The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-06-25
TAME.

LAME.
It is very evident from what
we can learn from the campaign
reports, the people are not near
as much interested in the politi-
cal tourists, as the politicians
are themselves. The attendance
outside of Walterboro where
candidate Hayward received an
ovation, has been exceedingly
small, and the speakers have
been doing the same stunt they
started with at the opening. The
speeches are very much the
same, and the newspapers might
save space by saying that ''Col-
onel So. and-So's speech Of today
was the same as yesterdays"
| Col. James II. Tillman has been
making some jabs at Colonel
Talbert. and continues from day
to day to rub it in. but Colonel
Talbert does not seem to allow
it worry him, depending, we
suppose, upon what he regards
Tillman's bad repute. It mat
ters not if every charge that has
been published against ''Jim';
Tillman is true, if he convinces
the masses that Talbert's Con-
gressional career has been one
of drawing pay and doing no
work, it may not elect Tillman:
but it will injure Talbert. There
| is no doubt Colonel Tillman is a
very plausible speaker, and he
has a way of putting his oppo-
nents in embarrassing positions
by creating impressions, wheth-
er well founded or not, that
have their effect. The Columbia
State alleged that while Tillman
was president of the Senate, he
was discourteous to the members
of the body; at the meetings
Tillman scores heavily against
that allegation, by asking the
Senators present if he had ever
been discourteous to them. 1t
puts the Senator in an embar-
assing position, because, while
Colonel Tillman was not dis
courteous to him ''personaily, "
vet, he had his feelings ruffled
probably, a number of times by
the treatment received from the
hands of the presiding officer.
We have no idea that The State
endeavored tomakeit appear that
Tillman singled out Senators to
treat them rudely, but that he
would inject provoking remarks
which we're not proper in render
ING his decisions; it matters not
what the State meant to convey,
Tillman is making capital out OF
it, and submits the answers from
the Senators as proof that The
State has slandered him.
Colonel Talbert has not, so far,
shown any signs of vim and fire;
whether he is waiting to get Till
man in the section where both
are well known we do not know,
but we do know that there are
many people surprised that he
has not turned upon his adver-
sary and prove the incorrectness
of his statements, and then ex-
pose to public view the black
spots on Tillman's record. 80
far Tillman has been, not only
the aggressor, but a challenger,
and Talbert has not come to the
scratch. It is we'll known that
Talbert is a powerful speaker
and a hard man to handle; it was
he who fought and defeated the
late Hon. George D. Tillman, the
father of Col. "Jim" Tillman.
In that battle both struck hard
blows, and since that time Tai
bert has gained much from ex-
perience; therefore his mild and
soft answers now are not under
stood, but may be it is the calm
that comes before storm. In
the meantime Hayward, who is
regarded by those who know him
well, as the highest type Of a
gentleman, a record pure and
spotless, a magnetic personality
and a captivating speaker, is 60
ing along winning applause, gar
lands and votes. The develop
ments so far shows the fight to
be one between Heyward, Tai
bert and Tillman, with Tillman
gaining on Talbert and Hey
ward widening his lead on
the two by capturing the
vote the other candidates
who are regarded mot in
it" are fast losing. Just how
long this condition will exist is
hard to tell: it is liable to change
any time, because there are many
like ourself who are non-parti-
san, with no favorites, and are
waiting to pick our choice when
we hear them speak.
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