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

democrats is unfair ana is enough 10 cahs'
them not TO vote either in primary or genera
J elections. TO my personal knowledge Iher,
are plenty OF negroes who have been rotlnt
the democratic ecket since 40 VINO under tht
} present rule do not thin will vote al ALL
r. NJ. Jones, Tilnan man, lower part o
county
) Observes change; it is In favor of the gov
} ernor; cause, "HiS independent acts to re
: form - voting strength so; believes Tillmar
MS strong as any man who could he put mp
nearly oil who were against the governor are
now for him.
J, Henry,Mew, Pocataligo township
. Observes n change: II Is against the govern
or "because his administration antagonlZes
capital and enterprise and the accepted free
passes ;" club vote 30; II would go against
TiIlman under question 6; fifteen to twenty
who were for him have expressed themselves
against him: none who opposed him are loi
i'm.
Correspondent at Hampton Court House.
unclaSsfied politically
| Observes a change; it is rather against the
governor; "the people have not received the
reform promised In the last campaign;' club
| vote about 50; between the governor anu
another strong farmers movement man the
club would be indifferent; several who sup,
ported the governor In lS90 have declared
they will not vote for him again; none VINO
| opposed him are for him.
| Tillman man In central part
| Believes there Is change; IL Is against tne
governor because "he has failed In his prom
ises of reform in fact some of his views TO
| the legislature, were rather autocratic; pre-
cinct vote l30; between the governor ana an
alliance man the vote would be much diVlo-
ed at the last election 1t was all for Tillman !;
several who were for him have expressed
themselves against him none who opposed
him are for him "The alliance here IS
strong; Tillman, should judge. Is not very
high in alliance circles. do not oppose him
on that score. We are in sympathy in ALL
ance matters, but number of alliance men
here are opposed to his suh-treasury views"
| James + DeLoach, lower section
| Finds radical change, certainly against
| the governor; cause, noncompliance Win
his vOumiuous promises: precinct vote l9o !;
nearly all would support another farmers
movement man; has no personal knowiedge
OF men changing either way; "politics nave
simmered down to Quietude. l don't thlnk u
necessary TO place In the field a man who Is
| identified with the farmers movement. l.
myself, though farmer, do not approve ol
any movement made hy the farmers. such as
Sub-reaSury. free coinage OF silver etc. 1ney
are driving or pulling, ut the wrong end ol
the rope"
| Alfred NJ. Marion, anti, upper part, near the
| Barnwel line
Understand there is change, against the
governor; cause, "Ep tire failure TO brlme
about The promised reformS;' CLUB vote GU
believes IL would 60 for n new man III ne IL
entitled with the farmers In general; nave
heard 0f u good many who supported the gov
ernor who are now against him; none VINO
opposed him are for him. "The above an
swers are consclentiously made, have an
abiding confidence in the patriotism and
good sense OF our people and must belleVe
that after one term they will prefer another
man for the next
| Tillman man In lower section
Finds change; 1T is against the governor,
causes accepting free pass, MS action IN the eX
report concerning his tax returns CLUB vote
Is how IL would GO would depend on VINO
| The governors opponent Is: reasons given
above have been declared by several Lending
members of the club who supported the gov
ernOr.
Horny County.
Thomas Livingston, TiIlman man, noswood
Neck township
ernor's favor; sees nothing in the admir- is
! tration to cause q change; precinct vote ~ !;
the governor would beat any man the CORE
spondent knows Of; there is two voting pre-
cinctS in this township. Hnrdees store Is my
voting precinct. Grahamville Is the other;
! about so voters at each place Tillman beat
Haskell y votes at Hardee's store precinct.'
Avery Floyd. anti, Floyd's township
Knows there is a change, against the gov
ernor; cause, "his failure to carry out his
promises leads many to think him fraud;
can be beaten there (under question CD sever
al who were for him have declared agalnst
him and many refuse to talk not one VINO
opposed him IS for him "the Tillmanites very
generally refuse TO talk. Some are SO dis
gusted that they assert they Will Vote no
more. The canvass has not advanced Tar
enough yet to arrive at any definite concius-
| IONS"
o ehanss Ess?e vOns poESDao o Suppose
you have reference to this precinct: Inc
lines are clearly drawn between antis and
Tilmanites, with the TillmRnites greatly In
he majority, about lS5 To Is"
N. NJ. Mishoe, anti, Gallivancs Ferry town.
Very little change If any voting strength
200; "in my township Governor Tillman's
strength is about the same. He has not
gained any out side OF the farmers move
ment Those. opposed before are still the
same. There Is some disappointment but the
people don't know which to blame, the goy-
ernOr or the legislature."-
l.. D. Bryan. anti. eastern part
Change slightly against the governor "be-
cause he claimed the abuses would be cor
rected; no benefit as far as We have ever
seen :" precinct vote 80; precinct would vote
against the governor (under question 6 1.-THE
general feeling of my section is to vote for the
democratic nominee. whether Tillman orany
one else Identified with the farmers move
ment. We would discourage he an independ-
ent movement, as II would lead TO a division
of democratic voters and probably repuoli-
can success"
Anti, in northeastern part
A decided change of feeling, against the
paign PROMISES" club vote S6;. against a
strong farmers movement man the governor
would not get many OF the votes; nearly all
the governors former supporters the CORE. e:
| him no changes the other way; "the people
are becoming alarmed about the way In
which the governor Is acting. His refusing 10
sign the bill TO extend the time for paying
taxes has set the people around here "on
| fire."
D. b. Watson, Tillman man, northern
part
No change; precinct vote 10; would 20 for
Tillman under question 6. ~ think our peo-
! pie are just where they were two years ago IN
politics as regards the reform movement anu
| lis leaders,"
Anti, at Conwayboro-
Some thange, against the governor; cause,
| failure to keep promises; voting strength OF
! township 500; thinks another strong farmers
movement man would harmOniZe the vote; I;
knows of eight or ten OF the governors tor
mer supporters who have declared against
him no changes the other way. "Our peo-
pie are as far apart now as they were at the
last election. I thipk another good man
thoroughly identified with the farmers move
| II ent would harmonize the democratic vote
We will never harmouize on Tillman or any
of his administration men,"
Kershaw County.
j. P. Richards. NJ. d. upper part
| Can't say there Is any change: club votes S0
thinks II would 60 forIanother strong farmers
movement man against the governor; has no
| personal knowledge OF changes either way !:
| Il an, ,and always have been, such bitter
anttTillmanite that what say lam afraid
will be of no importance, but firmly believe
| that the best Interests of the democracy In
this State demand man thoroughly ideu-
| titled with the farmers movement, but ut the
same time one who has not associated poiit-
ically with either wing; that is one who has
not antagonized either faction, or who has
not been an extremist, one way or another
Colt or Donaldson"
| Tillman man, southern pari-
| Finds q change against the governor: cause
failure TO keep his promise and TAX Ing Il
| free railroad pass; club votes 75; difficult TO
say how 1t would 20 under question u knows
personally OF several changes each way,