The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-13
SOUTH CAR0LINA'S FIGHT.
THE ANTI TILLMANIIES DOING ALE
THY CIV To BEAT nm.

TIllmnn has Many OF the County OrPnntIa.
tIoRS-Tho cities AID Most os the News
papers Oppose Him-WHl the Fight Dis
rupt the Democratic PartTI
CHARLESTON, July 1.-THE nth week OF the
bitterest political light that has evor occurred
in South Carolina since the CARPET lag and
negro government was overtbrown in 1916.
closed to-day with meeting at Chester
field, one OF tho few counties In the state which
Is not connected with the outer world by either
railroad or telegraph. During the week meet
inRs were held In tour counties, two OF which
are counted for Earle. the regular Democratic
nominee for Governor and two for Till
man. the Alliance candidate. Tn to this
time twenty-one out OF the thirty
five counties OF tho State have been
canvassed. Out OF these twenty-one coun-
ties the Tillmanites claim seventeen or
the fourteen counties remaining to be can
vassed. the 1ilmanites say they will be able to
carry ten. hut the claim is very loudly disputed
by the regular Democrats. Since the opening
OF the campaign delegates TO the State Nomi-
mating Convention have been elected In nine
counties having q total representation OF sew
enty-eieht delegates. or this number seventy
two delegates. representing eight counties. nre
Instructed to vote for Tlman. and six dele
gates representing ono county, are pledged to
vote against him. Tho whole number of delo-
gates to the State Convention is 800, q major
ity being necessary to nominate.
AS was foreshadowed In this correspondence,
the fight has become so bitter that 1t Is almost
impossible at this time to avoid split in the
Democratic ranks. The anti Tillman faction
Of the Democratic party. who have been work
ing heretofore strictly within the rules Of the
party, have been irritated almost beyond for
beararce by the aggressive and what they
term the outrageously unfair tactics OF the
Tillmantes, This INDIGNATION naterialized
yesterday in aconferemce OF all the Democrats
in the state who are opposed TO Tillman and
his methods.
1t was by long odds the largest political con-
ventiun that has ever met In south Carolina.
and II was composed OF the very flower OF tho
Democracy. he object OF The Convention was
to agree upon some organized plan to fight
tTillmanism IN the several counties of the
days, but, beyond the adoption OF pl atform
dennuncing nilimansm and the BOYCOTT
TiImsnite s ana iRs Mppontne tt Central eH
nothing seems TO have been done. The more
effort to plunge at once into the breach but
they we're overrued. and final action was de-
The issue upon which the battle will turn is
the question whether the delegates 70 the
state Nominating Convention shall be elected
regular State ,Democlntie Executive Commit
tee have called a State Convention 70 meet in
August. The regular Democrats think they
can heat Tillmen IL primary elections are or
dered in every county'on the same date,so as to
prevent lillman from transpIanting his voters
from one county to another as they assert he ID |
Tho TiiImanites. on the other hand have cap
tured the Democratic machinery in many OF
the upper counties and some Of the lower ones. |
1t will DO remembered that the Nominating |
Convention does not meet until September;
the wind is blowing is the publication Of an
headed The Primary, or Split" In it the
= the fate of the Democratic party in this
State and It's unity and integrity will depend
that Convention fails TO respond to the de-
mand Of the party for primary it must take
A very singular feature OF this campaign is
the fact that four Of the Ave daily news
published in the state aPd ever four
ing tho Timan movement. despite the frantic
efforts of the IilImanites TO boycott them:
IL The tic state is E2i against he
Hnaie to account for the Impetus that has
been given to tho revolution that seems TO
S and there re. are n9 bs new
relied to leave tho State In case Tillman 10
It Is impossible at this time to place the
negro in this fight. Zach side accuses the
other OF co9uettIng With t Sambo; but Sambo
now In a state OF hilariousness not known
since 1876.
COLUMBIA. s.. c.. July 1.-THE Augusta
Chronicle which has taken a conservative posi-
ton in regard 10 the South Carolina campaign
and has treated both sides impartially, says
to-day:
Tho political situation In South Carolina is
indeed n critical one. Capt Tillman Is regard
ed as q !lrebrand OF the most inrendiRry ma
ture, and there is deep upcompromisiug ha-
tired against him. Serious results would fol-
low anything ike riot at the campaign meet
ing now In Progress II one pistol should be
fired or any reckless act perpetrated which
would precinita,e bloodshed. no would be one
OF the first men killed"
Information from Washin Gton is to the effect
that Congressman George D. Tilman fears his
brother will be killed before tho campaign is
over. 1t is said that TiIlman has been advised
by his family not 10 speak at Orangeburg. the
home OF Judge Izlar who has been charged BY
Tilmnn with being three times periprer and
unit TO sit on the bench. senator Hampton
bns berome very mucL disturbed about tho
condition Of affairs which is also attracting
the attention of the lenders OF the party in
Washington, who fear the breach will allow the
to come in and capture several
ConGre. smen. They are anxious for the Joint
meetings to be discontinued and an effort
made 10 reconcile tho factions. This will
hardly he done.