The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-17
CAROLINA'S CONVENTION.
A HARD FIGHT TO BE MADE TO
DOWN CLEVELAND.

Gov. Tillman and Senator Irby Work
ing to Have the State Delegation
Instructed for Hill-The Allianc e
Will Control the Convention by
Three to One.
COLUMBIA, 8. c., May 16.-The demo-
cratic state convention will meet here on
| Wednesday next. Much speculation has
been going on as to whether the Tillman-
ties, who control 1t, will take the bull by
the horns and nominate a state ticket In
stead of waiting until the regular nominal
ing convention in September. United
States Senator Irby, who is chairman Of
the state executive committee, declares
'for Tillman's side" that nominations will
not be made, and that the work Of the con-
vention will be confined to the election OF
delegates to Chicago. 1t is now apparent
that there Is not the fsintest possibility of
Cleveland delegates being elected from this
state. When asked if the delegation would
be- instructed for Senator Hill,
Senator Irby declined to ex-
press an opinion, but hinted that
it all depended on the action or the alliance
caucus tomorrow night. He saw no OBJ
| lection to the caucus formulating any
propositions that they may feel for the
good of the Democratic party or for them
selves as citizens.
THE ALLIANCE IN CONTROL.
This amounts to virtual dictation by
the alliance. as their proportion in the con-
vention is three to one. Senator Irby said
he was against e1-President Cleveland first
last and all the time, and his remarks in
this connection amour ted to a threat that
the alliance would secedei if President Cleve-
land is nominated at Chicago. He declared
that his nomination would tear our local
organizations all to pieces through the
south. There would be very great danger
in many Of the southern states.
We might afford to lose another presiden-
tial election, but we can't afford TO have
state politics disturbed We can't afford
now to nominate Mr.. Cleveland aud put us
back where we were before 1876" The
state executive committee will meet here
tomorrow night to formulate plans for the
state campaign meetings. which will begin
about the middle of next month.
Signs here tonight lead to the belief that
Senator Irby and Gov. Tillman are endeav-
ortng to carry the convention for Gov. Hill.
II is stated that Gov. Tillman's visit to
Washington and New York was with this
purpose in view.
THE DARK LANTERNITEs.
The dark lanternites. as the IS or 80 mem
bers of the Tillmanite Club In this city are
known, met tonight and were addressed by
several visitors. The purpose of this hand
full of the governors followers is to try to
make it appear that this is a TilIman
county, and to seat a delegation of Tillman-
ties In the state convention. The prepos~
ferrous nature Of their claims and their bolt
ing the recent county convention has been
fully ventilated in the press. The meeting
tonight gains Importance from
the fact that U. r. Brooks, a ICON
verted" Tillmanite and administration
clerk, made a speech in which he stated that
he had had an interview with Gov. Tillman,
and he was satisfied from what the gov
ernor said that the dark lantsrnits contest
ing delegation will be seated in the conven-
ton. Thus thirty Tillmsnites are to control
Riohland county.