The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-06-29
NEXT YEARS CAMPAIGN.
WHAT A PROMINENT ALllANCEMAN
SAYS ABOUTI7.

who Is Said to bs u RefOrmer-IrDY Said
to be Petering Out--A Triangular Fight.
COLUMBIA, $. g., June 19.-There is
possibly third candidate for United
States Senator being put in the field by
the Alliance in this st tie against both
Butler and Tillman, provided Governor
Tillman does not knuckle to the de-
mands of the Alliance. This is but
one OF the surprising inside facts in re-
gard to State politics and the future
thereof, that Il representative of the
State managed to get yesterday from
one OF the most prominent Alliance
men and politician in the State. The
State is not able to disclose his identi
ty. lie Is, however, in the reform move.
ment and being pretty close to the
other powers is no doubt able to speak
with certainty rs to the attitude OF the
Alliance and the refOrmerS.
In reply to question as to his view
OF the political outlook in this State
he said: "The demands of the farmers
are on the way to completion in State
politics and the aggrcSsivenesS Of the
Alliance in this State on national is,
sues Is gong to force Il lively fight.
Tho fight next year is going to he
Alliance and anti Alliance.
"Ihe State campaign next year will,
III my opinion, be run solely on nation.
al issues. In the center of the who'll.
business will be the election of Il Uni
ted States Senator. AS to the candi-
dates, SO far as one can see into the fit
ture, they will be TiIlman and Butler.
So far AS Tillman is concerned he will
have walk over, practically, if he sat
isles the Alliance people rs to his posi-
tlon on the Alliance demands. Butler
has made Il fatal mistake IN attempt
ing to compromise both his principles
and his side by claiming to be in sym
pathy with the principles Of the Ali
ance, and by giving his Federal pat
ronage to Alliance people. lie will
gain nothing from the Alliance people
and lose decidedly among his own p 90
pie. Besides that. Butler belongs to
the crowd tf Oil politicians in this
State that have been so completely
overwhelmed blythe recent political
rev olntion. and this alone would defeat
him in the race for the Senate.
"There will he a third candidate in
the event that neither one Of these can.
dldates satisfy the Alliance and their
principles. The AllIa ace has deter
| mined to take Il hand in having its
principles advanced Dy the man elect
ed, II it takes third candidate to dc
1t. AS to who the third candidate vii
be it will be impossible to say: he
might be some man now prominent
in politics. t the right man is elected
president of the State Alliance this
summer he might develop into "A can
didate in that event.
IL don't think, however. that IL will
be necessary TO put Il third candidate
in the field. From the position Gov
ernor Tillman has already taken, ] be
lieVe that he will advocate the princi-
pies Of the Alliance, and maintain his
position.
"lf George TiIlman runs for the Sen
ate or against Talbert or even Cor Gov.
ernOr he will do it on his own hook. lie
Will neither be taken up by the Conserv
atiVeS nor the Alliance
About State politics he said: In
State politics the Alliance Will only
maintain its position OF the past. The
Alliance viii! be very certain TO control
the primaries having their principles
embodied in the platform, and shown
in the election Of State officers etc.
"The farmers will be Very certain,
too, to eject Il farmer for the next Gov.
ernor. You can emphasize that fact
If you want to"
"Alliancemen, rs Alliancemnn, will
take no part in State politics for our
subjects are only affected by national
politics. John Gary Evans is most
emphatically out Of the race for Cover
nor"
He was asked who would likely be
the candidate for Governor.
swell it's very much in the future,
but Mr.. Tindal and Capt. Shell are the
men who are most looked to by the far
mers of the State. Tindal is the most
likely man. Shell is in earnest about
retiring from politics but Irby, by his
actions. may force him to come out.
OF course with Il combination Of events
other candidates may bob up, but one
thing is certain and that is that the
farmers Of the state will control the
nomination and election Of candidates,
and the appearance in the arenasbG this,
that, or the other candidate will have
but little effect"
He was asked about the idea Of run
ming Governor Tillman for a third
term as Governor. "That third term
idea is not to be tolerated a minute. It
would be unprecedented and wholly
unnecessary. While the farmers ac.
knowledge and are proud of Governor
Tillman's ability, we don't care to say
CnaL he is Ihe OnlV man we nave got In
the state who is fit to he Governor. We
want to use him where he can do better
service for us il Ne is willing to accpde
to our demands
lie was asked about the Wage Work.
erS movement,
"rhe Wage Workers movement will
fall as Hat as \ pancake. They can gaiE
no recruits whatever from the country
people and can make very little head
way among the people of the towLs and
clueS, because il Is headed by men ir
whose reform the people have no conf
drnce.'
In regard to the blaCkliSting he said:
"Thht hlackliStinG business is Il pure
fake as far a9 published in the journal
There is a disposition among certain
reform politicians TO get certain men
ont Of their own "aH, but it. Will never
amount to any ythin|'
In speaking abOui lrby, he said 81
believe that lrhy'S influence is gone
He won't lead the next campaign, and
he may be beaten for the United States
Senate Wr?n his time comes" He
would not say anything directly in re-
gard TO the matter, but 1t would seem
from what he did say that lrby is jcal
GUS or Shell and 10 afraid that if Ia iC