Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-12
TILIMAN.BUTLER.
The Senatorial Contest To Alb
sorb All Other Issues.

/ The SenaCOrlal SOHCcSG lO Az
sorb All Other Issues.
COLUMBIA, s. c., October Sin
some way the impression seems to
have become general that the
Senatorial contest in this State is
to be decided by popular vote.
There has been considerable talk
of such a thing, and from time TO
time it has been suggested by
various political leaders, but the
constitution of the Democratic
party now in force does not make
any such provision. Secretary
Tompkins was asked about the
matter yesterday, and said that
he did not know how the idea
became general, but that the con-
stitution made no such provision.
The idea very probably origina-
ted out of the action of the Demo-
cratic executive committee prior
to the election of August, 1892.
The friends of Governor Tillman
we're then paving the way for his
Senatorial candidacy, and realizing
the Importance of having him be-
fore the people in a campaign in
defence of the Reform party, q
resolution was introduced and
passed by which candidates for
the United States Senate were re-
quired to go before the people
| Just as candidates for State offices
have for the last two campaigns.
The fri. nds of Governor Tillman
say that they 90 not propose to
have him side-tracked, and that if
he is to be a candidate for the
United States Senate, as now seems
to be a certainty, they want him to
60 before the people and make one
OF his vigorous campaigns. The
Reformers arc perhaps, more
appreciatiye of the fact that Gov
ernor Tlllman is:their best leader
than anyone else. They realize
that be above all mem can keep
the Reform party together, if it is
to be kept together. He is about
the only man who can keep up
the spirit which has been shown
in the two last campaigns, and,
whether or not Intentional, the
hest one to keep up the spirit of
antagonism between the agricultu-
rul and city populations.
Governor Tillman not long ago
was talking about the approaching
campaign and some of the in
cidents of it, and said that, while
we was very sorry for it, be saw no
diminution in the feeling of the
people, and that he expected the
approaching campaign to be a.
exciting as those that have pre-
ceded, but that he hoped that it
would be relieved of any hostility
or bitterness.
The fightsswill have to be made
the election of members of the
General Assembly, and there is
every reason to expect that the
question of q preference for Till
man or Batter for the United
States Senate will have precedence
over any other. While the ques-
tion of Constitutional Conven-
ton, of the dispensary, Alliance
principles and such other things
will necessarily enter into the
discussion, the great question will
be whether candidates are favor
able to Tillman or Butler for the
United States Senate.
At present there is not very
much chance of any other candi-
dates entering the race for
Senatorial honors, although there
is some talk among the ultra
straightouts against sen't'r Butler'a
conservative policy in appoint
ments and itmay lead to a third
candidate, although the chances
at this time are not at all favor
able to such action.
At'present a great deal depends
upsn the new Democratic execu-
tive committee, which was elected
last September. This of indicating
its policy in regard to the Third
Party, Alliance and other impor-
tant questions which are now
coming up. 1t will probably meet
about the first of next year and
is pretty sure to have to consider
the Third Party problem.
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