The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-07-21

'"ee'i"E mere to1aY was very interest
lug Hot from pyrotechnic view, but
TAKEN IL the light of political sigoiti-
canoe.
Zen Ellerhe demonstrated that Gov
ernor Tillman had been instrnmsn,aI
In getting him tn dauce to the guber-
Material hnrnpipe, and the Governor
replied that his Only promise Was to
be hands off, and tha, the swamp FIX
and the game C ,ck must fight it out
between themselve, without dragging
him into it. After hearing the Cows
ernor's remarks one would think that
Tlndal and Pope are no. in 1t.
The statements "f Gen EiIerbe and
Governor Tillman, given below, form
an interesting contribution TO coptem.
poraneous Reform history, and it ia
not improbable that they will lead to
mere pnngent developments.
Ellerbe seemed TO have more general
and hearty applause to-day than did
Evane, but 1t is talked around here
that the lead.rs will ses to it that
Evans has the delegates in ,he con-
ventiop.
Secretary Tin6al Eas more supports
RS here than he is generally suppos-
ed to have. The crowd numbered
perhaps 500 persons.
Mayfield, Whitman, R,chhourg,
Watts, YeIdell and S igh made about
their usual talks.
| RESENTS AN "INSINUENDO."
Comptroller General Eh.rbs iu
his speech read from the Laurensyiile
Herald, 'EVans's organ, which de-
clared that TIllman need no longer
doubt the trsachery and desertlou Of
the Shell McLsurin. Ellerhe crowd
He said he had never before been
charged with treachery and no mau
would dare do i; to his lace. He had
supported Tillmsn ever since 1885 as
his personal and political friend ard
he asked Tlllman If he had ever
doubted it.
WHO SAID GENTLEMAN
No gentleman wsuli charge man
with treacdery unless be had the
proof and he challenged any man to
prove him guilty of treachery.
Is 1T PossIBLEi
| have also been misre presented by
CAN'T. said Mr. Ellerhe. consulted
Governor TiIlmau as the leader of the
potnrm movement and he favored q
March convention, hut afterwards
changed his mind Ineyer attended
any caucus at Wrlght's Hotel.
! "sAID SPIDER TO THE FLY"
The conference was held at Cover
nor Tillman's house and no man wa,
mentioned for Governor. And sc
lrby's charge that they selected me i.
false. Several of us remained Ia the
botel parlor during tn, rail-. but we
mentioned no man for Governor. IL
response 10 Col Meals question both
Shell and McLauriu said they expect
ed to vote for Tillman for Senate.
| TIE VOICE OF THE SIREN.
| am going to tell you whose candi
date / am, because l will not SAND
being 81 'ndered and misrepr esented
Several leaders Of the Alliance and
the Reform party, Governor Tillman
among them, came to me and ask ed
me to make this fight for Governor.
/ told them ] wished they ,u!d pc,
some other substantial farmer. as my
health was not very good at that time
but they insisted and l couse nted, and
n'U | wrnt I" know how il is that
these men Can continue To misrepre,
sent me Goyeruor Tillman said the
people wanted farmer foe G,veru r
| ohp WAC 10 the
fight.
DO THEY2
Voice--Why do the Conservatives
want you
Ellerbe--I don't know, I would
rather have the good will IF a dog
than the bad will. If they vote for
me on the expectation that I shall
compromise the principles of the Re,
firm party they will he badly mista.
ken. When the August convention
terminates q man for Governor I am
going to support him with ail my
might. CHEERS for Eilerbe With
some counter cheering for EVsuS.)
AT Z PER CENT SOLUTION.
General ElIerbe pitched into the
scheme to torn the movement; into a