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ThePolitical Pot -By Romulus Reese The political fever has gripped Caro lina. Politics is the subject under dis cussion everywhere. The small mi nority who are not office seekers are having a great time of it. The good old Scotch custom of lavishing gifts on would-be and prospective voters is being carried on reluctantly, but never theless, efficiently. The day of the downtrodden proletariat is-he-e. The ancient and honorable sport of politics is being played in a manner that Moscow, Tokio, Rio, and Down ing Street would approve. Campaign slogans are being hurled to and fro with such speed that the writer has difficulty in keeping up with them. Political deals are being pulled with the smoothness of Richelieu himself. The sporting element is already lay ing heavy bets as to the final outcome. he mud slinging profession has cked up considerably since last week. arolina is being treated to a real cam Cpaign. c3 c4 When the writer agreed to review the presidential field this week, he did not mean that he was going to com pile a new roster of the student body, c giving the past, present and future co history of all the members thereof. V; But evidently, if he were to attempt to carry out aforementioned program, that is what he would have to do. At least a goodly percentage of the stu dent body is running for president, and the balance is secretly contem plating doing so. The Gamecock had intended running photographs of the candidates, but was faced with the problem of adding a ten page rotogra vure section or discontinuing the idea -the latter alternative was chosen. The writer's suggestion of a group picture fell through. With the nominations only a day off, the writer-will briefly sketch the plat forms of those who have been most loudly proclaiming their candidacy and have the most likelihood of being nominated. Burt Moore states to the press that he is running on his record as a gen tleman; that he believes that he could handle the position efficiently and con siders it an honor that every student should aspire to. E. B. Norris is offering himself on the grounds of his record as an execu tive in the Clariosophic and his scho lastic record that will average around an "A". Bob Sparks is thoroughly in favor of Open Politics and the policy of this column. Carey Gregory has announced his platform as being based upon his for mer interest in all progressive move ments, as an executive, the fact that he began his career at Carolina, and his participation in student activities. Frank Buie has given no statement to the press other than that he will be in the race. Julian Beall is definitely in the race. He announces that he has the inter ests of Carolina at heart, that he will attempt to serve the student body with the same enthusiasm and hard work that has characterized his efforts in student activities and on the ath letic field. He is a full fledged junior and has an excellent scholastic record. Griffith Pugh is in the race running on his past record. John Madison Younginer. (the bird that made those wise cracks about the writer in "Spurs" last week) is not running-wish he was, the writer would re-enter politics just to lick him. As this goes to press, a late report tells us that Calhoun Clement has en tered the race. From this group will most likely come the next president of the student body. Look well and think seriously before you go to the poles. Have your mind made up when you get there and vote for the man that will do honor to your Alma Mater and make you proud of the fact that you are a student of South Carolina. The battle for vice-president 'is moving along in far more spectacular form than the student body. Eddie Pritchard nd Blood Hildebrand are staging a battte royat for thdt honor, The writer appreciates the co-opera tion of both candidates in their sup, port of his column. Eddie Pritchard hands this statement to the press: "The day is definitely past when a candidale for student body office should refuse to announce himself openly, either by -saying he is being urged to run against his will at the insistence of his friends, or securing support through under cover political intrigue. With this in mind, I have quite candidly announced that I am running for the vice-presidency of the student body, and, not being a frater nity man here on the campus, an4 consequently not having the back ing and political efforts of my frat brothers, am quite frankly asking the support of everyone who may see fit to do so on the basis of my past interest in student activities." Not the least backward in his an nouncement comes Blood Hildebrand. His platform is best summed up in his speech before the joint meeting of the Literary Societies during the discussion of The Gamecock constitu tion. Blood banged down his fist and thundered forth with blazing ora tory, that only a denizen of St. Mat thews can use this statement: "I want to say right here that I am in the race for vice-president of the student body; but I don't want it if I have to straddle the fence when a progressive issue is at stake. I am for Open Politics. I believe that it is a good thing, and I am taking my stand here tonight whether I can go back to St. Matthews and tell the peo ple that I was vice-president or not 1" Scarcely had the echoes of Blood's oratory died out when Eddie was on O 92, . i.Rened Tobacco Comanav.iinnaetm. C.r the floor proclaiming in broad Charles tonian that he wanted to go back and tell the Charleston people that he had been vice-president of the grand old institution. 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