The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-08-29
NJ. C. BUTLER WITHDRAWS.
The Senator Bids Goodbye to
the Democratic Party.
Steps Off the Old Ship and Will Run
in the Regular Election.
YESTERDAYS POLITICAL SENSATION.

A Brief Telegram to Secretary Tomphn
Announces the Action of the Senator
Reply Which q Register Representativ
Received in Answer to Telegram Ask
ing an Explanation The Allege'
Schemes of the Butler Men-An Al
Around Independent Ticket With shel
a Candidate for Governor.
Columbia Register.
Senator Butler has Withdrawn his chance
maries and he and his friends are going Il
make the fight in the November election.
That was the startling and unexpected new
received In Columbia yesterday and II Will
furnish a sensation throughout South Caro-
lima today.
General Buffers withdrawal is nothinl
more than has been expected, although IL ha
been earnestly hoped that 1t would not come
SHORT TELEGRAM.
General Buffers determination was an
nounced In the following brief telegram 10 ID
H, Tom pix ins, Secretary Of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee, and came yes
terday about noon; sm.sh,,.,on nc An, o.
~ hereby Withdraw the paper filed will
you on the 18th or 18th Of June, announcint
" That was ali the telegram said. The pape
filed with Secretary Tompkins was the fol
lowing:
THE CELEBRATED PAPER.
ITO Mr.. D. H. Tompkins. Secretary Democrat
ic Executive Committee. Columbia, 8. G.:
"Dear Sir: ! hereby announce myself as
candidate for the United States Senate for th'
term beginning March 4th, 1895. / presume
the candidates for the Legislature which Will
elect the United States Senator " ill abide tn
result of the primaries set for August sOtt
uext / hereby request that q separate box ot
provided by the State Executive COMMITTEES
1T each and every voting precinct In the Statt
iot his preference for United States Senator
said separate boxes TO be managed under the
same rules as other ballot boxes In the prima
ries, aud hereby pledge myself 70 aolae tnt
mary. An early reply will oblige very truly
The foregoing letter OF Senator Butler be
came celebrated and during the campaign
General Butler made the contents OF II one o.
his Issues.
TWO CONSTRUCTORS ON 1T.
When the newspapers first got hold Of Gen
eral Buffers brief telegram yesterday they
were in doubt II was subject TO two con
structions-one that Senator Butler mad Win.
drawn from the other that he would no long
er submit his claims TO the primaries. sc
that there would be no doubt on the matter
the city editor OF the Register at once tele'
graphed General Butler for an explanation ass 10 o.
his teiegnm 10 Colonel Tompklns. Inc iol
lowing answer WAS received:
READ THIS CAREFULLY.
"WashiDg,op, D. c., Aug. q, 1894.
ITO W. W. Price. Correspondent Columoia
"Rspyinr to your ielegraphic inquiry Just
received, l beg to say In withdrawing the pa
per I filed with TOmpkins, secretary OF the
Democratic Executive Committee, announc
ing my candidacy, atn following 10 the foot
steps Of disting uished Reformers who are un'
willing to submit their claims TO primary
where everything from coroner up has been
cut, dried, packed and salted down BY the
ring where the result IN slated and known
by the ring before vote has been put In tht
uallot box. M. y. Butier.
cAPERs KNEW WHAT 1T MEANT.
A CODY of the Tompkins telegram wat
shown before General Buffers answer was re
ceived, TO Captain John g. Capers, who was
sepRoSea sspy he SPEAK
itself. Certain 1t IL, however. that II places
General Butler entirely independent OF the
action OF the primary on the 2sth. You VIII
know u great deal before ten days elapse. and
still most active factor IN State and national
politics."
1T FLEW RAPIDLY.
The news OF Senator Buffers first telegram
few over the city rapidly and WAS talked ol
on every corner and In every business place
cause handreds more. The bitter element OF
the Conservatives reJoiced over II, but II pro-
duced no 10y among that class OF men who
believe iu standing Dy the Democratic party
no matter what It's woes or Its fluctuations.
CAUSE FOR HIS ACTION.
The alleged cause for Seua,or Buffers &C.
ton appears TO be the failure OF the State
Democratic Executive Committee 10 grant
the separate box which Senator Butler asked
for. General Buffers action, even with THIS
Ii strange In view OF the fact that In bis cam.
paign speeches be made eloquent appeals for
white unity and supremacy, at times urging
this with tears IN bis eyes, There was always
something peculiar. something apparently
u warning In these appeals and this was no.
ticed.
WHAT Is THE SCHEME9
Captain Capers, In his remarks, intimates
that the public will know few things within
the next ten days. The Tlllmanite leaders
believe that they know The plans OF the But,
Ter men without waiting ten days Tor them
In six counties - RichIand, Charleston
Georgetown, Sumter. Beaufort and Edgeteld
the Butler men have legislative tickets In
believe they can win In the primary In these
counties and are Democrats, expecting that II
they win the Reformers will have 10 vote
for their nominees in the regular election
Butler candidates In the field before Lhe
primaries. 1t will be In these counties that
the Butler men will put Independent can
didates for the Legislature. With the mem
bers OF the Legislature from the six counties
they are TO stay Democrats and with wha!
few they hope 10 elect In independent counties
there Is the political jack lantern which
the Butler men are following.
A CONTEST IN THE sENALE.
they do not succeed in eleetipg majority o.
the Legislature they will lnd some ground fol
q contest In the United States Senate, using
the pretext OF fraud, etc., as basis for the
lty in the Senate and the hatred for Tllman
will lead many Senator TO vote against TIL
man.
It is a game In which Two desperate chances
are being taken by desperate men, but 1t Is
game which will he blocked. Tillmanite
leaders say that Senator Butler obtained h.t
seat In the Senate by q contest and that II
what suggested the plan 10 him and his
friends this time.
BAD TIMES AHEAD.
Every South Carolinian looks back with
shudder to the bitterness and hatred engend
cred by the Haskelite movement IN 1890. Sen
atOr Buffers action means 2 repetition OF al
that with probable bloodshed and countless
troubles of all kinds.
THE EFFECT TODAY.
+ 1t Is believed that Senator Buffers with
drawHl will have an effect on tOdayS prima
nv In some Of the coppltes where the Bpttle
men are hoping to pull their nominee
through. II Is thought there will be Numbered
OF good Democrats who will not vote for can
didates for the Legislature who are goinI
there To support q man who has put himsel
oil 10 hsxn nsFn
who will vote for Butler puts himself In th
same political boat with the Senator
A FULL STATE ticket.
II now looks like there Is to be an all roun
we'll developed Independent movement AM
| that full State ticket Is TO be put out. Th
indications point that way for many reasons
| IL was rumored on the streets last night tha