The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-30
TILLMAN W IRBY.
HE DoBsN,T BELIBVB THAT HE WAS
SCHEATED ~ As GOVERNOR.

..Ir There was Any CheatinE. Z Don't Know
Anything About lt"-He Addst ''Irby ps q
H,nnrt Politician and Likes to Talk "-Ho
Laughs at the Idea That Irby Made Him.
Troy. Aug. Ex-senator benjamin r. Till.
man came to Troy tonight. Tomorrow after
noon, at tho Fair Grounds. he will make n
speech under tho auspices OF the Patrons Of
America and the Bimetallic League of Troy and
Albany. When the South Carolinian walked
into the Troy House he was q tired man, but q
flash OF fire appeared In his right eye when
asked whether he had read THE Suns story
about what ex-senator Irby had said in a recent
stump speech in Manning, 8. G. In that speech
1rby declared that Tlllnan had been made Gov
ernor by a Justification Of tho preliminary vote.
WELL" said the Senator as he dropped into
the nearest seat. so far as l know there was
no cheating. Tho proceedings Of the convon-
ton, as far as my knowledge goes, were entirely
regular. Why, Irby and l have talked about
that matter time and time again. The Chair
man OF the convention was friendly to my inter.
ests. He influenced the change in votes on the
second ballot which carried the nomination by
ono vote. II there was any fraud, l don't know
anything about II. I was not there. I do not
believe that l was cheated In. Irby In q sharp
politician and likes to talk"
"what do you think of the tactics being pur-
sued by Irby -
well, / suppose they are considered good
politics. AS 1 said before, lrby is a very shrewd
man."
"whst show does he stand Of getting the Sem
atorial Endorsement - was asked.
"Oh. as for that replied tho Senator dryly,
why. really, 1 don't care to express any opin-
ion. Irby is sharp, very sharp"
But do you think no will carry tho primary
next tuesday,
The Senator looked up at the big clock ticking
away on the wall. lhummed q bar or two Of the
"oh, don't know. Just watch the primary.
The man who captures 1t will go to the United
carry out the will OF the people thus Expressed
What do you care to say, about Irby's state
ment that he Matched your
what contemptuousiy. Hatch me. indeed"
"Irby says that he originated the March con-
sention a year back to give you the nomination
80 1 sec. Why. that March affair wasn't a
cratic factions. At the time there was some
doubt as to the wisdom Of the nomination. In
fact there was fo oRs ra1elfo feeling !, u Mo on a, The mat ma
Irby has always been a smart Politician. l think
said that before, He proved an excellent lieu
self when he says he made me" said the SEN
ator, with a merry laugh.
" IC about prosperity. Senator
terial evidences Of it during my travels. What
prosperity there IS i tnlnR Is only Spasn0dlc, n
hot-balloon affair that will soon collapse. This
signed to aid Mark Hanna. There is not sucha
wonderful crop Of wheat as some people would
have others believe. Ifthere is cant get any proof
Of the fact. Prosperity Ha. Why. the country
will not be prosperous until the farmer gets out
OF debt. The story that the so-called big wheat
crop will take the farmer out of debt is nom
sense. Suppose that the West does profit some.
What Of 1t Won't II be at the expense Of you
people here In the East II wheat goes up, so
will the price Of bread. And l understand that
the bakers of Troy have already increased the
prize RIG of bread: Is 1t sol Done at a meeting
wnsn'tIf'
Then the Senator drifted to the Tariff bill.
The DinRley Tariff BILL" he said, lis the
most nfamou surrender to trusts I ever heard
Of, 1t is positively appalling, 1t will do more
to harm this country and check prosperity than
anything ever heard or dreamed about"
The depreciation Of silver has not lesscned tho
Senator's artor for the white metal. Neither
has it decreased his intense admiration for Will
liam Jennings Bryan.
President" he said. he would be elected by an
overwhelming vote. The campaign In which he
80 brilliantly figured was one OF the most re-
markable in the history OF the world. He re-
vivified, inviRorated, enthused. and electrified
what was regarded at one time an absolutely
hopeless cause
Senator Tillman will speak at tho Albany Fair
Grounds tomorrow under the auspices. Of the
Patrons of America and the bimetaIic clubs OF
Troy and Albany. He will very sharply criti-
else the Democracy OF New York State. and will
give Mr.. Whitney several stiff blows on his
said tonight he would do.
Senator Tillman will appear in Brooklyn on
Tuesday night, and in his speech will again give
Mr.. Whitney more or less tery attention.