The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-18
WHO WILL IT BE?
A ACONVENTION TO BE HELD BY GOV
TILLMAN'S OPPONENTS.
At Which Candidate VIII be Sugeested
to Run Against the Governor-A Confer
ence Reported to Have Been Recently.

COLUMBIA, S. g., Feb. THE politi-
cal not is simmering and singing and
sool it, will begin to boil lirecely. There
IS much talk in the city over the ap-
preaching municipal election, and there
is still more talk about the strupgle
Tor the State officers next Fall. The
chances of the Straightouts making a
llght and the manner OF fight they will
make are freely and frequently discuss
ed. 1t has been rumorCd and believed
for some time that the Straightouts
would make move on the political
chccker-board very shortly. That this
Dellct was not unfounded was proved
ny the COnSummatiOn.
yesterday two Of the "three blind
mice were in town, and 50 were a
number OF other gentlemen OfStralpht-
out procllvities. 1t cannot te said that
any one of these gentlemen attended a
conference of Straightout leaders, but
lhe TACT that they were in the city lends
strength to the statement made to a
lteGiSter reporter yesterday that such
conference had been held. The report
erS informant was unable or unwilling
10 state who was at the conference, but
nc was positive that one had been held.
lie said that the policy Of those who
were at the conference was to keep very
| quiet at present until their plans are
fully matured.
The outcome of the conference will he
lnat call will be issued for conven-
,lon OF ali opponents of the present
governor to meet in Columbia some
time IN March and discuss plans for de.
teatlnS his reelection. 1t is stated that
they are willing to throw their strength
10 any candidate who gives promise Of
Strength enough to defeat the re. cleo
tlon OF the present incumbent of the
gubernatorial chair. 1t is possible that
the convention may nominate a candi-
date, but then it is realized that no
StralghtOut can be elected and that if a
farmers movement man is nominated
by Il Stralghtout convention it will give
MN black eye with the rank and file
OF the movement and from this he could
not recover; 1t would be said that he
was IN cahoot with the Straightouts or
had sold out to them and this would
Steal MS strength with the farmers
away ana leave him without any sup
port from the main army of the reform
wing OF the Democracy, and unless q
candldatc receives the support of that
wing he cannot he elected.
1t is said that these views, or ideas
similar thereto, were presented at the
conference and that they had due influ-
ence, that us a result the Straiehout
leaders Will be very careful and inspect
the political horizon very carefully be-
lore they issue q call for a convention
or outline the work to be done by said
convention. Something may be ex-
pected to drop very shortly.
Ihe above we clip from the Colum-
bla Reglster and in the Record of the
same city we find the following, dated
Charleston, 5. c., Feb. s:
There does not seem to be much doubt
now about the reelection of Governor
Illlman, 1t is learned that the oppon.
ehts OF Illlman recently sent ont a cir
GUAR calling a conference to meet at
| columbia. The conference somehow
lMled to materialiZe, not more than a
handiul being present. The anti-Tin-
NANTES talk of holding convention
early IN the spring, but the trouble seems
10 De that they can't unite on candi-
date TO run against the present COVER
nor, VINO, If he is opposed, will be op-
posed by his own people inside the
ranks OF the Alliance. The success
Oh llilmanlsm means the election of
antl-CleveLand delegates to the Chicago
convention. The TIIlman idea is toward
governor Hill. The Alliance has ali
thc machinery of the Democratic party
IN us power III this state, and will elect
It's own candidates.