The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-15
THE POLITICAL PROBLEM. .
THE RESULT OF THE CUBS eRNATO-
RIAL RACE DOUBT.

Prediction IA to the Result by Counties
Many Schemes Reported Erewlns to De-
| feat Tillmsn.
| COLUMBIA, S. G., Aug 10-A few
days ago said in the Register that the
man who pretends that he knows who
is gong TO be nominated in the Reform
primaries on Saturday for Governor
was afflicted with soda water on the
brain. | am still OF that opinion and
behave that he not only has water on
the brain but is full of the new cheap
grade dispensary Whlskey.
have been in every county in South
Carolina SINCE the campaign started
and have come in close contact with
the Reform leaders and voters. I have
watched the drift Of things during g
speaking and have talked with the rank
and !lle of the Reformers after the
meetings were over. have done every
thing possible to try to reach ccnclu-
sion Of what will be the result on Sat,
urday. The more talk aud the harder
| try to solve the problem the more
enigmatical it becomes. There are 80
many phases to the situation as it now
stands and so many combinations that
it would take Richard Croker to lig-
ure affairs out. | have been vain
enough to believe knew something of
politics. but | will now surrender that
vanity and leave some fellow who has
not been out of his county to tell the
public after it is all over that 81 told
you So"
AT the outset I have no hesitancy in
saying that on the surface the indica.
tions are that the Aiken Game Cock IS
going to be nominated, but there is an
undercurrent of sentiment and a silent
vote which even Tlllman, with all his
astuteness cannot measure. 1t is this
not to be estimated undercurrent which
will cut big figure Saturday. "Miss
Alliance" as Senator Evans speaks of
the Farmers Alliance, IS at the bottom
of this and she is worrying the politi-
clans and the prophets a great deal
more than the public imagines. / have
watched the crowd of men after Gov
ernor Tulman got through beratingthe
sub treasury to see what would be the
effect of his remarks. have watched
his hand primaries on this subject and
have seen what might appear to the
average person to be the most enthusi-
astic endorsement of his remarks, but
if any man has looked carefully into a
crowd during one of these votes he
must have seen large number OF old,
sedate and Intelligent men who took
no part in the primary and IN the hur-
rahing which Invariably followed. In
notiDg this I want it distinctly under
stood that do not mean to say that
these old men will fight Tillman be-
cause Of his views. | believe that they
love him too well to knife him even
for the sub-treasury, but they do not
have the same feeling of love for some
of the younger politicians, and sub
treasury Is going to be felt in the CUB.
ernatorial race if not in the Senatorial.
These old men are Alllancemen and
holu firmly to the suo-treasury, and
they are the men who count on election
days. They are the fathers and uncles
of the young men who do the hurrah-
ing. but who do not amount to a great
deal when the time for working arrives.
Ol Saturday you will seq these old
men turn out and begin to work. They
will take some of these same snouteTs
and vote them just as they please. If
these old men have settled on any par
ticular man or men to vote for Cover
nor you can look out for this man or
men to show up on Saturday. am
giving aIl this to show at least one
element of uncertainty in the struggle
of a few days hence.
In nv own mind | have figured out
what candidates will get this almost
underlined vote, and putting everything
together have made up q table of what
| cardidly believe will be the result
Saturday. No partisan feeling has
guided the make up Of the table and l
nave not asked suggestions from any
body about it. l frankly confess that
the chances of Secretary of State Tin
dal have puzzled me He is not regard
ed by the public as being in the race,
but he will show more strength than
anybody supposes. If he had the pri
mary for Governor that he has asked
for on the stump he would be 'in it, to
good extent. Nearly everybody thinks
that the race is between Ellerbe and
Evans. This has a tendency to hurt
Tindal, because hundreds Of men won't
care to throw away their votes as 1t
is called, and will vote for either Elier-
be or EgaIs.
Here are my figures of the counties
each of the candidates will carry. The
doubtful counties and the counties
which will 60 for Tindal | have put
elsewhere. The figures represent the
number Of votes each county will have
in the Reform convention:
Evans.