The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-11-27
is TiLLMAN TO BE TEMPTED?
Talk OF Giving tho Scuntorship to the Sc,v
fOVUrnOv.

f;nVCrnor.
Some mouths ago, duriny the Lcnt ui
Tie South C;unlina campaign. it was i,c-
asserted that Tillman would new
or occupy the Gubcrnatorlal chair in
that State.
The prophecy has failed completely il,
the sense III which il was offered. I'm,
lhcrc seems to be good ground for th,
belief that Governor Tillman's tenure q,
ollicc will be very brief.
A prominent Tillmanitc and Il Chron.
lcle reporter had long talk on Carolina
affairs, and the views presented bv the
Carolnian arc the basi, for the Iurc",,.
ING paragraph.
The talk grew out of an inquiry by the
Illlmanltc as to Gen Gordon'S chances
lor reelection to the United States sen.
ate, followed by Il question from the re.
porter whether or not Gen Hampton
would have any opposition for rc-clcc.
ton III Carolina.
HE WILL EE OPPOSED.
~ CS sir. there is every reason to be.
llcrc he will have strong opposition. and
II the Tillmm element in the Legislature
IS solid against him he will he over,
whclminyly defeated"
"What is the ground Nfthc opposition:''
''Thc course of Senator Hampton in
1hc recent hittcrl Haskell campaign in ar.
ollna gave offence to the whole I'illman
following. Senator IIamptOn's letter TO
Chairman j. l.. NJ. Irby. of the State
Democratic executive committee. was
far from being the letter he should have
written under such circumstances. II
lDnupr q W.
man had been nominated by the Demo-
cratic party Of South Carolina, was
the.
DULY AUTHORIZED STA rANDARD-BEAR-
ELS
Of the party, and entitled to the party
support. Gen Hampton rcCOrnlZcG This.
and said III this letter that he should be
Obliged to vote for the Tiliman ticket :
but this single statement was the ONLY
one III tho long letter that was favorable
to Tillman, The entire letter was Il
Haskell letter except that single SEN
tcncc, and it ended with the statement
that he could not advise the people OF
South Carolina how to vote.
IT WAS HIS DUTY.
"WhY cOuldn's he advise them: II
was his duty to Go so. lie was holding
the highest Office it WAS in the power of
the Democratic party Cr South Carolina
to Give him; ami vet occupying the
exalted posilion--a leader of his PARTY.
4 sentinel upon the watch towcr--!c
could not advise the people how to vote
when one Of the tickets in the field was
the regularly nominated ticket of
his party. No man in South Carolina
knew better than Senator HAMPTON the
vital Importance ot preserving the intcs.-
rity OF the Democratic party in south
Carolina, and ii despite his personal
friendship he recognized the fact that as
a Democrat he must vote for the nomi-
nee OF the party, tncn why could he not
advise the Democrats of South Carolina
how to vote? There IS 10 little resent
mcnt among the Tillman!tcs at his let
ter, and think it very probable that
there will be opposition to his rc-ccc
ton.
"Could Gen Wade Hampton be defeat
cd in South Carolina for any Office he
might ask Of her pcoplc:"
"llc certainly could, ift the Tillmanitcs
determine to vote against him. They
have the overwhelming majority Of the
Legislature"
BENJAMIN Il. TIRINIAN TIE MAN,
wv no would you name to oppose hm:"
"WhO of all men present comes upper
most in your own mind; who but the
self same Moses who has just led us to
such glorious victory: Why Ben Tillman
would be the man. of course. Who else
but him could command the solid sup
port Of the Tillmanitcs in the Icgisla-
turc:"
"Would he be williny:"
ibid you ever know anybody TO re-
fuse scat in the United States Senate
that had il offered to thcm:n
but would he be willing to give up
this fright he is making in behalf Of the
agricultural interests and the people of
South Carolina, even for so 9littcriny a
PRICE"
"Ccrtainly not he wouldn't be civ
ing it up. He would only be in position
to prosecute it more vigorously before
The highest council of the nation. lie
would be
MORE VALUABLE THERE.
han III the Governors chair. The State
s now safely in the hands Of his follow
RS. The Legislature is largely made up
't the agricultural yocmanry Of the
State. The people arc in the saddle.
md he can safely leave the Governors
'halr to mount higher in prosecuting the
great work he is enlisted IN. The great
measures Of relief which the farmers Of
lhc country want must come from the |
National Congress, and he will be able
to Go more in the Senate Of the United
States than IN the Governors CHAIR"
swell, this thing IS really being dis
cusscd IN Carolina:"
'(lulctly, yes; and think it by no
means a remote possibility.'--Augusta
Chronicle.
Coy, Tillman,s Administration