The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-10-17
A BAD STATE OF AFFA,pc
"ep"biican Congressman Iik.,,. .
Succeed Perry.

| Succeed Perry.
SPiRTANBURG, Oct. 7-Tbo ,.
u"y nominations is destined -
an"pe political events which MAN,
.,'uch 10 South Carolina. 1t NAV brinn
."o now divided Democratic f.otians
'osether and it may precipita,, :, cri.iS
mi'ich may defeat Captain Til,m,n ras
Governor also send a Repuhlican ~
congress from the Fourth ~
Inc present situation in South csro
una IS the gravest that has exjs,sa
a'iicc lo"' Judge Haskels mapifesto
'e'ns in s. business from the word 90. It
SsrAa9 Sra hfarEds hGfah11d,s play: While the mnioritv
1t is by,;lnnn lnnnuetrrTsffssP PositloT5I oT5IagorlIy
Duncan%'Sc n%'Scileved, however ttss,wnttyh
pending H.nilhation would aMoANajor
tualIy clear Sheil Seil movement eIC ae Ma
The Governor;p r;pIaln Tillman's nath VII
tr,ce hacs 'I. rHsigne1 Thm,r r,g But if Captai"o
will never consent to- "EH EsHwAhu trouble
and, in opposing the latter, they will
| wage warfare against all his allies.
This straw will show which way the
wind blows.
| DR.. J. f. Ensor, white Republican
Of this city, has already been nOmina-
ted Ivy the Republicans of this district
for Congress. lie is at present Unit
ed States rading deputy. During the
Republican administration of South
! Carolina he was superintendent Of the
lunatic asylum. His official record is
said to be unimpcachable and his char
acter as a citizen beyond question.
Among the Democrats OF this district
he has many warm personal friends.
a. prominent Ventiemen told me last
night that Il number OF strong Demo-
Gratis have declared their intention to
r support Ensor in opposition to Shell.
} IL the latter is nominated the negro
majority of course prevails in the dis
trict, and with white Democrats to
keep an eye on the ballot box, who can
say that EnSor would not be nominat-
j. ed7
6 Let those who shrug their should
i ers at the Haskell manifesto look the
u situation throughout the State square
~ ly in the face. From d parallel stand
% point there are at least 1850 Republi-
u can voters in the District, which are Of
. feet by only 5000 Democratic voters. AT
! least 20 per cent. OF the Democratic
"a voters were opposed to the nomination
~ of Tillman, and 10 per cent. are still
~ opposed to him, or per cent. woult
- not array themselves against move
- ment to defeat him by an Independent
blChtJ. IlclclOIC III Lilt
%rthOrdoX Democratic convention
80 80 which is called to meet III Columbia OF
" Tuesday next, puts out Il ticket it viii
receive the almost solid support of tn,
Republicans, and there will be enough
in white Democratic sympathiZers ant
allies to see that the ballots are put ii
= the box and counted.
10, a victory is never won till the foe
Ell disarmed.
)r, The prevailing opinion is that tn
We following ticket OF the Straightout
nj will be nominated by the COrolina con
~. yentiOn on Tuesday next: GOverno
)i- \. G.. Haskell; Lieutenant GoVerno
or w. j.. Mauldin; Secretary OF State. ,
20 q. Marshall; Comptroller General, GcI
lat eral Il. Bacon; Adjutant and InSpectC
la. General, NJ. l.. Bonham; Treasurer, =
ed w. Woodward.
&C. After Duncan's defeat became appa
is ent many influential citizens here WI
:. yesterday expressed disapproval of tt
proposed opposition to Tillman change
their opinion and will now no doul
lCS enter into any honorable method
vi, defeat the election of him and his tic
~ ~, ct.
Dy Ensor, the Republican candidate,
'la enthuastic over the result. and con
leu IDENTIFY expresses his ability to defe
up Captain Shell at the polls.-Augus
'oS Chronicle.
the Il. Il. TILLMAN, as certain as he liv
the will be the next Governor OF Sou
the Carolina, and the men in the Den
and cratic party who splits the party by ri
by ming an opposition ticket will reg
their action when it is too late.