The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-03-19
POLITICAL NEWS AND GOSSIP.
oofne OF fhe Probable Features Of tho Noxt
e"nPasn--The Candidates Cor Senator and
Goysrpor

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The Columbia State furnishes the
loiloWlng news and gossip as to tho
pen9lng campaign in this State
Inc hrst struggle will be oarly in
May, when the delegates to the Nav
convention are selected. Senator Tili-
man and tho State administration ring
are already deeply concerned In the
| result OF that election. There seems
10 pe llttie doubt that in the carly
summer Senator Tillman ia goino 70
make his long expected break and will
endeavor to take with him to tho west
or any other section Offering the big-
gest inducements, the solid Reform
vote ofSouth Carolina. The frat move
to the successful accomplishment OF
| this end will be the capture of tho
| May convention and tho State execu
tive committee. This done, the con
| to the national Democratic convention
to meet in Chicago and the State
executive committee, alleged TO be
Democratic, will rule that in national
| affairs the Silver or Populist or the
Silver-Populist, as it may thon be, is
| tho Democratic party. There will
possibly bo little restrictions in q State
primary.
But some loading and active Reform
ers and enthusiastic silver mon arc
opposed to deserting the old party.
is policy and that tho free silver
| can be obtained as we'll in tho Demo
| cratic party as out OF 1t. So that on
this line the third party people are
going to find strong opposition in Re-
form ranks.
Unless, however, the ring combina-
| tion do underground work, IL is not
expected that they can capture the
May convention, nor that Tillman
can carry over $4,000, perhaps only
1000, Reformcrs into another party,
whatever the purposes OF that party
may be. II this draft is made on the
| will consist principally Of those rAbid
and blind followers OF the modern
Moses, and their absence will make
| the Reform faction-from theStraig ght-
out standpolnt-a worry much moro
respectable organization. 1t is there
lore advisable from every Wow that
those white mon opposed to ring
rulo and in favor of respectable,
| honest government, should remain in
The Democratic party. The time when
thcir votes will count may be at hanG
AMI TO go astray now is to scatter their
strength.
Next in Importance will be tho cam
| paign for John l.. M. Irby's successor.
On the stump will appear the incum-
bent and Governor John Gary Evans,
| and perhaps a third Rcformcr. This
| is going to be one OF the most interest
| ing political spectacles in recent
years. The third Rcforiner will be a
| representative Of the conservative
element OF that faction. Enough fur is
expected to fly in those joint debates
| to make-to be Irish-a feather mat
tress. Tho two known candidates will
each be supplied with d cer load of
| ammunition and they will not bo
| The possibilitics--it might be SAID
probabilities--in the race for the gu
bernatorial nomination arc John t.
Harrison, Il. b. Watson, w. T. G. Bates
and w. Fl. Ellerbo. None Of these
have announced themselves but neither
would decline if the honor was thrust
upon him. AS soon as they have felt
their way and ascertained the probable
chances OF success their minds will be
made up. But the bees are In their
bonnets.
If there Is anything certain in poll
tics'Lieut. Gov. w. II. Zimmerman will
, be the neXtState treasurer. DR.. Bates
Will not be candidate for recollection
J DR.. Zimmerman will be q candidate
: for tho Office and it is extremely un-
likely that he will have any opposi
tion. II there was opposition, HE
honesty and worth is 30 WE'LL rccog-
nized by all who know him, that it
would amount to nothing.
In tho usual course of events, Col.
John L. Sloan will be candidate for
lieutenant governor. There are no
announcements for other officers, but
it is presumed tho incumbents will be
in tho ring. However, there seems
to be an undercurrent OF sentiment
among somo influential Reformers to
have on the next State ticket two or
| three individuals who affiliated with
the Conservatives when that faction
was in good standing. Whether this
plan is carried out or not, the next
State officers will not be extreme men,
and in the campaign Reformers will
pour some pretty hot shot into the
present administration.
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