The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-08-15
The Outlook From Columbia.
It is Victory for the Ring, but
Disruption for "Refom."

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Disruption for "Refom.''
CoLuaB1A, August 8.-Well, the
campaign is over now. The Reform
executive committee has met and
done what it had to do. The general
primary scheme is Visionary back
number The real campaign work is
now about to begin. The Evans men
hereabouts are jnbilant at the result
of the Sigh committee meeting and
they do not seem to have the slight
est fear as to what the final outcome
of the whole thing is to be. They
feel now positively certain of John
Gary Evans's nomination and ultimate
election. The action of the committee
seems to have just been taken as a
matter of course. The committee, as
stated last night was practically
unanimous il. its final action,
Those who are opposed to the Con-
vention scheme are not saying any
thing today. They are staying quiet
and saving wood. Itmay be possible
that the other two candidates in the
Reform primary race with Mr.. Evans
may be advised by the discontented
Reformers to withdraw their pledges
and go into the general primary. but
while this has been freely limited at
by some l can find nothing to indi-
cate such result will follow the
committees action. But then if such
thing is in contemplation by anyone
it will be known by Saturday.
As to the State campaign just
ended the politicians here do not con-
slider that much has been accom-
plished by any of the candidates. The
Evans people are of the opinion that
Mr.. Evans has made quite good
impression upon the people. It was
told to-day by friend of Mr.. Evans
that it would be safe to say now that
the following ticket of State officers
would be elected:
Governor-John Gary Evans.
Lieutenant Governor-Dr. w. 81.
Zimmerman.
Attorney Gencral-O. w. Bucb-
anan.
State Treasurer-W. T. C. Bates.
SUPERINTENDENT of Education-W.
d. Msyield.
Comptroller General-A. w. Jones.
Secretary of State-D. A. Tomp-
kins.
Adjutant aud Inspector General
John Gary Watts.
He says too that Tillman will be
certain Of going to the United States
Senate. He intimated that the
opposition of the Alliance was going
to amount to nothing and the other
factional opposition to Evans would
die of It's OWN. weight. He thinks
that the opposition forces will accept
the inevitable and that the whole
thing will come together. But while
this may be the, final result of the
campaign of 81, at the same time
there is so much dissatisfaction that
it is hard to tell what will happen
between now and the 28tb inst.
Senator Buffers friends think that
he has made many supporters by his
work on the stump, and taking the
results thus obtained, together with
what has been accomplished by the
house-to-house campaign work done,
they have strong grounds fer believ-
ing that he will quit winner.
I have heard, too, that Governor
Tillman has been testing the attitude
of all the crowds at the campain meet
ings on the dispensary matter with a
view to ascertaining the 'backwoods'
sentiment. 1t has been said by one
Of the most prominent Reform poll
ticians in the State, not more than a
week ago, that Governor Tillman was
thoroughly satisfied with the outlook,
and that Legislature was coming
here this fall which would not only re-
enact the dispensary law, but would
pass a metropolitan police bill
which would put one hundred
police. if necessary, in the city
of Columbia alone, and in ad-
dition to this make prov IN for
the trial of dispensary law violators
in any county in the State by change
of venne. News and Courier.