rushed upstairs to help out. Jim didn’t last long in
the state Senate, not because he didn’t do an excellent job but because bigger and better things were in his future. In 1974, the state Republican Party was pushing recently-retired Gen. William C. Westmore- land, a native South Carolinian, to capture the governor’s seat for the Republican Party for the first time in almost a century.
I had different ideas, and so did others in the party. We felt that West- moreland knew little about South Carolina’s issues, was accustomed to being pampered and would be out of place campaigning in rural South Carolina. We urged Jim to consider running for governor. At first he was not keen on the idea, believing that Westmoreland’s name recognition, his status as a war hero and the support
Ann Edwards gets a hug from President George H.W. Bush as Jim Edwards looks on.
of the party’s leadership would be more than he could overcome. And, again, he didn’t want to spend more time away from his dental practice if he were to win the primary. Tat year, the primary election was delayed from June to August, shortening the time necessary for the general election campaign. After prayerful consider- ation and much encourage- ment from his friends and supporters, Jim announced that he would run. Te news media thought he had little chance to win, but, as the race wore on, Jim actually started enjoying campaigning. Jim went on to win the
nomination and was elected governor, serving honorably and quickly winning the support and admiration of the state’s Democrat leadership. He accomplished much in his four-year term but in January of 1979 returned to
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Elizabeth Coleman-Socia - A true Southern gentleman. Becky Baldwin - Jim and Ann Edwards were friends of my parents and my McClellanville aunts and uncles. He was an excellent oral surgeon, and my best memory is his taking time to personally greet my Charleston Day School third grade class, as we toured the governor’s mansion and the Capitol in Columbia. A true Southern gentleman who loved his family and friends and, above all, South Carolina and the U.S.A. God bless!
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