The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-27
Tillman in Washington.
His Recent Interview Causes
a Sensation in the South
Carolina Colony.

Carolina Colony.
WASHINGTON, February 2 -Seua-
tor-elect Tillman's interview, publish
ed in The Meecs and Courier of yes'er-
day, together with an editorial COM
mending the reconciliation Of the
Tillmau and Auti-Tiliman f%actious in
South Carolina, has created considera-
bic excitement in the Palmetto colony
here. At the Capitol to-day the
subject was freely discussed and by the
members of the South Carolina dele
cation, and there is a disposition on
the part of Representatives Izlar aud
She'll to discredit the sincerity of the
compromise, while Representatives
Latimer and Talbert accept the pub
lished reports and the verbal statements
of Messrs. Tillman, Evans and Senator
trby as a guarantee Of its accuracy.
1t appears that Senator-elect Tillman
informed Messrs. Latimer, Talbert aud
Strait OF the recent conference held in
Columbia. so that they we're prepared
for the published accounts of the recon
citation that did not reach here until
this morning.
Seuator-elect Tillman and Governor
Evaus spent several hours to-day 10 the
House Of Representatives with NIessrs
Latiuer, Strait, and Tal0er. and i: is
said that the Senator-elect derived con-
siderable amusement from watching the
expressions upon the faces Of Repre-
seota:ives Izlar and She'll while they
read The Neus md Courier Of the
22d 1t gave them the first intimatioo
they received on the subject
When your correspondent met Repre-
sentative Shell, in the House lobby,
with Representative Iz!ar and Ex-Rep-
resentative John j. Hemphill, the
Captain was so highly inceused that he
could hardly discuss the subject with
his usual prudence. He denounced the
whole transaction as a deep laid plo; on
the part Of I%iliclau aud his followers to
control the coming Constitutional Con-
vention. He even denounced some Of
the lcad,sg Conservatives, who are
said to have been parties to the Peace
conference" He declared that Tilluan
had pulled the wool over their eyes aud
vowed he would never submit; to the
terms Of the compact made between
Tillman and those who have heretofore
been his open enemies. Judge lz'ar
was equally emphatic 10 announcing
that be would never submit to the
dic:a,ion of a conference that seemed to
him to be %insiucere aud unauthorized.
1t was evident that neither Capt Shell
nor Judge Izlar we're consulted before
the conference was held, aud they have
so little faith in anything that Senator
elect T;llman may do or say. that 1t is
difficult for them to realize that the
Conservatives would enter into %negcsia-
tons with him
Senator Butler declined 10 discuss
the subject until be has had tine to
read the details Of lie conference, but
said he would have something to say
abou. it later on. TIE Senator's old
freiud, Bunch" McBee, who is here il
the interest of the pooling bill, eS-
pressed great surprise at the unex-
pected combination of the co~nteuding
f~actious in South Carolina, and remark
ed that he would have to study out the
causes which suggested the harmonic
iog of the factions before expressing az
opinion as to the effect it will have on
the political situation in the State.
Senator elect Tillman said he had
nothing to add to the interview pub
lished 10 Tie Nems ond Courier. He
said he endeavored to make bis position
perfectly clear, aud he thought he had
succeeded. He added that ne was
about to run over to Philadelphia with
Governor Evans to make a personal 10
spection of some of the charitable iusti-
buttons in that city, with a view to sug-
costing certain Improvements in similar
institutionsin South Carolina. Before
returning to Washington he will visit
New York.
Representative Latimer heartily en-.
dorsed the Peace conference and de-
clared that it was the best thing that
could happen for the Democratic party
in the State. He derived considerable
sa,isfaciinn from the statements Of Can't.