The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-31


ton and received more votes than Mai.
Woodward.
Major Woodward also docs Colonel
EVins great injustice when he inti-
mates that he assumes "to demand q
1ht:W 1erm ut the hands Of the people
o1 the Fourth Congressional District. :"
Colonel Evins never assumed ony
such attitude. On the contrary, he
has always acted upon the principle
that "the Office should seek the man
instead of the man seeking the Office"
Tic did not seek the office In 1876, but
was put forward by his friends araint
his inclination, and since his election
10 Congress nc has worn his honors
with his characteristic modcsty.
SIMON CAMERON SpEAKs.
What he Thinks About Tobacco and Tilden
-'Both Tickets q NIistake--Blaine's Bad
Manasement--ThoM Meanncss Of Hayes and
tho Indian Burenu.
"A correspondent of the New York
Herald recently interviewed Simon
Cameron, ex-senator Of Pennsylvania,
father ofDon, and the Republican boss
of the keystone State. The cnterpris-
ing Bohemian found the Winnebago
Chief in his front porch deeply involv-
ed in q volume Of t'Travels in China"
After a desultory conversation, in
which the old man refused to be inter-
viewed on the ground that he had
"quit talking politics." the interviewer
managed to get him in carriage, and
by carefully guarded questions worm-
ed good many thoughts and observa-
tons ont Of him.
"A magnificent field Of tobacco start
ed the conversation. Said the willy old
object Of Widow divers devotion:
"Wondcrful to think how the practice
OF smoking is increasing. Nota boy
that you meet in the street butt is puff
Ing at cigar. Smoking the peace
pipe at Cincinnati? Yes; they cut
pretty tigure-the Tammany "Boss"
and that other fellow. I can't rccol-
lcct whether Tilden smokes or not. l
know him personally; met him, social
~, years ago. A very pleasant man,
indeed; hospitablc and interesting.
Too bad. Tilden would have been
stronger candidate than Hancock;
only man of great brains in the party.
just wait and see how Hancock will
be smashed. 1t Will be done. He'll be
Knocked all to pieces in November. l
thought Tilden would get nomination.
Ought to have had it. The enthusiasm
Tor Hancock will not grow a particle.
Mistake; just like the Republican tick
ct. Impossible for the men who de-
serve the nomination and would serve
the country best to get at the head Of
the ticket. Circumstances always
against them. 1t will be necessary to
change the method Of selecting candi-
dates. The present plan is certainly
at fault. Personally I wanted Grant.
But, after him, would have been
glad to have seen Blaine got it. OF
course Garfield will 60 through. 1t
was mistake for Blaine to have that
wire to his house. When I heard that
| knew he was beaten. l have always
thought that the Presidency was too
high al Office for any man to traffic for
in that way. 1t ought to seek the man.
Yes, / remember Daniel S. Dickinson.
He could have had the nomination. 1t
was at his feet. His dcclination was
one OF the grandest spcctaclcs I ever
witnessed. was present in that con-
vention."
| GIT WON'T Dol"
GAS said, liked Blaine; but he
mas twice made the mistake Of dividing
up the delegation ofthis State. Dit It
in nc; killed Hartranft's chances
along with his own. Same thing,
again, at Chicago It was his work
ana his friends ut Harrisburg that c.
mcntcd the Grant interest against him.
II he had played fair there am sure
he would have been the choice Of the
entire Pennsylvania delegation whe;,
1t became impossible to have Grant.
AS it was, he made any break on the
iioor impossible by having it take
place before the Convention assembled.
This thing ofgoing into other States and
creating dis cord isn't right. Why, you
VIII hardly credit it, but l know il to
be true, Conkling had agreed to sup.
port Blaine as his second choice in
case it was absolutely impossible to
succeed with General Grants name,
10 prevent the choice falling on one or
more OF the names before the Conven.
non the Grant strength would have
Dcen thrown in an instant for Blaine
!sc ought to have been willing to wait
i;ut he didn't want to, and so ruined
MS prospects. Would ho have been a
candidate III 1884? Certainly he could
have been. Then lie would have had
the help ofthc very element that rem.
dcred his success at Chicago impossi.
olc; Like Henry Clay2 Somewhat
and will continue to be to tho end
Poor Clay! lie was a candidate, con,
Vcntioh after convention, until he only