The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-27
THE FARMERS MOVEMENT PRO
GRAM.
len Tillnan Declared 20 be Ont OF the
Race for Governor-On!y the. Head of
a Ticket and Platform to be
Arranged in March.

From the GreenvilIe News, 10Th.
In view Of the present state Of affairs
in State politics, the presence IN the
city yesterday of Capt. G. Wash Shell,
Of LaurenS, chairman of the state
Farmers Association and signer Of the
now famous "Manifeston and cali for
the March convention, could not fail TO
attract some attention and set srecula-
ton to work in local political circles.
Captain Shell came up in the morning
and returned on the afternoon train.
While in the city, he was i'll conference,
at the office Of the State Alliance En-
change, with Manager Donaldson, Of
the Exchange, Chairman Leonard
Williams, of the County Farmers
Association and members of the dele
CATION to the March Convention. That
during Captain Shells visit there was
talk in regard to the alarcil Convex
ton was ascertained from conversations
with gentlemen who met him. but
further than that the gentlemen had
nothing to say.
Referring to i statement which has
been repeatedly made in regard to the
original call for the March convention,
Captain Shell stated in the presence Of
several gentlemen that Ben Til!n!an
positively had nothing to do with the
preparation of that call and that he
knew nothing beforehand of what ii
contained. Captain Shell also exprcsseG
the opinion that majority OF the un-
instructed delegates to the March con-
vention will vote for nominations.
Apropos of the coming farmers con-
ventlon, a reporter for the Daily News
learned yesterday that letter has been
received from Capt. Ben Tillman by q
gentleman in the city who had written
to him regarding his candidacy for the
governorship, in which Captain Till
man earnestly urged upon his cores
pondent not to allow his name to be
presented to the convention as candi-
date for Governor and declaring that
he was not a candidate. Captain Till
man went on to state that he was con-
scious that there were other men in
the State whose conservatism itself
made them much better qualified for
the place than himself He declared
that the action ofthe Edgefeld conven-
ton in nominating him had been
directly against his wishes and that the
mention of his name by the Laurens
mass meeting had beer brought about
by Captain Shell entirely without his
knowledge. -.. ..
There have been numerous predic-
tions as to what the March convention
will do. There is one plan of action
which has been talked Of in quiet
way among the men most prominent
in the March convention movement
and which has been received with the
greatest favor by those who have con-
sdered it, so much so that it is not
altogether guess work to say that the
convention will, in all probability,
adopt it. There are the best Of reasons
for believing that the plan has received
the sanction of the active workers in
the convention movement III different
sections of the State. Information Of
the scheme, of which nothing has been
said publicly heretofore, comes Indirect
ly but from source which stamps it
with authority. According to this pro-
gram, the convention called i'll Column
bia Oh the 9th inst. will meet, and,
first of all, adopt Il strong aid out
spoken platform. 1t will then nomi-
nate candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor. No other nCmi-
nations will be made, the rest Of the
ticket being left blank. y committee
will then be appointed to plan Il carn-
paign, arranging for mass meetings in
all parts of the State at which the
conventions choice for Governor ana
Lieutenant Governor and candidates
for other State offices who may present
themselves will speak. This campaign
will be in course, and will be with Il
view to securing the endorsement OF
the nominees of the March convention
by the August convention.
1t is argued in behalf Of this plan that
it would overcome the strongest obiPc-
ton urged against the nomination Of Il
complete ticket by the March meeting
in that instead arraying in opposition
the strength of the numerous candi-
dates for positions on the State ticket, it
would bring to the support Of the Far
mers' Movement platform and nomi-
nees the full strength Of all the candi-
dates for the places left blank Oh the
ticket.
After the departure o. Captain Shell
from the city yesterday, one Of the
Greenville delegation to the March
convention said: "Y ou can rest assured
that Ben Tillman will not be the nonii-
nee of the March convention, ifany-
body is noininated.'
Tragedy on Train.