The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-19
HARD 10 PLEASE,
ME MBeRS OF THE REFORM Parry
DIFFER AS 1OA POLICY.


BIen Blue-soms Strong Talk IndulR,d
Iu-rho Anisrc, and tho sena.o,ln
| FIRh'.
COLUMBIA. s. g, July l2.-The &C.
tion Of the Reform executive commit
tee at its recent meeting In refusing to
call off the State Convention to nomi-
nate candidate for Governor is not
giving general satisfaction as the arti-
cles published below will amply prove.
The following is clipped from the Reg
lister Of today:
A prominent out Of town Reformer
talking on the political situation yes
terday and referring inciden tally to the
action Of the Reform committee in
making only a partial change in the
plan for Reform primary, said that a
growing discomfort was manifest
among the farmers at the prominence
certain influence within the faction
was taking in the management of af-
fairs. The farmers interests, he said
were being relegated to the rear by
this influence, and lawyers and wire
troll and conduct of things. A few men
who have gained power and place by
their association with the Reform
movement are now seeking to subvert
the interests of the people to the fur
therance of their own political aRRran-
dizement. The band that manipulates
the caucus and the club Is becoming
bolder and boider and throws it in the
face Of the farmer that there is no man
In their own ranks capable Of filling
the duties Of high positsons and re-
sponsibility. "Are we," he said, Ito be
set back where we stood before 1880
by the very men who have been but
the recipients Of our favorp The peo-
pie of South Carolina IN 1890 set the
seal Of their condemnation on ring and
caucus government and those men
will reckon without their host when
they undertake to leave the farmer un-
consulted In the choice of leader and
to folst upon them any man that a
l clique Of lawyers, editors, office holders
and wire pullers may choose to select"
8 The Views of this gentlemen were
8 somewhat pronounced and the emphat-
4 ic nature OF his leaves no doubt that he
j. meant what he said. lie was not alone
+ In these sentiments or expressions and
8 and the day before, talked In the same
l strain.
! On the other hand, there were many
Q who seemed to take the opposite view
Q of the case and In their conversation
y the wisdom Of the committee In making
: no material change was heartily ap-
8 proved Of. The choice of the majority
l. Of the Reformers. they say, will give
!. entire satisfaction to all except few
f disappointed office seeks and the ranks
9 Of Reform will be as solid as ever VIXEN
the time comes to support the nominee.
, 1t Is useless to disguise the fact, how
ever, that considerable amount OF un-
easiness exists among many Of the Re-
, formers as to the outcome and time
, alone will prove whether the views of
} the first party quoted are correct or
not.
The State, Of this city, says In It's is.
sue Of this date:
The action OF the State Reform COM
mittee has caused quite little stir In
political circles. The EVens men are
very jubilant and don't hesitate to ex.
press their delight at the victory they
have gained. The Ellerbe men, on the
other hand, while they keep stiff up
per lip seem to be pretty blue.
The Ellerbe men openly charge
hand In the pie % and % assisted led
in carrying the Evans scheme
through. The Alliancemen say too,
that If Governor Tillman wishes to
risk his own chances by taking Evans
on to his cOat.tails and imposing q
lawyer upon them for Governor, he can
60 ahead. Many think that the AlIi-
ance is dead cock in the pit, but the
Alliances time is coming, they say.
All kinds OF harsh talk is hurled mt
lerbe mon says that he is responsible
for the action Of the committee. They
say that there Is no doubt that the
commit9ee Is composed of q majority
OF Ellerbe men, who, under other
circumstances. would certainly have
called the convention off. They say
that Chairman Sigh got in his fine
work by calling the committee together
and not telling any Of the members
do. They came here and had previ.
ously been instructed to carry out the
ColletOn idea by their counties. The
change was sprung upon them and
nearly all voted against tho change on
the ground that their counties had
given them no Instructions contrary to
those originally received.
The Ellerbee men say, however, thst
he has no fear Of the consequences.
even now. Thev say that the counties
in which the Evans machine has been
organized and may be regarded safe
for Evans are not more than seven or
eight and that Ellerbe will have An
equal showing with him In the organi-
Zation Of all the other counties.
Pope and Tindal are generally re.
garded as out Of the race now.
But there is going to be meeting
over at Aiken on the Goth of this month
which may change the political outlook
somewhat. Some Of the Alliancemen
seem to be very much disgusted with
Governor Tillman as an Allanceman.
The Meeting raParrad 81 ia m ho III a
annual meeting Of the State Farmers
Alliance. 1t Is said that the meeting
Is going to be the most eventful and
interesting one that this body has ever
|; held. The statement Is made that the
. Alliance intends to pass resolutions
urging all Alliancemen in the State,
and farmers who are not members of
the Alliance, to support men for tho
Legislature in their respective counties
who stand flat-footed for all the ALI.
3 ance demands and obligate themselves
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