The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-30
The Democratic Committee and the
Prohibition Convention

COLUMBIA, May :25.-The next polltl-
cal events of Importance to happen in the
State are the meeting of the executive
committee of the Democratic party and
the Prohibition Convention. BY some
what strange coincidence both Of these
events will occur on June Z. Both meet.
logs are being watched with good deal
ofinterest. not that the action OF either
will amount to anything much, but sim.
ply because no one knows exactly wnat "a
to expect in these curious times. So far
as is known the executive committee
will NIKE the arrangements for the cam
paign meetings.. Someone may go into
the meeting with the slate already pre-
pared, and If it happens to be what Gov
ernor Tillman wants it will very likely
90 through without much ado. Senator
Butler has some friends on the COM
smittee and they may try to make
q show OF strength in the next meeting.
AS to the Prohi hibitionists, they continue
TO be very much at sea. They have big
enouch, boat and plenty of water, but ap-
parentiy the crew is very undecided how
to move or where to go. For the present
the executive rnmittee is doing more
.proclaiming and addressing than any
thing else. To-day they had an address
aTo the Democratic Voters Of South Car
olina,, in the hands of the newspaper
but for some reason it was recalled in or
der that revision might be made. The
address is another one OF those general
appeals for concert of action In lighting
the liquor traffic and calls for support OF
the convention to be held on June {: 7:si l.
larly to be elected to the Prohibition
Convention. and it will very probably
take the shape of % Prohibition mass
meeting To discuss the whole Situation.
The Prohibition leaders do not seem to
know exactly what they want. Chair
man Childs thinks chat the desired OBJ
3jects can be secured without running Q
State ticket, while there are others
who want to see flight made all along the
line.
TILLMAN BIGGER THAN THE ALLIANCE.
There is some comment hereabouts
about the attitude Of the country press 70.
wards Governor Tillman and the ALI
:aice. Editor Douglass seems to have hit
the nail squarely On the head in this Dit
of history. He says:
stWe remember asking the Rev. j. A..
Singh on the train coming from Prosperi-
sty in 1891 what the Alliance would do
with Governor TiIlman If he did not sue
scnmb to the sub treasury plan. as be had
said that it was spaternalism run mad,
and he replied, I'VE will walk right
square oyer him. We then asked what
be thought Governor Tillman would do,
and he replied, .He will swallow it. Well,
the Governor has not swallowed It, and
we will sit on the fence and see who
backs down. the Governor or the Allir
ance. But 1t: is our opinion that the
Governor Is bigger than the Alliance, and
he will tell them what they have got TO
do.
3 The whole thing seems to be that Gov
ernor Tillman is more in the eyes Of his
constituents than the Alliance and there
are some editorial writer's who realize
this. It Is also thought by some that the
attitude of Governor Tillman towards the
Alliance will have its effect upon some OF
the alliance candidates.-News and Co~