The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-22
DECENTLY AND IN ORDER.
The Anti-Tillman Farmers Will Keep
Strictly Within Democratic Lines
and PrecedentS.
+ [Specia! to News and Courier.

NOLl MBlA, May -O.-lle bcluO-
cratic Anti-Tillman Farmers Confer.
ence began its session in the sitting
room Of the Hotel Jerome at O'Clock
this morning. The several counties
were represented as follows:
Abbeville-Ellis G. Graydon..
Aiken-A. w. Cushman and Claude
f. Sawyer.
Anderson-LewisJ J. Campbell.
Barnwell-L. W. Youmans.
Berkeley-C. st. G.. Sinkler.
Charleston-W. G.. Hinson.
Chester-R. T. Mockbee.
Clarendon-J. a. Mills, S. J. Nc
Fadden and w. NJ. Plowden.
Edgetield-T. r Denny.
Fairtield-Thomas w. Woodward,
and T. l.. Johnson.
Florence-E. W. Johnson.
Georgetown--S. VI. Ward.
Horry-Jeremiah Smith.
Kershaw-A. H. Boykin and H,
Baum.
Laurens-W. G. Sullivan and S. D.
Darlington.
Observation-Disclosures Holtzhauser.
Marion-D. W. Bethea.
Newberry-J. r, Davidson.
Orangeburg-J. \. Peterkin and Dr..
J. W. Summers.
Richland-J. c. +. Sims.
Spartanburg-J. w. Stribling.
Sumter-J. J. Dargan.
Williamsburg-Edwin Harper.
Nork-Iredell Jones.
1t will be seen that twenty-four
counties were represented by thirty
one conferees. The counties of Able.
vile, Aiken, Berkeley, Chester, Edge.
field. Florence, Georgetown, Horny and
Newberry, which were not represented
at the first Conference, had conferees
present to-day, while the conferees who
attended the first meeting from Beau
fort, Colleton, Chesterfield and Hamp-
ton were unable to be present, but sent
letters expressing their hearty support
Of the objects Of the conference.
Messrs. GraydOp and Sawyer are not
farmers, but are deeply interested in
the movement, and we're admitted to
the Conference.
The Conference was not 4 public one,
sitting with closed doors. There was
no occasion for publicity however, as
the discussions were deSultory and
comnitteelike. Nearly all the conferees
spoke, giving reports OF the condition
of sentiment in their several counties
and their individual opinions as to the
best course to adopt.
Ii was early made manifest that
convention would not be called
Speeches for and against such actor
were made, hut when vote was haC
only three or four voted for a conven
ton. The large majority did not de.
sire to adopt any plan which savored o
! Tillmanism or looked like going outside
of the Democratic party.
The Anti-Tillman Conference mel
again at $50 and after voting dowr
propositions to nominate a candidate
| for Governor and to appoint L cam
paign committee adjourned.
Members of the conference subse
quently met and discussed the availa
biitv CT various prominent gentlemen
for the office OF Governor. y poll be
ing token, it was und that majority
expressed themselves in favor OF Gen
John Bratton, Of Fairfield, James l.
Orr of Greenville. being a close second
1t is understood that when the con
| ferees 60 home those in favor of Gen
BrattOu will interest themselves II
having letters written to him from
! their counties requesting him to an
nounce himself as candidate. This
is news picked up here and there. The
conftrccs when approached said, Whal
was true. that the Conference itself haC
taken no action: that they would like
to get as many candidates is possible
out: that whatever was done would be
done unollicially and that the expires
sion of opinion would bind nobody.
\ cnnferee stated that there was q
very strong feeling that Col. Orr was
the most available man. but II had
been found Impossible 10 ascertain
whether he would make the race if re-
Questcd 10 do So. His associates, he
said, did not want to leave without eN-
pressing a preference, which would in
Gicate 4 nucleus for common action. y
number CT the conferees left on this
afternoons and to-night's trains. Some
will remain until tomorrow. The
situation does not seem to have been
affected much by the Conference.
What is done hereafter will be by indi-
vlduals. Any one who becomes cam
didate will have a fair showing to de-
relop his strength, but those who pro-
pose to run should not put of the start
too long.
Col. DaCgan was told that the Green
vile News had Suggested1hat any per-
sonal issue between himself and Capt.