The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-30
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Lively Tunes Ahead In South a, ollaa
Soeeiaz to Ne,rs ard Courier.

PULlCI' All GUSSlI.
Lively Tunes Ahead tn South ta1 ollaa.
Special to Ners and Courier.
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 27.-The pipers
are tuning up their instruments now;
tho band is getting ready TO play the
shouters are testing their lungs; the cam
didates are getting their political cannon
loaded; the dispensary advocates are prs-
pairing to proclaim to the dear, credulous
people the many advantages of their "red
iemonade;" the dispensary white ele..
phant' is being properly groomed, ana
the big political circus OF 1894 is about to
start up. Ono week from next Thursday
the opening performance will be given
and from that date may be counted the
real opening of the campaign. A glance,
about the field just week before the ball
is started shows most interesting situa-
ton. It is safe tn say that even without
any Conservative ticket in the field there
is going to be much fun and the campaign
will be of great interest all the way
through.
The latter portion of next week, how
ever. will be The liveliest in political cir
cles that has been known about Column
bia for many q day. On Thursday, June
7. (that is next Thursday week. that
much talked of and long delayed meeting
of the State Executive Committee IS 10
be held in this city for the purpose OF
fixing the dates for the campaign meet
inps in the several counties of the State,
making all arrangements therefor ana
attending to great many other matteEs
of great importance to the candloates.
The committee will have some interest
ing questions before it. It will have 20
decide among other things Wnetner IL
will require the Senatorial candidates 10
attend all these meetings or not. IL VIII
also very likely have big hgnt over t4e
dates for the campaign meetings. IL
apnears that one side is trying to get the
meetings 30 arranged that they can not
all be held before the August Reform
convention. But be all these things as
they may the meeting of the commlttee
is certain to be very lively one In every
respect The Alliance side OF the mouse
claims majority Of the committeeman.
Then on the same day with this meet
ing will come the big State ConYention
of the Prohibitionists. 1t is likewise 10
he held in Columbia and will result IN
the outlining of the fight which the Fro
hibitionists will make IN the coming
campaign, aud will doubtless settle tne
course which they will pursue IN the
meantime with regard to the accidental
prohibition law now supposed 70 oe OF
force. There is no doubt that this Con.
vantion will decide to make big fight
for absolute prohibition. The ConVen-
tion. however, from all that can be ascer-
tained. will make the fight within the
ranks of the so-called Democratic party
of the State. and will not put any TICKET
in the field.
And Just here it may as well be frankly
stated that the events OF the last lew
weeks have shown beyond doubt that the
liouor question and its solution will be
one of the principal issues in the coming
campaign. The dispensary advocates are
resolved to continue the fight for the dis.
pensary syatem. Governor T1liman, u
will be reinem bered, as soon as the law
was declared unconstitutional, mace tns
come to stay. he said, too, that the dis
pensary would be before the people ID
the coming campaign. These statements
of the Governor have greatly puzzled the
people. and they likewise indicated that
he intended personally to make the ngnt
for the dispensary system as against the
prohibitory system of control OF the
LIQUOR traffic. The dispensary advocates
had everyone thinking that they were
going to put upon Justice Gary the odlum
of seeing that the dispensary law STOOD.
It now appears, however, that they
have an entirely different plan that they
intend to abide the decision OF the pres
ent Court. The scheme is, as am able
to gather 1t from some of the strongest
dispensary advocates, TO oDllterate .ne
other features and have the Legislature
enact q new dispensary law. The Court
held the Act unconstitutional because OF
its profit features. With these features
out they say dispensary law, giving the
State the power to sell all liquor within
the State at absolute cost Of purchasing,
bottline and shipping, will be perfectly
constitutional. Whether it Is or not Will
be for the Courts to decide after 1t be-
comes an Act. Another feature OF the
proposed new Act, understand, will be
that the State Board Of Control, lns: cad
OF consisting of State officers, will be
board elected by the Legislature, very
much the same as the board OF Asylum
regents. So,
sary lazy is to be fought for, and haro
fought for, by its advocates. John cary
Evans can be expeoted to join t9e Cover
nor in the fight 10 be made. Already the
Alliances here and there are passing
resolutions "that we are heartily in favor
of the dispensary law, aud believe it 10
be the best solution of the liquor prob
lem" But it will not be many days now
before The line Of campaign in regard to
the liquor traffic will begin to reach the
public ear and eye.
Another feature of the coming GAM
paign which will make it very lively
will be the fight between Senator Butler
and Governor Tillmap for the United
States Senate, There aro bound 10 be
issues which when these two meet on
the stump will call for lively and inter-
estinp speeches. Governor Tillman has
been playing his cards carefully and l
see that despite the slap he gave the
Alliance the other day in his reply to its
questions, he has many sHal Alliances
endorsing him. One of these country
Alliances only few days ago passeo
resolutions endorsing the Governor, Inc
latter clause of which read as iollows;
"And we want it distinctly understood
legislative hopors who is In favor OF any
body against Governor Tillmap for the
Senate" Senator Butler was here TOR
short time to-day, bpt went on to his
home in Edgeaeld. He has bean cover.
ing good deal Of territory recently and
seems confident.
And now as to the Gubernatorial race.
Although the race has narrowed down so
far as one can zee just now to John Gary
Evans and Ellerbe with DR.. Pope as
pace-maker, it is pretty safe to say that
Secretary of State Tindal will reappear
on the field before the Executive Com
mittee drops the opening meeting nag
and starts the races off. It is stated by
some of Mr.. TindaPs supporters that his
friends in Glerendon are going to push
him forward whether be wishes to be In
Che race or not. He will doubtless prove
q strong antagonist. There will be fac
tional issues to be discussed by these
candidates on the stump which will make
things lively.
Some seem to think that the colored
Republicans will try, when their Con-
vention meets late in the summer, to put
out straight Republican ticket, bqt l
can not ascertain anything as yet along
this line.
AS to the candidates for the other State
Offices and the Office of railroad commits
sioper, which will be filled by the people
this year for the first time, it is almost
useless to make any predictions so far
ahead. The possible candidates, exclu-
sive of those T have already mentioned,
are staying in the background, saying
nothing and saving wood vigorously.