The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-13
THE NEXT PRRsIpENT.
Hampton and Butler Think that Bayard IS
the Mar'.
c5re7,oadenoo Of Mc Meirs aud cOioier,.

Correspondence Of Hte hctrs and Courier.
CHESTER, October, 28.
Al the representative Of the Nesrs and
Courier, sent TO write up the Chester
Fair, boarded the northward bound train
Of the Charlotte, Columbia and Angus.
Ia Railroad at Columbia this morning,
he found South Carolina's two senators
sitting together in the coach. Gen. But.
Ter wore his cork leg, and walked
with the assistance only of his walking
cane. Senator Hampton was without an
artificial limb, and pair of crutches OF
his side told the story of his unfortu.
nate accident. He looked we'll and hear
ty. however, and joined with Senator
Butler in the expression Of surprise aa
well as qualification at their accidental
meeting. Before had time TO exchange
greetings with the two senators the train
7'as OF with such o clatter as rendered
e%-arN.ss.:on n:moat impossible. About
fifteen mile, from Columbia, however,
the train struck the steel rails. the clat.
ter ceased, and the representative of the
Ne,cs and Courier plunged at once in 1ae-
dids res by asking both senators what
they thought of the Bayard boom.
"THE DAYARD BOOM"
replied Senator Butler, ri have never
had but one opinion of it, and I have had
that opinion for several years. I thought
Mr.. Bayard should have been nominated
by the Democratic party for the Presi.
dency in 1876. Ho could have bcaton
Hayes much easier thu. M-. T;!den.
Senator Hampton, interrupting "Yes,
and I think he can beat Mr.. Tildcn
now in his own State. He can command
more votes in this country to-day than
any man in it,"
Reporter: els he your choice for the
Democratic nomination
Senator Hampton: "Undoubtedly.
think him the most available man, at
this point the noise interrupted the inter
view, which, however, was renewed when
the train reached Winnsboro'.
Show did Ohio strike you ?" asked the
Reporter, looking Mt the two statesmen
sitting in front Of him.
fright between the eyes," quickly re.
sponded Gen. Butler, and Senator Hamp-
ton as quickly replied "I think the de-
feat of the Democratic party In Ohio q
blessing in disguise for the country, es-
pecially If 1t secures the nomination OF
Bayard."
Reporter: "Do you think 1t will be
likely to 10 thatf"
Senator Butler: II don't know about
that see from letter published in the
Neps and Courier that Tilden Is on what
\ correspondent describes as a "still
hunt" and the old fellow is so smart, and
has such lots of money, that IL will be hard
for Kelly and Coihell both to beai
him.
Reporter: "Do you think that Mr.
Bavo:d will get the Southwestern Demo.
Gratis, among whom there seems TO be
some opposition to Bayara. There ID
Texas for instance, don't think Bayard
will get the Taxas vote"
Senator Hampton: IL don't know
about that There is of course opposi.
tion to Mr.. Bayard in that quarter, but /
think 1t will all die out I don't sec
how there can be two opinions on the
The Coadnctsr: aAli out. out for Cbes,
ter" and this Terminated the tripartite
interview, for the present ct least.
A POST PRASDIAL CHAT.
A committee of the Agricultural Asso.
citation met Senators Hampton and But.
Ter at the depot and escorted them to the
Cotton Hotel. After dinner yonr CORES.
pondent managed to lock himself up
with the Governor, as he is still called in
this part Of the country, sufficiently long
to obtain from him very decided and
emphatic expression OF his views iinon
the Presidential question.
Senator Hampton said that he had q
sery decided preference for bfT. Bsyarti
for President and for Senator Mcdonald
for Vice President. In reply to the
question whether he thought that that
would be the Democratic ticket in 1880
he was not so emphatic. Said he: "Il
the Democratic party are wise they will
nominate that ticket; but whether they
will do so or not, I, of course, cant say, al
though think it probable"
"Have you ever before expressed that
opinion ?" l asked.
Senator Hampton 81 have not said
much upon the subject heretofore, be-
cause didn't like to say anything for OF
against any candidate for the Presidency
but after our defeat in Ohio I think the
people ought to look around and sec
whether there is any strength in Bayard
Il Mr. Dayard can carry !, sw York and
Senator Mcdonald can carry Indiena, VIC
are sure of the election"
Reporter: "Then you are in favor oil
Senator Mcdonald for the Vice Presi.
dency 2"
Senator Hampton: eyes, think he il
4 good man, and rs Indiana is the only
Western Stste that is Democratic I think
we ought to place Mcdonald on the tick
ct. IT Mr. Bayard can carry New York,
and Mr.. Mcdonald Indiana, we have ouf
ticket elected and three votes to spare
but in addition to this Mr.. Bayard can
carry New Jersey and Connecticut, which
will give ,ls iS electoral majority"
Reporter: "That is counting the solid
South2"
Senator Hampton: "Of course, the
South will be solid, and should be solid
for Dir. Bayard. Ho is the strongest man
in the South, and deservedly 90 for the
reason that he has done moro for the
South than any other Northern
man. He can poll more votes in
the North too than any other Demo-
crat, and he will get more of the con-
seryative Republican vote than any other
man thnt can he named If he can't carry
New York then no other Democrat can
aud there is an end to the whole ques.
tion; but / believe he can carry it. Per.
sonally he is very popular in the South
although some Southern senators seemed
to think he was mistaken in financial
matters. But the result of the Ohio cleo.
ton mas proved that he was right, and
has proven tn. agacity and judgment ol
tue men who supported him. His popu.
larity now, is so great that there will
scarcely be any opposition to him. His
character Is SO high that his enemies can
say nothing against him. I think that
with Bayard and Mcdonald the Demo.
cratic party arc as sure of the next Presi.