The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-04-07
CHAIRMAN IRBY'S VIEWS.
WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT THE CON-
VENTlON AND POLITICS.


VENTlON AND POLITICS.
Was Glad to Know that tho Fight Was TO
be Made Strictly Within tho Party and
that All Would Abide tho Result OF tho
Primary.
COLUMBIA, $. c, March Ex-senator
lrby, the chairman of the State con-
mlttee, was seen yesterday and asked
for talk abont The convention, the
nominations, the political situation as
viewed by himself, and the future Of
the Democratic party of the State.
At first he spoke very jokinyly about
these matters, saying that he was sorely
disappointed that the convention had
made him come all the way here, and not
ask him for Il primary. causing HIM to
miss one of the greatest chanches Of his
life. lie laughingly said that his side
were not trying to getarOund the Con-
stitutiOn, but had intended to let the
other side do that instead.
lie laug!lngly remarked that before
the thing was all over yet he would have
to arrange matters so that the people Of
the state could see the novel tabltau Of
"Oour Blinker" embracing in public the
"Greenville Shanghai" These are Col.
lrby'S new names for Governor Till
man and Col. Orr. lie painted an i'm.
aglnary picture of their Cancellation,
then threw aside his Joking manner
and talked serious politics.
lie said that he was glad to see that
tne actiou or the convention pledged
lhose OF the side it represented to abide
the result of the primary election, and
doing so recognized the regular Demo.
cratic organization of the State of which
he himself was the head. This action,
he said, also proved the prediction he
made some time ago in Washington
that the fight, il any, was to be made
inside the ranks Of the Democratic
party.
The platform adopted by the conven.
ton he said was very conservative, and
under it he believed that a tight in the
party lines, such as Democrats should
make against Democrats, only would
De made.
lie had feared that there would be ex-
treme men in the convention who would
%ndeavor to have the fight made outside
the lines, but he was glad to see that
those whom he expected to attempt this
had not done so, but had acquiesed in
the decision of the convention.
lie believed that from the men who
had been placed on the ticket they would
see that the opponents of,,rillman abid-
ed by the result of the priJlary strictly,
and he was very certain that the friends
of TillmaT would do likewise.
lie wished to emphasize this, however:
lie hoped that the leaders both sides
would prevent all bitterness and that
they would insist on their followers be.
having themselves in the coming cam
paIgn. He wanted to see the "hOWling
Gown" process, started in 1890 by the
opponents of Tlllman, discountenced in
every way.
Colonel will any attempt to make
nominations occur at the May conven-
tion Z" was asked -,>
ically, NOT"
lie could not say who the "Reformers"
would elect rs the member Of the Ma
tional Executive Committee. lie did
not think it would be the present incum-
bent. lie had heard no names men,
toned for this place or for delegates. elf
L were member" said the State CHAIR
man, II would stand strictly to the OBJ.
jects of the CALL"
Otis understood that you had your
reply to an anticipated demand for a
State primary. to lie made by the con
Ventlcn, already prepared. What have
you to say to that" was next asked.
Ii the demand had been made. said he
ne was ready to act at once, and would
have let the convention know immedi.
ately his decision. in order that it might
hdVeAOeen brought before the body at
once for its action before it adjourned.
lie woto Shave desired to have had it
settled h's the convention then and
there. ue Scame here for that purpose
and rem Med to carry it out, but as to
what he; FL done he did not care to say.
My mlnu'was made up" said he, "as to
what L was going to do. | was ready to
answer rs soon as the demand was pre-
Sented, but as to my personal opinion or
decision this deponent sayeth not"
lie said that he was really surprised
TO see that movement with such intel
ligencf and porporting to represent all
tne Intelligence, brains, etc, of the
Stateymade it clearly understood that a
primary was to be asked, causing their
peOptG to respond at every mass meet
ing by instructing their delegates to
come here and demand Il direct primary
OF the people. "aud then, after all this,
should have Indignantly and uncere-
monlOusly violated their Instructions"
1t appears to him that they were afraid
to makb the demand.
senator Irby said that he would leave
the city this morning, but will not get
= ~, (ington before Monday, though
anxlonS to be there now. lie 2iSo
stated That he would not return to Co.
lumblajOefore May 18. He said that
there Was no doubt about it, the anti
Illlmanites had a good convention
The State
2 n Lucky Escape. -"
JACKsON, o., March GA singular
accidentis reported from Berlin, Jack
son CouDty. a six-year-old son o1