The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-30
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THEY ARE ALL ANGRY.
Dem cratic Leaders Incensed at John
Boyd Thacher's Letter.

Boyd Thachsr's Letter.
New YORK, Sept. 90. John c.
Sheehan, leader Of Tammany Hal
and representing twelve State com
miLteemen in that organization, ha:
telegraphed TO John Boyd Thacher de
manding his resignation from the
head OF the State Democratic ticket on
the ground that his letter, issued last
Sunday night, is qualification oi the
platform adopted at Buffalo.
New York, according to the vie " Of
the Democratic and silver managers
to day, is irretrievably lost to Bryan,
and this feeling comes about over the
letter of John Boyd Thacher, the Dem
ocratic nominee for governor, publish
ed in the New York papers this morn
ing. Probably one third of the man
ayers hope for the best, since the letter,
bat they look for the worst. Besides
this feeling the majoriy of the lead
ers are mad-mad clean through
and disposed to look upon their fellow.
democrats in the empire State as eth
er tue simplest-minded politicians on
the face of the earth or treacherous to
the national ticket.
Few of the leaders will talk for
publication about the letter today, but
they admit that Mr.. Tnacher has plac-
ed the Democrats in his State in posi-,
ton that will make them the laugh
ing stock OF the country and lose them
the respect of the party. Some think
that the best thing which can be done
IS for the silver men to sacrifice the
State to dead certainty and maintain
their principle by nominating an in
dependent or silver Democrat for gov,
ernor. This, they think, would al
least give them chance to stand on
principle and to go down with flying
colors. 1t would be better to go down
this way than to 60 down with the obi
um which will, it is asserted, attach to
them if Thacher is suppor ted.
Senator Tlllman of South Carolina,
who was here this morning conferrlng
with the managers about his appoint
ments to speak, was one OF the mad
dest of the leaders. Speaking to a
Star reporter OF the situation in New
York, as just developed by the letter
of the Democratic nominee, the tlery
South Carolinian said: ut is a deal
between the Cleveland and Hill wings
to betray the national ticket for the
State ticket and the Legislature. The
silver men ought to put out candl'
date of their own for governor, either
a Democrat Or an Independent. "
Speaking Of the campaign generally
in the Eastern States, Senator Tlllman
said that the trouble to contend With
was treachery TO the national Ticket in
various places. For that reason he
did not have much hopes in the East.
Senator Tillman is one Of the few
leaders 20 talk openly about the New
York predicaments- The others feel
as he does. but they are keeping q':let.
Senator Faulknerwas not in the city
this morning, not having returned
from his home, where he went Satur'
day night. Secretary Gardner refus
ed talk about the affair. Senator
Stewart was red hot, and thought the
Thacher letter had finished the busl,
ness for Bryan in New York.
Senator Tillman's declaration of q
deal to save the State and sacrifice
Bryan is regarded as what is actually
the situation in New York. Senator
Hills attitude, it is charged, has been
preliminary to such course, and II
will be generally believed that his
hand has figured in this more exten
sively than appears on The surface.
This aggravates the silver men more
than is imagined. They had recently
grown tired of Hills apparent indlifer-
ence to the national ticket, and they
are said .o have made the Senator
aware Of it.
There would be no great surprise il
something should break loose official.
iy from Chicago or from here about
Mr.. Thacher. There are those who
say that Senator Jones ought TO de.
clare himself on the r.atter. lie
ought not to let Bryan be butchered.
They think that stiff position on
the matter from him would do good
in other States.
x is furthermore said that should
an intimation be =iven Representative
SulZer or some Of the other silver en-
thusiasts in New York they would
quickly take ground which would re.
pudiate Thacher and which would
either force his resignation or force
something else. SulZer acquiesced IN
the nomination OF Thacher, but no
BODY believes he did it with good
grace. He is now in a position to say
II told you so, and to be more lauded
than ever as the leader of the silver
forces in New York. There is no tell
ing what Sulzer will do, even if he
does not get an intimation from Off
cial sources as to the position to as
sumo
Unless something is done in New
York to restore harmony it is believed
that the fight there will develop into
regular throat. cutting match between
the silver Democrats and the followers
of the machine. The national ticket
will not only be slaughtered, but
Democracy in the State will be practi'
cally exterminated, so far as this cam,
paign is concerned.
While the foregoing are the views
OF majority of the Democrats and
silver managers here there are few
who think that Mr.. Thacher's letter
may not be so serious as appears al
first blush. They think that it is in
tended to secure the gold vote for the
national ticket, and believe that ii
will work all right. Tney do not take
into consideration, however, the
things considered by the silver men
the hatred which will be felt for the
ticket by the rabid silver men Of the
State, the distrust which will ensue on
all sides, and the swapping field which
will be opened to the Republicans.
There are those VINO say that Mr.
Thacner's position does not differ ma
terially from that of Secretary Hoke
Smith, who has been praised for his
c+o,d Mr. Smith Stili noointoins N G Z