The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-09-28
RACE FOR GOVERNOR
LIKELY TO BE SPICY


he has given no intimation as to his
intentions. He has been a member
| of the state senate for good many
years, being at present chairman Of
| the important judiciary committee.
! His friends say that he would make
a formidable rough and tumble de-
| later. He is a man of great SIM
plicity in dress and speech and hav-
ing had his hard knocks he knows
how to appeal to the masses.
There is some talk that the Hon.
! George w. Wightman, senator from
7 Saluda, may become a candidate,
though those who know him best be-
lieve that he will not run should for
mer Governor Blease enter the race
The Saluda senator was denominate.l
Battle Axe" Wightman at the last
session of the legislature on account
of his fight to abolish some of the
recently created departments of the
government and his efforts to reduce
appropriations.
Thos. H. Peoples, former attorney
general, is another possible entrant in
the race for governor, though, like
Senator Wightman, he will hardly
oppose Blease. Recently he has re-
moved to his former home in Barn
we'll There is some talk that he will
be a candidate for congress, which
his removal to Barnwell lends color
to.
A. Frank Lever former congress-
man from the Seventh district, has
also been mentioned, though nothing
much has been said about him lately.
Mr.. Lever was in the state recently,
but had nothing to say about the
campaign.
State Senator E. Hardin Marion Of
Chester is another prominent man
who has been mentioned in connec-
ton with the race. Mr.. Marion is o
close student of the tax question in
South Carolina and last year pre-
sented to the legislature, as chair
man Of a special committee appoint
ed for the purpose, a report which is
by far the best contribution which
has ever been made to the literature
Of this state on the subject of taxa
ton. At the last session Of the leg
islature he made strong race for as
sociate justice Of the supreme court.
There is some talk that Gavernor
Cooper may be brought into this race
as a "dark horse at the coming ses-
sion. Should Senator Marion be elm
mated from this race by the election
of Governor Cooper or any of the
other candidates, his friends believe
that he will enter the race for gov
ernor and make a strong fight for
his ideas of tax reform. He is a man
Of strong character and a forcefui
speaker.
Wilson G.. Harvey, lieutenant gov
ernor, is also being mentioned as @
possible candidate Should Cover
nor Cooper be elected to the supreme
court bench he will serve out the un-
expired term and will enter the race
during that time with whatever pres
tige that may give him.
Andrew ]. Bethea, former Ieuten--
ant governor, is also being mentioned
and will in all probability make the
race.
This about completes the list OF
probabilities, except for the politicaI
Moses whom Mr.. c. P. Hodges: OF =
Marlboro county is asking the far (
Mers Of the state to find and bring =
out as their candidate for the next
race. The Hodges communication il,
the, daily, papers has caused consid- :
erab1e speculation. Evidently Mr..
Hodges has somebody in mind, hit
nobody knows to whom he is refer
ring. He urges the, farmers. to. drop
the lawyers and look1among the2rankA
Of their own calling for a Moses to-
lead out them out. Of. the, land OF z
bondage imposed by high taxes and
into the promised land of reform He.
believes it will be possible to start
another movement similar to the Till
man movement of 1890, to elect far
mers to Office all around and to save
the country from disaster by so doing.
His article calls up some interesting
"reminiscences and has provoked con-
siderable discussion:
The strained financial condition
through which the, people have been