The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-06-29
NEXT YEARS CAMPAIGN.
WHAT A PROMINENT ALLIANCEMAN
SAYS ABOUTl7.

Who IL Said to bs u ItefOrmer- IrDY Said
to be Petering Out-A Triangular Fight
COLUMBIA, $. g., June 19.-There is
possibly a third candidate for United
States Senator being put in the field by
the Alliance in this State against both
Butler and Tillman, provided Governor
Tillman does not knucklc to the de-
manhs 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 lS 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 as 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 aggreSsivenesS Of the
Alliance in this State on national is.
sues is going to force lively fight.
Tho fight next year is going to he
AilidllCc ftilu dtlIl- Alldllce.
"The State campaign next year will,
III my opinion, be run solely on nation.
al issues. In the center of the whole
business will be the election OF Il Uni
ted States Senator. AS to the candi-
dates, 50 far as one can see into the fu-
ture, they will be Tillman and Butler.
So far as Tillman is concerned he will
have 4 walk over, practically, if he sat
isles the Alliance people rs to his posi-
tlon on the Alliance demands. Butler
has made 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 D 90
pie. Besides that. Butler belongs to
the crowd If OH politicians in this
State that have been 50 completely
overwhelmed blythe recent political
revolution. and this alone would defeat
nm IN the race.fUr the Senate
"Jhere will be q third candidate in
the event that neither one Of these can.
didates satisfy the Alliance and their
principles. The AlIa ace has deter.
| mined to take hand in having its
principles advanced ny the man elect
ed, If it takes third candidate to dc
| 1t. AS to who the third candidate vii
| be it will be impossible to say: he
might De some man now prominent
in politics. 1t the right man is elected
president of the State Alliance this
summer he might develop into a can
didate in that event.
81 don't think, however, that IL will
be necessary to put Il third candidate
In the field. From the position Gov
ernor Tlllman has already taken, | be
heVe that he will advocate the princi-
Piles of the Alliance, and maintain his
position.
"lf George TiIman runs fer the Sen
ate or against Talbert or even Cor Gov.
ernOr he will doit 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 VIII only
maintain its position OF the past. The
Alliance vii! be very certain to control
the PRIMARIES having their principles
embodied in the platform. and shown
in the election of State officers etc.
1.-The farmers will be Very certain.
too, to eject Il farmer for the next Gov.
ernOr. y on can emphasize that fact
If you want to"
"Alliancemen, as AIliancem"n, will
take no part in State politics for our
subjects are only affected by national
politics. John Gary Evans IS most
emphatically ont 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 lrby, by his
actiOnG. may force him to come out.
or course with combination Of events
other candidates may bob up, but one
thing is certain and that j., that the
farmers Of the state will control the
nomination and election Of candidates,
and the appearance in the arenabr this,
that, or the other candidate will have
but little effect"
He was asked about the idea Of run
ming Governor Tillman for Il third
term as Governor. "That third term
idea is not to be tolerated a minute. 1t
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
that he is the only man we have got In
INC oIdtc VINO Is III 10 DE IONernOr, w G
want to use him where he can do better
service for us if he is willing to accede
to our demands
He was asked about the Wage Work.
erS movement,
"The Wage Workers movement will
fall as Hat as Il pancake. They can gain
no recruits whatever from the country
people and can make very little head.
way among the people of the towLs and
ClUes, because it Is headed by men in
whose reform the people nave no conf
drnCe.
In r,GArA to the hlackhsting he said:
"That hlackliStlng business is Il pure
fake rs lar AS published III the journal.
There is IL disposition among certain
reform politicians to get certain men
ont ,i thrit own way, bnt it. VIII never
| amount to aUNthinG.
In speaking about 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 wE,n his time comes" He
would not say anything directly in re-
gard 10 the matter, but II would seem
from what he did say that lrhy is jcal.