The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-04
THE ELECTION.
Senator Tillman thinks Judge Park 4,
Has a Good Chance.
he SAYS WATSON Is DISGUSTING


stand Why the Georgian OPP
poses His Section ana
People.
The Augusta Chronicle says Hon.
b. II. Tillman, United States senator
from South Carolina, spent sever i
hours iu the city Wednesday night
while on his way from his home to
Kentucky and Indiana. where he g,es
t, make speeches for Parker. Hevas
seen by Chronicle reporter to whom
he talked Interestingly OF the national
campaign.
Il have never been whipped In nv
lie, " said The senator when asked his
opinion Of Parkers chances. II never
admit that the enemy has the best Of
US, and always take an optimistic
view of contest. But feel like the
Demo- ra's have a good chance to 90
IN this year. base this opinion On
what have cen and heard from tht
East and West. | spoke In illinois
several times soon after the campaipp
bPgan there, and then l could not tell
much about That state. l see that
Carter Harrison has seen Pal ker and
promised him to carry Chicago. which
am ct nhdent that he can do. L
Ch cago gees Demo cratic by $4,000
majority, Parker will have an excel
lent show fo' carrying the State of
Illinois. believe that Indiana wi,
20 Democratic, If for no other reason
1eciuse Taggdrt is on his mettle there
and Will bend every II 'rt in his pow
er to get his own state-and believe
he will. He Is wonderful worker
What about the East?" the re.
porter asked.
1 an confident that New York
Will go for Parker. AS to New jersey
and Connecticut am not so sure. /
think that our young man, Davis, vii.
be able to take West Virginia. On, 70,
MS age will n t have any feet, fur.
ther than having given him lrng
time to electioneer and get influence.
am also confident that we have n
good showing for ,veral Of the West
ern doubtful sta t,s."
Waits MS candidac,?" ventured tbs
reporter.
The senator lau2 hcd Que of those
laughs that he got Ctf not lorg ago,
"hsn g reporter asked him the same
question, and when he did not have
the tire to reply. ard Lowed with
one or these Characteri, ,tic looks of
deriSion, a. he II rtplied:
Tom Waits on is to m, one OF the
most disgusting men in American pup.
lie fe."
But, Senator, he seems to have ad-
mirat'on for you. He says that he is
ready to follow you On tie proper
platform" comm ented the inter vie W.
er.
AS for that, the admiration, per-
Scnaily, Is mutual" he replied. Il ad
mire his brilliancy and unusual intel
ect, but'-and here the noted South
JaroliL Ian assumed one Of those pt 81.
tive LOOKS bcf r. which great men
nave quailcd-"I can't see how any
man can forget his native country.
MS very people, the people of his
mother and bis children, and do all he
can against one of their most material
intere sts."
~ lleEs he is pait', :" suggested
bysutr der.
Il cannot conceive" rrp,leu the
senator, of Tom Watson being pa d
TO act as he is doing. 81 emit believe
il. l just think that the n an lacks
balance. No, C .nnot see Eo anyone
can deuy that we have race question
here"
When asked as to the probable ef.
feet on the results OF Watscn's cam
plign, Me. Tilltnan rep led that he
did not think the fleet would be ma
ter!al for or against either Of the
parties. La New York he was conf
dent thai Dets would roll large
vote, and that tie socialist poll would
come from the Republicans. Iu the
west Watson's vote would come as
much from tie RApu ublcans as from
The Democrats. IL would not be
large vote, in his opinion, anywhere.
i am depending, not on the wild,
chan%cabie vote, in this campaign"
said tile senator but on the sane.
cons rvative pc PIE TO elect Parker.
lhe people who own property and
have lar.,e interests at stake, don't
know wien the PR S Mt regime is II
able to tear up the linaIcial conditions
or plunge the country into war. de
pend on the people in the North, whu
own property in the South, and who
will for dollar interests, If not 70.
others, vote for Parker; for they know
that present policies will tend
TO tear up social conditions, cluie
strife and decentralization and endany.
er The welfare of property interests
here. Ga this calm, sane, conservative
vote in the East AMI West | depend
for Parker'S election"
The senator left on the Georgia
train Wednesday night for Atlau ia.
He will so direc4 to Kentucky, and
after making twO speeches in that
state, will 20 10 ludiana to assist Tag
CART. He will be there until November
., and won't be South again until the
day OF the election. He said that he
would try to get home in time to
vote.
s. ME Demo cratS have become de
spondent because the New York Her
a!d says 1T seems forcgCne conclu-
sion That Roosevelt will be e'ected -
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