The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-07-18
HARD TO PLEASE.
MEMBERS OF THE REFORM PARTY
DIFFER TOA POLICY.

The Evans Meu ubil ant, 10 1T the El -oe
Men Blus-soms Strong Talk Iodrlged
Io-Che Arisnc, and thu Senatorial
Fiah-.
COLUMBIA. s. C., July 12.-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
ister of today:
A prominent out of town Reformer
talking on the political situation yes
terdsy and referring incidentally to the
action of the Reform committee in
making only partial change in the
plan for Reform primary, said that
growing discomfort was manifest
among the farmers at the prominence
certain influence within the faction
was taking in the management of sf-
fairs. The farmers interests, he said
were being relegated to the rear by
this influence, and lawyers aud wire
pullers have assumed the entire con.
troll and conduct of things. a few men
| VINO have gained power and place by
| their association with the Reform
movement are now seeking to subVerr
the interests of the people to the fur
therance of their own political aggran-
Element. The band that manipulates
tie caucus and the club is becoming
bolder and boider and throws 1t In the
face of the farmer that there is no man
81 their own ranks capable Of filling
the duties of high positsons and re-
soonsibility. care we" he said, Ito be
set back where We stood before 1890
by the very men who have been but
the reci ipients Of our faVor2 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 aud
to folst upon them any man that a
clique of lawyers, editors, Office holders
and wire pullers may choose to select"
The views of this gentlemen were
somewhat pronounced and the emphat-
| ic nature of his leaves no doubt that he
meant what he said. He was not alone
| in these sentiments or expressions and
others who were in the city yesterday,
and the day before, talked in the same
strain.
On the other hand, there were many
who seemed to take the opposite view
of the case and in their conversation
the wisdom of the committee in making
no material change was heartily ap-
proved of. The choice Of the msjority
of the Reformers, they say, will give
entire satisfaction to al except q few
disappointed Office seeks and the ranks
of Reform will be as solid as ever wien
| the time comes to support the nominee.
It 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 Its is.
sue of this date:
The action of the State Reform COM
mittee has caused quite a little stir ID
political circles. Tne Eyens men are
very jabilant and don't hesitate to eX.
press their delight at the victory they
have gained. The Ellerbe men, oa the
other hand, while they keep stiff up
per lip seem to be pretty blue.
The Ellerbe men openly charge
that Governor Tillman had his
hand in the pie and assisted
in carrying the Evans scheme
through. The Allisncemen say too,
that if Governor Tillman wishes to
risk his own chances BY taking Evans
on to his coat.tailS and imposing a
lawyer upon them for Governor, ne can
90 ahead. Many think that the ALI
ance ls dead cock in the pit, but Ine
Alliances time is coming, they say.
All kinds of harsh talk Is hurled at
State Chairman Sigh. Some Of the Ell
lerbe men says that he is responsible
for the action of the committee. They
say that there is no doubt that the
committee is com posed of majority
of Elerbe men, who, under other
circumstances, would certainly have
called the convention off. They say
that Chairman Sligh got In his line
work by calling the committee together
and not telling any of the members
before they came what they were to
do. They came here and had preVl-
ously been instructed to carry out the
Colleton idea by their counties. The
change was sprung upon them ana
nearly all voted against the change on
the ground that their counties had
given them no instructions contrary to
those originally received.
The Ellerbee men say, however, that
he has no fear Of the consequences,
even now. Thew 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
eoual showing with him in the organi-
zatton 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
Whlcl may cQauSe tue poIIGICai ooelooA
somewhat. Some of the Alliancemen
seem to be very much disgusted with
Governor Tillman as an Allanceman.
The meeting referred to is to be the
annual meeting of the State Farmers
Alliance. It 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 the
Legislature in their respective counties
who stand hat-footed for all the Alli'
ance demands and obligate themselves
to vote for such man for the United
States Senate. If this be done, the
Alliancemen cannot of course vote for
either Tillman or Batter men tor the
Legislature and that third candidate
who mas been so much talked OF IN
the last week or two may make his
appearance. 1t remains to be seen