Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-24
1and in the matter no one doubts.

hand in the matter no one doubts.
THE general opinion seems to be
that McLaurin Is exercising good judg-
ment in staying away from the present
summer school Of politics. The candi-
dates do no relish the idea of touring
the state with their little speeches dur
ing dog days, but no one Of them Is
willing to refuse an invitation, and
hence the Union and Chester perform
ances will be repeated at Spartanburg,
Greenvile, Newberry and Anderson,
and perhaps dozen other points.
"I find a considerable sentiment in
favor Of having few meetings now at
which Tillman and McLaurin will dis
cuss the issues upon which they are d.
vided, and call the campaigning Off
until the regular canvass begins.
1.-THE rumor has been heard from
time to time thai new morning paper
Is to be started here in the interest OF
McLaurin. There Is nothing in 1t. No
such scheme has been seriously con-
sidered. Senator McLaurin and his
friends know that such an enterprise
would fail and there Is nobody in sight
willing to risk the necessary cash.
The money could probably be got
ten for such an enterprise outside
of the state. but that very fact would
queer the paper. 1t would give color
to all the charges that are being made,
that McLaurin Is feeling the pulse OF
the South on the new issues In the In
terest Of the Republican party.
II found a very observant and INTEL
ligent gentleman who attended the
Union meeting, who expressed the
opinion that If George Johnstone keeps
up the pace he set at Union and Ches-
ter he will win. This man says that
Colonel Johnstone made by odds, the
best impression.
II found another man who was cock
sure that the cotton mill interests are
behind the .McLaurin fight, and In
five minutes still another who claimed
to speak with authority when he said
that the cotton mill men were not go
ing to have anything to do with it, but
strongly disapproved Of McLaurin's
answer to the executive committee.
Columbia Is a veritable political
hotbed. All the schemes and dickers
and deals are known here and have
strings leading hither. McLaurin's en-
emies are jubilant over his failure to
show up at the preliminary skirmish.
They feel sure that Tillman and his
underlings are winning as fast as
meetings can be pulled Off. They are
sure that the aggregation now touring
the state are 'bulling' the Tillman mar
ket. They predict that McLaurin will
not make the race.
ION the other hand, there Is a quiet
complacency and satisfaction depicted
on the countenances Of the McLaurin
people whenever the contest Is men
toned. They are apparently perfectly
satisfied with the prominence Of Till
man in the fight, and do not hesitate to
say that at the general wind UP Nc
Laurin is going to show our "Our Mo-
Die LedueT up III Ills liue Soioio'
They are limiting strongly at evidence
that will be forthcoming when the
fight is on in earnest. 1t Is said to be
reduced to black and white and Is so
plain that he who runs may read.
II do not know how much truth
there is in these reports. The charge
of taking rebates from the whisky
trust has been repeatedly made and
the accusation Of unusual commissions
in the refunding Of the bonds, but
nothing definite has been brought out"