The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-17
Newberry County.

Unclassified correspondent In lower part
Notice change, against the governpr; "or
account OF his failure TO carry out his promis
ed reforms; townships vote 300 TO- 400; q
least majority would vote for good, conser
yative man against the governor; has hea-t
one man who supported the governor declare
against him believes many others are the
same way but hate to acknowledge It; none
who opposed him favor him Il think the
minds OF the people are undergoing consid
cradle change and If the anti-Tillman mer
will act with discretion and leave off all abuse
and state facts concerning the administration
OF The State government under Tillman the
chances 10 beat rillman will be much better
Unclassifed correspondent in southwestern
part, townships
A considerable change, against the govern
or causes, Inconsistencies free pass, tax ex
tension bill; club vote 80; good farmers
movement man would take we'll against the
governor; don't recollect how many who ia
vored the governor oppose him now; none
nt this time most any good man would beat
Tillman; Popular opinion is decidedly
against him."
Unclassifed correspondent at Newberry-
Reports change, against the governor
cause. Inconsistency club vote So; a strong
farmers movement man would divide II
equally; there is now silent opposition
That Is hard 70 estimate"
UnclasSihed correspondent In northern
part
Notices a change, decidedly against the
governor; cause, "t0o much grasping foi
power and failure to keep promises club vote
45; precinct CLongsbore's) l20: club, sOl1dly
against the governor and precinct nearly all
who were for him have declared against him
one who opposed him favors him "in my
opinion, a man who is in thorough sympa
prohibitlpnist and is democrat to the bone
who will stick anyhow and all the way
through thick and thin would have walk
over"
n >,tu.. ......s $1,000,
A decided change, against the Governor
cause, promises not fulfilled, guilty of the
very actskne censured when asking the far
mers to Stake him Governor; believes ian.
swerlng question 6) that II good, conservative
man who does not an tagonize the spirit OF the
Alliance demands would receive n large ma
jority of the votes of the club as against the
Governor In answer to question Z, 'As be-
tween Earle. Bratton and Tillman at the last
election there was but one man In The club
who was decided In his opposition to the Gov.
ernor. Now, while have n0f seen MAORI
~ OF ihs members. have not found one who
was for him"
"You ask as tn the drift of politics. regret
to reply that do not know where we are
drifting. In the present excited nnd distress
ed condition OF the public mind there are Sc
mnny doctors, each with II panacea. that II |,
difficult for any one to say where we will
land. Speaking for myself only, am unal
terably opposed tn men who, or methods
which. are calculated to destroy the unity o.
y
j. w. P. Harmon. southern part
No change; township vote 40; for Tillman
three to one.
1T is generally believed In this community
that Governor Tillman has had more obsta'
cles thrown In his path to prevent his ad min
istratiOn from being success than any Gov
ernor since rs 1t is impossible to beat hin
In this county at the next election"
OcOnee County.
p. H. Lindsey. southeastern part
No change to amount 10 anything: the Gov
ernor has given general satisfaction, with 6
few exceptions; some did not like the tax ex-
tension business; club vote 140 10 l54 as the
thing stands B. r. Tillman is the choice OF the
people (answer TO question g.
s. Y. Stribbling, northern part
No change TO amount To anything: voting
man in the State In Oconee; knows Of nc
changes since 1890; "the opposition to Cover
1890" 1890 '' '''0' ''fO>'' ''' ~ ~" - -
Correspondent In northern part
Sees no change: voting strength 100; can!
answer question d There Is not much said
among the people yet In the country. notice
the former opponents OF Tillinan about town
are taking strong stand against him"
j. n. Watkins, In western part
No change; voting strength 100; to question
g. the Governor would be the stronger, unless
there is q change; There being no towns In
this part Of the county politics is at this time
at very low ebb, and time may bring aoou
some changes"
J. b. Pick ett Seneca, nnclassifled-
There Is a change. decidedly in Tlllman's To-
vOr; cause "the fact that he has made the
best Governor we have had since the war;
club votes 800; ''it would be the heighth o
folly for any otner man to run against him; :
not one who was for him Is against him :" 6
good many who were against him are fol
MIN "as TO politics In general, the people art
more determined 10 contend for the demands
set forth In the reform movement"
Unclasslfied, near Seneca
Reports a change, against the Governor
cause, failure to prove himself the reformel
lie claimed TO be and lack of consistency; :
voting strength 250 to 800, nearly equally d.
vided; six or eight have said they wouldn't
vote for the Governor again aud there are
many Others" none who were against him
are for him; politics very quiet, and from
present indications there will not be half as
much excitement this year as there was two
years ago"
Uncassified, at Walhalla-
Notices change against Tillman; cause
"his inconsistent and dlctatorial conduct anu
loss of contdence;" precinct vote 800, largely
against Tillman TWENTY-FIVE who were fol
Tillman are against him; none the Other
way. 'Some of Tillman's men and dadyocate:
re disgusted with him and believe that he Il
striving to advance his own private interests
The change against him Is very evident In al
parts OF the county"