The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-25
The sudden turn of things was nc
BUTLER-TILLMAN.
Some Remarks About the Senato>i Il Con
test and q Third Candidate.
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COLUMBIA, s. c., October pa
glance over the political field Of this
State just at this time gives one briei
insight into the most remarkable con-
elomeration of affairs that has ever
been known, perhaps, since the advent
of the Tillman Administration, aud one
can but wait and watch results. II
would be difficult indeed to foretell
anything with any degree of certainty,
The men who are leaders in the domi'
nant political party at present are
looking ahead into the future and
watching their chance to tetter their
own interests.
Governor Tillman. by his remarkable
campaigns in this State, the pushing
of the dispensary law, and other things
of q like nature, and his recent open
bid for the leadership Of the proposed
new National party, has succeeded in
achieving the National reputation that
he craved, and he is now looking to the
future, with every energy on the alert.
It has been frequently intimated that
he would seek a third term as Cover.
nor, but there is absolutely no likeli.
hood of him making any such move.
He is
AFTER BuTLER'S SCALP
with a whole belt full of tomahawks,
and he and bis lieutenants are smiling
with satisfaction st the course Senator
Butler is now pursuing in the Senate.
That is a plain unvarnished statement
of a fact. The Governor is priming bis
guns and getting ready tor the big
fight, and does not seem to have the
slightest doubt as to the result.
Up to the past week or 30 it has
been pretty well understood that the
race for the Senate would he only be-
tween Senator Butler and Governor
Tillman, but the Senator's course in
the Senate during this time has caused
many of his friends to marvel, and
great many Of them do not hesitate to
say that they will desert him. The re.
suit is going to be, so it appears now,
that Senator Butler is going to lose
good proportion of the Conservative
vote. To-day I had talks with several
well-known Conservatives in regard to
the coming fight, and they all seem to
be down on Senator Butler. One OF
them, a man who has long been re-
cognized as one Of the most observant
politicians in the State, thoroughly
acquainted with the politics of this and
other countries, said very plainly that
be regretted to see Senator Butler take
the course he has adopted, but was
morally certain that Butler will not
get over 10 per cent of the Conservative
vote, and possibly not that" He went
Oh to say that there was great deal OF
talk about running.
A THIRD CANDIDATE
against both Tilnan and Butler, and
said that he had heard Judge Hudson's
name suggested and favorahly consid.
cred. He thinks tha Juige Hudson,
commanding the resp 1t that be does
of many men on 10th sides, would
make strong c.ndidale. I have also
heard Congressman Brawley's name
suggested. OF Course, no one can tell
what the future holds, considering
recent developments having bearing
on the Senatorial race, but just now it
looks like a three-cornered fight is very
likely. It also seems that the third
man in q primary would get portion
of the vote Of both sides.