The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-16
HE STILL FAVOnS BOLTING.
Itillnan on the Powers OF the Eyccu
tive CommittcC-iIiS Views on State
and National Questions.

Senator TilNnHa made Il visit to
Columbia when the State executive
committee was in session, and prior to
us action hr talked with the reporters.
lie WAS not exactly IN the humOr to
have stCrcotypcd interview He
chattcd on variety Of topics, jumping
from one to the other. lie remarked
that he expected to have an easy time
OF IL in Washington, but finds that he
has more work to do than when he was
in the Governors Office. The News and
Courier reports him AS follows:
Senator Iillman Was asked what was
the purpose OF his visit TO Columbia ;.l
This time, and he said he only wanted
to consult with his friends about mat.
ters and let them understand low
things stood at the other end OF the
line. He was not u member of the
State executive committee, and would,
Of course, not presume to give any
auviCc, hu, merely wanted ~ talk over
matters with his friends.
What he would like TO see, he said,
was for the people OF Sout.. Carotin;,
to keep together. lie wanted to keen
the State Democracy from splitting to
pieces, ana especially SO AT this time,
ana lurtnrr tnat no yardstick should be
put to any mans Democracy that
wodld immediately drive him from the
party. The purpose OF the committec,
he thought, ought not to be to disrupt.
but to hold the machinery and voters
together and keep all OF those in line
who are anxious to drift away, and
then if later on the question OF split
ting comes up it will be time enough
to decide.
Senator Tillman was inclined to The
opinion that State and national affairs
ought to be kept apart, and that South
Carolina could very well afford TO ACT
slowly. The State has twice before
been alone in casting its electoral vote
He said that, while there was IL good
deal OF talk about the position he had
taken and how it would result, from
what he could learn those who were
opposing his position were mostly
politicians who had placed their prge
IN certain line and did not wish Lu
have to rcarr"nge them. Those who
were afraid oi his plan seemed 10 think
that they had prc-empJiOu on the
Offices, and were afraid to jcopardlZc
their chances by bringing about Il
fight.
When | asked Senator Tillman what
were the indications from the Wash
ingt0n 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 if
there is no bolt by the silver men from
the Republican Convention in ST. L0ul,
it will be because the politicians, who
Will secure the places OF delegates,
will not represent Western Republican
sentiment. He cited several instances
OF how the "m;.c,. ne" was t, wing TO
keep down ii revelation in the Repub-
l!can camp Dy The silver forces, but
silver Republican Senator'S and others
seem to be in tho fight to the Gnish
and will only be kept quiet because of
the work OF tho "macninc,' if at all.
Senator Tillman went on to say that
while he thought the silver delegates
would be in the ma jority in the Ma
what course the other Delegates would
take. BY remaining in the Convcn-
tl0n they may temper the action Of the
body sufficiently to nominate Il weak
candidate, or rather one who was not
an aggressive and pronounced free
silver man. II the Chicago Conven-
tion nominated positive man on IL
free silver platform he felt t,at the
ST. Louis Silver and Populist Conven.
ton would support such u nominee.
Then Senator TilIman was asked
what he thought of tho Democratic &c
chances any way, and he replied by
saying that the chances were ten to
one in favor OF McKinley's nonination
and that tho only way he saw OF dc.
feating him was by consolidation OF
the silver forces. Sentiment in favor
OF silver has, in his opinion, grown
greatly In the last few months. The
silver men are getting ready to be
more aggressive and determined and
outspoken and they arc going to leave
either the Democratic or Republican
party, if silver is not given the proper
showing. "Why men who would not
talk to INC in December arc about
long side Of me now,' he remarked.
Senator Tiilman happened to have
several letters in his pocket from n CT
in different States IL which his posi-
tlon was approved. One OF tho letter.
was from man in Iowa, who claimed
TO be u Republican and another wa