The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-09
A TALK WITH CAPT. TILL
MAN.
He Give a Reporter Some Of His
Views of the Pending Issues
In South Carolina.


The Augusta correspondent of the
Charleston News and Courier writes
to that paper as follows:
Farmer B. II. Tillman, who IS
seeking the Office Of Governor of
South Carolina, was in Augusta to-
day teaching a new man the route
to deliver butter to his customers in
this city. Yourcorrespondent stop
ped Mr.. Tillman, who is an enthu-.
siastlc asplrant, and had short
conversation with him on the poll
tics of the Palmetto State.
| first asked him who would aid
him In stumping the State. He an
swered that Col. Y. J..Pope, Of New
berry, and Mr.. Eugene Gary, Of
Abbeyille, who are both after the
office Of Attorney General, aud Mr..
Il. l.. Farley, OF Spartanbnrg. who
is a candidate for Adjrtant and In
spector General. are booked to make
campaign speeches.
Then there is a contention be-
tween Messrs. Pope and Gary for
the same office?" inquired.
Yes, replied MIR. 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
Greenyille on the 10th, and am
going to speak, too, if | can get
there continued Mr.. Tlllman.
"What do you think Of Kolb's de-
feat in Alabama?" | next asked the
farmer, for your candidacy and
kolbis Is considered in the same
hight.
His retort to this pertinent ques-
tion was: Il see no analogy be-
tween mine and Kolb's candidacy,
for he ran as the Farmers Alliance
candidate out and out, and | do not
consider myself a candidate Of the
Alliance, for | advised the Alliance
not to enter politics, aud ] asked
them not TO take any action as an
organization in my behalf
swell, who nominated you at the
Convention held in Columbia last
March?"
.Why, the people, Of course" he
answered. "Tdat was no Alliance
meeting. All classes Of people were
invited to the Convention, but Of
course there were a number of farm
ers there. In fact you cannot hold
q meetingin Carolina without bring
ing the farmers IN"
MIR. Tillman then said that he
hoped two or three more candidates
would enter the race for Governor;
and gave as his reason for that de-
sire that all could not then speak at
the same meetings, and that would
give some Of them q chance to get
q rest.
As to the cry of any division
among the Carolina Democrats, |
MIR. Tillman said that was all nom
sense, for u am a simon-pure DEM
ocrat, and will abide BY the Demo- |
cratic Convention. The truth Of |
any division is between the Demo-
Gratis 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 can wag.
'Do you intend to answer Col. |
Buffers open letter in defence Of his |
management Of the affairs Of the
Board Of Agriculture?"
II will reply TO that in Green
yllle,n responded the farmer, who |
says he has encouraging reports
from all parts Of the State upon his
chances for his election. "Why,"
says Mr. Tillman, IF they will give
me a free vote and fair count | |
will scare the ringsters in Charles
ton. They are already scared; but |
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