Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-09-08
SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE PRIMARY DOES NOT
SETTLE STATE
AFFAIRS. BUT SEEMS TO BE A SIG
NAL FOR GREATER IRRITATION.
THErHlRD PARTY LAUNCHED.
Independentlsm-
Danger All Round.

| Cdlk duu yoo LsMSt4I MttA 20 y" D.
understanding of thepolitical
situation there. Everybody talks
politics in the! State and you will
therefore have. little trouble as
you proceed. in studying the
situation. AS you 60 you will
fmeet men of as many varied views
and, interesting to know, varied
political tendencies-that is to-
wards varied parties-almost as
Joseph scoat had many colors. Five
years ago this was not the case.
The Democratic party was as
strong-footed then in South Caro-.
lima as the Blue Ridge that over
looked the State. day thousands
of white South Carolians are ready
for aay party.
Now, lef it be stated that a
Third Party electoral ticket will
be put in the field in South Caro-
lima as soon as possible-within
two weeks. This.is mems. l found
this out yesterday in Columbia.
This action is decided upon. The
Republicans, chances are nine to
one, will put out State and
electoral ticket before November
indeed it is almost certain that
they will do this. There is large
independent feeling and sentiment
in the State also, in addition to
the above tickets. This comes
from the Tillman opposition, out
of which grew. an Independent
movement and candidate for
Governor in 1890.
This movement, is by no means
dead. and then the people hsya
learned so much, of their woes
within helasttye OF three years.
and are in such.ap unsettled state
fof mind that they are ready -
as many more parties as they haze
at present. A campaign of edu !.
tion is a good thing, but at I :;
same time it is the truth that "a
little learning is q dangerous
thing"
4 Governor Tillman has won his
fight. He is the Democratic
nominee for next governor by a
large majority. He stood upon
the Ocala Alliance platform which
was adopted in the May conven-
ton in Columbia as the platform
of the Democrats. He said to me
yesterday, "say for me that if this
lThird party movement starts in
this State 1 shall fight it to the
DEATH" Senator Irby said the
same thing. They were sitting on
the veranda of the governors
mansion together.
I went down to the Office of Mr.
J. w. Bowden, the managing
editor of The Cotton Plant, the
Alliance organ of tine State, edited
by Dr.. Stokes, until recently the
president of the State Alliance
and a candidate for congress in
the elections just concluded. Mr..
Bowden is a very agreeable and
intelligent gentleman. He it was
who wrote the famous Third
Party editorial in The Cotton
Plant during the late Chicago
convention, declaring that South
Carolina would not support ,Cleye-
|laud.
| I catechised Mr.. Bowden and
he submitted pleasantly,
"Mr. Bowden will the Third
Party do anything in South Caro-
lima this year?"
Mr.. Bowden. "We will put an
electoral ticket in the field now
within two weeks, that is by the
18th of September I suppose. We
may wait until after the Demo.
: cratic State Convention"
(This convention occurs or
September 31st.)
Il suppose !, this is an above
board business Mr.. Bowden. You
will tell me then if you are 8
Third Party advocate"
Mr.. Bowden. eyes T am a Third
Party or Peoples Party man."
"Will you have a convention?"
Mr. Bowden. ~ think not
Conventions are too expensive
Wewin namean electoral ticket by
q committee most probably"
This straight?
Straight.
Certain to he done2
Absolutely certain. We will
oppose Cleveland. We shall run
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