The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-05-12
HE HAS BEEN WITH TILLMAN.
Governor Evans on the Coming State
ConventiOn-He Thinks Tillman
Should bc Nominated for Presi-
dent.
Columbia State.

Columbia State.
Governor Evans has returned to the
city from New York and Washington,
where he has been for the pasG week
or official business. He was in good
health and spirits and talked pleasant
ly to q representative of The State on
politics, State and national. On the
table in his library lay a handsome
gold-headed walking cane, with John
Gary Evans, April "a, 1896" engraved
thereon. 1t was presented by an ad-
mirer Of the governor.
When asked how he was pleased
with the actions of the different coup-
ty conventions, which were held
more than satisfied with the result.
When the State convention met on the
10th inst, he said, Tillman would be
present with q strong majority of the
delegates thinking as he does, and
ready to act with him. There was no
doubt in his mind about Tillman being
sent at the head of the delegation from
this State to Chicago. The delegates
would probably go uninstructed. but
with q firm determination to nominate
a man as candidate fer President who
stood for silver at is to /.
AS to boiling, he hardly thought the
"oLSh "ouio IL hSCcSSdTY, lOI
there would be a majority at the Chi
cagO convention holding the same
views as they did on the mohetary
question. :
The governor was particularly graft
fed with the results in Charleston,
Greenville and Laurens. One-half OF
the Charleston delegation, he said,
were stalwart administration men, who
could be relied on. In Laurens Irby
barely got in by che II Anti delegates
in the convention supporting him. He
would come to Columbia, but as q mem
Der of the State convention, would, to
use a slang expression, mot cut any
ice."
.rby's inconsistency Is being brought
out forcibly, he thinks, for last year
the Senator would not hear of q divis-
ion of delegates with the Ants, while
now 1t looks as If hr is trying hard to
get their support since he is about to
lose his seat In the Senate.
The Governor is of the opinion that
he is the man who is about to unscat
Irby in the Senate. Everything ia
moving smoothly to that end, SO he
says, and he entertains no fears OF the
result.
When Greenville was mentioned,
Governor Evans could not repress d
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donaldson have been given back seats %
He thought that the fight in Green
vile had been made on very much the
same line as 1t will be for the Senate,
and IL 1T ends the same way he will
carry the county.
While in Washington, the Governor
said he had talked with many leading
men from all owe tho United States.
Almost every man thought Tillman
the logical candidate to nominate on q
free silver platform. To win the fight
Tor the Democratic party aud silver,
against Mckinley, it will take o. man
people In the West. No h%uIf-hearte6
man would stand any showing, the
times requiring q man of TilIman's
magnetism.
1t is marvellous, he says, to note tho
number of letters Tillman receives
from all over the country, telling him
how much he Is, admired. They are
not confined to the West, but come
from New York and other Eastern
States.
Tillman was not q candidate for the
PRESIDENTIAL nomination, but if the
party demanded his services he would
of course make the fight for silver.
Tillman's name would, almost with.
out doubt, the Governor said, bo pre-
scented to the Chicago convention, and
II 1t were he would probably receive
the nomination.
AS for Tillman not ranking we'll In
Washington, that was all nonsense.
de wa regarded by other Senators ss
q very able man, and was listened 10
with great attention whenever be
spoke.
In conclusion, the Governor said
"Tillman's pitchfork will be the en-
blem of the victorious farmers of the
South and West and there Is promise
OF lively times ahead. Tillman stands
before the nation now as he stood i'm
South Carolina In 1900 and / look for
the same result"