The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01
Not Quite SO Cocksure.

New YORK, March 2O.-In only q few
hours in Washington a good many polit-
ical straws may be gathered. In fact the
whole air around the Capital City seems
impregnated with politics and political
rumors, At this time the entire South
Carolina delegation in Congress, with
the exception of Mr.. Elliott, are Reform
ers, and the general tendency and drift of
their conversation is with special refer
ence to the Reform side of the issues be-
fore the people. The principal issue DOW
Is what will the South Carolina delegation
do at the National democratic Conven-
ton. There does not seem to be any
movement towards sending any other
than q Reform free silver delegation, and
the question is what will the Reform
delegation do In Chicago.
When Senator Tillman was in South
Carolina he was looked upon as the
spokesman for the Reform Movement,
and he is still 30 regarded generally.
The session of the Senate had just opened
when my card was sent in to Senator
Tillman, and he gave me a cordial recep-
ton in the "marble ROOM" He is look
ing very we'll, although he says that he
has been suffering q great deal from a &C.
we're cold. He inquired about matters in
South Carolina, and when, by way of re-
ciprooity, he was asked what were the in
dics.tions as to the National Democratic
Convention he said:
"rhe indications now are that the free
silver wing will control the Convention
by a small margin. I do not think there
is any chance for either wing to have two
thirds, necessary for the nomination, and
I suppose there will be a desperate effort
to get up some basis of compromise, but
that will not be tolerated by the people
nor by the delegates. The issue has got
to be flat. footed and square. How a
nomination will be made, ifany be made,
IL in the womb of the future. 1t appears
now there will be a repetition of 1860,
with possibly two candidates.
my own efforts will be towards secur-
ing an alliance of all silver forces in sup
port of one candidate whose opinion and
attitude on silver are those of an aggress-
i've partisan rather than those of 8 Mug
wump."
Then Senator Tillman was asked what
he thought the South Carolina Conven-
ton would do.
ave will" he said, "adopt such a plat
form as will carry out our views. The
delegates will be instructed to carry out
that PLATFORM"
When he was asked whether there
would be any instructions about boiling
the Convention he said that he hardly
thought that there would be any such
instructions, but that the delegates would
be free to act as they saw best under the
platform on which they were elected.
"Suppose the Convention should noml-
nate Cleveland or Carlisle?"
"Why, we would just pick up and
quit" replied the Senator with a stride
to indicate how rapidly he would get out
of the Convention. But nom of the
South Carolina members think Cleveland
or a ''sound money" nan will be nomi-
mated.
Senator Tillman is not letting his silver
enthusiasm grow into a personal dispute
with his fellow Senators, and while I was
about the chamber several Senators came
up and talked with him about various
matters.
During the course Of the conversation
he said that he expected to have the bill
passed providing for a I'd judicial district
for South Carolina, but that he would
probably have the bill "held up" in the
Senate, as he was not especially anxious
to give Mr.. Cleveland another appoint
ment.
Senator Tillman appears to be working
hard. He left the city for a few days to
attend the meeting of the board of trus-
tees at Clemson College.
The dignifed doorkeeper, when asked
if Senator Irby was in, said that he had
not seen him that morning.
Over on the House side the South Car
DINA colony was we'll represented. In
passing, it may be said that Congressman
Wilson, who is a hard worker, is quite
confident Of getting an appropriation
with which to start work on opening up
navigation, between Cranky and Colun-
bia.-Special to NewS and Courier.