Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16
HE WILL OPPOSE CRISP.
Senator Irby's Views on the Pa
trOnage.

Senator Irby's Views on the IA
trOnage.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 11.-A
mugwump congressman from New
York made some startling state
ments to the Chronicle representa-.
tive this morning. His disappoint-
ment at not being able to control
certain patronage in has state
prompted him to divulge what
would otherwise have remained a
a secret until the proper time had
arrived for the scheme to have
been carried out. 1t is a fact that
Cleveland will oppose Crisp and
it is also fact that the New York
congressman will vote for an anti
silver candidate.
"Senator Ir5y will be chairman
of one of the important senate
committees" said Arthur P.
German to The Chronicle
representative to night. This news,
which reaches the public for the
first time, and exclusively through
the colums of The Chronicle will
be very gratifying to Senator
Irby's friends in Georgia and
South Carolina. He had a long
talk with Mr.. German this morn
ing, and took occasion to use
some able bodied English. He
had learned, and correctly, that q
bitter personal fight was being
waged by his enemies, bo.h IN
Washington and at home, against
his appointment to one OF the
chairmanships, and proceeded
forthwith to Mr.. German, chair
man of the Senate reorganization
committee, for information, as
we'll as to state his side of the
matter, which he did in language
classic and forcefull.
Senator Irby talked but fe"
minutes before Senator German
frankly said "Mr. Irby, no matter
what opposition may be hurled
against you, it is settled fact
that you will be chairman OF an
important committee Senator
German and Senator 1rhy have
been quite intimate if not cordial
since the latter entered the senate,
and it is due probably to Mr.
German more than anybody else
that the young Carolinian is to
be SO prominently recognized.
Senator Irby called at the white
house today at 2 o'clock and was
in conference with the President
for more than half an hour. He
declined to state the purposes OF
interview, but with his usual
smile said:
aOur friends, the enemy, IN
South Carolina will have son'e-
short:
tine mat viii surprise them" So
81 Is q fact certain that the Caro-
lima patronage will be divided
equally between the two factions, !,
incidentally it can be stated
that although the impression Is
current that Ben Perry, Of Green
vile, is to be collector for South y
Carolina, he will not receive the
appointment. This information is
from an unusually high source
and thoroughly reliable. Maj.
Black is putting in some good
work ior Maj. Gary. Senator
Irby, Mr.. Livingston and Maj.
Black along with Maj. Gary
called on the attorney general to-
day and were cordially received.
Maj. Gary has good lead over
the whole field.
The leaders of the South Caro-
lima reform movement that assem-
bled in Washington during tho
Inauguration, seemed to have had
more important business than
sightseeing. The rank and file OF
the reform movement in the state
have, to all appearances, been sat-
isfed with the leadership of Till
man and Irby, but not 30 with
some of the lieutensnts. One OF
the state officials announced to q
supposed enemy of Gov. Tillman
and Senator Irby that the fol-
lowing combination had been
agreed upon. Congressman Shell
Who signed the prepared manifesto
in 1890, and who all at once
recently became so disgusted with
the politics and politicians that he
had himself interviewed announc-
ing his retirement from politics is
- no Tho anti.Tillman candidate