General ". w. Moore is can
didate also.
There are several congressional
contests. The candidates for con-
gress are: First district: r. S. Wha-
lev congressman, and w. Turner Lo-
gan, Charleston; second district: Con-
gresham ]. F. Byrnes, Aiken; third
district: Fred H Dominick; incum-
bent; fourth district: J. ]. McSwain;
Gceenville; Albert E. Hill, Spartan
burg and Jack Fl. Wilson, Spartan
burg; fifth district: w. T. Stevenson,
Cheraw, incumbent; sixth district:
Congressman 2. H. Stoll; seventh dis
trict: E. C. Mann and Fl. P. Fuller,
Orangeburg.
For the Scholarships: First cir
cult: A. J. Hydrick, Orangeburg; sec
cond circuit: r. L. Gunter, Aiken;
fourth circuit: ]. Munroe Spears,
Darlington;- sixth: ). K. Henry, Ches-
ter; seventh: I. W. Blackwood, Spar
tanburg; eighth: Homer S. Blackwell,
Laurens; ninth: T. P. Stoney. Char
Ieston;. tenth: K. P. Smith and Leon
l.. Rice, both of Anderson; eleventh:
II. C. Callison, Lexington, and S.
Mouson Smith of Edgefeld; thir
teenth: J. NJ Daniel. J. G. Leather
wood. A c. Mann, David Smoak, all
of Greenville; fourteenth: H. r. Pad
gett and Randolph Murdough.N
Walter E. Duncan seems to have
the race alone for the office of comp
troller general Sam NJ. Wolfe, for
attorney general; B. Harris, for COM
missioner Of agriculture; w. Banks
Dove, for secretary of State; S. T..
Carter, for State treasurer, have also
flied their pledges.
W. w. Bradley for congress, w. E.
Bowen and B. G. .Wyche, Greenivlle,
for solicitor in the thirteenth circuit,
and T. Frank McCord Of Greenwood
for solicitor from the eighth.
Mr.. D. B. 'Traxter of Greenville has
has also entered the race for con-
fress from the fourth district.
The list closed today at noon.
The Itinerary.
The itinerary iS aS follows.