The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-06-12

AUGUSTA, ga, June 7.-Farmer B. II.
Tillman, who is seeking the Office Of
Governor of South Carolina, was in Au.
gusta to day teaching new man the
route to deliver butter 10 his customers
in this city. Your correspondent stop
ped Mr. Tillman, who is an enthusiastic
aspirant, and had short conversation
with him on the politics of the Palmetto
State.
I FIRST asked him who would aid him
in stumpiug the State. He answered
that Col. Y. j. Pope, of Newberry, and
Mr.. Eugene Gary, of Abbeville, who are
both after the Office of Attorney General,
and MIR. 81. L. Farley, of Spartanburg,
who is q candidate for Adjutant and In.
spector General, are booked to make cam:
paign speeches.
"Then there is contention between
Messrs Pope and Gary for the same
Office ?''
EYES," replied Mr.. Tillman, "they are
both after the same Office. Each man
will take hia own skillet through, but
they will preach from my platform.
They will all be in Greenville on the
10th, and I am going to speak, too, if [
can get there" continued Mr.. Tillman.
"What do you think of Kolb's defeat
in Alabama?" next asked the farmer,
for your candidacy and Kolb's is consid.
cred in the same light"
His retort to this pertinent question
was: 81 see no analogy between mine
and Kolb's candidacy, for he ran as the
Farmers Alliance candidate out and
out, and T do not consider myself q can
didate of the Alliance, for I advised the
Alliance not to enter politics, and I ask
ed them not to take any action rs an
organization in my behalf"
"Well, who nominated you at the
Convention held in Columbia last
March ?"
"Why, the people, of course" he an
swered. "That was no Alliance meeting.
All classes-of people were invited to the
Convention, but of course there we're a
number of farmers there. In fact you
cannot hold meeting in Carolina with.
out bringing the farmers in.''
MIR. Tillman then said that he hoped
two or three more candidates would enter
the race for Governor, and gave as his
reason for that desire that all could not
then speak at the same meetings, and
that would give some of them chance
to get rest.
As to the cry of any division among
the Carolina Democrats, Mr.. Tillman
said that was all nonsense, for ~ am q
simon pure Democrat, and will abide by
the Democratic Convention. The only
truth of any division is between the
Democrats and the ringsters."
The only thing that is worrying Mr..
Tillman, he says, is the labor of the can
vass, but be- intends going around the
State with the crowd as long as be can
wag.
"Do you intend to answer Col. But
ler's open letter In defence of his man
agement of the affairs of the board of ag-
riculture?"
"I will reply to that in Greenville," :"
responded the farmer, who says he has
encouraging reports from all parts of the
State upon his chances for his election.
"Why," says Mr.. Tillman, "if they will
give me a fair count [ will scare the
ringsters in Charleston. They are al.
ready scared but I mean I think will
clean them up, and believe l will do it
anyhow"
This ended the colloquy and, after Sc.
curing copies of the Nevs and Courier
containing Gen Earle's letter Of an
nouncement as q candidate for Governor
and the communication contributed by
Mr.. T. J. Moore defending the board Of
agriculture, Mr.. Tillman subscribed to
the daily edition Of the Ne,us and Courier
during the campaign, and then left for
his dairy on the other side of the river
Correspondence News and Courier.