Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-04
WHY HE RESIGNED.
Mr.. Cleveland, Secretary Smith and
the silver Question.

Mr.. Cleveland, Secretary Smith and
the silver Question.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
SAVANNAH, Ga, September 1, 1896.
And those who knew him best knew him
but least can be truthfully said of Ben.
Tillman, the pitchforker from South Caro-
lima. With steady step and stealth he in
vaded Georgia, saw Tom Watson, his old
friend had chat with him and left on the
first train. Now. all kinds of sensational
reports are going the rounds most of which
are absolutely untrueiy Positively no offer
OF place in Bryan's cabinet was made to
Watson If he would Withdraw. TilIman
and Watson talked Of the political situa-
ton In Georgia, and each was engaged in
renee building. Tillnian Is anxious to get
high place in the councils of the party.
and preferred to secure In advance of cleo
ton the promise of Watson and his friends.
watson has friends. not only In Georgia.
but In other states-South Carolina for in
stance-in whom he has a, deep interest. He
desires to see them elevated. If elected
vice President, he can aid Tiflman. who.
IN return, will see that things are fully
cared for in South Carolina. This is the
most. In fact. the only, really important
LOOK place between these two gentlemen
The fact that Mr.. Watson has resigned the
edltorship of sithe Peoples Paper is. or
ought to be, sufficient evidence that he 10
not going to come down. Political friends
OF watson In this city have his denial of
Inc story In his own handwriting
All eyes are now directed toward Hoke
Smith. He Is q power in Georgia politics.
his record is clean and his den,ocracv nnre
ana true There are many reasons ad-
.anced LOT his leaving the cabinet. The
loea that he left 1t because his relations
with the President had become lestranpad
owing to his prompt and unouaiified In
dorsement Of the nominee of the Chicago
convention Is, almost unpardonabIy alb
s sa,S here is the story: 1t has never been
told before, but is true: Months apo when
1t was apparent that the currency question
would probably be the paramount one at
the national convention, a decision was
aeac nedLreached at gathering of the off,
Of the e Iasda i. Is said-to get an expression
olmcult and. indeed. unpleasant one. did
not progress rapidly. Secretary Smith
thousn5 that he could remedy matters.
He talked TO Mr. Carlisle. the decision
reached being that they should poll the
south They apparently did so, rather err
I "a though. for, did they not report
th the south as being on fire for gold. when
l6 to |? The President had become a, us aI1us
III. ~ sold, ana when the landslide came for
s silver he keenly felt the DISAPPOINTMENT
me ne past pleasant relations between Smith
sanaS a hn and the President rapidly les
sereu' hence, the resignation
Inc latest and the all-abscrbinp toni, T.,
SSoi,tics Just now is the statement. as vet
uaoehled by his friends to whom your cor.
NJ 'p nma,,ata mas spoken. that Patrick Walsh
YIN YIN Bryan he wants to be the Hole
olnltn OF the south. There is every GOOD
reason reason 10 believe that Pat is after a sim
1fntii +h,' ne mas not had one in long time
hoe
IRE Ieorsla politics in years, his appointment
ny GOV. Northen to succeed Senator Col.
bas.i t oeiis merely a compliment. Walsh
Now 'et tha on TN Inc wrong sdsfor long time
wagon, ne Is, doubtless, doing everything
IN IN ms power to remain there Evan How
en- OF the Constitution is also in the band
an ~so Wis., IL VIII be remembered, please. He
t9 9 w aIsn nave not always been political
oedfeiiows. though and as Evan has dona
more through his paper to put down CIeve
landlsm and boom silver at 16 to / than Mr.
aft alsh, mere Is the probability of a clash
ai.er erection. Nothing will occur before
tnat TIME, however, to cause one ripple of
excitement or dfsSension. Tom Cobb tho
eIoquent young lawyer who has declared
a aot olydn ana Watson, Is making an earn
. .S., assresslve campaign for Congress in
the Atlanta district against Lon. Itvines-
Ton: Iom, too, is after something choice
anu many OF his friends in the demo cratic
party lear that he Will be elected
I.
lanta that the democrats would refuse to
place man in the .fielddn the tenth con-
gress1onal district against, w. H. Fleming
nominated to succeed Mat j. c. c. Black
the he old opponent Of Watson. were base
1abrlcations. No such idea was ever en-
tertained by the rank and file of the popu-
lists. Nor Is there to be, found today one
man VINO Will admitthaving made any such
statements. 1t would have been disruption
to the populist party to have not opposed
Mr.: Fleming. who ds a candidate in the
district In which there vas much unfair
ness. Failure or refusal to place an an
sag In the field weuld have practically
been an admission of the untruthfulness
of the charges of fraud against the demo-
Gratis. john T. West. the law partner of
watson, will make the race against I'lem-
strongest man in his district, and has al
ready challenged F1em1ngfto joint debates
George IL. Miller, wlso is the populist nomi-
nee against Col. Rufus E. Lester. is max
ing an earnest campaign. The friends of
Col. Lester will begin work for him soon.
Out of the nine counties in the first dis
trict 1t now seems as if Miller will posi-