The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-06-27
TILLMAN's CAMPAIGN.

TILLMAN's CAMPAIGN.
Anxious to Discuss Issues Before the
People-WAl Campaign For a
Month.
Washington. = June 20.-Senator
Tillman will make no change in the
plans already announced by him, for
the present summer on account OF
having opposition for denomination to
ashe senate. The fact tnat'W. W.
isE4umpkln has announced himself q
candidate to succeed Senator Tillman
as senior senator from South Carolina
will cause no immediate change to be
made in the plans of the latter.
AS was announced some time ago
Senator Tillman will attend the polit--
ical rally in Greenville county on July
Z. That will be Immediately after his
return from Patterson Springs, Ill,
where he is scheduled to speak on
July 4. 1t is probable that he would
cancel the Illinois engagement and
enter al once into the South Car
Dina campaign-that is upon the adj
journment of Congress-but for the I
fact that the Senator made a con-
tract some time ago with the Illinois
people to appear before them on the
day named for a pretty good financial
consideration, and he would hardly
care to give this up for the privilege
Of meeting his opponent on the stump
even to discuss the dispensary.
After the Greenville county meet
ing, Senator Tniman will be actively
with the South Carolina. caimraigners
for g month, or until the end Of the
first week in August. After that date
he will be out Of the State nearly all
the summer and fall iecturing ip
different parts Of the United States
During the month that he is With
the campaigners ne will make every
opportunity count. He has wanted
an opportunity to discuss issues,
both State and national for long
time, and was beginning to think that
he would not have his wish granted
this year, when the announcement Of
Mr.. Lumpkin's candidacy reached
Washington.
Thereis genuine regret On the part
|of Senate, Tillnaan that he was un-
able to attend today's camra'ea meet
ing at Charleston. There are many
things tnat he hoped to have tie op-~
portunity Of telling the Charlestons
voters at that meeting, and it is a.
sore disappointment to him that hiss
duties here are such that he was un-~
able to leave Washington.
Representatives Aiken, Finley, Pat
terson and Johnson will leave Wash
ingron at the very earliest moment
after the adjournment Of the present
session. in order to counteract some
of the work that has been done by
their opponents during the tiuDes
these representatives have been Ini
Washington. In the case Of Repre-
scnta+ives Aiken and Johnson, it has
been known fof some time that they
would be opposed for denominations
this year; with Messrs Finley and
Patterson, however, the candidates
opposing them coming out late,
caused something of a surprise to be-
shown here among people ws.o keep
in touch with South Carolina politics.
While Representatives Legare
Lever and Ellerbe will have no op-
position this year they expect to attend
all Of the county campaign meetings
in their districts and get in touch with
the voters. At least this VII DC the
plan that will be pursued by MessrS.
Lever and Ellerbe. and it is supposed.
that Representative Legare will fol-,
low the same course, provided his
health will permit. Notn:ng has
been heard here recently however
concerning his movements during the
summer months.
AS it is now practically assare6
that the present session of Congress:
Will come to an end not later than
June 80, the South Carolina recresen-
tatives will remain here until an a0-
journment is lad.