The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-30
THEY LIKE CONVENTIONS.
Alliance Rcformers Say there will
March Convcntion-The Peo
Must Rule.

EhA"thSC say enerG vIIl
March Convcntion-The Peo
Must Rule.
1t appears that, despite the decl
ations and ideas Of many of tho lead
Reformers in the State to the eff
that convention should be dispeu
with, the record is going to be ms
tanned, and the historic March c,
vention is still to characterize th
political history of the State. Alliance
men seem determined to "keep the
ball moving" as appears from the sub
Joined extract from the Columbia
State of Goth inst:
ing to be called by tho Alliance faction
of the Refawmers and it is moinD tn be
heid despite any and everything that
Inc many conference held by Governor
Illlman and lrby and the leaders have
done and said. The men who are Lead
ing the opposition come out openly and
say the convention is going to be, and
that lrby and his followers are afraid
of an early convention of any kind, and
Will not dare to touch it if they ,an
help 1T. They say also that they want
this convention, that they are fighting
for 1T and that they intend to have J.
Congressman Shell kept aloof from
conference in Washington, and thu
conferences were not attended by az
of the other men who are promine
on the Alliance side. They say, t.
that Governor Tillman, although
evidently does not want to do so,
very soon be obliged to declare hh
self in favor Of one faction or the other
One of the Alliance leaders said W
terday that he considered Govern
Tillman's attendance upon the conf,
encc's at Washington Il practicJ
claration in favor of the candiae,
John Gary Evans. 1t will behof
bered that II great many o.
lance Reform leaders W o..
ington also last week d grips
have all returned. Those NE
side have also rcturnedA a.
| evidently believe that III
| ranged matters to suit
Sthat they have cut and d.S
for the coming campaignE%
they have been successful HeSt
ing every one, settling all dp.>
but from all indications n"
to be a rude awakening ,e.n.
Alliance people seem rmined not
to submit to any cut !; dried ar
rangcmcnt, and one Of them said yes
| tcrday that they expect to begin u
"war to the knife, and the knife to the
hilt" very soon. These leaders have
gone about tho State among the AL
lianccs and visited sundry points {
great deal in the past four months. !
The editor of the Cotton Plant tx
Alliance organ, Mr.. j. w. Bowdch
has just returned from Washington,
where he has been during the confcrI
cnccs. When Mr.. Bowden was asked
yesterday for an interview on the stu
tion he made the following statement :;
81 was very well pleased with tho
results Of my trip to Washington, but
| was in no conference. My trip was
principally on business. | did not at1
tend II single conference of any kind
in reference to State politics. | in
tcrvicwed the delegation from this
State-all of thcm-apd | am well
satisfied that a March convention will
be held as suggcstcd,-callcd by the
executive committee of the Farmers
Association-and the people will rule
it. | don't believe thatlth conference
Of the bosses in Washington will have
very much effect on the action of the
people in South Caroline. | will sim.
ply add that think that it will pay
better for gubcrnatorial candidates
here to do their work at home after
instead Of spending their tinio in
) elcctionecring with the ring ut the
national capital.
Speaking of the recent conferences
) in Washington it might be- said that a
great many of the secrets are now
known here. One is quite amusing
It is to the effect that the first thing
that was done at the first conference
was the passage Of Il resolution to the
effect that Senator lrby should under
no circumstances write any more open
letters and communications.