The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-05-12
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News and Notes From Hero, There AZ
everywhere in South Carolina. -
The South Carolina Club of Coluubfs Z
Is preparing to erect club building. A
Miss Eleanor Calhoun, grandniece of
John G. Calhoun, is making some stir as s.
an actress in Paris. ~
den. Manager Averill of the Charles.
ION, sumter d Northera railroad has re.
signed to take charge of the Port Rova,
q Augusta and Port Royal s wc.ter,.k
Carolina roads. a11Sidce.
The board to distribute tbsses to Chicago,
spvopriated by tho Legis,sr the resolutions
sIs @oEsa s%a,ns saan !, Mr.: wii1 Ge1s, e.
Sfeegates, who talked
Capt. e. G. Mya.t&y to Chicago, that l
bered as one of tEion rs expressive of the
in Charleszo1 Invention must have its bear
eSakot ds-a- delegate, to vote in the convention,
but to meet the Democratic National Execu-
tive Committee, in order to organize with
that committee for the work Of the cam
paizu. l associated with them "openly"
confess most Of the committee l believe
were supporters of Mr.. Cleveland, and the
results of the convention indicated that there
were quite number Of voting delegates also,
who wore in favor of his nomination felt
then as l do now, that as n free white
South Carolina Democrat, had as much right
to my choice of Mr.. Clevelind to the nresi-
dency as Governor Tillman had for his
choice. AS already stated, my position for
MIR. Cleveland WIS well understood before
the May convention met. No demand was
made upon me by that convention, and |
deny the ch 'r1e that consciously deceived
any one, either by silence, or by speech.
The next count in this wonderful Indictment
<--is that pledged myself if elected President
! Of the State Alliance, not TO seek any office,
ETC., and this report al am told' is being
very industriously circulated in Alliance
circles as though it were a fact. which if
believed will, as is hoped for by those who
seek my injury, have the effect of breaking
the unity Of the Alliance, in supporting my
: efforts as its Official head, to build up and
: maintain the true principles of the order.
The exact truth is | did not sack the NOM
ina,ion Of the presidency of the State All
ance, bat on the contrary expressed to many
Of those who approached me on the subj ect,
that preferred TO decline, and L am sure
that every member Of the State llance ,cho
vc,ed for me will bear me out in the state
ment that did not in The slightest degree
express or imply any such pledge, nor was
any such requirement laid upon me by any
one whpmsoeyer. l did say after my cleo
ten that | wou Il do all within my power to
buiid up and advance the interests Of the
order, which | have done and will continue
to do. 1t might be Interesting right here to
INQUIRE of the Governor, whence come this
new born zeal for the welfare and safety of
the Alliance on his part? | believe iha. at
one time he was made President Of the
Edgefeld County Alliance, and that not
withstunding he had pub ished far and wide
TO show his disinteresied pa'riotism-ibat
he wanted no office save that Of n trustee of
On agricultural college, yet he did not he.i-
tate to embrace the first opportunity to hold
office OF another kind. When Allla nccmen
oil over the State revert to his defiance Of
the order and it's principles as he demon
strated it at the meeting of the State Alliance
at Spartanburg, they will no doubt look
upon his great and suddea Alliane virtue in
..iis case as somewhat judicrous and gro
tesque. In the last count he charg me
with "reachery, to the people AMI to the
Alliance" in that njected info the rail-
road bill Of 81 "two Objectionable fe itures j"
VIZ: The right of appeal on the part of the
railroads to the courts and the feature Of the
bill which allowed the election Of railroad
cpmm, siouers ny the General Assembly.
To any one with the information and intelIi-
gence of n school boy reply TO these charges
would seem supsrfuous. Mr. Tillman, when