The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-08-09
TARIFF TALK OUT WEST.
Minnesota Now Claimed to BE u DouStful
State-Growiug Demand for q Reduction
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Minnesota Now Claimed to BE - DouStful
State-Growiug Demand for a Reduction
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NEW YORK, July 31.--Congressman w.
l.. Scott had not recovered from his illness
enough to be present at the first meeting
OF the Democratic Executive Committee
after its organization at the headquarters
on West Twenty ninth street today. He
sent a substitute. The meeting was, of
course, secret. The session lasted several
hours, which were spent In discussing the
plans for the campaign. Chairman Brlce
presided. Speaker Carlisle and Senator
Gorman were the two most prominent men
present. Speaker Carlisle and Senator
kenna of West Virginia came on from
Washington to represt mt the Congressional
Democratic Committee and to decide with
the National Executive Committee on the
campaign plans. Both Of them were In
terviewed.
Speaker Carlisle said that he was glad
there were no personalities in this cam
paign. Its campaign of principles" /"
he said. 1.-The Issue Is clear and all we
nave TO do to win is to present the issues TO
the people and have them understood. We
have great issue and great leader. We
are keeping apace with the times in states
manship, while the Republicans have not
advanced since 1861. think the chances
OF Democratic success have not been better
since the war"
REPORTS FROM THE STATES.
Senator Kenna said that West Virginia
will give Cleveland twice the majority 1t
gave him In 1884, and that the Republicans
never have possibility of carrying the
State In Presidential election, and Senator
Gorman said that Maryland would go Dem
ocratic, of course. The most interesting
of the campaign reports made to the com.
mittee came from the committeeman from
the Northwest. Michael Doran, of Min
nesota; 0. Nj. Barnes, of Michigan; j. j
Richardson, of Iowa, and Erskine Nj
Phelps of Illinois, made favorable reports
Of the prospects in their States. MIR. Dorar
said that the passage of the Mills bill by
the House OF Representatives would gair
thousands of votes for the Democrats iI
Minnesota if the Republican Senators pre-
vented its becoming law The feeling IL
Minnesota was strongly In favor Of re
ductiOn Of the tariff. On this issue the
Democrats had steadily been gaining until
from being one of the strongest Republi
can States, Minnesota had become doubt
full, and the last Republican candidate fol
Governor barely pulled through, and a
present three of the five congressman art
Democrats, and Knute Nelson, one of tht
two Republicans, voted for the Mills bill
MIR. Doran believes that Minnesota can bt
carried on the tariff reform issue.
1T WILL HELP THE DEMOCRACY
Reports from Iowa, Wisconsin, Michi
gan and Illinois say that the tariff reform
issue will result in Democratic gains, espe
cally ill Iowa, where the making of Thur
ston and Estee, both railroad lawyers, tn,
temporary and permanent chairmen of tn,
Republican Convention has alienated tn,
granger vote
John G. New returned from Indiana
where he has been making a survey o
politics, and had conference with severa
members of the Rpublican executive com
mittee. MIR. New was harrassed in his tril
by frequent appeals for money. The com
mittee Is not distributing any money a
present and it will be waste of time fo
avaricious patriots to demand any money
before fall. Until then the committee viii
be distributing campaign literature Th,
campaign text book, which Edward X
Mcpherson is preparing in Washington
will be ready soon. The Purroy Demo
cratic Association has made a contract fo
1000 banner, which will be the finest il
the State. 1t will have the pictures O
Cleveland, Thurman and Hill Hill, b,
the way, has not yet been renominated