Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Beasl< ASSOCIATED PRESS It is the race that shoi been. Republican Gov. Da1 riding a strong South Car my, was considered a shooond term. "An incumbefit is a kn< ty" said University of Sou political scientist Bleasi "But Beasley has not been italize on that." Enter Jim Hodges, who a strengthened state ! Party helped by money gambling operators, has election for South Carolim into a rough-and-tumble r; It is "one of the most governor's races in th< University of Virginia pol tist Larry Sabato said. "In one of the most states in the union v< Republican governor who through, if he survives at said. Also running are 1 Timothy Moultrie and wri date Bobby Eubanks. Moultrie, 55, said prh tion should replace public: he favors a lottery and vide because they are freewil Eubanks, 45, opposes al also wants to replace all t 1 percent commerce tax, penny tax on every d changes hands in the state Beasley, 41, wants to gambling and rejects indi cal contributions. Hodges, i a video gambling opponen minority leader, but now , industry's money and says Theodoi ASSOCIATED PRESS South Carolina's lieuten; nor's race pits a rising f incumbent against a Dem hopes a political comeback resurrect his party. If he is re-elected, E incumbent Bob Peeler wil out a run for governor in 1 though no lieutenant gov taken the ton inh since Jot 1970. Democrat Nick Theoc that four years ago and lc rent Gov. David Beasle Republican sweep that gavi control of mo& state office! back trying for the No. 2 jc from 1986-94 because he doesn't like the direction tl going. There also is a Libertar date, Daniel O'Neal. "You have a lieutenant that no one has any real ey, Hodges should decide. Hodges raised more than $1.5 m dd not have Uon from mid July through Oct. 1 . Beasley, compared with Beasle/s $905,00 alina econo- according to disclosure reporl in for a sec- However, Beasley retained the oven money lead with $4.Y million raised iwn quanti- Hodges' $3.4 million ? abo th Carolina $200,000 of which came from vid e Graham, gambling interests, able to cap- Hodges was able to set the rac< tone early by proposing a statewi* i, along with lottery with the money going to Sou Democratic Carolina's lagging public schools, from video Beasley, a lotteiy opponent, w, turned the forced to say in mid-October that 1 i's governor would not stand in the way of a vol ace. The governor said he did not want tl remarkable election to be a referendum on the lc j country," tery. itical scien- He also tried to win bat Confederate flag supporters 1 Republican renouncing last year's ill-fat< du have a attempt to remove the flat from tl will squeak Statehouse dome, all," Sabato Beasle/s lead over Hodges was < percent to 37 percent in a lat libertarian September media-sponsored Maso te-in candi- Dixon poll ? a lead wider than tl margin of error but still below the I rate educa- percent support mark that politic schools, and experts say makes an incumbent vi io gambling nerable. I activities. Internal polls by both parties ha1 )ortion. He shown a narrower gap. axes with a This race is a close race," Beaslt , levying a said. "We cannot compete" with wh iollar that he said were the video gamblii i. industry's "web of lies." ban video Beaslev's campaign underest istry politi- mated video gambling's strengti ilso 41, was Graham said, t as House "He didn't realize that these foil accepts the were sitting on a $2 billion-a-yei ; the public industry that was worth fighting for re, Peeler vie f< tepublican challenger who fcZT ocrat who has name recog; will help nition, who has a 1 not rule the issues," said bur years, C 1 e m s o n gdfFW ernor has University polit in West in icai scientist ?? ? Bruce Ransom, lore tried "It can be veiy competitive." >st to cur- Peeler is a 46-year-old dairy ope*y in the ator ^ former school board chaira the GOP man from Gaflney who won on his 3. But he's fry fo 1^94, running as a busi>b he held nessman promising leaner govern: says he men^le state is continue to get government down to business and that's what I i j- would do in the second term," he said. Peeler talks about how he reduced his budget by about governor $260,000 a year and about the pernegative in tight a. THE RACE r 4, Republican Gov. David Beasle; 0, and should have had a cakewa s. state's economy has boomed. Insi ill the backlash from video gamblii to the industry and now is battling ut and the industry's own anti-Bea eo also angered pro-Confederate attempt to lower the flag from th i's ie THE CANDIDATES th ppD .dBea )t- wm wm children. Ba By'* 1 fr?m Univer .1. " &J111 Orrviinntir>r le deaci cv Republi BfcAPLfcT Spearheade* yj residential e. increase economic development. a_ fare rules and criminal sentencir ie "The Governor's record speaks: 50 communication director Eric C* gj cut over one billion dollars in ta j. tion by offering students the Life students have competent teache /e teachers in schools." jy Jim Hodges at Party: Democratic. jg Personal: Born Nov. 19,1956,1 i- But Hodges' campaign hit its o h, snag with a Time magazine story t said Democrats, who sued seek is Beasleys schedule records, wantec ir ask the governor under oath if he 1 been faithful to his wife. or lieutenar course, there's the trademark fiberglass cow froir his dairy that shows up at strategii spots. This time around Peeler has adopted the general GOP theme o: doing away with the state's autc property tax and he wants uniformec police in every school. The 70-year-old Theodore recently sold his Greenville insurance business. He said he was comfortablj retired from politics, but came back after watching "South Carolina gov OHHBi race for y wants a second term ilk at a time when the Ipt tead, he underestimated |$i jpag lg when he tried to ban Ok J I Democrat Jim Hodges isley campaign. Beasley flag groups with his ie Statehouse come. N*ll HOPGI sley . ublican. Bom Feb. 26, 1957, l(??* res in Society Hill. * try Wood Payne, three catlon 311 chelors and law degrees Press seci sity of South Carolina. i: Lawyer and banker. State representative ' itched from Democratic W?m can Party in 1992. ^ i campaigns to roll back -|j property taxes and Major changes in welLg' MHk for itself," said Beasle/s ivanaugh. "Beasley has x cuts, increased educa- MOI1I 1 Scholarship and helped rs by issuing a test for . , ty is the consistei forth by ?Marguerite Lancaster, where he still iwn Democrats dropped their p hat a deposition, but Beasley ing denied the rumors of an affaii 1 to former press secretary and a lad Hodges to fire party chairm. Harpootlian. it governs 3 ernment degenerate into a mess t is partisan bickering and attacks He favors a state-run lotter help fund the schools and wanl , estabhsh university centers ac j the state to make higher educa - more accessible and affordable. O'Neal, a 45-year-old retired 3 Force pilot from Mount Pleasant, he wants a drastic reduction ii j* taxes. He supports a lottery on i the state is not the only operator ; he does not want to ban video g bling. 3 The candidates say they will } the post as a pulpit to work with I makers to get their initiat nasseH hnt the lieutenant crnvo UVUWlilUiV in most cases is powerless. The ] tenant governor presides over r Senate, but has no vote and no loi ' selects Senate negotiators on cor ence committees. governor lives. Married Rachel Gardner, two * n c^(lren- Attended Davidson Hnllpcrp harhelnr's and law Heprees 1 from the University of South | mM Carolina. % Occupation: General counsel and <^1* secretary of The Springs Co. of ? / Lancaster, the private management Ml. company of the Close and Springs ?|||jj families'investments. Political: State representative S 1986-97. Left post as House minority leader to run for governor. Wants e public school system with funding from a state s] wants children to be able to have a good edud cut senior citizens' income taxes," Hodges' retary George Shelton said. Timothy Moultrie %lll 'raty: libertarian. jB Personal: Born Sept. 1, 1963. * * |3 Columbia resident. Married to \ Elizabeth Cason-Hurley, expecting ^ first child. F Occupation: Social studies teacher Ik Political: Ran unsuccessfully for IskiHj s^a^e representative twice. Believes in less government and supports a nrl'lll'Plfll lottery and video gambling because rmE they are free will activities. aI believe the Libertarian Paronly political party which is honestly and atly advancing the noble goal of liberty set our founding fathers," Moultrie said. Higgins and the Associated Press contributed to this graphic ilans for "Showing the Democrats playing angrily outside the rules is a way to drive up r with a Hodges' negatives and make him less illed fnr aoDealine to ReDublican defectors or m Dick independent voters who still may be undecided," Graham said. r Moultrie? forgotten it candidate TOSS ltjon asst. news editor BRAD WALTERS In this year's gubernatorial race, Air David Beasley and Jim Hodges have said been the two major players. Turn on i all the television, read the newspaper? ]y jf they are the two names and faces you have seen for weeks now. There will, however, be a third-parjam ty candidate on the ballot. Timothy Moultrie is this year's Libertarian guuse bernatorial candidate. He has made law- perhaps more noise this past week jves than he has so far in the election. mor A judge refused Wednesday to allow Libertarian candidate Timothy ueu" Moultrie in Sunday night's debate bethe tween Republican Gov. David Beasley lger and Democrat Jim Hodges. lfer MOULTRIE page 3