Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-19

and he has n lot Of enemies. Many
members of the house of representa-
tivcs don't like him at all. They say
he is too dictatorial. The talk around
political pots in Columbia this week
was that he is not as popular with
the educational leaders of the state
as would be made to appear from the
| fact that the South Carolina County
Superintendents of Education in con-
vention assembled some time ago.
pledged their support to him in the
event he should run for governor. One
shrewd politician was so unkind as to
suggest that possibly some of . the
shrewdest of the county superintend-
ents, desiring to get rid of Swearin-
gen, had their association to put the
gubernatorial bee in his, bonnet,
knowing good and well he would be
showed under in n guberhatorial race
and that they would be rid of him as
state superintendent of educational as
well. The talk around Columbia is
that his withdrawal announcement
will come soon.
Elk Governor Blease was in and out
Of the convention as n spectator sew
eral times. Mrs. BleaSe was also
there. Il don't care who they put out
against me or how many" said Mr..
Blease, who thought that his politi-
cal opponents were up in the air in
regard to agreement on a candidate
against him. Let 'em come he
stated in talking to several people in
the lobby of the state house. THE
more the merrier." Some one suggest
ed that Ex-Governor Evans would be
slated" against him and that an at
tempt would be made to center the
anti-Blease forces on Evans. "That'll
suit me fine" replied the former gov
ernOr. Fact is such n move would
make it very easy for me in the cam
paign this summer. III just read
from the files of the Columbia State
along about 1894 quotations dealing
with what they said about Mr.. Evans.
1t won't be me saying anything you
see; it'll be the State and what they
said about him in those days was a
plenty. I've got the files all ready and
I'll tell you, gentlemen, n scrap book
is a wonderfully valuable article on
occasions"
Major John c. Richards of Liberty
Hill Kershaw county, is considering
the matter of offering for governor.
Major Richards said that he had not
made up his mind as yet. although
great pressure was being brought to
bear on him to make the racey "Onc
thing is certain though" said Major
Richards: "Pll be n candidate for
governor or [ won't be in politics at
all this year"
81 owe my appointment as a mem
Der of the Federal Farm Loan board
to succeed Mr.. Asbury +. Lever to
Senator n. b. DIAL" said Governor
Robert A. Cooper to The Enquirrr's
correspondent when the correspondent
wanted to know how he landed the
plum. 81 owe it to Senator Dial and
TO Senator Dial alone" said Governor
Cooper. He is the man who is re-
sponsiblc for it," There was talk
that Governor Cooper obtained the
appointment through the influence of
his friend, Governor Sproul of Penn
sylvania! but this the governor de-
MED emphatically. "There is no ques-
tion of the fact but what Senator
Dial got Governor Cooper appointrd,"
confirmed Eugene Hutchison. secre-
tary to Congressman Stevenson. who
is a great friend of Senator Dial.
Captain Robert Craig of Columbia
has announced his candidacy for adj
jutant and inspector general. Capt.
Craig served as a. captain in charge of
one of the companies of the 11Sth In
fantry of the Thirtieth Division dur
ing the World war. He has been con-
nccted with the Soutf Carolina Ma
tional Guard for twenty years or
more and is well known throughout
the state. His friends say he will
prove formidable candidate.
The South Carolina Undertakers'
association held their annual conven-
ton ut the Jefferson Wednesday and
yesterday. c. K. Chretizberg of Rock
Hill, and j. Clyde, Ford of Glover,
were the only York county undertake
erS in attendance. Mr.. Ford was also
delegate to the Democratic conven-
ton. \ wag suggested Wednesday
evening that there were plenty of un-
dcrtakers on hand to bury the. aspi-
rants for public office who came to
mingle with the delegates to the Dem
ocratic convention and who after q
brief canvass of the situation were
bound to feel that they were politi-
cally dead.
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