The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-10-24
Politics two Years Hence.

COLUMBIA, OCTOBER Zl.--OulSlue VI tuo
Constitutional Convention issue there is
hardly any interest being taken in the
coming election. The recent action of
and it appears that he is individually
responsible for the refusal to send out the
tickets against the Convention. AS
strange and as premature as it may seem
the talk for the campaign of two years
hence has begun before the present cleo
tion is over. There can be no question
about it that there is no objection on the
part of the politicians to talk about the
programme more than two years from
the time the political performance is to
take place.
Just by way of preliminary there is
abundant reason to think that an element
in the Reform party will from now on
not only preach but practice the peace
and unity doctrine. While there may be
something of patriotic motive in this
spirit, it is expected to have tendency
to draw certain Of the Reformers into an
alliance with the more liberal Conserva-
tives, who are ready to make such ANAL
carnations as will change the present or
der of things. OF course there are some
Reformers who appreciate the fact that
the best thing for them in political
sense is to keep the politica! feeling as
intense rs possible, and they would not
be averse to constant contention, II 1t
would only keep the Reformers from
dividing their forces.
In the campaign which is practically at
an end the Senatorial race was head and
shoulders above everything else in point
of public interest. So it will be in the
campaign which is long way otf. but
not so far away as to prevent planning.
In the fight that has just been carried on
Senator Butler and Governor Tillman
were the central figures. Ia the coming
race, from the present indications, the
stars for the performance will be Senator
Irby and Congressman McLaurip. They
are evidently getting. ready for the
fray, and their friends are ~atcning
the progress Of the preliminaries to the
battle.
The other day I was talking to lead
ing and liberal-minded Conservative and
he was lamenting the fact that the Con-
servatives had never had recognized
leader for scme reason. He thought II
there were some one to whom the Con-
servatives could look to with confidence
in their legislative work, as we'll as in
their plans, that it would have good eff:
feet. He went on to say that he believed
that man would be found in Senator elect
Barnwell, of Charleston County, as he
was coming to the Legislature without
any bitterness against the faction in con-
troll, and he believed that he had the con-
fdence of botL factions.
The conviction of Constable Bladon
continues to be the subject of general talk.
There can be no question that 1t was az
genuine surprise to the general public
as it was to Governor Tillman. He
never dreamed that Bladon would be
convicted of murder, and 60 the public
seemed to take it for granted that as it
was negro who had been killed and
Bladon was himself shot and had war
rant, that there was no chance of his con-
viction on the charge of murder. But as
was said in the Sunday News tits the un"
expected that happens.
It is not at all likely that Governor
Tillman will have to act In the case. He
will lie in Office little over month
longer, and unless the case is allowed to-
drop without an sppeal to the Supreme
Court it will not come up before him.
If the case Is appealed Governor Tillman
will probably not take any action on a
petition for pardon, as he does not gen.
orally interfere in cases as long as they
are in the judicial mill. In any event 1t
will be serious case to handle by the
Executive. IT the pardon be not granted
it would have necessarily demoralizing
effect upon the constabulary of the State,
and on the other hand it ought not to be
an easy thing to set aside the verdict of
jury sworn to do its duty.
The question Is being asked what be-
comes of the blind tiger liquor that is
seized. According to previous repre-
reservations this was the vilest and most
doctored stuff that was ever offered the
public. Now some OF 1t finds its way to
the dispensary for sale. It is said that
this is analysed by the State chemist, but
it is also said that it would take just
about half dozen expert chemists to
keep up the analysis of the contraband
liquors. On the other hand tits said that
large quantity of the seized "stuff'' is
stored in the dispensary awaiting analy-
sis.
The dispensary seems to be doing
rushing business just at this time. The
orders on Saturday are said to have ag-
gregated !, 100 cases Of liquors.
A law yer who has had something to do
with the liquor cases was in the bureau
this morning, and while talking about
the litigation said that he had but little
sympathy with the liquor men, as they
were not inclined to pay for lawyers
fees. He said that those lawyers who
have worked the cases up to the present
stage, so far as he knew, had gotten little
or no pay for their services. He was
talking from a professional standpoint
aud did not seem think that the case sup
piled very much Of a picnic for the law
yers.-Special to Nevs and Courier.