The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-15

have to rearrange them. Those who.
were afraid of his plan seemed 10:
think that they had q -emptiOn0n;
the offices, and were afraid to- leopas1
ize their chances by bringing aboutaA:
fight. - ll.3
When asked Senator Tillman Mhat
were the indications from the Waik.
ington end of the line, as he viewed
them, he said that the indications Were,
that the silver men would control the
Democratic Convention in Chicago.
and the probabilities were that il there
is no bolt by tho silver men from tho
Republican convention in st. Louisit
will be because the politicians, who
will secure the places q: delegates
will not represent Western RepubfcaA
sentiment. He cited several instancos
of how the machine" was HyinR TO
keep down revolution in the Repub-
lican camp by the silver forces, bat
silver Republican Senators and others
seem to be in the fight to the .fnilh
and will only be kept quiet because Of
the work of the machine" If as
Senator Tillman went on to say th4t
while he thought tho silver delegates
would be in the majority in the Ns-i
tional convention, he did not know
what course the other delegates would
take. By remaining in the convention
they may temper the action of the
body sufficiently to nominate . weak
candidate. or rather one who was not
an aggressive and pronounced freoa
silver man. IF the Chicago colive1
ton nominated a positive man ON
free silver platform he felt that theG &
Louis Silver and Populist conventtd <
would support such nominee.
Then Senator Tillman was aAkd|
what he thought of the Democrat 81
chances any way, and he replied L.
saying that the chances were ten ~
ane in favor of McKinley's nonin1
ton, and that the only way he sawd
defeating him was by a consolidation
of the silver forces. Sentiment in t.
vor of silver has, in his opinion, gro0
greatly in the last few months. ThS
silver men are getting ready to u
more aggressive and determined ami
outspoken and they are going to leAvS!
either the Democratic or RepublicaA
party, if silver is not given the propers
showing. "Why men would not tslE5
to me in December are about long side
of me now" he re marked. ~ Il
Senator Tillman happened to have;
several letters in his pocket from mon
in different States in which his posis-
ton was approved. One Of the letters
was from q man in Iowa, who claimed
to be Republican and another was
from a Texan, who said that for ffty
years he had been q Democrat but
was ready to follow Tillman. Senator
Tillman said he had received thous-
and letters within the last few wee1
from Republicans and twice as many
from Democrats endorsing his position
and begging him to help the fight
along for silver. They all promised
to 20 to any party that would give
them silver, and those letters were
only samples he thought of general
opinion. He is satisfied that the ma
iority of the voters in either Of the big
parties is ready to follow the silver
banner no matter what party happsMk
to be carrying it. FIX
Senator Tillman is receiving n1at
invitations to make addresses. He -
made the following appointments S6
April: Lexington, Ky, April II; d.
yer, Col, is; Warrensburg, No., HI
lecture on problems OF the Govel5
ment for tha Confederate Monumentok
Association, at 81 Louiss 20, 0weAe
boro, Ky., %. He says he dos ~
care to make dates any further int 2
vance. He was asked whether hs ~
pected to make any speeches IN 661t q;
Carolina, and he said that depena
on circumstances, and he might, It ~
were able and there were occaMo1A
come here after his Western trip: HeS
expects to leave the city for Washing
ton on Wednesday morning.-News
and Courier. 81