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ELBER' II. AlLL, Er'IrI'i:. 9 L R . T L L I'prirtu !s. W. P. HIOUS1EA:\J. S 1E'WBERR}Y. S. C. TI JtSIAY .1 UNE l12, 110. '111 OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN. Polities ! Polirics ! Polities in busi nies'! Politics in society ! Politics everywhere and in everything. This s("enls to be decidedly a year of politics. l.verybody is a politician, some more and sonic less. I have been fer some time of the opinion that I was not Much of a politician, and I am now fully convinced that I am no- politician. The "campaign of education" that we are to have in this State this year o pened at (reenviile on Tuesday. Being anxious to see the ball open I went to Ureenville on -Monday. On board the train going up were (en. J. If. Earle, Gen. Jno. Bratton, candi dates for (overnor. Conptroller-Gen eral Verner, candidate for re-election, Col. J. Q. Marshall, candidate for re election as Secretary of tate, Messrs. Loudette and (; ibbes of the Charleston World, and Hon. J. M. Johnstone from Newberry. Gen. Y. J. Pope, of Newberry, went up on the early train. We arrived in Greenville in the after noon and took quarters at the Mansion House. The place was full of politicians. All the candidates for State offices were there, and among them were Capt. Shell and Col. Irby, of Laurens. Capt. Tillman had headquarters there too, but did not mingle much with the crowd. He remained in his room and received his friends. Numbers called on him during the evening, and early next morning he was kept busy receiv ing his friends. Arrangements were made during the night for Col. Gary, of Abbeville, to announce himself as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, so as to leave the field clear on the Tillman ticket to Gen. Pope for Attorney General. All the candidates were looking well and seemed in good spirits, just as if they felt like their friends were going to elect them. ;It is good to feel so, and in this way to keep up courage. Not being a politician, I was not able to get into the councils of any faction, or any candidate, and neither did I care to get into their secrets. I merely went up to observe and look on. I had not been to a genuine campaign meet ing that had any interest or excitement connected with it since the lively days of 1S7;, when as a 1 year old boy, I wore a red shirt, rode and whooped for Hampton. I observed one thing at G;reeniville, and that was that Capt. Tilhman and his friends seemed to get together and to stay together, and they did not mingle much with the other candidates. On Tuesday morning about 11 o'clock carriages drove tip to the Mansion House and the candidates were driven to the city Park, where the speaking was to take place. ('apt. Tillman, Gen. Pope, Col. Gary, an'd Col. Farley, (I believe all the candidates have titles,) occupied the first carriage. Whether this was meant as the position of honor or not, I am unable to say. I observed that this carriage was adorned with sheaves of wheat and oats and other emblems of agriculture, I supposed to indicate that it contained the farmers' candidates, yet the reader will observe that there were one farmer and three lawyers in this carriage. The other candidates were divided up among the other carriages, it seemed without any special arrangement. Arriving at the grounds' I wvas disap pointed at the numbher of people there. I had expected to see some 3,000 or 4,000 p)eople present. I do not think the* voters present would exceed 6oo people. There were some ladies and a few citi zens from the city present. It appeared to me that most of the people present were from the country. County chair man B. F". Perry presided and intro dtuced the speakers. ('apt. Tillman was the first speaker. I will attempt no report of his speech as it wvili appear elsewhere in these columns. In my judgment he delivered one of the best speeches I have yet heard or read from him. It was not full of abuse as some of his utterances have been, although he said he thought there wvas need in many places for the application of a mustard plaster and not for a poultice. Most of his speech wvas devoted to answvering the open letter of C'ol. A. P. Butler in regard to the Agricultural D)epartment. I will attempt no abstract of his speech in this connection. The crowd that was there wvas decidedly, in my opinion, in favor of Capt. Till man, and everybody seemed to be in a good humor. Yet there wvere a goodly number of people present who> had come there to hear and to listen and indulged in very little applause. ('apt. Tillman paid a very hiigh compliment to A. B. Williams of the (Greenville News as an able and fearless. honest and outspoken editor, but hie thoughit he wa~'s a little off' the track at present, and he advised the ple~l to read the newspapers, whether the editors were on their side 'r not. lie was frequently and loudly ap lauided. I had to, leave Greenville at 2 o'clock andl as ('apt. Tillmnan spoke for two ho'urs, I heard but little of the other prcecs. Genm Earle was speaking when I left. lHe is a fine speaker. Yet I was sorry to see a d;sposition on the parit of Mr. Tillman's friends not to hear Geni. E'arle. For the first fifteen or twenty minutes of his speech he was frequent:ly interrupted with cheers for Tiillman, vet nothing seems to confuse' hiim. I trust that at the meeting in Newvberry on F"riday all candidates who speak wiil be giveni a fair showing~ imd a respectful hiearing. When I had to leave G en. Earle had juist begun to speak of the March ('on vetin and to sho0w that in his opinion thiere was no necessity for it. HeI said that one thing lie deplored in tis camipaign wvas the effort on the p)art of sonic t . array class against class. What the etlreet of the other speeches was on the crowd. I am unable to say. pressed with the fact that Greenvill would go at present with a majority for Tillman. Yet Gen. Earle has many -trong and influential friends in the city and county. Gen. Bratton too has some strong friends there. It is a long time yet before the cam paign ends, and there is no way of tell ing what the end will be. Greenville seems to be a delightful little city, and not so small either, as it is thought the pre3ent census that is being taken will show a population of 12,000. There are elegant residences there, and the city seems to be build ing up. Through the courtesy of Mr. J. T. Nicholas, General secretary of the Y. M. C. A. there. I enjoyed a drive over the city. Mr. Nicholas has many friends in Newberry who will be glad to learn that he is getting on nicely in his work at Greenville. I left the city at 2 o'clock, and on the train corning down were several gentle men from Anderson. Some of these gentlemen were discussing the Con gressional race in the Third District. One gentleman who is in the councils of the Tillmanites and the Farmers Alliance, said, and as he did not speak it as a secret, I feel that I am betraying no confidence in repeating it,' al though he was not talking to me, that it would be decided at the meeting here on Friday whether Hon. J. A. Sligh, of Newberry, or Mr. ). K. Norris, of Anderson, would be run as their can didate for Congress from this district, that is as I understand it the candidate of the Tillman party, or Alliance can didate. From what I could gather, I hardly think Mr. Norris will be in the race. As this is to be a campaign of educa tion, I trust that every voter will be willing to hear every side, whether he be Tillman or anti-Tillman, and make up his mind honestly and fairly and free from prejudice, and cast his vote for the man of his choice as his best judgment may dictate. Let no one deafen his ear or harden his heart, but view the issues and the candidates honestly and squarely and exercise his franchise as a free white citizen of South Carolina. E. H. AuLL. P. S.-Since writing the above I see that the daily papers estimate the crowd at Greenville on Tuesday at from I,500 to 3,000. Somebody is doing bad guessing or bad counting one or both. I have no desire nor intention to misrepresent any thing, and when I said there were about 600 voters pres ent, a stated what I conceived to be the truth as nearly as I could estimate. I had reference to the voters who were out where the speaking took place. As I came up town I noticed quite a num ber of nien on the streets and in the stores. I had no reference to these. I do not believe there were 1,000 people present at the speaking, counting wo men and children. One gentlemar with whom I talked as we stood in rear of the audienge, estimated thE crowd at 500 voters. I do not claim tc be an expert at estimating the number of people in any crowvd, and I do not care any thing about the number of voters that were present at the Green ville meeting, I only gave my estimate which was corroborated by the opinior of others who were present. The Greenville News says there wvere 2,000 persons present. It ought to know, I suppose, but if there were, 2,000 people makes a much smaller lookina crowd than I thought it did. E. H. A. Rev. Dr. Bailey in his excellent ser mon at the Baptist church on last Sun day morning, amongst a great many good things, took occasion to say thai one of the greatest needs of this age was moral purity. Not only to know the right but to love that which was right. There can be no question about it, that the great thing to be desired by this age, as well as that of any age, is not only that men shall know the right but that they shall love the right. We need men of character and mnoral purity of life not only in -natters of church but in matters of State as well. We sometimes fear that this qualifica tion is too often overlooked when we come to select those who shall admin ister the affairs of government. Purity of life and stability of character are very important qualifications, for those who seek honors at the hands of the people, to possess. The education of the mind is very important, but the education of the heart is vastly more so. That the great mass grow up in ignorance should be dreaded as a pestilence or plague, but particular and peculiar stress should be laid upon the importance of purity of life, stability of character and a love for that which is right. The man who feels that his cause is right, and who feels that in advocating that cause that he is advocating a right principle is "thrice armed" indeed. Then let us impress upon our young people, and the older onces too, a love for the right and for justice in every ocation in life, and until in their minds the value of purity of life and the importance of a perfect and com plete and symmetrical character in which all the virtues are developed. T HE CANDIDATES. At Greenville on Tuesday the follow ig candidates were announced: For Governor-Capt. B. R. Tillmnan, e. Jno. Bratton, Gen. J1. H. Earle. For Lieutenant-Governor-Col. IE. B. Gary. Comnptroller General-Geni. J. S. Verner, Edmund Bacon. Attorney General-Gen. Y. J. Pope. Secretary of State-Col. .J. Q. Mar shall, J. E. Tind-al. Adjutant and Inspector General Gen. M. L. Bonharm, Col. H. L. Far Superintendent Education-Col. J. . Rice, WV. D. Mayfield. No one seems to desire to be State Treasurer. So far no one is an nounced for that ottice. One of the grandest affairs of the kind that ever took place in this ountry wvas the marriage of Herman J)elrichs, a New York millionaire, and Miss Tessie Fair, daughter of ex Senator Fair, of Nevada, at San Fran cisco on June :3d. Two hun3dred trained voices sang wedding songs. The bridal vail cost $3,000. The ex-Senator and his TRE MEETING TOMORROW. The candidates are to be here to morrow to address the voters on the issues of the day. Arrangements have been made by the County Executive committee to have everything done decently and in order and with fairness and justice to all. Let us all remember that this is a l)emocratic mass meeting, and give every one a fair and honest hearing. We trust the friends of no particular candidate will atteiiipt to keep the other candidates from speaking by imi proper interruptions or in any other way. We have no intention of read ing any one a lecture, but we sincerely trust that the meeting at Newberry tomorrow will be a credit to our people. We understand that a large crowd is to be here, and we trust good order will prevail. GEN. POPE AT GREENvILLE. Yesterday's Augusta Chrouiele has the following about the speech of our townsman, (en. Y. J. Pope at Green ville: "Gen. Pope's speech was one of the happiest eflrts of the da l ie plan(Led himself squarely on the Tillman plat form, his remarks brought about some lively cross-firing between hiniself and Attorney-General Earle and other anti-Tillmanites." Tie Commencement season and the campaign are all upon us. It will be all that a weekly paper can do to give even a condensed account of all these things, yet we promise to do our best. Hon. W. C. Benet, of Abbeville, is announced this week as a candidate for Congress from this district. Mr. Benet is an able and intellectual man. He was as a member of the last Legislature, an able advocate and champion of the Clemson Agricultural College and did valiant service for the college. s a token of appreciation of his service in this cause, Mr. Benet was presented with a beautiful gold headed cane by the frieeds of the Agriculturrl College. One of the planks in the platform of the Convention that "suggested" Capt. B. R. Tillman as a candidate for Gov ernor calls for a primary clection for Governor. Or if that cannot be had then a primary election for delegates to the State Convention. We have observed that in the counties where the party machinery is in the hands of Tillman men they have said nothing of a primary election. If the voice of the people is desired, why not let theni express their prefer ences at the ballot box. In Abbeville County the Executix e Committee that has a majority of Till nian men voted dewn a propcsition to elect delegates to the State N ,inating Convention. But where they are sure of carrying the Convention there is no need of a primary. Yet what is the use of demanding it in the platform of principles upon wvhich they propose to stand and then repudiating it in prac tice? How about Newvberry, are we to have a primary election for delegates to the State Convention ? We suppose that is one of the things to be de termined by the County Convention to be held here on the 28th inst. Capt. Tillman inihis speech at Green ville said he wanted the people to speak for themselves in this, matter and he urged that every county in the State elect delegates to the State Con vention by primary election -and let the majority rule. We will be so crowded this week that we will be unable to publish the reply of Capt. Tillman to Col. Butler, but we will get it in next week. We published Col. Butler's letter and we shall give Capt. Tillman's reply. THE THREE C'S ROAID. Steel Rails for the Track from Marion to Rtutherfordtonl. SnELiny, N. C., June G.-One hun dred and fifty tons of steel rails for the Charleston, 'Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad, betwveen Rutherfordton and Marion, passed up the road to-night. Track layino- will be commenced on Monday and pushed as fast as possi ble. Terrible Work of Lightning. OH ARL.EsToN, W.Va.,J un'e 6.--Light ning did some terrible work at the Pioneer coal works, six miles above this city at 9 o'clock this morning. During a heavy stornm, a stroke of lightning struck the company' s barn, killing Tonm Hicks, a stable boy, Summer Stephen son, stable boy, and partly stunning William Wilson, company's store su perintendent, and a boy namied Dick Alexander. Stephenson's clothes were ignited by the lightning. Dills and Alexander will recover, but narrowly escaped instant death. The barn was slightly injured. SIXTEEN CHILD)REN JKILLED). ST. PAuL, Minn., June 5.-A special from Sioux Falls, S. D., the Dispatch says that during a storm yesterday lightning struck the Blissman school house, twelve miles Southeast of Flan deure, S. D., killing sixtean children. A YoN 3MAN KILLED) NEAR KIN(;S TREE. [Special to News and Courier.] KINGSTREE, S. C., June 9.-Last Fri day afternoon, while a storm was im peding, t wo sons of Mr. T. G. Tisdale, living a few miles southeast of town, went out into the field to drive their turkeys to shelter. After some time the father noticed one of them moving in a dlazed, staggering manner, as if severely hurt. Going to his assistance, he fou'nd upon the ground the dead body of the other. Lightning had struk a sapling near the boys, had killed oiie an d badly shocked the other. The tree, it is said, d:ands twenty-five yards from where the corpse was lying. 'rhe unfortunate boy, who met his end so suddenly, was named William Ed ward, and was about 18 :years of age. The injured one is younger, andi is re covering. Deepest sympathy is ex pressed Ior the stricken parents. A TERtRIBLE ACCIDENT. A ManSscalp Torn ,Off by~ Accident at C hester. CHE.STER, .S. C., Junie5.-A very sad accident occurred at the Chester mianu facturiog Company this morning. Wim. Robinson, a painter,went into the base ment, where a large belt passes tarough fro the ei;gine to the machinery. In some way he was caught in the belt and terribly injured, the scalp being1 torn from is head and his limbs in jured. He was taken to his home in Ian unconscious condition. At this hour the doctors have just arrived, and the extent of his injuries has not yet been ascertained. TO BE O. _NOT TO BE. Che Candidates and their Cards-Sheppard Will Not Run-Earle Out for Governor Y. J. Pope for Attorney-General. [Special to News and Courier.[ EDGEFIELD, S. C., June 10.-The FIon. J. C. Sheppard will be out in a etter in tomorrow's Edgefield Chroni :le, in which he will among other hings announce his intention not to uter the Gubernaturitl race in the resent camipaign. FARiLE ENTEKs TiF: EISs- TEE (AM E ~O(K CANDIDATE WILL MAKE A GAME IwT. To the Editor of the News and Courier: I beg that you will allow ime the use of your columns to say to those of my friends and fellow-citizens in different parts of the State w ho have earnestly requested me by letters and petitions to come out as a candidate for the Gubernatorial nomination of our party that I have determined, after mature deliberation and a careful study of the questions now agitating our people, toaccede to their wishes. I will be present at the opening meeting of the campaign in Greenville next Tuesday, June 10, where I will declare the motives and considerations which prompt me to enter upon the canvass. My efforts in the coming ianipaign will be directed toward maintaining the integrity of the Deni ocratic party at all hazards, and the propagation of those views on econo ruic and political questions that are based on intelligent sentiment without reard to any class or faction. If defeated I shall accept the result without bitterness, feeling that I have performed a duty I owe t my people as a citizen who has been honored and trusted by them in the past. Jos; H. EARLE. Sumter, June 4, 1890. ;EN. POPE ON TILE TILLMAN TICKET. To the Democratic Party of South Carolina: Fellow Citizens-I announce myself as a candidate for the office of Attorney General of this State upon the Ticket of the Farmer's Movement, subject to the action of the Democratic Conven tion of this State. I endorse the platform of principles adopted by the March Convention. I endorse the candidacy of ('apt. B. R. Tillman for Governor, and shall ad vocate the wisdom of his election. To be more explicit, I rise or fall with the candidates of the Farmers' Movement. I recognize that this is a government of the people, by the people and for the people, and that as a consequence the offices belong to them. I believe in rotation in office, feeling that it is conducive to the good of the Democratic Party, and that it rebounds to the welfare of the State. I believe that our government can be and should be more economically ad ministered, thereby reducing taxa tion. I believe that there are precedents already established in the expenditure of the people's money that should be wiped out and rebuked by the people. I recognize the establishment of the Clemson Agricultural and Mechanical College as a step forward by the people, and I believe that this institution can be supported and developed without any increase of taxes. Hoping to be able to discuss tAese and all other matters of public interest in the canvass soon to be opened, I am respectfully, Y. J. Pol'E. Newberry, S. C., June 4, 1890. SENT TO THE WRONG ADDRESS. [News and Courier.] Gen. Y. J. Pope, of Newberry coun ty, has issued an address "to the Dem ocratic party of South Carolina" an nouncing that he will be "a candidate for the office of Attorney General of this State upon the Ticket of the Farm ers' Movement." Geni. Pope says that he endorses "the platform of principles adopted by the March Convention," and "the candidacy of Capt. B. R. Tillman for Governor" and declares that he "shall advocate the wisdom of his election." "To be more explicit," as Gen. Pope puts it, "I rise or fall with the candidates of the Farmers' Movement." He also says that he be lieves in "rotation in office," and there fore he wishes to "rotate" in the office of Attorney General. But, really, we do not see why Gen. Pope should have addressed his pro nouncement "to the Democratic party of South Carolina." He should have directed it to Capt. Tillman or Capt. Shell or President Talbert of Mr. Irby, or to the campaign committee of Capt. Shell's Convention. He does not saiy that he is a candidate for Attorney General on the Democratic ticket; he does not say that he endorses the plat form of principles enunciated by the Democratic party, but he announces to the Democratic party that he is a can didate for a prominent State office on a ticket with the nomination of which the Democratic party as such has had nothing whatever to do. Gen. Pope's address is altogether one of the most remarkable features of a remakable campaign. Gen. Pope says he is a candidate "upon the ticket of the Farmers' Move ment." But the "Farmers' Movement" has no ticket. The March Convention refused to make any nominations. It only offered two "suggestions," one of whom declined to allow himself to be used for purely political purposes. The Convention did not even suggest Gen. Pope, and it seems no be a little incon sistent that one wb~r'nognizes "that this is a Government ot tne people, by the people, and for the people, and that, as a consequence, the oflices be long to them," should not permit the people to select the men whom they would prefer to fill their offices. But there is no doubt about it now that Gen. Pope wants office. He says so himself, although he does not give any good reason why he shlould have it. It is nothing but fair to him, how ever, to say that he is a candidate for the office of Attorney General, not 0on the Democratic ticket, but on the Till man ticket. We do not know what Capt. Tillman wvill do about it. "The Democratic party of South Carolina" have nothing to do with Gen. Pope's candidacy. He does not want the Democratic nomination. He is going to rise or fall, nlot with the D)emnocratic party, but with Capt. Tillmani. NOT NOUGH[ OFFICEs TO (Go Rto'ND. [News and Courier.) If Gen. Y. J. Pope, of Newberry county, is selected as the Tillmnan canl date for Attorney General, what is to become of Col. Gary, of A bbeville coun ty? And if the gentleman from Abbe ville is selected as the Tillman candi date for Attorney General what is to become of the gentleman from New berry? It is clear that there are not eough offices to go rounid. May be, if Gen. Pope shall be elected be will make Cal. Gary his assistant, md we know Col. Gary well enough o say to Gen. Pope's friends that if :he will support Col. Gary for Attor sey~General he will certainly be will ing to make Gen. Pope his Assistant .ttorney G;eneral. EX-SENATOR SLIGH WILL NOT RUN FOR CONGRESs. [Special to News and Courier.] COLUMBIA, June 10.-Senator Sligh, f New berry, who was in the city to ay, told a representative of the News md Courier, contrary to the general mderstanding, that he would not be a anddate for congress. Mr. Sligh said hat he wvould not deny the fact that if 2e could have the office by asking for t he would be a candidate, but his suc :ess being doubtful he did not care to *isk defeat. Here is one, at least, of he leaders of the Tillman movemen ~ho is not a candidate for office! nt WHAT IS TIE TILLMAN CtEED: The "Suggested" Candidate Has Declared No Policy. To the Editor of The News and Courier: It is to be hoped that at the opening of the campaign next week we shall be informed what measures are intended to be established by the Tillnian movement, or if no particular measures are to be advanced by that movelinent, we who have decline<d to enlist under the Tillian rlag would be glad to know it: and if we be considered witho,ut right in the premises, surely those who have exhiibiteal an nclina tion to support the gentleman whose naiie the ioveinint bears ought to be told exactly what lie proposes to do, or to have done. He comes before the people as a reformer of abuses, as the representative of important ideas, as the exponent of principles essential to the rights and prosperity of at least the majority of our population. In the absence of other light, one would take it for granted that the cam paign is to be conducted solely with reference to principles or measures. For the persons who brought Mr. Tillman into the field not only adopted a plat form before they adopted Mr. Tillman, but formulated that platform as the declaration of the principles governing their action. and in this after serious deliberation. And the importance of the doctrines and measures announced in their platformr was, in their opinion, so great (as we are given to understand) as to justify a departure from every rule or precedent hitherto recognized by the Democratic party of this State. And but a bare majority of the March Convention voted for the nomination of candidates for the two offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. So it would seem that that Convention intended a campaign about public measures, and about them alone. Yet certain expressions employed in the call for that Convention, and cer tain expressions of Mr. Tillman in that Convention and in his public utterances since, suggest that it is possible that we are to be treated to a campaign largely compounded of personalities and platitudes, and that the people may not have set before them any public measures of practical importance. Mr. Tillman and his assistants will enjoy the privilege of talking as they please; they will soar; if they choose, into the empyrean of Jeffersonian platitudes, (for, wise and useful as he was, scarcely any other man, except Martin Farquhar Tupper and Abraham Lincoln, ever talked or wrote more scattering generalities than did Thomas Jefferson) or else they will, if their tastes allow them, to indulge in un gnited venom and scurrility. These are things which are left to the will of a public speaker. But the people want to know, and they have the right to know, just what reforms and improvements in aftairs the Tillman movement proposes; and any attempt to sway or inflame the people, farmers or others, without con vincing their judgments and offering them some substantial relief, will be an insult to their intelligence and an infamous breach of their confidence. They clamor for an improvement in their affairs; they have leaned on Mr. Tillman, so far as they have shown a preference, in the trust that this move nient will better their condition; and they have, therefore, a right to know what is proposed to be done in their be half. The question is, shall they be gratified, or shall they be merely en tertained with the average stump harangues, which consist mostly of poor jokes and malevolent personalities? Shall they be taught their needs and the means to supply them, or shall they be only alarmed and enraged~ Shall they be enlightened and reasoned with, or shall there be only an effort tc capture their votes by exciting their prejudices? What is needed is a full, fair discus sion of measures affecting the public interests. The people, unless I greatly overrate their intelligence and sense of public duty, will be satisfied with nothing else, and whether satisfied without it or not they will be grievous ly wronged if they do not have it. J. F. .J. CALTDVELL. New berry C. H., June 5, 1890. The Lexina&ton Lynchers. LEXINGTON, June 9. -The grand jury to-day brought in trud'.>ills against F. C. Caughman and Piei e G. Taylor for lynching Willie Leaphtart in jail last month. Solicitor Nelso.n will have five lawyers arrayed against him for the defence. Inldictmfents will also be handed in to-morrow against G. T. Grahami and WV. J. Miller for suborna tion of perjury. Obligations for Railroad Employees. [Charlotte Observer, 7th.l Sonme of the employees of the Rich mond and Danville Railroad are agi tated on account of certain obligations which the authorities wish them to assumne. Many of them have been asked to sign an obligation to totally abstain from the use of intoxicating drinks and to use their influence to keep others from places where they are sold. Many of thenm say this is signing away too much of their privi. leges. 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Confident of Success-His Lieutenants on the Stump-He will do his Best to Get Around. [Special to the News and Courier.] AUGUSTA, Ga, June 7.-Farmer B. R. Tillman, who is seeking the office of Governor of South Carolina, was in Augusta to-day teaching a new man the route to deliver butter to his custo mers in this city. Your correspondent stopped Mr. Tillman, who is an enthu siastic aspirant, and had a short con versation with limi on the politics of the Palmetto State. I first asked him who would aid him in stumping the State. He answered that Col. Y. J. Pope, of Newberry, and Mr. Eugene Gary, of Abbeville, who are both after the office of Attorney General, and Mr. H. L. Farley, of Spartanburg, who is a candidate for Adjutant and Inspector General, are booked to make campaign speeches. "Then there is a contention between Messrs Pope and Gary for the same office?" I queried. "Yes," replied Mr. Tillman, "they are both after the same office, Each man will 'take his own skillet through,' but they will preach from my platform. They will all be in Greenville on the 10th, and I am going to speak. too, if I can get there," continued Mr Tillman. "What do you think of Kolb's defeat in Alabama?" I next asked the farmer, for your candidacy and Kolb's is con sidered in the same light. His retort to this pertinent question was: "I see no analogy between mine and Kolb's candidacy, for he ran as the Farmers' Alliance candidate out and out, and I do not consider myself a candidate of the Alliance, for I ad vised the Alliance not to enter politics, and I asked them not to take any ac tion as an organization in my behalf." "Well, who nominated you at the Convention held in Columbia last March?" "Why, the people, of course," he an swered. "That was no Alliance meeting. All classes of people were invited to the Convention, but of course there were a number of farmers there. In fact you cannot hold a meeting in Carolina without bringing the farmers in." Mr. Tillman then said that he hoped two or three more candidates would enter the race for Governor, and gave as his reason for that desire that all could not then speak at the same meet ings; and that would give some of them a chance to get a rest. As to the cry of any division among the Carolina Democrats, Mr. Tillman said that was all nonsense, for "lam a simon pure Democrat, and will abide by the Democratic Convention. The only truth of any division is between the Democrats and the ringsters." The only thing that is worrying Mr. Tillman, lie says, is the labor of the canvass, but he intends going around the State with the crowd as long as he cau wag. "Do you intend to answer Col. But ler's open letter in defence of his man agement of the affairs of the board of agriculture?" "I will reply to that in Greenville," responded the farmer, who says he has encouraging reports from all parts of the State upon his chances for his elec tion. "Why," says Mr. Tillman, "if they will give me a free vote and a fair count I will scare the ringsters in Char leston. They are already scared; but I mean a think I will clean them up, and believe I will do it anyhow." This ended the colloc uy and, after securing copies of The News and Cou rier containing Gen. Earle's letter of announcement as a candidate for Gov ernor and the communication contrib uted by Mr. T. J. Moore defending the board of agriculture. Mr. Tillman sub scribed to the daily edition of The News and Courier during the campaign, and then left for his dairy on the other side of the river. J. J. Hi. Nominations. For Congress-Third District. WI C. BENET, OF ABBE VIL LE, VY is hereby announced as a can didate for Congress from the Third Congressional District, subject to the action of the Democratic party. For County Treasurer. K NO WING THE COMPETENCY and integrity of Albert F. Riser we hereby nominate him for County Treasurer, subject to the primary elec tion. MANY VOTERS. For County Auditor. W C.CROMER IS HEREBY V. anucdas a candidate for the ottice of County Auditor, subject to the action of the Democratic primary election. For the House of Representative I HEREBY A N NOU NC E M Y .1.self a candidate for the Legislature, and will abide the result of thc primary election. Respectfully, COLE. L. BLEASE. For School Commissioner. R\ . ARTHUR KIBLE R IS ihereby announced as a candidate for re-election to the office of School Commissioner and pledged to abide thbe result of the Primary Election. For County Commissioner. MUR. J. C. PERRY IS HERE BY .L.Lannounced as a candidate for re election to the office of County Com missioner of Newberryv County. New Advertisements. WINTHROP TRAINNG SCHOOL FOR TEACORES, COLUIIA, 8. C. T HOROUGH NORMAL IN struction and practice in best meth ods of teaching. Open to girls over 18 years old. Session begins September 23. Graduates secure good positions. Each county is given two scholarships; one by the State worth $150 and one by the school wvorth 830. Address D).B. JOHNSON, Sup't., Columbia, S. C. Administrattix's Sale. I N PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER of the Probate Court made herein, I will sell on Saturday the 28th day of June, A. D., 1800O, at New berry C. H., S. C., to the highest bidder for cash, the following doubtful choses in favor of estate of John L. Dyles, to wit: One account against Sarah Lyles, 1874-5> 8183.00; one judgment against Rebecca A. Lyles and others for $234.0.5 and costs, dated October 10, 1883. FRANCES G. LYLES. Adm'x of John L. Lyles. NOTICE. A CONVENTION OF THE DEM ocratic Party of Newberry County is hereby called to meet at Newberry Court House, at 11 o'clock a. mn., on Saturday the 28th day of June, 1890, for the purpose of adopting, amiending or rejecting the Constitution pre pared by the Executive Committee and for rreorganizing. The several Townships are entitled to the following representation in the Convention. Township No. 1-50 Delegates. 2 -12 " " "3-8 " "" 4-12 "' " "8-10 " "'" 10-20" "" 11-21 "' The clubs in the several Townships will proceed to elect delegates.. lBy order of the Executive Committee. W. H. HUNT, JR., H. ALL,County Chairman. E. Secry . rry . HOT WEAT WHY SUFFER I WHEN YOU HAVE Si OF THE ABC SMITH & TO SUPPLY YOI They now have an elegaLt lint Coats and Vests and a beautiful of all colors and qualities. KANGAROO, CALF A Both high and low cut from the i: and Children's Oxford Ties an grades and prices. 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