The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-06-21
(GreenYille News)

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Columbia, June ia bumper
crop of candidates for state officers
makes q rich harvest this year for the
treasury of the State Democratic Exc
outiye committee. As one hat after
another was flung into the ring-and
these fell thick and fast up to 70
o'clock accompanying the SOM
breros of male candidates We're checks
of 500 and $500 dimensions. "a prot-
ty good days business" remarked Ed
gar A. Brown, the state chairman who,
hailing from Barnwell, where he is
candidate for the legislature, is Incl
dentally boss of the works.
Complaint was heard not many
days ago that this year there appeared
to be little interest in state politics
outside Of the gubernatorial race. But
the last days gleaning-and it,Has on
ly half day at that--brought the BIZ
enniai crop Of candidates up to some
thing little more than par. Pledges
were filed thick and fast this morning,
SO thick and so fast that the entire
landscape was completely changed.
Those political wiseacres who have
heretofore predicted their prognosti-
cations upon the lineup as previously
existing now face the necessity of re-
vising the same because Of new en-
tries.
Eleventh hour candidates have rath-
er complicated the situation for those
who, until this morning, had no oppo-
sition. Political aspirants came today
from various parts Of the state, the
capital swarming with them like bees
at hiving time. One shudders to think
what might have happened to the as
pirations and ambitions OF some of
these had their trains been late or had
blowouts on the way. In point Of fact,
Sam Il. Carter, for past years state
treasurer, is the one state officer who
did not draw an opponent, a worthy
tribute to a worthy and faithful Of
iicial of the state government.
There was also one withdrawal
Paul Moore, of Columbia, quit the race
for state superintendent Of education
In this race, however, are left six
candidates, including two women, the
first Of the female sex to offer for. the
state offices, They are Mrs. Bessie
Rogers Drake, OF Marlboro, and Mrs
Martha Wallace, of Columbia.
dor lieutenant governor, two new
hp
%. B. Jackson, Of Wagner, and DR.. Il.
G. d. Adams, of Columbia Two can
didates for attorney general also an
nounced,, Harold l1ubanks and ID. M.
Winters, both of Columbia. For comp
troller general, II. Hagood Gooding, Of
Hampton, and two new candidates for
governor, J. j. Cantcy, of Summerton
and William Coleman, of Union, quail
ified. r. IS, Hutto, Of Dorchester, j. j
Stevenson, of Chcraw, laled thcil
pledges.
The complete list Of candidates as
compiled after the clock struck TIL,
noon hour today, is as follows:
For governor, Cole l.. Blease, j
j. Cantey, VIM, Coleman, John T. Dun
can, Geo, K Laney, Thomas G. Nc,
Leod.
- For lieutenant governor, e. G. l.
Adams, e. M. Jackson, James X Ow.
ems. aH
For superintendent OF education
Mrs. bessie Rodgers Drake, J. III.
Hope, O. d. Seay, G. II. Seigler, J. E
Swearingen, Mrs. Martha Wallace.
For congress, Nv, r. Barringer, sixth
district; A. j. Bethea, seventh dis
trict; Jas. Il. Byrnes, second district;
f., Fl. Dominick, third district; H. F..
Fulmcr, seventh district; A. III. Gas
Que, sixth district; /. S. Hutto, first
district; w, Turner Logan, first dis
trict; j. j. Mahan, seventh district;
j. j. McSwain, fourth district; lE p.
McCravy, third district; j. B. Morri-
son, first district; Jerome f. Pate,
sixth district w. II. Stevenson, fifth
4 district; S, Fl. Sherard, third district;
%P. III. Stoll, sixth district
For adjutant general: r.. II. Craig,
Thos. b. Marshall. 2
For state treasurer, s. II. Carter
For attorney general: Harold Eu-
banks, ID. IS. Winter, s. M. Wolfe.
Ror agricultural commissioner, d.
Harris, Geo. W.HfWightman.
For secretary OF state, w. Banks