The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-12
A TALK WITH TII.LMAN.
Confident of Success-His Lieutenants on
the Stump-He will do his Best to
Get Around,
ISpecial to the News and Courier.

Especial to the News and Courier.]
AUGUSTA, Ga, June 7.-Farmer B.
r. Tillman, WHO'S seeking the office Of
Governor of South Carolina, was in
Augusta to-day teaching new man
the route to deliver butter to his custo-
mers in this city. Your correspondent
stopped Mr.. Tillman, who is an enthu-
sastic aspirant, and had a short con-
versation with him on the politics Of
the Palmetto State.
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
otfice"" Iqueried. I
"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: Il see no analogy between
mine and Kolb's candidacy, for he ran
as the Farmers Alliance candidate out
and out, and 1 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-
ton as an organization in my behalf"
"Well, who nominated you at the
Convention held in Columbia last
March?n
"Why, the people, of course" he an
swered. "rhat was no Alliance meeting.
All classes of people were invited to the
Convention, but of course there were
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
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 II am
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, he says, is the labor of the
canvass, but he intends going around
the State with the crowd as long as he
cali 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?"
II 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-
ton. "Why," says Mr.. Tillman, ''if
they will give me a free vote and fair
count 1 will scare the ringsters in Char
lesion. They are already scared; but l
mean a think will clean them up,
and believe will do it anyhow"
This ended the colloquy 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 ofThe News
and Courier during the campaign, and
then left for his dairy on the other side
of the river. J. J. H.