The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-23
TILLNAN'S CAMPAIGN.
The Farmer Politician Sets
- South Carolina on Fire.
IT MAY END in BLOODSHED.
The Grcatest Battle Ever Fought In
the South-Dcmocrats Rcpudlatc
tho Alliance CaudIdatc...A
Split In tho Democracy.

oliua, or tho Tillmsn movement, rs 1t !
called, Is the one subject 10 which is nov
directed with increasing energy the at
iention Of almost oyery man, woman ant
child in this State. A common error II
mos, OF tho reports which have beer
sent out about-this great fight is tha
Tillmsn represents feeling which
amounts to an uphoaving force and I
revolutionary spirit In the people OF this
State. This Is not true.
The so.cslled farmers movement rep
resents nothing hut Tillman himself
When the movement is truly interpret
ed it means "make room for me-make
room for my lieutenants." This Is shown
conClusively by the patent fact that the
war cries Of the revolutionist have had
no Sl0san Tor single solitary principle,
either poiLica! or economic. Thereis O
cry and apparently tidal wave for Till.
man, with or without principle or reas.
on. Had thete been no Tillman there
would have been no threatened disrup.
ton in the Democratic party.
TtLLMAS LOOKS LIKE A. WINNER.
In some unnccountable way it would
now seem that Farmer Tillman has the
bes! chances OF becoming South Caro-.
linas next Governor. TIE farmers seem
t, think that as he ia farmer they are
responsible for his election. The ALI.
ancc, q strong and well organized body,
is supposed to be secretly working in
Tillman's interests, although they dis.
claim any connection with politics. All
OAice-2eckers who have heretofore been
unsuccessful, are very generally par.
tlsaus OF the farmers movements in the
hope OF il,atng into Office on the wave
which f'iifmtn has made, and on which
he will probably get into the Guberna.
torial chair. The straightout Democlat
are, OF course, opposed to Tillman's can.
ditacY. The two factions are known as
Tillmanites and regulars, or straightouts.
The antngonism between the parties is
bitter in the extreme. The campaign
meetings which are held are incubators
Of i!l-ieelinf. TIL, meetings were in
tended to be educational. They have
resulted in abusive and personal en-.
counters, precipitated generally, but not
always, by Tillman and his allies, and
the war wakes hotter as the meetings
increase.
MEETINGS THREATEN BLooDsHED.
No one here would be surprised to
hear Of deadly riots if this sort Of thing
continues. 1t has been the practice Of
Tillman 10 gain sympathizers by charg-
ing the State Government with .corrup.
ton, and telling the farmers they are
overburdened with taxes. Yet when
brought TO tho pinch he has been able
10 prove very little. Many conservative
farmers have lost faith in him, and it is
honestly believed that could the NOM
ination be postponed Tillman's own ac-
lions would defeat him. There can be
no doubt but that he is losing instead Of
gaining strength. His wave is now at
its heighth. The straightout Democrats
arc working quietly.
They have demanded primary cleo
ton for delegates 10 the Nominating
Convention. Ii this demand is granted
they positively expect to beat Tillman.
The TiItmanites are afraid of o primary
election and will refuse it il possible. OF
the delegates already elected 72 are for
Tillmau and Gopposed to him. There
are 326 delegates yet to be elected. All
the towns and cities are against Tillman,
his entire strength coming from, rural
districts. A Campaign Committee Of the
Stsaightouts is hard ut work to beat
Tillman.
Tillman declares that heis in danger
OF being assassinated, 40 high does the
feeling run. General Earle. OF Sumpter
and General Bratton, OF Fairfield, are
the straightout candidates for Governor
The camgaign this far has been the hot
test ever held in the State, not except
ing that OF 1876, and there is every
promise that it will be still warmer.
TIE SEVENTH WEEK OF TIE FIGHT.
The sixth week Of the canvas closet
yesterday. Tho Tillman faction asser
that when all the counties elect dele
gates they will have e6O out OF the 80
delegates. The net result OF the week
canvass has been to internally the bitter
ness and 10 widen the breach between
the two factions, il that were possible.
1t is moro than probable that Tillmal
in the near future may fiud himself witt
three important personal affairs on hi
hands,. He openly charges several prom
inent Democrats with having desiSne,
his assassination. News was received
to-day from Beaufort county, that tn
Democratic County Committee ha'
deCiIed not to hold Il mnss meeting, ant
newa also comes from Tillman to th
effect that no will not speak in Charles
ton, where mass meeting is to be hell
on the eth inst,
or the seven Democratic Congressmel
the only one that stands chance Of RI
election is George d. ri!lman, brothe
OF tho candidate for Governor, who ha
been iudorsed by the Tillmanites. Th
Alliance expects to capture the other
and elect congressman pledged to tn
Sub-Treasury scheme.
As a sample OF tho incidents whicl
are rapidly precipitating serious trouble
the encounter n. Marion on Thursda
may be cited. Captain Tillman attacke
the NerJ and Courier, referring to it n
"infamous." Oue OF tho correspondent
who was present resented this languas
and heatedlv exclaimed: "Iou-are n
internal liar!" Tillman and the new!
paper man faced each other with les
than five feet between them. !.
on THE EDGE OF A RIOT.
The vast audience began to sway wit
excitement. A chorus OF voices shou
ed: "Put him OF the stand" and thel
was wild rush made for tho platform
General Earle, General Bonham an
other friends on the platform advance
and placed themselves at the sides
Hugllsou, while score or more OF ant
Tillman men crowded on the stage wit
open knives and other weapons. II
crowd continued yelling: "Put him ol
put him of !"
: Three or four policemen with draw
clubs Jumped on tho platform and star
ed toward Huehson, who stood with OF
hand on his hip.pocket and deted the
to put their hands on him. Hug hson
friends crowded around him and the p
licemen were forced back to the groun
The platform was packed with men, ar
every moment threatened o hand.t
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