The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-03
Strychnine. Iron and Guinine vs.. Till,na-

T. t!re Editor of The Herald ant
News: Having decided to take few day
oil 10 recuperate, your dilapidated typo
suffering from combination of dis
eases, known first and most conspic
uou>!y as Tillmania, sought some
quiet place to undergo a course o
medicine. When We landed we found
oursclf in beautiful little Clinton, Ger
tainly a healthful little town, where
pass the hours away drinking gooG
water and otherwise enjoying myself.
So far We notice no difference in oul
| health, but we are still using DR.. Hous.
eal'S >trychnine, iron and quinine, mot
| guaranteed to cure Tillmania) and hope
in few days to be ut our post.
We are at present in the champion
Tillman county of the State. Don't un-
derstand me to say that Laurens Coun-
ty is composed Of nothing but Tillman
+ men, but it is nearly so. Here in Clin-
ton we find q few ''artis," but they ac-
knowledge they are in the minority,
and only ask for their rights to be
respected.
We happened to be present at the
meeting OF the Democratic club Of this
(lfuntcr's( Township on Saturday last,
the proceedings Of which showedSthe
way the wind was blowing, and it was
direct for TillNan. There were about
POO present, and heard only two men
say they were not for Tillnan. This
county has a peculiar way, to our mind,
Of running their political machines.
Each township is allowed nine dele
gates to a county convention, it mat
tiers not what the strength Of the town
ship may be. 1t is said to be mutual
agreement to allow each township the
same number of delegates. What would
Newberry say to that?
So far l4aurenS is solid for the farm
ers' candidate, for every club has elected
delegates save the one at the court
house, and the Tillman men claim that
township for Tillman. We say hurrah
for Laurens! (Foice- hurrah for Till
manD
At this writing we have heard moth
ing from Newberry concerning the re-
cent convention except that delegates
were elected to the August Convention.
We do not know how they were in
structed, but if we had beer on the
floor of that convention (where We
would have been had health permitted),
We should have been there yet, before
consenting to vote for a primary.
Allow me q little more space and I
will tell you why:
Why was the August Convention
not called at the time the September
Convention was called. That is, when
the Executive Committee was at first
in session why did they not call both
conventions?
/. Because the Executive Committee
did not think that Tillman would be so
hard to beat in a convention as they
now see that he will. "a voice-A
trick! 4 tricky
.. Because they did not know wheth-
er Messrs. Earle and Bratton wanted a
primary or not, (the 81 conference had
not yet decidedly. As soon as they said
they wanted primary the Committee
ordered the August Convention. Till
man has been asking for primary for
four years, and then he had to force
Earle and Bratton to ask for it before
be got it.
Now, Mr.. Editor, bear with me
little longer, and will ask few ques-
tions:
"Does not this action of the Execu-
tive Committee show that the 'antis' |
will do oanything to beat Tillman?"
Now, want the readers of The Her. |
aid and News to bear this in mind: |
When the August Convention meets,
II 1t so desires, it can elect a new Exec
utive Committee (Which we need and
20 into the nomination of State officers
+ it sees fit so to do. A convention of
The people is supreme, and certainly
has more power than a one-sided EX-
ecutive Committee.
Don't understand me to say that this
will be done, but it can be. Now, if
such should be the case, when the Sep
.enber Convention meets the other fac
ion will nominate their ticket, and
here would be two tickets in the field
with a probability Of three. Now
what we want to ask is this: Who will
,e responsible for this state of affairs?
We answer, the State Executive Com
nittee. Why could they not have let
veil enough alone? And I will here
'rove that what the Executive Com
nittee has done was not according 10
Chairman Hoyt's ideas. Read the
from his pen:
"The other demand Of the 3 ! section Of the
conventions platform is as follows.
w e demand that the delegates to the State :
'omlnatlng Convention shall. be chosen by r
Urinary election on the same day that the
ther officers are nominated, and that all the i
ountles shall hold these primaries on the |
anne day, to-wit, che last Tuesday in August I
+ each election year.
1T Is not clear whether the author Of the
latform meant that this portion should 60
nto erect at once, but presume it was so Z
Intended. This demand is equally unfol tun- =
tie with the preceding clause. There is no
ower to regulate the election of delegates Y
0 me Stale Convention and dictate the mode
1 their selection. Certainly the State E1ecu- .
I've Committee has no authority in the prem. J.
Ses and it has never attempted to exercise {
ny control otthis matter. T
Zach countyis entirely free to provide its
wn mode OF choosing delegates to the State
and this has been the case all the a
Thile. No power can prevent any county
rom eIectlng its delegates by primary, and
is equally true that no power can compel ]
ny county to adopt the primary for this
urpoSe. Y
THE proposition to hold primary elections :.
or delegat $ on the same day in all the
ountles is altogether out of the question, un-
>SS the counties agree thereto. IL would take +
time 10 make the agreement, G
'r what would suit one locality M lght prove
to others. At any rate the way
open for any county to order the election T
delegates by the primary system whenever .
chooses, and Tie election will be valid and
Now, brother TiIlman men, we ask i
on in all sincerity to notice all these ]
tile inconsistencies in passing along t
le line to victory. Stand firm. BE '
lenI And after the 10Th of Sentemher @
'e will look back from the top of the
adder of success, with Captain Tillman t
n the topmost round, and exclaim: &
'ictory is ours! Who acted the most L
Hoping that old Newberry will in
he wind up be where she is in the
eginning, for Tillman first, last, and S
Il the time, am i whole-souled /
TILLMAN1AC.
Clinton, :. c., June 30th, 1890. t
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