The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-04-09
COLONEL COLT DECLINES.
l,e STATES chat He Does not Fully s.ndor-'
the Plntform,

the Platform,
Col. j. G. Colt. who was nominated
for Lieutenant Governor at the re-
cent convention III Columbia, has
sent the following letter:
':CHERAw, S. c.. April ,, 1850.
Captain G. w Shell, chairman, and
others, Executive Committee Of the
Farmers Association:
"Gentlemen-Havins waited I; rea
sonable time for an official notitica
tion of the action of the March CON
yention In placing my name before
the people as a candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor, and not having re-
ceived such notice, l deem it not i'm
proper to address this communica
ton to you.
''While I fully appreciate the unso-
icited compliment which has been
paid me and desire to express thanks
for this evidence of confidence, yet l
am satisfied that my name was put
forward under misapprehension.
1T cannot be doubted that the
purpose of the convention was to
place upon the ticket men who We're
in full sympathy with theletter of the
chairman of the Executive Commit
tee of the Farmers Association Gap
tain Shelly in calling the convention
together-men who fully endorsed the
platform adopted. and who could and
would canvass the State upon the
issues therein made.
"Without referring to any objec-
tions I had to the letter OF Captain
Shell, or my views as to the policy OF
making nominations at this time, it
Will be sufficient for me to say that l
do not fully endorse the platform,
and for this and other sufficient rea-
sons cannot enter upon a canvass ID
its support as required by the elev-
enth section of the platform.
I'm justice, therefore, to myself as
| well as in justice to the body whose
executive you are, beg leave to
withdraw my name from the ticket
suggested. This action will also re
lie7e you of all embarrassment IN
substituting a man who will repre-
sent the views which prevailed in the
convention.
1T is but proper for me to say
here that T am wholly identified with
the agricultural interests OF the State
and am in full sympathy with the
! farmers in their efforts to better Their
condition, andto this end am heartily
in favor of their taking an active part
in the control oflegislation. both Fed
eral and State. But all must admit
that honest differences of opinion as
to the means and measures which
will furnish the needed relief may
well exist between men actuated by
the best motives and seeking the &c
complishment of the same ends.
RUMoR ABOUT CAPT. T1LLMAN.
| CHARLESTON, S. G. March 31.-A ru-
NOR ran like wild fire through the
city to night that there might be some
change in the Tillman tactics. The
rumor is to the effect that Captain
Tillman may withdraw from the race
for Governor in certain contingencies
and that the executive committee OF
the late convention will substitute
ex-Mayor ". A. Courtenay to head
! the ticket. It is said that If the op-
position to Captain Tillman which
| has been developed continues to In
crease he Will be willing to Withdraw
in which event some other name will
be selected by the executive commit
tee. tits impossible to say what I'M
portance, if any, can be attached to
| the rumor, but It is said to come from
a newspaper man connected with a
journal that supported the Farmers
! Movement.
Captain Courtenay is in Alabama
and doubtless knows nothing Of the
rumor. There is no doubt that he
could command a large vote IN the
low country if he was nominated by
the regular Democratic Convention
Greenville News.
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