The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-09
THE SITUATION;
AS SEEN THROUGt THE EYES OF A
HOSTILE NEWSPAPER.

n Very Much Oveldrawn Picture of tho
Ahsirs In tho Reform Kanks-r they are
Not Half az B.u aa Painted,
COLUMBIA, S. G., July 2G.-The last
fOrty-etRht hours have witnessed more
stgnt0cnn: political events than the
entire four years previous. There has
been no end of slate smashing, and In a
word the entire political situation in
South Carolina has been turned upside
down in this short space of time. When
one LOOKS at a Reformer today especial.
~ an office seeking Reformer, he no.
tlces that each and every one of them
mas unconsctonly taken unto himself
that peculiar "where am at" STARE.
All schemes and plans navo b.eu
| knocked into cooked hat.
/ The action OF the State Alliance In
displaying huge undreamed of back
bone and declaring war on everything
connected with the Tillman- vans. vii
son combination has stunned the Refor-
mers who are about the Capital. None
or them expected to see the Alliance
develop a lighting humor, but throught
that 1t was going to quietly submttto
everything. Nothing else is talked of
here today but the action Of the Alll-
ance and its effect upon the outlook. l
ascertained before leaving Aiken that a
| census Of the Evans and EIlerbe
strength In the Alliance had been taken
and the result was that out of the entire
membership including the officers and
| committeeman, Evans had but six sup.
porters. There wereSamong these the
| delegates from Aiken, Spartanburp,
Laurens and Georgetown.
Every one Of the politicians says they
dare not try and say what will happen
now. One thing Is certain, although
the Alliance has not fifteen thousand
active members. It's strength is greatly
dreaded. Tne cause il that each Alli-
ance man Is usually a middle aged man
OF inttuence:ln the community In which
he lives, having great power over all
the younger male members OF his fam
ny and over his neighbors. Then again
the Alliance organization Is not only
perfect but far reaching and the results
OF any such action as that taken at Al.
ken can extend to the very uttermost
!, oackWoods district quicker than any
political machine can carry 1t there.
Ellerbe's friends are somewhat jubi.
liant over the result of the Alliance
meeting. They consider that the ac-
- tlon OF the body In expelllng CAN'T was
n heavy blow to the Evans side-just
t as heavy as the Legislature" resolu-
9 tions we're to the Gilman side.
= Now there was one thing which
g neither nor any other correspondent
n heard or at Aiken. The Alliance after
passing its own resolution in regard to
# how the members Of the body should
It vote, went to work and endorsed those
,s Marion County Alliance resolutions
IS along the same line by big majority
@ But the Alliances action Is not all
:, that has paralyzed the office seekers
The action of DIR. Pope has created
f another stunning wave for the Reform
10 fIoA \
Ilndal have sent In their pledges, but
}, there Is nothing to prevent these two
WlthdraW1ng them. 1t looks to me as
IT the fight will finally narrow do wn to
a battle IN the general primary election
- between Ellerbe and Evans. Yet am
told that Ellerbe's friends are now per.
fectly confident Of controlling the Au.
gust Convention. But all one can do
on this line Is to wait and see.
1t would amuse most Of the people of
South Carolina to be able to be around
, herea little today and hear the many
harsh terms that are being applied to
! Governor Tlllman by mon who two
weeks ago would have kissed his feet IL
ne told them so to do. l have not
found any two "Rsformers" today
who hold exactly the same Views with
regard 10 the outlook. All agree that
the developments Of the last two days
, have overturned all schedules, etc., and
, frankly say they do not know what
will happen next.
: a good many of the Alliance mem-
bers returning from the meeting at Al.
ken passed through the city today.
Among them were C)l. Norris, Senator
Evans, Col. Duncan and others. Ino.
tlced one thing yesterday. that every
member of the body seemed to be per-
tectly delighted with what the body
; had done. and seemed to be In more
hopeful and satisfied humor than any
Dody or mon / ever saw just complet-
Ing their work News and Courier.