The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
THE FARMERS TICKET.
A STATEMENT THAT THE ORIGINAL
PROGRAMME HAS BEEN CHANGED.

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Ia STATEMENT THAT THE ORIGINAL
| PROGRAMME HAS BEEN CHANGED.
No Full Ticket TO be Nominnted-Captain
STillman Declared to be Out Of the Nace
for Goyernor.
Greenville News, 2yth.
In view Of :the present state Of Of
fairs in State politics, the presence in
the city yesterday of Capt. G. Wash
Shell, of Larens, chairman of the
State Farmers Association and signer
! of the now famous '.NIanifesto" and
call for theMarch convention, could not
fail to attract some attention and set
speculation to work IN local political
circles. Captain Shell came up in the
| morning and returned on the after
| noon train. While in the city, he was
In conference, at the Office of the
State Alliance Exchange, with Mana
ger Donaldson, Of the Exchange,
Chairman Leonard Williams, of the
County Farmers Association, and
members Of the delegation to the
March Convention. That during
Captain Shells visit there was talk
in regard to the March convention
was ascertained from conversations
with gentlemen who met him, but
further than that the gentlemen had
nothing to say
Referring to statement which has
been repeatedly made in regard to
the original call for the March con-
vention stated in the presence of
several gentlemen that Ben Tillman
positively had nothing to do with the
preparation of that call and that he
knew nothing beforehand Of what it
contained. Captain Shell also ex-
pressed the opinion that a majority
of the uninstructed delegates to the
March convention will vote for nomi-
nations.
Apropos of the coming farmers
convention, a reporter for the Daily
News learned yesterday that letter
has been received from Capt. Ben
Tillman by a gentleman in the city
who had written to him regarding his
candidacy for the Governorship, in
which Captain Tillman earnestly
urged his correspondent not to allow
his name to be presented to the con-
vention as a candidate for Governor
and declaring that he was not a can
didate. Captain Tillman went on to
state that be was conscious that there
were other men in the State whose
conservatism itself made them much
better qualified for the place than
himself. He declared that the action
of the Edgeield convention in nomi-
mating him had been directly against
his wishes and that the mention of
his name by the Lamens mass meet
ing had been brought about by Cap
tain Shell entirely without his nowl-
edge.
There have been numerous predic-
tons as Ehat-tAAe-AIIsas-:cch conven-
ton Will do. There is one pfaN-of7
action which has been talked of IN
quiet way among themen most proml-
nent in the March convention move
ment and which has been received
xith the greatest favor by those who
have considered it, $50 much that it IS
not altogether guess work to say that
the convention Will in all probability,
adopt it. There are the best of rea-
sons for believing that the plan has
received the sanction Of the active
workers in the convention movement
in different sections of the State.
Information Of the scheme, of which
nothing has been said publicly here
tofore, comes indirectly but from
source which stamps it with authorl-
ty. According to this programme, the
the convention called in Columbia on
the 27th inst. will meet, and, first OF
all, adopt a strong and outspoken
platform. It will then nominote can
didates for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor. No other nominations
Will be made, the rest Of the ticket
being left blank A committee will
then be appointed to plan campaign,
arranging for mass meetings in all
parts of the Stat at which the con-
ventions choice for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor and candidates
for other State Offices who may pre-
sent themselves will speak. This
campaign will be in advance of the
August convention, of course, and
will be with view to securing the
endorsement ofrsthe nominees OF the
March convention by the August con-
yentlon.
Is is argued in behalf of this plan
that it would overcome the strongest
objection urged against the nomina-
ton of complete ticket by the
March meeting in that instead OF al
raying in opposition the strength of
the numerous candidates Propositions
| on the State ticket, it would bring to
the support of the Farmers Move
ment platform and nominees the full
strength Of all the candidates for the
places left blank on the ticket.
After the departure of Captain
Shell from the city yesterday, one Of
the Greenyille delegation to the
March convention said: You can
rest assured that Ben Ti!lnan will
not be the nominee Of the March con
vention, if anybody is nominated.
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yasaries of:Tennessec Justice.
Three weeks ago, in tho criminal
court of Shelby county, a negro was
sentenced to serve three years in the
penitentiary for stealing th~ee loayes
of bread. 1t was the law. Two
! ueels 400 q white man in the Grim