The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-13
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10 There Danger that II WIN % For n
Third PARTY C~audsdates

CHARLESTON. Sept. 1.-THE attitude OF IN
Palmetto State in national politics is just not
an Interesting question. Will the old Sta,
remain In the Democrats column. or will IL Q
aIter strange gods aud aFay itself in the co
nmh OF doubtful States The dominant ell |
ment. which is the Farmes' Alliance elo,ner |
will protest that there car DO no doubt on Il
subject. Their leaders lo,dly proclaim the
idelity to Cleveland. whom hey denounced
their State platform az the corrupt tool d
wall street. We are the people" Ia theI
slogan and thor victory at tie recent Dcmd
cratic primary election bears out their claims
Inc Alliance has absolute and I'm
disputed control OF the Democe tic party ma
chihery in this State. and has lie votes. white
'otos' tehind them. This is The condition that
- 10 no horne IN mind when o%neRgures upon
'ho political future OF South Carolina.
lhc state Convention. which mets during
the latter part of this month to nominate State
officers and Presidential electors, ,on.ists nj
3l2 delegates. OF whom tlfty.eiglt only arc
conservative Democrats. and Ly Conservative
Domocrats is meant mon who are In borough
accord with tho national Democratic ratform.
lieir voice in tho Convention will I've utterly
uhhecded; they will not have the slightest In.
iuehco In shaping its deliberations: tlcy are
regarded by the dominant element as yorse
man tho hated Republicans. 1t makes n, diff
ference what kind Of men arc selected b, the
lillnian leaders rs Presidential electors, tlpse
men Will be nominated. and the political chr.
acter OF the leaders OF the Farmers Alliance a
extremely shady. looked al through Dem.
oefatic spectacles. II there is the slightest
cnance OF gaining anything for tho Farmers
ailahcc' the electors nominated by the Demo-
cratic convention. although elected rs Clevo-
and lnnt.r ..-.t - 49,
anu electors. would not hesitate o single In
slant to vote for Weaver or anybody else.
VI course this will DO denied by tho Tillman
clement. but no man who lives in this State
ana Is familiar with Ti!lman and Alliance
political methods will believe otherwise.
But setting thisR aside for the momsnt. lot US
look at the election figures as developed by
the recent Democratic primary and see what
they show. According to the cens,s figures
there are 10000 voters in South Carolina.
VI these $4,000 aro negroes AMI 100000
whites. At the recent Democratic primary
S'.ooo votes were polled Tall whites OF which
number Tillman received $4,000 nd Shep-
pard. the conservative Democratic Andidate,
32.Ooo. This vote. $1,000. was pdled after
one OF the most heated and bitter HARNESSES
eyer held In this state. 1t represots safely
INC entire white vote Of the tate. and
tioni ieF the REASON ~ thstt 0n se e only
primary Was that Ills G name 81 sho onf hb@ snroiiaS
election he must Moducs a rssistttlonA Ger.
mat south Carolina's white vote inthe. COM
Ing election Viii not exceed 6O.O0 OF the
t nes5e s X9te more asI ;Gno 46 j. K n MT IT. pr o,stds t nEa
are qualified to vote. This is a lihral esti-
mate, The relative voting strenai OF the
from the following tabls which rivastha vota