The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-03

preferences. He then said thatif he
was not appointed marshal, he was u
candidate for Governor and that the
next Governor of South Carolina
| "WOuld have to beat SamDS. pope
for the nomination." He requested me
to telegraph this news to my h )me pa.
perN and tart him Il boom for Cover
nor. ! refused to do tEl5 for reasons
entirely satisfactory 10 mvSelr and
seemingly unpleasant 90 DIR Pope. lie
grew somewhat tPStv and then sud.
'Well, damn 1T, | am going back to
SOUTH Carolina III \ trW davS and don't
propose t" rid" on the Richmond g.
Dnvlll" Rtilroad because it wont paw
Its taxes " i'll You telegraph that ?" |
tod him yes and ltughiuglv suggested
that ne might run his pubernatorial
campaign with thai rs Il pl ,tform. NV
conduct on this 0"c is,on WA, probably
;he Inspiration Of Dr.. popeS cart aud
is the lilal OF his woe, and "hDrr RS"
therein cOutlintd
Dr. Pope is Il sort of ama'urr jour.
nal'Sf, himS II, and while in Washing-
ton frequently passed away ods mo-
men'S pr parlng IiOM dr J,i,tinc produce
IONS tor the Carolina reform D.pprS
pro& &SSng To give the political situa
tlon at the national c4pi aI, IL all Of
which he never toreot to say good
word Tor Pope. "WarWick" was hts
iaVof'te cognomen, aCd it. was uud"r
TINS mighty name that he most often
welded HIS graphic pen, to tell the pro
pie OF South CirOliut wha, a Really
greet man he was, and what u liue
crauce lie stood to b" marshal (rhe
phhilc Will pie IS, refer IL .hO til, OF
the Columbia ReliSter for c)rrObor;.-
uJn OF this assertion.
| desire also'to call tsDeclll attention
t. the card publlsh"d hy senator Irhy
from Major Gliy. IL very adroitly
said "the article signed Cradiock' ,rur
not dictdt"d by ypu IN youI' pIjrutc
Sccrct"fy,' but ne dill uoJ say thrt It,
WAS not dictated 10y Srn1tor Irhy u r,p
and | defy Senator Irby to get aut
statement from Maj)r Gary to that f
feet. Senator lrhy in his letter said
"Maj r William II. Gary, Of Augusta,
and MIR. James III. TiIlmtE came into
my sitting room ~ the National Hotel!
Major Gary sad to Tillmnn tha' what
| he had told hun Il frw tnUm"uiS before
ought to he repeated to lrby | asked
what 1T was and Tillman lnid the fol-
lowing tale" Mai Glry SAID
| NJ such thing and he will not verify
any SIch st uem"nt. rhr c0nv,r&dtiOn
WAS brought up 10y Senator Irbv him
| self. aEd WAS simply Il rehaS!i Of what
| he hdd told 10 me that morning, and
| Major Gary, who WAS present, wilt no.
| corr Iburdtc Il Slngi" assertion made
| by Senator lr0Y Otrer lh:lt Tn" idiC that
| tn" diSpl,ch WlS not uic'Htrd bi HIM TO
hi1 private secretary.
Senator lrby ;.lSo slid by way of au
! introduction to his card that | told him
| | had just lett General Farlny in the
metropolitan IlU,rl This is rINicuiOIiS
| General Farley had returned to South
Carolina and Senator lrby knew II.
The rest of his story Is Nholly i'm iginary
and vlciou>ly false. even unto thr
parrnthrtical assertion thah "Govrrnor
! Flilmau and CDnprrSS'n Diilm;in
were not on spe lkIrL lrrm%;" but It
WAS necessary for him 10 iMj"c, this
stat "mrnt INTO his ia!r II N. Ike l.
pliuaiui,.. The .Lc'. that Gru"ral Farley
! had prepared an article on the political
Silultlor IN South CAral!nl was 40
secret. He read 1t 10 me more than six
weeks before the inauguIal'Un, and le.
fore aIiu S'nrr that TIM" Ii Is read Il u
many nIiierS. Ihrr" WAS nu'llng what.
ever III 4. drrogalury 10 Guvrrn0r Tn
man or any Of the leaders.
This pIrtiG,l .r "rrttl cH" dispatch
is not the only one ever arut by SeuH;0r
lrby IT, the Ehrnmc!". lhr following
app"Hr,d Il IN that paper silnult me0uS!y
with tn" tolumhli Register 1t vas
dictated toy S"Ea'Cr irDy ~ Mr.. ". j.
Shelton and WAS Tile | a. The Western
Hion telegraph Olicr hy Irna' or Irhv
himself. On tn" mNrgiH in his OrhyE)
handwriting l.: 'tAargc. " III hr J. tiu
by Senator lrhy If declined. puhIlsh
certainly.