The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-03-07
SUMTER. S. c. WEDNESDAY. MARCH z, 1894.

a committee. of which | will tell you
directly. A month being given during
which the people can discuss the ques-
ton of convention or no convention. the
mass meetings in April, when they
elect their representatives on the State
campaign committee. can at the same
tirae decide for or against convention
aud instruct as to their wishes. If any
shorter time is given the committee
would not represent truly the wishes
Of the people,
Taking about the work of this CON-.
mittee, Governor Tillman proceeds to
say:
The first thing would be to set at
rest this question Of a Reform nominat-
ting convention, and until that is done
the chickering's and jealousies and ambi-
tions of the aspirants for the various
Offices will keep the Reform camp in
constant state Of turmoil fit is de-
cided By this committee to call con-
ven,ion, Coming as it will, from
the people. after fair and full
notice. no fairminded, loyal Re-
former can object, and We will have
gained that unity and harmony
which do not now exist If, on the
other hand. the question of nomination
be left to be settled at the Angus:
primary, as | hope it will be, this COM
mittee will have charge Of the Reform
campaign. and will look after the inter-
ents Of the Reform faction
The Governor thinks that Democrats
have perfect right to fight each other
this way inside the party ranks. In
speaking of the probabilities of the
Ants putting out ticket, he says:
''If there is unity and b rmony and
fair play among the Reformers,
DO, otfor Governor or State officers, hut
they are going to make desperate effort
to control the Legislature and the
whiskey ring and railroads will
furnish large corruption fund"
He thinks that natioual issues will
play prominent part in the campaign,
AID says the Cleveland gold bugs will
assist the railroads aud wbiskey people
to raise big campaign fund. He says
the Reform party is stronger than it has
ever been, aud if his advice is followed
no one eau buy "our people.
In case the campaign committee
is advised" by the people to call la con-
vent,oo, he says he would give this ad-
vice: LET the Reformers in each town
ship meet and elect delegates to county
convention just the same as to Demo-
cratic county convention The balance
of the programme could conform in
every respect to the system adopted by
the Democratic party as whole.
Thus has the Governor, the erstwbie
power in the land, spoken. Now les
the game proceed
The Abbeville meeting is the next
thing Of interest on the programme. 1t
comes off Oh Monday. The Alliance
faction are perfectly we'll satisfied with
what the Governor has done. and they
don's propose to worry With this meet
ing. 1t was stated yesterday by one of
the leaders that Comptroller Ellerbe,
the stronges. candidate Of this faction,
will positively not attend the meeting.
but will steer clear Of all pitfalls. He
will not return here from the low coun-
try till Tuesday next. None Of the
other contemplated candidates of this
faction will attend. The opponents of
the Irby.Evans faction say that Evans
and Pope will doubtless be the ouly two
candidates present Mr. Evans says be
will certainly be there ; he always goes
where the people want him. He en-
dorses now what the Governor has said
above on the "Colletou idea"
GETTING IDEAS.
Mr.. John Gary Evans, the recog-
uized candidate Of the lrby faction,
arrived in the city Thursday night, and
yesterday be had long consultation
With the Governor No doubt he came
here to see and hear from the Cover
nor himself if what has been said a bout
the Chief Executive dropping of the
fence was so, and to find out what all
these recent occurrences mean Any.
how, Mr.. Evans dined with the Cover
nor, and will not leave here for day
or two.
The following interesting story Of
how canary was cured of homesickness
was told by well-kuown gentleman :
..Not long ago my wife purchased ca
narv at bird store. It had been