Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-23
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
The State Campaign.


Columbia correspondence Of The
News and Courier: The time is now
rapidly approaching for the opening Of
the campaign Of 1902. This week will
conclude with the precinct club reor-
ganization Of the Democratic party
throughout the state and next week
the county conventions will be held in
each Of the counties. Then will come
the state convention, which will have
to face the problem Of the arrangement
Of state compaign which will give
the candidates some little chance of
being seen, at least, II not heard. The
convention will also have to face the
problem Of arranging a new pledge for
participants in the primary IL such
step prevails. There is at present a
great deal Of talk about this matter,
but whether anything will come of 1t
remains to be- seen. These two matters
will doubtless be thoroughly discussed
In the county conventions, and per-
haps even in the precinct meetings.
Columbia's ward precinct meetings are
to be held on next Friday night, so as
to secure a good attendance, the stores
all remaining open on Saturday even
ings and preventing many from at
tending.
Tfllman at Manning.
Manning special to Columbia State:
A great deal Of interest among people
throughout the country Is being taken
concerning Senator Tillman's coming
to Manning next Friday, 25th instant.
The telegram which was received from
the senator announced that he would
speak at II o'clock, and the indications
are that by that hour there will be sew
eral hundred Of the sturdy farmers
from this county and other counties
assembled to hear Ben" once more.
The senator has not spoken In Claren-
don since 1894, and this was always
considered one of his strong counties.
Some people believe that the political
complexion Of the county has been ma
terially changed; but this correspond
ent dissents from any such opinion,
and believes that the reason the far
mers and masses are not heard to
speak much Of Tillman is because Till
man has not been here, and that when
Ben "the original" the same Ben who
carried lie storm all his own way in
1890 and 1892, mounts the stand and
begins to tell the boys" about the
many coattail swingers he pulled into
Office and how many Of them have
gone back on him, 1t is going to be
founl that he possesses the same in
fuence over farmer audience that he
did in times of yore. My opinion is
that a majority Of the voters in this
county do not believe the charges Of
corruption that have lately and so
strongly been made against the sena-
tor, and they are anxious to hear what
defense he proposes to put up and will
give him hearty reception and hear
Ing. 1t Is a common thing to hear the
remark made that "Tillman Is a DEM
ocrat." That Of itself Is very inno-
cent statement, but when examined iC
has a significance. The senator Is to
arrive here on the train from Columbia
on Monday afternoon and will be met
at the depot by a committee Of ad-
mirers and given a reception at the
Central hotel that night at which a
chosen number is to be invited. A
large stand capable Of seating from
so to IS persons will be erected on the
shady court house square, and 1t Is
suggested that the same will be decor
ated with pitchfork ornaments. His
reception committee Is to be composed
of so members from different parts of
the county and it Is not at all improb-
able that there will be some warm
talk indulged in from the stand. All
In all this meeting may have very
important significance in its bearing
upon the state campaign this summer.
At any rate so far as Clarendon Is con-
cerned next Friday formally opens the
ball.