The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-27
THE FARM t.H;S' TICKET.
A STATEMENT THAT THE ORIGINAL
PROGRAMME HAS BEEN CHANGED.

'" ",Ii .'irl.r, 1" br Nomimatcd- Captain
iiumn" n"r'n'ch - b" Out Of ia" Face
i"r Gov; ~ -.
Or, ,'',v. .iic Sewn, .nth.
In view of thc present state of af-
fairs III State politics, the presence in
the city yesterday Of Capt. G. Wash
Shell, OF La,lrcnS. chairman of the
State Farmers Association %nd signer
Of the nov famous "NIanilcsto' and
call for hciIarch convention, could not
fail to attract som" 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
III conf renee, ut the office Of the
State Alliance Exchange. with Mama
ger Donaldson, OF the Exchange,
Chairman Leonard Williams. Of the
County Faimc;s' Association, and
members OF TN" delegation to the
March Convention. That daring
Captain Shells visit there was Il talk
III regard to III March convention
was asccrtaincu from conversations
with gentlemen who met HIM. but
Further than thn; the gentlemen had
nothing to SAY.
lt"fcrlilg 10 a stat t"mcnt which has
been rcn2oir;llv mn,r IN rr~nrI to
the original call for the March con-
vcntion stated in the presence Of
several gentlemen that Ben Tillmln
positively hal nothing to do with the
Enrw nniLin,, hntornL,nJ nf ,'L,t =
cnnt,innI I,ninin Shn,l ,1.n ox
prrs.;,I iIn nn;n;ou t;,,t - ,,,io,;t>. =.
Of fine unin.d :uctnI ,lnlrn,!rs 10 thn
March rol,yrntion viii ynir rn, no,ni,
notions
Anyon,. .; thn cominr f,,.mrr.'
couTyrii,n =, rnn,rtnr fnr tbn Doilv
News ,;..rr,i vn,trr.i,v th,t , lnftnr
has br;j, received from (,ont Ron
TilluY, bv = ,.,.nilr,,ou ~ thn ritv
wnn pYl v.ri;..,n ;n Inn ranrrlinr hi.
cauli,!,ry 10. thr Govrrno,shin in
which (',n,,iu T;il,,n n,run.tlv
ur.yrl his cnr,rsnonIrnt not 70 n]]ov
his n.t.l., 1n be presented to thc con.
vrnt :un =, 4 vnndjIntr for Goycruor
and t,ylari,,,y thot hr was rot , c,r-
diIatr. Cantain Tillmnn went ON to
state Tia; H.. was conscious hat tncro
were G:!ln;, inrn m thc St"tc whose
consr;vn,;. ;.m itself modc thcm much
better qualified for thc nlncc thon
himself. iir declared thot thr or,ion
OF thr T., ,,l.y.:irll cnnyrutim IN noni.
natinu hi,n hld been directly AGAINST
his wishes M!l that thc mention of
his nam, by ii.c Inupns mass meet
ing hai b.rn brouyh; about bv Cap
tain Shell entirely without hi; Enowl-
edge.
Thcrr I,;v., been numerous prcdic-
tiOnS ~ 10 what the March convcn-
ton will ,ir. There is one rlan of
action wi,.vn has nr2u talked OF in Il
uu.cS w;r nMirny thcmsnm most promi-
ncnt III the ,in"rh convention move.
mrlt ;ml which has been received
with in" m.,.itr!t favor by those who
have cuIi.s:i;,.,',.l i. SO much that it is
not nltn4rtip'r guess work to say that
the comy.ntinn will in all probability.
alup, il. There are The best of rca
sons IOi' believing thai the plan has
received t.,, sanction OF the active
workers in ,h,' convention movement
in different sections OF the State
Information Of the scheme, of which
nothing iiA% been said publicly here
toforc, comes indirectly but from Il
source whicil stamps it with authori
ty. According TO this programme, tho
the convention callcd in Columbia on
the 2Tth insi Will meet. and, first OF
all. ad"pt strong and outspokcl
platform. Il will then nominotc can
didat"@ for Governor and Lieutenant
Gov"rn"r. No other nominations
will be nlaiH. Che rest Of thc ticket
being lrlt blank \ committee vii
thru b" appointed TO plan campaign
Arranging ior mass meetings III al
parts OF the Stat at which the con
Lieutenant Governor and candidates
for other Stat" Offices who may pre-
sent themselves will speak. Thi:
campaign Will be III advance OF tn
August convention. Of course, anc
will be with IL view to securing tn
endorsement oi tine lomnccS of TIN
March convention by the August con
v"ntion.