The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-11-02
The Election Upon Us.

CQ6S0 UNlCeQ STATES WILL 5l6Ct L FeSlOeut y
and South Carolina will elect almost ev-
cry officer from Coroner to Governor.
Notwithstanding this fact there is lack
Of nthusiasm-almosta lack of interest
in Columbia. The politicians are liberal
with their estimates but show little de-
sire to place money on the result.
Senator Irby reached tho city yester-
day afternoon. He was seen by a repor-
ter and asked to give an expression Of his
views upon the political condition of the
State.
81 think" he said, "that South Caro-
lima will 60 overwhelmingly for Cleve-
land. I have written tie Democratic
county chairmen, and received replies
from every county except York, Chester
and Greenville. With the single eXcep-
ton of Sumter, where the county chair
man says the Republicans will get ma.
iority for their Presidential electoral and
Cons ngressional candidate, the reports are
all the same and indicate Democratic su-
premacy."
"What do you think will be the vote
polled by the third party?"
"Well, we have 102 900 white voters in
the State. In the late Democratic pri-
mary election $4,000 voted. The third
party may account for the remaining
5000 voters. Even this, however, do
not admit. really do not believe there
will be 5000 third party votes cast in the
State. The only reports I have received
that indicate any vote for that party is in
Pickens, Oconee and part of Anderson.
In the other counties they do not include
one out of twenty voters. In Aiken the
county chairman says that if there is any
third party supporters in the county he
has not heard of them."
"Will any of the farmers who voted in
the recent primaries vote for Weaver ?"
"No. It is an insult for any one to say so.
They know that the oath binds them as
much to sustain the national as the State
nominees.
'''Since 1876 I have never known farm
ers to prove disloyai to the party. They
were openly indignant at the town peo-
pie voting against Tillman for Haskell in
1890. Surely now they would not COM
NIT greater crime by foreswearing
themselves and 'renigging' on the DEM
ocratic., nominees. The leader OF the
third party in this State honestly alb
stained from voting because he intended
voting for General Weaver. He now
would not be 30 unfair as to ask man
who did participate in the primary to
vote for the third party nominees.
"The friends of Governor Tillrnan who
have stood by him in two elections could
not afford to vote for third party can
didate in this election because it would
Justify the bolt against the regu-
lar Democracy In 1890 in favor
of Judge Haskell. The men who sus-
A.s IN
der no oath tovote the Democratic tick
et.m .aJil.ss
The Senator was informed that the
State had inquired very anxiously on
several occasions what disposition
he had made Of the party funds.
"When I was elected State chairman"
he said, "there was about $1,000 In the
treasury. There is now nearly s, ,000,
and sixteen counties are yet to hear
from. In addition to this" he said with
q twinkle In his eye, ~ have whipped an
Independent State ticket, and am now
prepared to clean up the Republican and
third parties" go.
Senator Irby will remain in Columbia
until Tuesday.
He will open regular headquarters
here for the party on election day, to
look after the interest of the party.
A reporter called upon Republican
State ChairmanW ebster in his Office In
in the postofice building. Mr.. Webster
has Just returned from the North where
he interviewed the leaders and canvassed
the situation.
"How is the election going?" he was
asked.
"There is in my mind" he replied,
"not the slightest doubt of Harrison's
election. There is going to be Sweep
ing Republican victory all over the coun-
try on November 6, have some doubt
of New York, but am far from conced-
ing it to the Democrats. We have Indi-
ana overwhelmingly we will carry Con-
necticut; Rhode Island will 20 with us
and we will carry West Virginia. The
West is solid, and the doubtful" New
England States are all in our column.
The Democrats will carry North Caro-
lima, and neither the Third and Re-
publican p9rties have any show there"
"How about South Carolina?"
Mr.. Webster said that they were MAX
ing quiet contest. He saw no hopes for
said the "local differences in the Republi-
can party in this State had all been heal
ed and that the reformers had come into
tuO 1O1Q oLlSs u0uCO@OlkA SSu4h SohoVtobO
no separate faction"
"Is the statement, published in local
paper, that the Republican party has
he was asked.
"No," he replied. SIT is utterly with
out truth. Neither I nor any Republic
can in position to make such propo-
sition have ever mentioned the matter.
In fact, 1t has never occurred to US. It is
not only untrue, but impossible and
impracticable. The tickets have all been
sent out, and even did we desire to make
any such proposition any reasonable
man can readily see that 1t would
be impossible to carry 1t out In ten
days.
HSuch combination would injure the
Republican and Third parties alike, and
neither could afford to make any such
trade. You can rest assured that both
parties will fight their own battles"
Mr.. Bowden was not in tho city yester-
day, and could not be seen. He would
undoubtedly deny the report.
Senator Irby says that ho considers
such ombination i'm practicable.
All the tickets of the Democratic, Re-
publican and Third Parties have been
sent to the various Counties. They are
almost entirely similar, and contain no
distinctive marks other than the names
of the candidates.
About month ago Senator Irby sub
mitted the matter to Attorney General
McLaurin and asked that off olal to adopt
q legal ticket. He decided that the form
should be the words, presidential Elec-
TORS" followed by the names of the can
didates.
Senator Irby had the Democratic tick
ets printed according to these instruc-
tions, and the Third and Republican
parties evidently "caught on'' to the de-
cision and acted thereby, The Demo-
cratic and Third party tickets have the
words, "Presidential Electors" in italics,
exactly similar, and the Republican
ticket have them in type very little heav-
Ter.
Senator Irby says that he does not
think there will be any material dan
ger Of confusion from this similarity.
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