The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-15

mated for Governor, or else we wOul,
be left by tho superior tactics an,
, superior organization opposed to u
i'll 1886 and 1888. l went round will
Governor Richardson to tho scve,
meetings held in 1883. In four ou
OF tho seven counties where the meet
ings were held that had forestalled u,
and had elected delegates to the Stat,
convention before they heard me
J They had the credentials of the dele
gates Ill their pockets and so the ole
plow farmer had to go home anG
swallow Richardson, when every one
knows he wasn't the choice Of the
people.
What did that State convention do!
They made two important changes i,
the party constitution. They did
away with the State canvass They
don't like canvassos. They don't like
tins canvass. They prefer working
in the dark.
Then they did away with the clause
SO that II convention held in May may
nominate for September. They pro
posed to
TAKE a BREEcuEs HOLD on US,
If you will excuse thS collouuini
phrase. We are now just little too
smart for them, and We propose to
take q brccchcs hold, We have held
our convention and put forth u can
dictate. No ono yet has screwed his
courage up to tho sticking point-un-
less my friend here is one.
| Turning to Colonel Ioumans, Cap
tam Tillman asked: care you IL can
didate for GOVERNOR"
"No, sir, replied Col. Youmans.
THE OLIGARCIIY THEORY.
Captain Tillman then continued:
For the last ten years the control of
the State has been in the hands of a
few mcn. These gentlemen would
rall their meetings and fcw-shull |
say rlngstcrs- rinystrrs. then.
those were III the boat, in the line of
Succession, those who would get Il
slice of the pie after awhilr-thcSr
would meet while the farmers were
attending to their own business.
would control the county conventions
and so down to Columbia
We were right to holdu convention.
Even the editors allow we had the
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l'i'n'
THE NECESSITY OF 4 CANDIDATE.
Is there n man here who will dis
pute that if the platform WAS left
without Il candidate il would have
been broken down by seekers for
office? W0u]dn't fine who]r rinp rnt
on platform!
In years we tried TO ~rt from their
ranks some sort of halfway man to
represent us You know how we
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hoI rrruscI Inf th,t no, '',,, ,,nr,i
coward and I;Jr't h,va thn - c,u,,n,%', ,.,',' 90
of my own convictions,
Let me show You IN not on Il bed
Oh roses. In the first place, my plan
tatlon has to be left to take care OF
ltScll, except Whntthr Old woman and
the children can do. l have to neg
lect my own affairs.
In the second place, it is by no
means certain I'm to be your next
Governor. You know the ohtcr side is
iotns W move hel'el ana earth to
Thcn the t,rrent If ,,,,.o anil oo
h,mnv to wh;rh r an nv''nso,i "naSr ';l'' II; u" ,,'
othnr th;n,, h,t i,ti,,;o, Npw','t lnl 'i,i
who h,s hi" ',,o,,ni ' ;nst - '''''' ~ i'o
N'''' ''''
THE MAYOR or COLUMBIA
has said he would leave the State if
| was elected. (From the crowd:
Let him lcavc.) | have heard of
some who hate me so that they say
thCN Wouldn t vote Tor me II nomlna-
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a'.a,,.t Lol,,,i 's' :iii ~ r.,, n"' 'o"
'' T. ii'"ri "iisle Iniiii'th man
t;.5 t;c5, ~ t'' .N Mo''iu,' Eot" !He llem"cratc
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BUT ONE PARTY
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