The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-05-31
Political Gossip In Capital City
Turning to Legislative Candidates

Columbia, May 30.-There is
J plenty of politics in the capital just
now. Almost every day sees new
entrant in the race for governor. Evi-
dntly somebody thinks "the waters
fine" for they keep coming. Thos.
g.. Mcleod, former lieutenant gov
ernor and candidate for governor
against Featherstone and Blease, has
announced that he will make the
race this summer. Mr.. McLeods
.home is at Bishopville. He is man
of parts, is a good stump speaker and
has many friends throughout the
state He has announced that he will
3 be in at the finish.
S. While the campaign is. just little
less than month from the getaway,
3 interest In the race for governor is not
$50 keen as one might suspect, doubt
less owing to the great number of cam
didates who will divide the vote. Tues
day, June. 20, the flag will drop, and
s the race will be-on, when the candl-
dates will address the voters at CO.
lumbia = Wednesday, j Jane p, will be
campaign day at Lexington, the can
,tlidates following down the Ridge:
The itinerary was arranged by. a sub
committee of the executive committee
! consisting of George Bell Zimmerman,
Col Willie Jones and Harry q. Ed
munds,
thoughtful people are beginning to
pay some attention to the composition
OF the next legislature. - No matter
who may be elected to- the other Of
fices, it is. after. all, the general as
! sembiy which holds the purse strings
!. and dispenses the money of the
! neopIe, &! In some, counties. there are
women candidates for the legislature
aud others are expected to follew suit.
Speaking OF ne legislature. many
elose observers are skeenly interested
Sp ahe man rho viii succeed F.. T.
Ests3ses ass Chairman of the ways and
sp nanatss the house {
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HI sa head this Important commit
Through his services as assist
Ina. attorney general and later his
work In the legislature Mr.. Sapp's
friends say that he is thoroughly ia
n1iiIar with the needs OF the state
Igevernnentsa and stands for. proper sup
port FOR them, when economicaily ad-
rnfnistered- Me-. Sapp has been one
of the leading members OF the COM
snittee for the past two years. and it
was due, his friends say. I'm ne small
measure to his active support and
hearty cooperation with the chairman
that the program Of tax readjustment
passed the house 50 smothly. Mr..
sapp is one Of the most powerful
speakers, that the legislature has heard
in many years. His logic is inexorable
and he has been successful in nearly
every fight into which he has entered:
For some time the Richland member
thought. of entering the lists for con-.
Egress from the Seventh district, but
considerable pressure has been
brought to bear on him to remain in
the legislature and take up the work
of steering the financial policyAof the
state through the house.
There will no doubt be a consider
able number Of changes in the senate
at the next session, many of those
whose terms expired having announc-
ed positively that they will not make
sSthe race. Among those who have''
positively declined to run are Senator
McCou of Baraboro and Senator Young
OLSudIlSSICl. DUH VI t1lSSC SShliC-
men have served just one term in the
senate and those who are familiar
with their work regret to know that
they will not come back next winter.
They both enjoyed the esteem and
confidence of their colleagues to the
greatest degree. Senator McColl was
one of the senate's best speakers. His
command Of good English was
proverbial with those who had the
pleasure Of hearing him. And when
occasion seemed to warrant it the
senator from Marlboro's English was
as vigorous as it was correct, which is
saying good deal.
Among those members Of the senate
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