The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-27
THE FARM EI'S' TICKET.
A STATEMENT THAT THE ORIGINAL
PROGRAMME HAS BEEN CHANGED.

\" "oH "ickrt t" be Nomiunted-Cnptnir
ii'imnn O"cIni ed ip b. Out Of ih- Encs
for tsoYvruor.
GrrrHv:lle Hcwp, 2uth,
In view Of the present state of Of
fairs i'll State politics, the presence in
the city yesterday Of Capt. C. Wash
Shell, OF Lnurens, chairman of the
State Farmers Association end signel
of the now famous "Manifesto' and
call for thcNInrch 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
i'll conference, at the office OF the
State Alliance Exchange, with Mama
ger Donaldson, Of the Exchange,
Chairman Leonard Williams, of the
County Fairness Association, and
members OF the delegation to the
March Convention. That during
Captain Shells visit there was a talk
i'll regard to tha March convention
was ascertaincd from conversations
with gentlemen who met him, but
further than that the gentlemen had
nothing to say.
Rcferring to statement which has
been repeatedly made i'll regard to
the original call for the March con-
vention stated III 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 tn" opinion that u majority
OF the unlnStluctcd delegates to the
March convention Will vote for nomi-
nations.
ApTopOS OF the coming farmers
convention, Il reporter for the Daily
News learned yesterday that Il letter
has been received from Capt. Ben
Tlllman by Il gentleman III the city
who had written to him regarding his
candidacy ior the Governorship, in
which Captain Tillman earnestly
urged his correspondent not to allow
his anne to be presented to the con-
vCntiOn ~ = candidate for Governor
and declaring that he was not Il can
didatc. Captain Tillman went on to
state that he was conscious that there
were ether men IN the State whose
conservatism itself made them much
better qualified for the place than
himself. He declared that the action
Of the EIgcficld convention in nomi-
mating him had been directly against
his wishes and that the mention of
his name by The Lanrcns mass meet
ing had bI"n brought about by Cap
tam Shell entirely without his lnOwl-
edge.
There have been numerous predic-
tons rs to what the March conven-
ton Will ,lo. There is one plan of
action which has been talked Of in u
QucS way amlong themenmost promi-
ncnt III the ,Lurch convention move
mcnt AMI which has been received
with the greatest favor by those who
have considered il, SO much that it is
not altogether guess work to say that
the convention will in all probability.
adopt ii. There are the best of rea-
sons for believing that the plan has
received the sanction OF the active
workers in th2 convention movement
in different sections of the State.
Information Of the scheme, of which
nothing has been said publicly here
tofOrc, comes indirectly but from Il
source which stamps it with authori-
ty. According to this programme. the
the convention called in Columbia on
the 9th inst. will meet, and, first of
all, adopt II strong and outspokcn
platform. Il will then nominotc can
didatcS for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor. No other nominations
will be made, the rest of the ticket
being lett blank A committee will
then be appointed to plan campaign
arranging for mass meetings. in all
parts Of the Stat at which the con.
vcntion'S choice for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor and candidates
for other State offices who may pre-
sent themselves will speak. This
campaign will be i'll advance of the
August convention, Of course, and
will be with II view to securing the
endorsement Of the nominees of the
March convention by the August con
VentiOl.
Is is argued in behalf Of this plan
that it would overcome the strongest
objection urged against the nominal
ton Of q complete ticket by the
sZtH412.F2h meeting i'll that instead of al
raymg i'll opposition the strength OF
the numerous candidates Propositions
on the State ticket, it would bring to
the support of the Farmers Move
mcnt platform and nominees the full
strength Of nll the candidates for the
places left blank on the ticket.
After the departure Of Captain
Shell from the city yesterday, one OF
the GroenVillc delegation to the
March convention said: "You cal
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