The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-17
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COLUMBIA, January lO.-A fight IS
to be made against the dictation OF
"bossism" in the Reform party and
Incidentally to depose the junior Sen
ator. The first card that is to be
trumped is that bearing a cali t"r q
July Convention. The ReforIners say
that they want to show to the world
that they are not tied to anyoody's
string, and that this is as good time
SO apy other to break loose. The gen.
eral opinion is that Senator Irby IS
pushing Senator John Gary Evans to
the front, and that on that account the
Senator from Aiken is gong to drop
his cake, and that his stock has depre-
ciated about 25 per cent. within the
past two weeks, and that Comptroller
General Ellerbe is forging to the front
as the Reform candidate.
It now remains 10 be seen whether
Irby is the controlling spirit in the Re-
form movement or whether the strong
opposition, which it is said has devel-
oped against him, amounts to any
thing. for the main idea of the March
Convention Just at this time is to de-
5 feat the desires Of Senator Irby. 1t
will be seen that the Cotton Plant calls
upon Congressman Shell to make the
cali. 1t will be recognized that he
would have no scruple in doing so,
especially if he saw that it was the
popular thing to do.
It is further stated by those favora-
BILE to the March Convention idea that
Governor Tillmar is heartily in favor
OF an early convention While his
preferences are said to be for a conven-
ton about the middle of April, he IS
willing enough to hold the convention
in March, but it is said that he is as
much opposed to the holding OF policy
as the Cotton Plant. It will of course
be recognized that he could not very
well make a call of this kind. The
programme is, so far as announced, for
March Convention of 1891, to exactly
follow the course pursued in 1880.
IF the little counter game Of the anti
Irby people is successful Mr.. 1rby is to
be deposed as Chairman of the State
Executive Commit The next ques-
tion is who will, be put in his place?
have heard -ia- n Il ais con nection the
names of Speaker Jones and Superin-
tepdent of the Penitentiary Neal. The
suggestion is made that it will be
fou. that Senator Irby will have but
a small following, and as far as the
makeup is concerned it might be
called sthe red-headed faction of the
Reform party" One man went 80 far
as to say that after that element is put
in a back seat there will be some
chance for the Conservatives and more
liberal Reformers to come together.
Things are getting interesting on
the political checker board and the
moves are being carefully watched by
aspiring Reformers.
SHELL TO LEAD IN THE CAMPAIGN
AGAINST IRBY.
THE State, 1lth.
When the announcement was made
in December that the campaign this
year would open early in January, a
great many had doubts about it. Few
outside the Hcharmed circle" then
knew that the political pot within the
ranks of the Reform party was boil
ing over, and that there was a fight
within the ranks of the heretofore solid
phaianxes of Reform, imminent. But
such was the case. It has been brew
ing for lont time, and there is a crisis.
There are to be two factions in the
Reform party In the coming, cam
pa,gn. That fact is now no longer de-
MED by the leaders Of the more power
full faction. The indications are that
Senator Irby, the present State chair
man, will lead the faction which rep
resents the minority, and that be will
have but little to do with the real ma
nipulation of the coming campaign as
far as the Reform element is concerned.
He and several followers some months
ago cut loose almost entirely from the
main wing of the Reformers, and they
are all likely to fall by the wayside,
fighting as they fall.
Congressman Shell, it is positively
announced, was approached while in
the city few days ago by the leaders
of the Alliance or farming element OF
the Reform party, and he has con-
sented to be at the head of the COM
mittee that will manage the campaign
for this faction. He YVES the former
President of the Farmers Association
in this State.
The Cotton Plant, which is the Off
cial organ of the Alliancefarming ele-
ment of the Reform party, will sup
port the latter faction. When this
weeks issue of that paper is issued this
afternoon it will publish the following
double-leaded editorial, under the
caption, "a March Convention" which
is equivalent to a call for such con-
vention:
HEAR THE BUGLE BLAST!
"With the very beginning of this
year We are confronted with the fact
that this is campaign year aud that
we are soon to meet our opponents in 8
battle for the peoples rights and the
development of our State in business
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