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W foiiriswEjopic IN THIS STATE TODAY POLITICS A LIVE TOPIC IN THIS STATE TODAY. THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR IS CESTEK OF IMEKEST. TAKAOl S OTHER CANDIDATES Stcial to The Herald and News. Columbia, Feb. 28.?The county con- , ventions of the Democratic party are j not far off, and they will be closely fol- ; lowed by the May convention, which j will be the real opening of the political campaign of 1916. As is usual at this time or tne year, ( biennially, in South Carolina, politics is a live topic. The legislature has made j its record, and ail the places in the house, and half the places in the sen- j \ate, are to be filled again this summer, i The State officers and most of the; county officers are to be nominated in \ the primary. There will not be a va-! cancy in the United States senate, by j expiration of term, until the term of j Senator Tillman expires in March, 1916. j and therefore unless there should be a j vacancy from extraordinary cause, mcit > will be no election for the United States j senate in this State until the summer of j 1918, when Senator Tillman's successor will be chosen. A live issue in the May convention : will be the county-to-county campaign j plan. The present indication is that 1 there will be a strong effort to abolish ! the county-to-county plan. J CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR. The campaign for governor is the ccn? ;r,f0r?t now. it is, of course, LIC KJL HUVivgb taken for granted that Governor Man- j ning \\411 be a candidate for a second I term. Former Governor Blcase has an- j Tiounced his candidacy, and has issued a I statement, which was published in var- j ious newspapers last week, announcing ? the platform upon which lie will stand i1 for re-election to a third term as chief j executive of the State. Some several weeks ago Mr. Wm. A. j Stuckey, of Bishopville, who is well known in Newberry, having been superintendent of the dewberry city retired from, the pro u??. fession to devote himself exclusively to his farming intersts in Lee county, was ouoted to effect that he* will seriously contemplating making-the race for governor. Following the announcement of Gov. Blease, the Columbia correspondent of The News and Courier ?*ked Mr. Siuckey as to rumors tfiat fie would be on the Blease ticket for lieutenant governor. Prof. Stuckey emphatically denied that he would be a candidate for lieutenant governor, stat 1 j I k ing that if he \yas in tiie race u wuuiu i - l>e for the place of governor. Dr. Olin Sawyer of Georgetown, who is now mayor of that progressive little city, has also been prominently mentioned in this connection, and has not denied the "soft impeachment.'' Both Prof. Stuckey arid Dr. Sawyer are aligned with the Blease faction in ; South Carolina politics. There has been considerable speculation as to whether Solicitor Cooper would again be a candidate. Some of the political prophets are predicting that he will, and some predicting that he will wait for two more years. Solicitor Cooper has not yet made any announce- j ment as to his plans, and it is hardly j ? probable that his status as to the race; will be fixed until he sees fit to state it j himself. ^ There was some talk around Columbia j last week that Congressman James F. Byrnes might be in the race for gov-ernor, but Mr. Byrnes has issued a statement from Washington to the effect 1 k that be will not be in the governor s i A race, but will be a candidate to succeed H himself in congress. There is talk of Col. Alvin H. EtherW edge of Saluda, who is well known in Xewberry, being in the race for confess against Mr. Byrnes. , The legislature having changed the j liquor law again, after a vote by the j people last September, it is not mipi unable that the eternal liquor question will ag^in play a part in the campaign. CONGRESSIONAL RACE IN THIRD DISTRICT. Talking of congressional races, the race in the Third district is one of the most interesting. Among the opponents L of Congressman Aiken for reelection is ' Col. Fred H. Dominick, the able assist- j afit' geriral of" South ' Carolina/ * \ nd Mr. Dominick's friends are conn .exit of his success. He was in the ract j wo years ago, and was in the second j ace. with a very large vote. Congress- j nan Aiken is a candidate for reelection.; fie is an indefatigable campaigner, and j has a strong following in the district, j Among the other announced candidates ! ~ TT ----- z"' r\t fIu' firppn- ! ss Air. n.em\ v. xiiuiiuu, cwv. wood bar, a son of Senator B. R. Tillman. There was some talk during tlie legisiaturc that Mr. Junius :T. Liles, of Orangeburg, chairman of the ways and means committee of the house or represntatives, would be a candidate for lieutenant governor this summer, but | ibis morning's news is to the effect that Mr. Liles is laying his plans to run for congress to succeed Congressman Lever, in case Mr. Lever should be appointed secretary of agriculture, if the present secretary of agricukure is made secretary of war by President Wilson, to succeed Mr. Garrison, resigned?a somewhat complicated conditional state of affairs. Mr. .J. Howard Moore, of Abbeville, a member of the ler:-lature for the past four years, who has been affiliated with the "Blease side" in politics, is also prominently spoken of as a candidate for lieutenant governor, and it is not improbable that he will he in the race. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. Mr. Cecil C. Wyche. a former Newberry boy, now practicing law in Spartanburg, has announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor. It is presumed i' t lieutenant Governor Bethea will be in the race to succeed himself. Mr. Liles is one of the leaders of the Manning administration forces. Mr. Bethea is aligned on what is known as 1 t _ the "anti-Blease" side. Mr. Wvcne Delongs to the "Blease faction." He represented Spartanburg county in the legislature during the session of IQ131914: Attorney General Peeples will be a candidate to succeed himself. He will ' probably be opposed for reelection by Senator Josiah J. Evans of Marlboro count}-, and there has been considerable talk of Mr. Claude X. Sapp of Lancas" Mr Rano was tcr, being in uic i?v?- ^ a member of the 1913-14 legislature. Senator A- F. Spigner, of Columbia, and Representative E. Foster Brigham, : of North Augusta, have also been 1 spoken of as probable candidates for at- 1 torney general. ' FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER. Among the candidates mentioned for railroad commissioner to succeed Mr. McDuffie Hampton are Messrs. J. Cope 1 Massey of Lancaster county, and D. L. ; Smith of Colleton county, both members of the legislature, and both of whom have stated tliat they have positively made up their minds to run and J will be in the race to the finish. ~ ir Among others who are spoKen 01 m connection with the race for railroad commissioner are Representative Albert S. Fant of Belton, Mr. James Cansler, of Tirzah, arid Mr. IW. ;T. Thrower, of N Chesterfield. Strong pressure has been directed e the State towards in irum uuuua.i>v/>. . - . ducmg 'Senator Jno. L. McLaunn, State warehouse commissioner, to enter the 1 race f<jr governor. Writers of articles V in the newspapers have urged him to made the race, and it is known that he has'received a great many letters from practically every county in South Carolina urging him to enter the campaign. Senator McLaurin, however, has given not the slightest intimation of 1- - - koan HfPVnf being a candidate, nc lias ucvii -? . ing his whole time and attention to tlic upbuilding of the State warehouse system. in an earnest effort to give relief to the farmers of the State and of the South from some of the burdens which they have been laboring under. His course will be guided by what he conceives to be his highest duty to the people of the State, viewed in the light of the great trust which has been re- < posed in him. LIQUOR IX CHARLESTON. J - - ?. l?oc The Charle3tcm grana jui^- uaa throwing' out liquor indictments last week, and Special Judge Thos. G. McLeod is quoted in the Charleston newspapers as having given the grand jury a stirring lecture as to its duty in the matter. Ii will be recalled that Judge; Smith had considerable success at a recent court in Charleston in having true bills returned and there were a good many convictions, flhe liquor question in Charleston has presnted a difficult and complex problem ever since the enactment of the dispensary law which wenTirito effect *ia*i8$3.f sfr. Fromberg, j \ ATHLETICS IN NEWBERRY COLLEGE SHOCLD HAVE HELP (E>y request of Prof. Derrick). The basketball team made another successful trip last week winning all rlirpp irrimcs n hived. Thev have played 12 games and won 12, and have one more to play tonight. The hardest of these games were with Clinton and Wofford; both were "battles royal," but when "the smoke of the contest had blown away" it was found that Newberry had the big end of the score on each occasion. The team is certainly "putting Newberry on the map" this year, with a record up to this time of 12 games played and 12 shames won. The final game of the schedule will 1? ?? < Vou-Korrv iThac/Tov ni<rhfr UC |/W)tU ill 41* J with Clinton. It promises to he the fastest and hottest game we have ever had in Newberry. The Clinton team is coming down with the determination to 'even things* up." and they believe they can do it. too. They certainly have a fast, well-coached team of clear, ball players. Hut Newberry expects to be on hand at the "show down," and expects to make it "13 straight." lAir. Van \ etre of Columbia will referee. The game will begin promptly at.7 130 on account of the Lyceum number at '- 1 - - 1 ? < > '? in^rpncr>r1 ar > : JU. 1 l IS liUJit. <J tA.< H<1 > v. liivi vuvvu jommodations for the crowd that will attend the game. Mr. Win. J. Wicker has generously given 500 feet of lumber to provide more seats, and it is desired to have these ready by that time. i\V<e wish to commend Mr. Wicker'sj generous example to our other friends ' in the city. The Athletic association of j cbe college is in a precarious condition ) financially. In addition to having a j teavy debt on hand, we are now facing :he baseball season with no uniforms ! >r other equipment, and with no money in sight to get them with. Then, too,! < ' tne tence 01 ine auncui uciu j to be repaired, and there will have to be 1 some work,done on the diamond. Some years ago the people of New- I berry would help our Athletic associaion very generously every spring, but \ [his has not been done now for a num- J ber of years?probably because they j were not asked to. The opportunity to give us this help is going to be afford-j ed them this week. Committees have , been appointed, and it is the intention us anything at all for this cause. We believe that our friends in the ? 1 4-y-v fVlfC . city win respond generous LVJ UJiO peal. The college athletics are worth a ?ood deal to Newberry in the way of advertisement; they help to "put Newberry on the map/' There are a number of towns of our class in this State J that spend enough money every summr for summer baseball to put us on "Easy street" in every branch of college athletics. In fact, Newberry herself did that some summers ago. College athletics add a good deal to the lite of a town. Even those who I "hemselves do not enjoy athletics will have to admit that. But the type of athletics that will he a credit to the town, as well as to the college, costs money. N'ow, Newberry, as a town, has a right to be proud of the record that we have made in recnt years; we believe she will be glad to help us pay the cost> The boys are optimistic with reference j to the canvass we are going to make' this week. They believe that many will help us because they enjoy good, clean college athletics; they believe others will help us because, though they do not car-1 for athletics, they do care for the boy". C. C. WYCHE A CANDIDATE SPARTANBURG LAWYER OUT FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Spartanburg, Feb. 24.?C. C. Wyche, of the local baf, has announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor of South Carolina. Mr. Wyche has always been a supporter of former Governor Blease. Tbe Herald and'News oile year for $i; This offer is open to old of new subscribers and is good until March 1. '?? oronprat assembly a inciiiLTct vi Lui. gv...... , from Charleston, had a measure in the last legislature to propose a constitutional amendment as to Charleston, which would have allowed the sale of beers and light wines under restrictions! but the prohibition sentiment 'in "the Wislature was so strong that it was -_0-^ _ impossible to get up the resolution for pcnsideration: .Tno. K. Aull. "< < > < / ; > y < > <i> y <? <y <$> <? <$> ? | <3> v THE IDLER. <$> ? <S v <5> <?' ^ <?> <? <j> <S> ^ s> *?> $> $> <?> I read somewhere the other day in some paper, where the editor was talking about the city beautiful, which be? -* - j l-? ? /-* ir f kn ing lmerpreiea means uwi una is tut time of the year to think about cleaning up the city and making it attractive and pleasant and healthful, and to do it is to have a clean town. Wonder if the civic association or the town authorities have thought about this, and If there are going to be any steps taken looking to such a condition. It is just like evrything else, if every one wiR do his duty and sweep before his own door, as it were, the thing is Hone. That is, it cli/Milr? thr first rhitv'of every one l<> take thought and heed oi his own premises. But in this day of depending upon the State and the government to do evrything, I reckon the people have the habit of waiting for the authorities to take steps first, and sec to it it-Jiat evry one looks after his own personal welfare, and if he does not the government will do it for him. At any rate, it would not be a bad idea to take a j little thought on these things, because the government might forget to lopk after them for you. Yes, a little thought is a good thing. And that reminds me that I read a little poem the other day which is called "Alone." It expresses what I am trying to impress. There are unfortunately so many people who do not think, that where there is one he almost stands alone. That, no doubt, sounds queer, but you just stop a moment and think about it. If I can make you think 1 wiii have accomplished enough for this one time. But read this: A T THere is a man in our town?a most peculiar chap? "Who never hopes to gain renown, or feather for his cap. Old timers say with tongues in cheeks he's queer in many ways? He always thinks before he speaks, ^nd stands by what he says. There is a man in our town?'tis rather strange, I know? Who causes hasty folks to frown and think he's rather slow. DU[ I <|IIJ LVl Lctxii yj i in; iuvw truth he is imbued. He always thinks before he acts, thee acts with promptitude. There is a man in our town?'tis curious, but true? Who looks all questions up and down, then locks them through and through. He rids his brain of dust and fuzz; j and leaves upon the shelf ! Old Custom's musty tomes; and does his thinking for himself. There is a man in our town?or any town on earth? j Whose name, perchance, is Smith or Brown, a man of sirAple worth. 'Tis not his thought that stand apart They're neither stout nor tall. The man is lonely, bless your heart, because he thinks at all. ?Grit' Alexander, in Pittsburgh Dispatch. f ?o? Xow, what do you think about that? "The man is lonely, bless your heart, because he thinks at all.'" We are getting in the habit of letting other people think lor us, and of letting the government do everything for us. It is dangerous. A big centralized government was the cause of the downfall of some of the big empires of the past, and we are getting away from the good old doctrine promulgated and preached by the founders of this republic. We need to hie back and secure our moorings and find out where we are at. It's a fact, and you may laugh at me for saying so, but some day the one who takes time to look back over the files of the aid Herald and News will admit that I was not such a bad dreamer after all. HThis ma) be wandering just a little from the theme with which I started .mt, but the idea is all the same. I see where the legislature understook to play wet nurse for the people who work jrv the' cotfdrf* mffis:' 11 reck&rr thought it would give them votes, but. relieve mat thj^men who work in tne r oills in Newberry county are just as .<M)d as the other people who work' isewhere. and that they are just as! ompetent to make their own contracts is any other people, and that the men j v'no control and direct the mills in Newberry are just as good as other! men, and know just as much about running their business, and are just as considerate of the help who work in their mills as the members of the legislature and nnssihlv iust a little more so. Now, they have said by legislative ! enactment that the mills must pay off ;?very week. Why single out the mills 'n this particular? Why not say that the farmer and the merchant and the banker and the newspaper man and all the rest of them must pay off every week? T don't know anything about it, of course, and, therefore, I am not Jully competent t<-> write intelligently itj<! learnedly on i:ie suujcti, just imci chose members of the legislature were j to pass laws regulating those things, j Xow. I don't own a dollar's worth of j stock in any cotton mill, and never did, | i and I believe in seeing to it that the cor- j porations do not oppress the poor, but i <i" not see the wisdom of picking outcertain corporations that -have "been worth a whole lot in the commercial growth and devlopment of the State, and to be continually passing laws to regulate their business, in tact, ac-1 cording to my way of looking at things we arc trying to regulate entirely too j much by legislation any way., But I reckon it is all right or it wouldn't be, and it will come out right when it is washed. ~0_ )_ The child labor law ^ all right but they are putting the age limit mighty high I can remember away back yonder when I was about 12 to 14 years old how I used to work and do all - -1- ?j i-i.- :* Tn sorts ot worK, arm uo ui it, i.jm j fact more than I can do now. I could j plow and I could drive a wagon and I; could do a lot of incrs/and I had to do 'em, too, and lion't you forget that j and I see now where I was the better for the doing of the Why at that age I was as strong and almost as large as I act now, and there was no .child labor law then to keep my dad from making me. t went to school but in va cction and on Saturday and in the after noons I did a lot of ihings. But maybe the children of this day need more protection and more government supervision that did the chXdrer. away back \crder. , . r . Arrd this reminds me to say that in those days- when we went to school we started out early in-the morning and took our dinner buckets with us, and had an hour for dinner, and then we went back in the school room, and we remained there until late in the afternoon, and we had to do some. work. Whv. blc<s your life, I had an oppor tunity a short while ago to take a little | trip to the country, and before I o'clock I saw the children on their way home from school. The school was out and they were home for dinner. , Maybe the teachers are brighter and the children are brighter and it doesn't take so !ong for them to know their lessons and do the work of the school. I have strayed away off from the city beautiful, "but I have to change the sub' ject occasionally, and I write whatever ' 1 T 4-i?rr onrl if it | 1 tnirJK wnen i dm nnuug, ?uu ? (.Iocs not suit you, wny just skip it over and go on to the next place. I will not be in the least offended. If I should stick to the idea I started out with I would have to get on the manner in which the cemetery is kept, or rather not kept, and the beautiful fence that encloses the grounds, and the cleanness <~>f thp streets, and then dUU u> ?... v , maybe the cemetery directors and the city fathers and the civic association would think I was writing about things that I had no business?not what I didn't know?not that, because I do know a few things, if I do make bold to say so myself. Let every one cooperate and if every one will sweep before his own door and look after the | premises, there will not be need to depend upon the government to tell you what to do. A little cooperation and self help is the thing and the work is done already. : A&^alt tfll^sMft^tfiaf "i*Ka??"SvWii*m'' tonight reminds me of what Prank1 * <? COTTOX MABKET O 3>3><$><?>3><3><?><S>^>3><$><$>?$><3><$$># <S> dewberry. Cotton nc ^ <S> Cotton seed, per bu 65c & <s> <$> Prosperity. <j> Cotton 11c <v Cotton seed, per bu 65c ^ <s> Pomaria. Cotton 11 V&c ^ Cotton seed, per bu 60c ^ <$> $ > Chap pells. ? <S> Cotcon ll%c ^ <$> Cotton seed, per bu 65c <$> Little ^Mountain. <* ^ Cotton ii^ic & Cotton /seed, per bu 65c <?> ~ Wiiitmire. <5> Cotton lie ^ Cotton seed, per bu 65c Q PETITIONS TO KECALL COLUMBIA COUNCILMEX SIGNED BY MORE THAN THE REQUIRED PERCENTAGE OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS Columbia, Feb. 26.?Petitions asking Governor Manning to order a recall election for Councilmen E. M. DuPree and C. <M; Asbill are ready for presentation to the governor on Monday. The petitioners have considerably more than the required 20 per cent of the qualified voters signing them. fLhey allege city council deprived the mayor of his legal rights in taking control of the police department from him. and also thai favoritism was shown Mr. DuPree in the purchase by the city of two Ford machines, Mr. DuPree being the local- ag^nt for this company. Under the law the governor must order the election within 30 days if the petition is in proper form. Those behind this petition zrt understood to be friends of Mayor Griffith. A petition for recall of .Mayor.Griffith ic n!?o in circulation. Those behind it are understood to be opposed to recalling Councilmen DcPree and AsbilL The term of Councilmen R. C. Keenan and M. M. Rice expire in April. City politics are flaring up and a bitter struggle is in prospect . ? i ^ . . K.g . BELIEVED BRAXDEIS WILL BE CONFIRMED IX MARCH Washington, Feb. 26.?Louis D. Brandeis' nomination to the supreme court N j will be confirmed by the senate early in March, according to supporters of the nriminpp who were iubilant today over what they declared to be the complete failure of the opposition to his confirmation. Following tody's hearing in the investigation into Brandeis' fitness, it was announced by the senate committee that the investigation would be concluded next Wednesday. Among the witnesses today was Norman Hapgood, editor of Harper's Weekly and former editor of Collier's, who testified favorably to brandeis' character and ability as a lawyer. AXXOUXCE ENGAGEMENT. Prosperity, Feb. 26.?Mr. and Mrs. A. G. IW'ise announce the engagement of tVipir daughter. Marv Lizzie, to J. C. ' Taylor of Batesburg, the marriage to take place in the early spring. There will will be a box party at Hunter-DeWalt school house next Friday night, March 3. Everybody is in vited to attend. Stanton wrote in the Atlanta Constitution on one occasion. I. "Trouble in the lowgrounds, Trouble up on high ; Earthquake tries to swallow you And Thunder rocks the sky! But keep the road, good people, And you'll get there by and by. c ^ r n.H \ "Trouble everywhere you turn, ' **** Song can't drown the sigh, iT.be very winds of winter Take up the wailing cry; But keep the road, good people, iife'youTl geT^e!re*l)y'ar?<f%y * THE IDLES ? Hi T01.CME LIU, 5UJTBEB ;; KEWBEBBY, S. C, TUESDAY, FEBKUAHY 29. 1916 TWICE A WEEK, tlM A TEAK.