The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-08
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As SEN THaOUGI The EYES OF :HE
NEWS AND COURIER.

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COLUMBIA, S. C., July 26.-The last
forty eight hours have witnessed more
signlican; 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 looEs at Reformer today especial
ly an Office seeking Reformer, he no.
tees that each and every one of them
has unconsciouly taken unto himself
that peculiar where am l at" Stare.
All schemes and plans have been
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-EVaps- Viii
son combination has stunned the Refcr-
mers who are about the Capital. None
of them expected to see the Alliance
develop fighting humor, but throught
that it was going to quietly submit to
everything. Nothing else is talked of
here today but the action of the Alli-
a1ce and its effect upon the outlook. I
ascertalned before leaving Aiken that a
census of the Evans and Ellerbe
strength in the Alliance bad 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, Spartanburg,
Laurens and Georgetown.
Every one of the politicians says they
dare not try and say what will happen
nov. One thing is certaiD, although
the Alliance has not fifteen thousand
active members, its strength is greatly
dreaded. Tie cause is that each ALI
ance man is usually middle aged maa
OF iDfluence,ln the community in which
he lives, having great power over all
the younger male members Of his fam
lly aud over his neignbors. Then again
the Alliance organization Is not only
perfect but far reaching and the results
Of any such action as that taken at All.
ken can extend 10 the very uttermost
backWoods district quicker than any
political machine can carry 1t there.
Ellerbe's friends are somewhat jubi.
lalt over the result Of the Alliance
meeting. They consider that the &C.
tion Of the body in expelling CAN'T was
heavy blow to the Evans side-jHsstt
as heavy as the Legislature" resolu-
tions we're to the Tillman side.
Now there was one thing which
neither nor any other correspondent
heard of at Aiken. The Alliance after
passing its own resolution in regard to
how the members Of the body should
vote, went to work and endorsed those
Marion County Alliance resolutions
along the same line by a big majority.
But the Alliances action is not all
that has paralyZsd the Office seekers.
The action of DR.. Pope has created
another stunning wave for the Reform
leaders. It is true that Ellerbe and
TiDdal have sent in their pledges, but
there is nothing to prevent these two
Withdrawing them. It looks to me as
if the fight will 6aslly narrow down 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.
It would amuse most of the people Of
South Carolina to be able to be around
here little today and hear the many
harsh terms that are being applied to
Governor Tillman by men who two
weeks ago would have kissed his feet If
be told them so to do. I have not
found any two "Rsformers" today
who hold exactly the same views with
regard to the outlook. All agree that
the Developments of the last two days
have overturned ali schedules, etc.. and
frankly say they do not know what
will happen next.
A good many of the Alliance men,
bers returning from the meeting at Al.
ken passed through the city today.
Among them were Col. Norris, Senator
Evans, Col. Duncan and others. l no.
ticed.one thing yesterday, that every
nember of the body seemed to be per-
fectIy delighted with what the body
had done, and seemed to be in more
hopeful and satisfied humor than any
body OF men l ever saw just comp'et-
ing their Work.-NeWs and Courier.