The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-11-22
From Senator to Governor.

A Charleston business man who has
recently returned from trip to the Pee
Dee section reports an unusual awaken
inc of interest in national politics in Dar-
lington, where, as has been published in
the NetvS and Courier, cousin OF Con-
gressman McLaurin, J. M. Waddell, has
been appointed postmaster. AS matter
of fact the Ne,vs and Courier carried the
first information of the appointment to
Darlington, and the news fell like
BON b-shell on the unsuspecting commu-
nifty. The gentleman referred to says
that the people of Darlington blame SEN
ator Butler for this appointment, and,
whether Justly or uniustly, are bitter as
gall against him. They have great hope
Of revocation of the appointment since
the commission, through the interven-
tion of committee of business men who
been "held up" for investigation. This
committee has, it seems, picked up some
political straws at the National Capital,
and are predicting the direction OF the
wind.
Senator Buffers course for the last few
months, said he, has been puzzle to
more astute men than myself, but these
gentlemen think they have unravelled
skein that has solution of the problem
at one end. They are inclined to believe
that senior Senator has given up the
race for the Senate, and will gracefully
surrender his seat to Governor Tillman,
making no fight for it, and we may as
sumo that he is laughing in his sleeve at
the threats which are being made of the
desertion of his friends from his standard.
He does not wish their support for the
Senate, for he has other fish to fry.
In short it is the belief now prevalent
that Senator Butler would like to be
"Governor Butler and will enter the
arena for the Democratic nomination
with the support of the new made friends
on the other side of the fence.
This, he says, does not seem improba-
BILE in the light of much that has trans
pired and the opposition developed in
the reform ranks to those gentlemen
who have been prominently mentioned
as probable recipients of this honor from
their party. However, the end OF the
story is not yet.
Our senior Senator is not believed to
have relinquished his CLAIM on Senatorial
honors. 1t is nice thing to be Cover
| nor Of such State as South Carolina,
| and to have ones portrait in the gallery
of famous men who have held this ex-
alted position it is indeed nice thing,
but two or three years is enough and it Is
still nicer thing to be United States
Senator, so we may imagine our Senator
Governor again seeking honors after sew
eral years of much glory and much
harder work, again the candidate for SEN
atorial honors, when the term Of the
Hon. John Laurens Manning Irby ex-
pires.
Now, continued he, you newspaper
men are on the lookout for such jumps
of the cat and you may keep your eyes
open on this matter and should you con-
ciude that there is any probability Of the
truth of these coniectures let the eager
and expectant public know. In the
meantime you may publicly state that
the city of Darlington is practically In a
state of ferment over the appointment OF
Waddell as postmaster. 1t was all that l
heard in the store and on the curbing.
The business men are determined to
out of the postoffice.-Sunday Nea0s,
| Nov. r.