The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-05-28
T4S FARMERS CONFERENCE.
i second Consultation OF Those Opposes
g., m, .c,;ou of The, Marcl; Convention.

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,rr;,i;c AMI Iiilman Farmers Con
ference began It's session " the sit
iiuy room OF The itotel Jerome ut 9
o clock this morning. The several
counties were represcntedas follows:
!;bberille-Elhs G. Graydon; Al
llcn-A. w. CushmmI and Claude E.
Sawyer; Anderson-Lewis J. Camp
bell: Barnwell-L. ". Yomans:
Berkeley-C. st. &. Sinlller; Charles
ton-W. &. Hinson: Chester-R. I.
Mockbee: Clarendon-J. 4. Mills. S.
j. McFadden and ". N. Plowden:
r. Denny; Fairfield
Thomas W. Woodward and I. L.
Johnson; Florenca-E. W. Johnson;
Georsetown-S. III. Ward; Ho1ry-
Jeremiah Smith: kershaw-A. H.
Boykin and II. Baum: Laurens-W.
G. Sullivan and S. D. Darlington;
Lexington-Thcodorc L Holtzhauser;
Marion-D. ". Bethea; Newberry-
j. r. Davidson: Orangeburg-J. a.
Peterkin AMI Dr.. J. ". Summers;
Richland-J. C. f. Sims: Spartan
brus-J. W. St,'iblins; Sumter-John
J. Dargan; Williamsburg-Edward
Harper: York-Iredell Jones.
It will be seen that twenty-foru
counties were represented by thirty
one conferees. The counties of Alb
bevlle. Aiken, Berkeley. Chester,
Edsefcld, Florence. Georgetown,
Horny and Newbe,ly. which were
not represented at the first Confer
ence, had corferees present to-day,
while the conferees vino attended the
first meeting from Beau ort, Cole
ton, Chesterfield and Hampton were
unable to be present, but sent letters
expressing their hearty support OF
the objects of thc conference.
McsSIs Graydon and Sawyer are
not farmers, butare deeply interested
in the movement. and were admitted
to the Conference.
The Conference WIS not pubic
one. sitting with closed doors. There
was, no occasion for publicity. how
ever. as the discussions were desu-
tory and committee-like. Nearly al
the conferees spoke. giving reports
OF the condition OF sentiment i'll tholr
several counties and Their individual
opinions as to the best course to
adopt.
It was early made manifest that &
convention would not be called.
Speeches for and against such action
were made, but when q vote was had
only three OF four voted for Il con
ventiou. The large majority did not
desire to adopt any plan which sa-
yored of Tillnanism or looked like
going outsideIof theDemocratic party.
The Anti-Tillman Conference met
again at $50 and after voting down
propositions to nominate candidate
for Governor and to appoint II cam
paign committee adjourned Mem
bers of the conference subsequently
met and discussed the availability OF
various prominent gentlemen for tbs
Office of Governor. A poll being ia.
ken, it was found that a majority ex
pressed themselves in favor Of Gen
John Bratton, of Fairfield, Col
James L. Orr, G. GGreenville, being 6
close second. It is understood that
when the conferees go home those IL
favor of Gen. Bratton will interest
themselves in having letters writer
to him from their counties request
ing him to announce himself as a can
didate. This is news picked up here
and there. The conferces when ap
preached said, what was true, that the
Conference itself had taken no action
that they would like to get as many
candidates as possible out: thai
whatever was done would be
pone unoficially and that the cxpres
sion of opinion would bind nobody
A conferee stated that there wa:
a very strong feeling that Col. Or
was the most available man, but i
had been found impossible to ascer
tain whether he would make the race
if requested to do 50. His associates
he said, did not want to leave with
out expressing @ preference, which
would indicate & nucleus for common
action. A number of the conferee
left on this afternoons and tonight
trains. Some will remain until to
morrow. The situation does no
seem to have been affected much b,
the Conference. What is done here
after will be by individuals. Any on
who becomes candidate will have ;
fair showing to develop his strength
but those who propose to run shoule
not put off the start too long.
Col. John J. Dargan was asked to
day whether he would not meet Capt
Tillman at Eastover, in this county
on the 2Sth inst, and have a LITTLE
public talk with him about that ''Ju
das" business. He said: 'The cit
liens of Eastover originally invited
Capt. Tillman and me to address
them on that day. I accepted tn
invitation, but was then informed
that Capt. Tillman would not b.
there, and that the meeting We:
strictly an Alliance gathering. Nov
I think these strictly Alliance gath
erings are very much needed at thi:
time all over the State, and I would
not like such purpose on the par
of the people of Eastoyer to be de
feated, but at the same time it would
have suited me very well indeed i
the original programme could have
been carried out, as it will be grea;
disappointment to the people of ad
joining counties who were invited tc
attend and hear the Joint discussion.
Col. Dargan was told that the Green
vile News had suggested that any per
sonal issue between himself and Capt.
Tillman should be settled at some
other than the Democratic canpaign
meeting at Anderson. He replied
IT wolld infinitely prefer meeting